Chapter Summaries

Su Fan overwhelmed and killed the Nine-Headed Male Viper in the Ghost Bone Arena, surprising the spectators and prompting the Ghost Clan to summon its elite descendants. He continued fighting, defeated three more exotic beasts, and pretended to be exhausted as the arena prepared for his next match.

• Su Fan struck the Nine-Headed Male Viper first with a barrage of techniques, freezing and badly injuring it before it could retaliate.
• Su Fan severed all nine of the viper's heads and killed it with a final strike infused with Killing Intent and Heaven and Earth Lightning.
• The spectators erupted after the viper's defeat, while Luohan reconsidered Su Fan's strength and Venerable Hulan ordered the Ghost Clan's elite descendants to return.
• Su Fan stored the beasts' corpses and continued fighting, killing three more exotic beasts, including a bear-shaped one after a prolonged battle.
• Su Fan pretended to be gravely depleted after the fights, leading spectators to believe he was near the end of his strength.

After winning five matches, Su Fan settled into life as a Ghost Bone Arena gladiator while plotting to defeat the Ghost Clan’s elite disciples. He fought off a gladiator who tried to provoke him, and the Ghost Clan arranged for Etu to be his next opponent after Gongba was unavailable.

• Luohan told Su Fan he could leave the arena only after winning thirty matches, gave him a formation token, and explained that he could bet on matches.
• Su Fan cooked and ate a feast from the Nine-Headed Male Viper, then spent the night in a dream encounter with Wu Shen Aji.
• Su Fan watched several arena fights before using his token to explore the hall, where a huge alien gladiator mocked and blocked him.
• Su Fan knocked the alien gladiator down with an uppercut and the Nine Strength Bone Transformation Hand, then asked whether he could kill him there.
• Venerable Hulan learned that Gongba would not fight Su Fan and ordered Etu to be sent for the first match; the arrangements were confirmed.

Su Fan prepared for his Ghost Bone Arena duel against Etu, an elite Ghost Clan disciple, while planning to hide his strength and considering whether to use his Witchcraft Path formations. The chapter ended as the enormous Etu entered the arena and Su Fan sensed that he was far more formidable than the Ghost Clan cultivators he had fought before.

• Luohan told Su Fan that Etu was his opponent and gave him information about Etu, while Su Fan claimed he had killed hundreds of Ghost Clan Nascent Soul Cultivators and advised Luohan to bet on him.
• News of the duel spread throughout the Ghost Bone Star Domain, drawing huge attention because of Su Fan's feud with the Ghost Clan.
• Before the duel, Su Fan cultivated, discussed his Witchcraft Path formations with Witch God Aji, and learned his betting odds had risen to one to nine.
• Su Fan placed a bet, entered the arena, and was greeted by cheers from spectators who mostly supported him despite betting on Etu.
• Etu entered amid boos, and Su Fan sensed that the elite Ghost Clan cultivator was far more powerful than the Ghost Clan opponents he had faced before.

Su Fan fought Etu in the Ghost Bone Arena while cultivators across the Star Domain Alliance watched his captivity and feared for his fate. He killed Etu after making their battle look evenly matched, setting up the Ghost Clan to send more elite scions against him.

• The Star Domain Alliance learned that the Ghost Clan had abducted Su Fan and forced him to fight as a slave gladiator in the Ghost Bone Arena.
• Ye Tianhe, Meng Chao, Shen Yue, and other cultivators watched Su Fan's match and worried about his future in the Ghost Bone Star Domain.
• Su Fan transformed and traded blows with Etu, deliberately appearing badly injured to make the fight seem close.
• Su Fan used grappling techniques to break both of Etu's arms, snap its neck, and crush its Nascent Soul.
• The arena spectators celebrated Su Fan's apparent comeback, believing he had defeated a stronger opponent while nearly exhausted.

Su Fan killed Etu in the Ghost Bone Arena and deliberately humiliated the Ghost Clan, drawing the crowd’s cheers and the clan’s fury. As he prepared for his next match, he struck a deal with Aji, the Witch God, to use a formation that could hide him from Deity Transformation Cultivators three times.

