Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tianyang overwhelmed Tentacles, Skull Head, and Muscle Monster while testing his newly acquired power. As Tentacles summoned an ancient god, Xiao Tianyang stabbed it with [Supreme Blade] and flooded its head with Chaos Energy.

• Xiao Tianyang identified the abilities of Tentacles, Skull Head, and Muscle Monster as he fought them and learned how to counter their strengths.
• Xiao Tianyang unleashed Extreme of Martial Arts—Severing Sky, forcing Tentacles, Skull Head, and Muscle Monster to use their life-saving techniques.
• Tentacles, Skull Head, and Muscle Monster began using their killing moves, while Muscle Monster grew enormous and Skull Head ignited its scrolls.
• Xiao Tianyang used [Eye of Heaven] to briefly control Muscle Monster, then struck it with Nine Emperor Seal—Heaven Sealing and sent it crashing into Skull Head.
• Tentacles summoned an ancient god, but Xiao Tianyang stabbed its emerging head with [Supreme Blade] and poured Chaos Energy into it.

Chaos Fire killed the Tarantula leader and broke the Abyss Legion’s command structure, allowing Sima Cuo’s forces to win the battle in six hours. Xiao Tianyang returned and told Chaos Fire he had killed one Abyss Walker and wounded two, while revealing he had accidentally killed a summoned Ancient God.

• Chaos Fire crushed the Tarantula leader’s head and burned the Tarantula warriors who charged him.
• Sima Cuo ordered the troops to attack, and the Nine Dragon Imperial Guards and allied forces overwhelmed the disorganized Insectoids.
• Xiao Tianyang arrived with Void and sent Sima Cuo to handle his duties.
• Chaos Fire explained that Abyss Walkers were stronger than opponents of the same rank and received unique abilities from the Abyss Will.
• Xiao Tianyang said he had killed one Abyss Walker and severely wounded two, then recalled that he had accidentally killed the Ancient God summoned by the tentacles.

Tentacles and Skull Head recovered from their injuries by draining Half-Orcs on the First Layer of the Abyss Battlefield and discussed how to take revenge on Xiao Tianyang. They formed a contract to lure three powerful figures into challenging him, with Tentacles claiming half of Xiao Tianyang’s soul if the plan succeeded.

• Tentacles and Skull Head emerged from the fallen Half-Orcs after draining their life force and souls.
• Skull Head explained that the Half-Orcs’ souls were too impure to help him recover quickly, while Tentacles demanded another way to remove the mark on his chest before approaching the eastern region.
• Tentacles and Skull Head discussed recruiting three powerful figures to deal with Xiao Tianyang, though Tentacles doubted they could persuade them.
• Skull Head proposed spreading word that someone surpassed the three figures’ techniques, and Tentacles agreed to the plan in exchange for half of Xiao Tianyang’s soul.
• The parchment scroll in Skull Head’s sleeve turned to ash as the contract between him and Tentacles was formed.

Xiao Tianyang discovered that [Abyss Sediment] was valuable forging material and ordered the Nine Dragon Imperial Guards to treat it as spoils of war. He planned to leave the camp to disrupt the tentacle and skull’s mission, hunt Abyss Walkers for points, and lure out more enemies.

• Xiao Tianyang identified [Abyss Sediment] as a pure forging material and ordered Sima Cuo to exchange it for points according to military merit.
• Xiao Tianyang told Sima Cuo that he would leave, while Chaos Fire stayed behind to assist the Nine Dragon Imperial Guards.
• Xiao Tianyang explained that the tentacle and skull likely had a mission in the First Layer and that disrupting it could earn substantial Heavenly Dao points.
• Xiao Tianyang kept his Power of Contract from Chaos Fire so the escaped pair would not return to fight him.
• Xiao Tianyang planned to use the pair as bait to draw out other Abyss Walkers and potentially clear the First Layer for enough points to leave the Abyss Battlefield.

Xiao Tianyang set out alone to pursue the Abyss Walkers and was ambushed by three powerful opponents. After clashing with them, he faced Ghost Gentleman, Pig Head Warrior, and Old Knight as they advanced in a triangular formation.