• Su Fan tore off Etu’s head and led the Ghost Bone Arena crowd in a battle cry, while observers from the Star Domain Alliance suspected he was hiding his strength and luring the Ghost Clan into a trap.
• Venerable Hulan ordered Suota to fight Su Fan in the next match after Ghost Clan cultivators begged to enter the arena.
• Su Fan devoured Etu’s flesh and corroded its bones and soul, enraging the Ghost Clan and winning the crowd’s cheers before he feigned serious injuries and left the arena.
• Luohan gave Su Fan his winnings and said he could delay the next match by at most five days; Su Fan returned to his stone house and pretended to recover.
• Aji, the Witch God, offered Su Fan three uses of a formation that could evade detection by Deity Transformation Cultivators, and Su Fan accepted the deal.

After killing Etu, Su Fan faced a second Ghost Bone Arena bout against the cunning Suota while the Ghost Clan and the wider star domains reacted to his first victory. Suota struck first with a black mist whip, shattering Su Fan’s defensive technique and blasting him across the arena.

• Su Fan’s counterkill of Etu became a running joke across the Ghost Bone Star Domain, while the Ghost Clan chose Suota to restore its reputation.
• Hubo and other Azure Sky Star Domain cultivators failed to negotiate for Su Fan’s release, and Demon Venerable Dong Ming feared Su Fan would not survive in Ghost Bone territory.
• Five days later, Luohan told Su Fan that Suota would be his next opponent; Su Fan bet everything on himself, while Luohan wagered heavily on Suota and placed a small bet on Su Fan.
• Su Fan entered the arena to loud cheers, and the crowd booed when Suota appeared as his opponent.
• Su Fan transformed and charged Suota, but Suota’s black mist whip shattered his half-formed Yang Sha Divine Fire Shield and blasted him into the ground.
• Suota ignored the crowd’s curses and sent more black mist whips toward the fallen Su Fan.

Su Fan kept up his battered act while wearing Suota down with repeated curses and soul attacks, convincing the Ghost Clan that he was close to defeat. After realizing Su Fan was concealing his strength to lure more Ghost Clan elites into the arena, Suota prepared for the counterattack, and Su Fan finally unleashed a blood-colored technique and charged at him.

• Su Fan repeatedly dodged Suota’s mist whips and used fifth-tier Feral Beast shells to distract the devouring Black Prison Demonic Smoke Blight.
• Su Fan dazed Suota with a Soul Attack, weakened him with a curse, and countered his Yin Fiend Demonic Qi Ring with a crimson ring.
• Su Fan continued charging Suota while using Life-Taking Curse Kill Technique and Soul-Screaming God-Slaying Technique, leaving Suota too debilitated to counterattack.
• Suota realized Su Fan was pretending to be badly wounded to deceive the arena and draw more Ghost Clan elites into future battles, but he could not warn anyone outside.
• Su Fan staged one final display of exhaustion, then unleashed a blood-colored power as Suota activated two bone talismans to shield himself.
• Su Fan charged without using Blood Escape as the phantom of a demonic ancient Direbear rose behind him.

Su Fan brutally defeated Suota in the Ghost Bone Arena, earning cheers from the crowd and the Star Domain Alliance while humiliating the Ghost Clan. After he returned to his quarters with his winnings, the Ghost Clan’s factions fought over who would face him next, and Venerable Hulan left the choice to the clan’s Saints.

• Su Fan overwhelmed Suota with a seven-hit Xingyi Quan combo, then destroyed its defenses with spells and tore off its limbs and head before smashing its Nascent Soul.
• The arena crowd and cultivators across the Star Domain Alliance erupted in celebration, while Ye Tianhe worried that Su Fan’s berserk secret art would leave him too weak for the next match.
• Su Fan devoured Suota’s corpse, collected his winnings from Luohan, and urged him to bet everything on Su Fan in the next match despite Luohan’s doubts.
• Ghost Clan cultivators seethed over Suota’s public death and expected Su Fan to be vulnerable after using his secret art.
• Venerable Hulan rebuked the clan members competing to claim the next match, then said he would ask the clan’s Saint to choose the fighter.

Su Fan continued pretending to be weak while defeating Ghost Clan elites, earning fame and a fortune in the Ghost Bone Arena. After the Ghost Clan arranged to force him into three consecutive fights, Su Fan acted outraged but resolved to stop hiding his strength.

• Su Fan concealed his real condition and killed five Ghost Clan elite cultivators in succession, becoming famous across the Ghost Bone Star Domain and winning a fortune in Spirit Crystals.
• Venerable Hulan and the Ghost Clan's Spirit Transformation elders found that their Nascent Soul cultivators were unwilling to face Su Fan, so they agreed to seek a change to his arena matches.
• Su Fan discussed the imprisoned Shade Souls of the Ghost Clan cultivators he had killed and chose to keep them for now.
• Luohan told Su Fan that the Ghost Clan had persuaded the Ghost Bone Arena to put him in Triple Combat, requiring him to fight three battles in succession.
• Su Fan feigned anger at the change, then decided he would meet the challenge without continuing to conceal his strength.

Su Fan asked to fight three Ghost Clan cultivators at once, and the chief steward approved the change for his next bout. As the packed Ghost Bone Arena erupted in cheers and Venerable Hulan worried over the plan, three enormous Demonic Bodies entered the arena to face Su Fan.

• Su Fan told Luohan to request a one-against-three combat, and he bet everything on himself as usual.
• Luohan reported Su Fan's request to the chief steward, who approved it as a bout worth three consecutive victories.
• Luohan gave Su Fan a bone tablet that translated Ghost Bone Star Domain writing into thoughts, then bet all his Spirit Crystals on Su Fan.
• Su Fan entered the arena to thunderous cheers while the crowd blamed the Ghost Clan for the unfair combat format.
• Venerable Hulan worried that Su Fan was too difficult to read and considered bringing Gongba to fight him.
• Three enormous Demonic Bodies emerged from the barrier opposite Su Fan.

Su Fan fought three Ghost Clan Nascent Soul Cultivators who trapped him in a powerful demonic formation, but he refused to reveal his hidden magical-sword advantage. With Witch God Aji's help secured through a bargain, he struck the arena floor with overwhelming physical force and staggered his attackers, preparing his next move.

• The three Ghost Clan Nascent Soul Cultivators formed a defensive formation and attacked Su Fan together, with Su Fan's spells and sword strike driving them into a brief scramble.
• The Ghost Clan cultivators trapped Su Fan inside the Three Calamities Gathering Sha Bone Transformation Demonic Formation, which Witch God Aji warned would grow more dangerous over time.
• Su Fan refused to expose his hidden trump card and bargained with Witch God Aji until she agreed to help him break the formation for four uses of his remaining opportunities.
• The Ghost Clan's lead attacker sent a black mist blade and an extreme-yin whip at Su Fan, but Su Fan's Blazing Yang Extreme Earth Fiend and Heaven and Earth Lightning drove the whip away.
• Su Fan punched the ground with all his strength, shaking the arena and stunning the three Ghost Clan cultivators before blinding blood-red runes appeared across his body.

Su Fan broke the Ghost Clan’s fifth-tier demonic formation and defeated all three opponents in the arena, prompting the Ghost Clan elders to arrange a duel with Gongba. After considering the danger ahead, Su Fan returned to his stone house, where he prepared a feast and found comfort in Sister Zhen’s company.

• Su Fan broke out of the Gathering Sha Bone Transformation Demonic Formation and killed the three Ghost Clan Nascent Soul Cultivators in the arena.
• Venerable Hulan and the other Ghost Clan Spirit Transformation cultivators decided to visit Saint Egu and make sure Su Fan died in his next duel.
• Luohan gave Su Fan a Storage Ring and warned him that Gongba, a leading Nascent Soul Cultivator, would be his next opponent.
• Su Fan returned to his stone house, considered the threat Gongba posed, and heard Witch God Aji reassure him while warning that the Ghost Clan would pursue him if he killed Gongba.
• After a night spent with Witch God Aji in his dreams, Su Fan prepared a feast of demon-beast meat and shared the meal with Sister Zhen, who comforted him as he felt homesick.