• Xiao Tianyang left immediately to follow the fading marks, while Sima Cuo changed the Nine Dragon Imperial Guards’ plan to a cautious advance.
• Xiao Tianyang reached an open area, guessed that the Abyss Walkers were compensating for their lack of technique, and ordered Void to hide.
• An unseen attacker struck Xiao Tianyang with sword qi, and he countered before kicking the attacker away and noticing cracks across its body.
• Pig Head Warrior attacked Xiao Tianyang with a bloody blade, but Xiao Tianyang shattered the blade light with the [Supreme Blade].
• Ghost Gentleman introduced himself, Pig Head Warrior, and Old Knight, whose Abyss-imbued armor resisted the [Eye of Heaven].
• Ghost Gentleman, Pig Head Warrior, and Old Knight advanced on Xiao Tianyang in a triangular formation.

Xiao Tianyang confronted Ghost Gentleman, Old Knight, Pig Head Warrior, and the others after exposing their scheme. He destroyed Tentacles’ formation and battled the group, then recognized Old Knight as his most dangerous opponent as the others prepared to exploit his defense.

• Xiao Tianyang revealed that he suspected the Abyss Walkers were acting under a scheme, and Skull Head expressed interest in the knowledge held in his soul.
• Ghost Gentleman sent two puppets to attack Xiao Tianyang, while Tentacles’ ancient formation failed when Xiao Tianyang crushed its runes.
• Xiao Tianyang blocked the puppets’ attacks, broke Pig Head Warrior’s fingers with a punch, and sent him flying with a kick.
• Old Knight appeared before Xiao Tianyang and struck with his greatsword, revealing combat techniques that surpassed Xiao Tianyang’s.
• Xiao Tianyang prepared to block Old Knight’s advancing attack as Tentacles and Skull Head looked for an opening to strike.

Xiao Tianyang assessed the Old Knight and his companions’ abilities and weaknesses while fighting them, relying on his Chaos Soul and defenses to counter their attacks. As the battle intensified, he continued testing his growing control over Chaos Qi and the Chaos Domain.

• Xiao Tianyang used the Eye of Heaven to learn that the Old Knight had a heart beast, high defense, and an Overlord Body that nullified forced movement.
• Xiao Tianyang’s Chaos Soul resisted the heart beast, briefly dazing the Old Knight, and Xiao Tianyang struck him before Ghost Knight intervened.
• Xiao Tianyang determined that the Pig Head Warrior’s blood-based ability could not overcome his defenses or Chaos Energy, while Ghost Gentleman could turn slain enemies into puppets and absorb their power.
• The Old Knight, Pig Head Warrior, Ghost Gentleman, the tentacle wielder, and the skull coordinated an attack to restrain Xiao Tianyang and exploit a momentary opening.
• Xiao Tianyang continued refining his blade techniques and testing Chaos Qi and the Chaos Domain as he fought the group.

Xiao Tianyang battled Ghost Gentleman and Old Knight at once, using Chaos Domain abilities and iron chains to hold off his enemies. He prepared to exploit a brief opening to wound Old Knight and revealed a scarlet Kill Line on him.

• Xiao Tianyang’s iron chains pierced Ghost Gentleman’s first eight puppets, forcing him to summon another set to defend himself.
• Ghost Gentleman worried that Old Knight might die and fused all his puppets into his body to increase his combat power.
• Xiao Tianyang kicked the Pig Head Warrior out of the fight and focused on severely wounding Old Knight while Ghost Gentleman attacked him.
• Xiao Tianyang reinforced his chains with Chaos Qi and the Power of Death, then clashed with Ghost Gentleman as he counted on holding him off for three minutes.
• Xiao Tianyang’s vision turned black and white, and he saw a scarlet Kill Line appear on Old Knight.

After the battle ended in a retreat, Xiao Tianyang approached two human women who had watched him overwhelm Old Knight and his allies. He suspected their presence was tied to the Abyss’s unusual activity and left them facing him as he considered what they wanted.