Su Fan learned that Gongba, a Ghost Clan cultivator who had trained for years in a dangerous Void Realm rift, would be his opponent in the bout for his freedom. As the arena prepared for the heavily anticipated fight, Su Fan trained and planned to escape the Ghost Clan if he won.

• Venerable Hulan and the Ghost Clan waited for Gongba to return from the Void Realm rift, then departed with him when he emerged days later.
• After his twenty-ninth consecutive victory, Su Fan learned from Luohan that Gongba would arrive soon and that Void Realm rifts connected to a perilous, Spiritless Land.
• Su Fan asked Shaman God Aji about the Void Realm, then spent several days cultivating, preparing tactics, practicing witchcraft formations, and refining Ghost Clan Shade Souls.
• Luohan told Su Fan that he would fight Gongba the next morning and offered him a contract to remain as a free gladiator; Su Fan pretended to consider it while secretly planning to escape if he won.
• News of the bout drew huge crowds to the Ghost Bone Arena, sold out its tickets, and prompted the arena to set up outdoor screens for spectators.

Su Fan faced Gongba in the Ghost Bone Arena, where he discovered that Gongba was using a concealed Void Beast to prepare a sneak attack. Su Fan exposed the beast with a sweeping attack and wounded it, leaving the arena stunned as he prepared to track it.

• Su Fan entered the packed arena after betting all his Spirit Crystals on himself, while Luohan doubted he could defeat Gongba.
• Gongba entered the arena, and Shaman Aji warned Su Fan that a hidden Void Beast was beside him.
• Su Fan and Gongba held their positions as the Void Beast crept closer, and Su Fan realized Gongba was waiting for it to attack.
• Su Fan unleashed Pure World Red Lotus to sense the hidden beast, then struck at a ripple in the air with Whirlwind Slash.
• Gongba blocked the sword strike with bone talismans and a barrier, while Su Fan detected the injured Void Beast’s bloodline aura as the arena fell silent.

Su Fan fought Gongba in the Ghost Bone Arena after exposing Gongba’s hidden Ruin Beast and facing two Fifth-tier Exotic Beasts. He killed both beasts in quick succession, and the chapter ended with him and Gongba building up momentum for their next clash.

• Gongba summoned the Abyssal Flame Tiger and the Rift Horned Giant Lizard to attack Su Fan while the Ruin Beast remained hidden nearby.
• Witch God Aji told Su Fan that she would watch for the Ruin Beast, allowing him to focus on Gongba’s two beasts.
• Su Fan used formations and divine abilities to weaken the Abyssal Flame Tiger and the Rift Horned Giant Lizard, then killed the Rift Horned Giant Lizard with close-combat attacks.
• Su Fan recovered from the attack on the Abyssal Flame Tiger and killed it with another barrage of attacks, enraging Gongba.
• Su Fan and Gongba faced each other in a tense standoff as the spectators sensed that a powerful clash was approaching.

Su Fan countered Gongba’s Netherworld Realm Evil Spirit projection by activating the Five Directions Violet Firmament Primordial Lightning Grand Witch Formation and summoning a massive bolt of violet lightning. The blast destroyed the projection and left both fighters battered, but Su Fan and Gongba faced each other again in the arena.

• Gongba unleashed a ghost-face attack, but Su Fan cut it apart with Void Slash.
• Gongba summoned a Deity Transformation-level Evil Spirit projection from the Netherworld Realm, spreading a deadly life-and-death power through the arena.
• Witch God Aji taught Su Fan the Five Directions Violet Firmament Primordial Lightning Grand Witch Formation, and Su Fan activated it.
• A tremendous bolt of violet lightning struck the dark space and annihilated the Evil Spirit projection, while the shockwave damaged the arena and blasted Su Fan and Gongba away.
• Su Fan rose and approached the arena’s center as Gongba, badly weakened, came to face him again.

Su Fan entered enlightenment during his fight with Gongba and unleashed a Limitless Slash containing a trace of Law Power, devastating the arena and leaving both fighters gravely weakened. As Su Fan approached the dying Gongba to finish him, an enormous phantom appeared in the sky and pinned him beneath its pressure.

• Gongba prepared to use his final trump card, but Su Fan entered enlightenment and perceived the cycles of life and death.
• Gongba sacrificed his life force to summon a powerful creature across realms as the arena's cultivators braced for its arrival.
• Witch God Aji urged Su Fan to strike, and Su Fan's Limitless Slash destroyed the summoned starry sky and shattered the arena barrier.
• Su Fan collapsed from the cost of the strike, while the arena's Deity Transformation cultivators protected the spectators and recognized his trace of Law Power.
• Su Fan approached the nearly dead Gongba with a Fifth-grade Bone Talisman, but an enormous phantom appeared and its pressure immobilized him.

Su Fan killed Gongba despite Saint Egu’s offer of three months’ safe passage, and the Ghost Bone Arena’s Saints protected him from Egu’s attack. After waking, Su Fan learned the Void Beast was still nearby and formed an equal contract with it, then sent it into his Portable Secret Realm.

• Saint Egu demanded Gongba’s release and offered Su Fan three months without pursuit, but Su Fan crushed Gongba’s Nascent Soul with a Fifth-grade Bone Talisman.
• Saint Longta and the other Ghost Bone Arena Saint blocked Egu’s attack, and Sister Zhen guarded the unconscious Su Fan as the three Saints confronted one another.
• A mysterious little figure inside Su Fan opened its eyes, causing the three Saints to stop their fight and leave; Su Fan soon woke up.
• Shaman God Aji told Su Fan that the juvenile Void Beast could become his contracted beast, and Su Fan agreed to an equal contract after initially demanding a master-servant one.
• Shaman God Aji formed a blood-colored shamanic gate formation, helped Su Fan contract with the Void Beast, and Su Fan sent it into his Portable Secret Realm.

After killing Gongba, Su Fan recovered in Chi Ta City while the Ghost Clan gathered forces to hunt him. With Saint Egu in seclusion but the city surrounded by Deity Transformation and Nascent Soul cultivators, Su Fan planned how to escape and Luohan offered to help him leave.

• Su Fan stored the Void Beast, devoured Gongba, and won the Ghost Bone Star Domain’s admiration by defeating the Ghost Clan’s most talented Nascent Soul cultivator.
• Luohan gave Su Fan his winnings and a Bone Card, confirmed he had earned his freedom, and allowed him to stay in the Ghost Bone Arena for up to a year to recover.
• Su Fan treated his injuries and asked Witch God Aji about the Law Power he had touched; Aji said the sword might trouble a Deity Transformation cultivator but could not kill one.
• Sister Zhen told Su Fan that the Void Beast liked the Portable Secret Realm, and Su Fan decided to treat it like a pet dog.
• While recovering, Su Fan studied a map and planned to flee the Ghost Clan’s reach by traveling to a plane controlled by its enemy.
• Luohan told Su Fan that Saint Egu had entered seclusion, but more than a dozen Ghost Clan Deity Transformation cultivators and hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators had gathered near Chi Ta City; he promised to contact Su Fan when he was ready to leave.

After recovering from his injuries, Su Fan devised an escape from the Ghost Clan’s watch around the Ghost Bone Arena. Luohan drew the Ghost Clan to Sui Yuan City while Su Fan slipped out of Chi Ta City, leaving Venerable Hulan to realize they had been outmaneuvered.

• Venerable Hulan ordered the Ghost Clan to keep watching Su Fan and kill him as soon as he left the Ghost Bone Arena.
• Su Fan told Luohan he was ready to leave, and Luohan warned that the arena might have been compromised before setting out through its Space Gate to lure the Ghost Clan away.
• Su Fan used a witch formation to conceal himself and slipped out of the arena while Shu Tong watched its exits.
• Venerable Hulan followed Luohan to Sui Yuan City, where Luohan presented a different slave gladiator and denied knowing Su Fan’s whereabouts.
• Venerable Hulan returned to Chi Ta City and discovered Su Fan had escaped; the Ghost Clan then confronted Luohan again in Sui Yuan City until a Demon Sunflower Clan Saint arrived.