• Two women from a top-tier faction watched Xiao Tianyang suppress Old Knight and his allies, and Sister Nanmeng warned that contacting him could ruin negotiations.
• Xiao Tianyang noticed the women and appeared before them after the opposing sides stopped fighting.
• Xiao Tianyang had nearly killed Old Knight, but Ghost Gentleman withdrew when Xiao Tianyang signaled that he should be spared.
• A three-meter-tall Dog-headed Man arrived, and he and Xiao Tianyang chose to retreat rather than risk a costly fight.
• Xiao Tianyang approached the women because he believed their arrival, along with others from above, signaled that the Abyss held a benefit sought by many factions.

Xiao Tianyang questioned Nan Meng about the top-level factions’ mission on the First Layer and learned that they were competing with Abyss Walkers for the rare [Core of Energy]. He left after discovering Nan Meng belonged to the Heavenly Tribulation Sect, while Nan Meng considered telling her sect about him as a possible ally.

• Xiao Tianyang reassured Nan Meng that he would not rob or casually kill her, then asked why people from above had come down.
• Nan Meng explained that the factions sought the [Core of Energy], which was said to open a second inner sanctuary or purify a cultivator’s bloodline, though the Heavenly Tribulation Sect had never obtained one.
• Nan Meng named the Heavenly Tribulation Sect, Hundred Beasts Sect, Overlord Saber Sect, and Great Yuan Sacred Court as the factions competing against the Abyss Walkers.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Nan Meng’s name but left before she could learn his, and he remarked that the Heavenly Tribulation Sect was interesting.
• Nan Meng told the girl that their search for the [Core of Energy] would bring them into contact with Xiao Tianyang again and considered informing Third Elder about him.

Saber received Xiao Tianyang’s request for reinforcements and dispatched the Imperial Guards and several enshrined to the Abyss Battlefield. Xiao Tianyang learned that nine Abyss Walkers and nine Abyss legions were competing for the Core of Energy, and prepared to meet them with the incoming forces.

• White Robe, Ram Horn, and Sacred Spirit learned that Xiao Tianyang needed reinforcements and that he wanted the Imperial Guards and several enshrined sent to the Abyss Battlefield.
• Sacred Spirit told Saber that Xiao Tianyang had described his condition as a “blessing in disguise” and planned to seize something on the battlefield.
• Saber ordered the Imperial Guards to depart for the Abyss Battlefield and assigned Jin Tai, Zhang Jiao, Gai Nie, and Li Bai to reinforce Xiao Tianyang.
• White Robe and Ram Horn decided to consult the Grand Commandant and handle Xiao Tianyang’s duties if he could not return during the plan’s critical stage.
• Xiao Tianyang concluded that the Underground City Plane was stable after learning that the Imperial Guards had been recalled.
• Xiao Tianyang learned that nine Abyss Walkers and nine Abyss legions had descended to compete for the Core of Energy.

Xiao Tianyang avoided meeting three suspicious elders and set off with Void to find Sima Cuo. Ten days later, the [Core of Energy] appeared on an Ancient Tree, but powerful Abyss Walkers reached it first and blocked the Heavenly Dao Faction forces.

• Xiao Tianyang watched three elders leave, decided not to approach them, and went with Void to find Sima Cuo.
• Ten days later, a golden flash and a pillar of energy drew armies and aerial artifacts toward the [Core of Energy].
• The arriving forces found an Ancient Tree bearing ninety-nine [Core of Energy] fruits, while Nan Meng and the girl of unusual status waited among the gathered factions.
• Silver Queen declared that the late-arriving forces had lost their right to compete, while Third Elder of the Heavenly Tribulation Sect recognized her and the other top hundred Void Walkers, Black Pharaoh and Mechanical Duke.
• Black Pharaoh raised corpses and Skeletons around the tree, and Third Elder declined to attack without support from his allies.

Zhang Jiao and Xiao Tianyang’s forces arrived at the energy tree, turning the stalemate into a battle against the Abyss faction. As Xiao Tianyang and his allies fought Silver Queen and the other Abyss Walkers, the Heavenly Martial Dynasty’s army charged the Abyss Legions to break through and reinforce them.

• Zhang Jiao defeated the Black Pharaoh’s rule in a clash, then identified himself as a member of the Heavenly Martial Dynasty.
• Xiao Tianyang challenged the Old Knight while Li Bai, Gai Nie, Zhang Jiao, and Jin Tai engaged Silver Queen, the Black Pharaoh, and Mechanical Duke.
• The Heavenly Tribulation Sect and other outside forces withdrew from the shockwaves as the million-strong army took position around the energy tree.
• Lu Bu, Huo Qubing, and Jubao led their cavalry into the Abyss Legions’ defensive formations while Sima Cuo and Ma Yuan sent troops to support them.

Lu Bu and the other generals joined the battle to neutralize Skull Head and Tentacles while Xiao Tianyang’s forces contained the Abyss Legion and kept the [Core of Energy] secure. The Abyss Walkers were being overwhelmed across the battlefield, though the fight against Pig Head Warrior remained unresolved.

• Lu Bu and the other generals recognized Xiao Tianyang’s plan and set out to deal with Skull Head and Tentacles while their troops blocked the Abyss Legion.
• Lu Bu shot Skull Head through the chest and cut off his head, but Skull Head’s abilities let him reappear in a distant corpse, so Lu Bu rode back toward the battle.
• Jubao attacked Tentacles head-on while Huo Qubing struck at his vital points, leaving Tentacles in a dire position.
• Jin Tai remained evenly matched with Mechanical Duke, while Silver Queen and Black Pharaoh were suppressed and Old Knight was pressured by three opponents.
• Xiao Tianyang’s abilities countered Pig Head Warrior, but Pig Head Warrior could grow stronger by controlling blood if Old Knight and Ghost Gentleman gave him time; the chapter left him unsure whether to retreat.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xiao Tianyang faces off against Ghost Gentleman and Old Knight, using his 'Eye of Heaven' ability to counter Ghost Gentleman's swift attacks and his 'Overlord Body' to resist Old Knight's knockback effects.
• Xiao Tianyang kicks Old Knight, numbing his muscles, and offers him a position in his faction, but Old Knight declines.
• Xiao Tianyang decides to eliminate Old Knight as a potential threat and prepares to use his perfected 'Extreme of Martial Arts' move.

Character Developments

• Xiao Tianyang demonstrates his confidence and strategic thinking, attempting to recruit Old Knight and showing no mercy when declined.
• Old Knight shows conviction and determination, fighting for his beliefs and refusing Xiao Tianyang's offer.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between the Heavenly Dao and the Abyss, with Xiao Tianyang representing the Heavenly Dao and Old Knight representing the Abyss.
• The importance of conviction and belief in one's actions, as seen in Old Knight's refusal to join Xiao Tianyang's faction.
• The power of strategic thinking and adaptability, as demonstrated by Xiao Tianyang's use of his abilities to counter his opponents' strengths.

Character Interactions

• Xiao Tianyang and Old Knight's interaction highlights their contrasting beliefs and goals, leading to a tense standoff.
• The Third Master of the Overlord Saber Sect senses the danger of Xiao Tianyang's impending attack and orders a retreat, showing his wisdom and concern for his disciples.

Xiao Tianyang’s soul-cleaving strike devastated the Abyss Walkers’ operation, but the Abyss Will intervened to rescue Silver Queen and its most important agents. Silver Queen departed after promising they would meet again, while Xiao Tianyang remained committed to the Heavenly Dao and planned to stay on the First Layer.

• Chu Tian’s group withdrew from the attack’s range, and he recognized that Xiao Tianyang was clearing the field.
• The Abyss Will protected Silver Queen and other key Abyss Walkers with a light pillar, while the remaining Abyss Walkers were left exposed and the effort to ripen the [Core of Energy] failed.
• Silver Queen acknowledged Xiao Tianyang’s strength, promised another encounter, and left the First Layer with the protected Abyss Walkers.
• Xiao Tianyang concluded that the Abyss Will had intervened because saving its agents was worth the cost, but he remained loyal to the Heavenly Dao.
• Xiao Tianyang decided to stay on the First Layer until he reached the Second Layer’s level cap, since the Heavenly Martial Dynasty was not ready to advance.

After Xiao Tianyang’s forces defeated the Abyss Faction, he kept watch over the top-tier forces gathered around the energy tree and chose to reward them for staying out of the battle. He sent Zhang Yi to deliver three [Energy Cores] to each force as a gesture of cooperation while his army secured the battlefield.

• Zhang Jiao and the others turned their attention to the surviving Abyss Walkers, while Li Bai, Gai Nie, and Jin Tai kept Silver Queen and Mechanical Duke occupied.
• Sima Cuo and the others defeated the Abyss Legion, and Xiao Tianyang remained apart from the fighting to guard against the top-tier forces.
• Xiao Tianyang reasoned that the surrounding forces would not dare provoke him, especially once they learned about his connection to Eternal Night.
• Sima Cuo’s forces buried the Abyss Legion’s soldiers and began cleaning up and setting up camp around the great tree.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered Zhang Yi to offer each top-tier force three [Energy Cores] as a meeting gift, and the energy tree’s crystals turned golden as soldiers began to advance in strength.

Xiao Tianyang assessed the Core of Energy and decided to reserve it for powerful generals, while Zhang Yi completed a gift exchange with the top-tier forces. After reading their intelligence, Xiao Tianyang learned how plane tiers related to fortune dynasties and was warned that the Second Layer was far more dangerous than the First.

• Xiao Tianyang examined the Core of Energy and decided the first batches should go to top generals led by Lu Bu, then first-rate generals led by Luo Shixin.
• Zhang Yi returned from negotiations, reporting that the top-tier forces had exchanged gifts and avoided asking about each other’s origins.
• Xiao Tianyang inspected the returned gifts and found the Heavenly Tribulation Sect’s intelligence most useful.
• Xiao Tianyang learned that a Tier 1 Plane could support a kingdom, a Tier 2 Plane an imperial dynasty, and Douluo Continent would need to reach Tier 3 for the Heavenly Martial Dynasty to advance into an imperial empire.
• The Heavenly Tribulation Sect’s intelligence warned Xiao Tianyang that the Second Layer was far more dangerous and explained that success on the First Layer could earn advancement resources for an entire plane.

Xiao Tianyang decided to return to Douluo Continent after harvesting the energy tree’s core origin and preparing to discuss a new development plan. After six hours of rest and spending their War Points, he opened a rift for the army to return home.

• Xiao Tianyang considered how Underground City professionals and Abyss Battlefield resources could strengthen the Heavenly Martial Dynasty, and decided to discuss the plan with the Prime Minister and others.
• Xiao Tianyang used Chaos Energy and brute force to tear the energy tree’s core origin free, causing the tree to collapse into Energy Fragments.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered Zhang Yi to have the army rest for six hours before returning to Douluo Continent.
• Xiao Tianyang and the soldiers used their War Points to exchange for cultivation resources, treasures, and supplies for their families.
• Xiao Tianyang opened a spatial rift with the [Supreme Blade], and the army set out through the ancient Bronze gate to return to the country.

Xiao Tianyang returned from the Abyss Battlefield and ordered the Heavenly Martial Dynasty to prepare to exploit its resources and begin the God Hunting Plan. Xiao He, Li Si, and Fang Xuanling warned him about the risks, but he also revealed that the Imperial Guards would undergo major changes after the Underground City matter was resolved.

• Xiao Tianyang returned to the military camp, ordered Sima Cuo and the others to prepare their forces, then closed the Teleportation Gate and returned to the palace.
• Xiao Tianyang summoned Xiao He, Li Si, and Fang Xuanling and gave them his notebook about the Abyss Battlefield.
• Xiao Tianyang declared that the dynasty would seize the Abyss Battlefield's benefits and begin preparing the God Hunting Plan.
• Li Si warned Xiao Tianyang that the dynasty needed to prepare for both success and failure in the Underground City Plane and reserve strength for the Void's retaliation.
• Xiao Tianyang revealed that the military would be adjusted after the Underground City matter, with the Imperial Guards facing major changes while the Main Legion would remain largely unchanged.