Chapter Summaries

A Wolf Bandit Legion surrounded Han Yuchen and Leng Yuebai, and Han Yuchen chose to test his new soul skills and plunder the bandits’ resources. When the pack attacked, he unleashed Sacred Qilin Flash Strike and appeared behind the first attacker with Star Sword Light at his fingertips.

• At least three hundred wolf bandits encircled Han Yuchen and Leng Yuebai, whose appearance drew their attention.
• Leng Yuebai asked Han Yuchen whether she should kill the bandits, but he stopped her and said he wanted to test his new soul skills.
• Han Yuchen consulted the illustrated guide and learned that the wolf bandits’ bloodlines and energy could be analyzed and plundered after refinement.
• The wolf bandit leader signaled an attack, sending fifty or sixty of the strongest bandits rushing toward Han Yuchen.
• Han Yuchen activated Sacred Qilin Flash Strike, vanished in purple-blue lightning, and appeared behind the first wolf bandit with Star Sword Light extending from his fingers.

Han Yuchen slaughtered the Wolf Bandits with his lightning-fast sword strikes and absorbed the energy and souls released by their corpses. As the pack’s Wolf Bandit Leader emerged, it launched a sudden ambush at Han Yuchen.

• Han Yuchen used Sacred Qilin Flash Strike and Star Sword Light to kill the charging Wolf Bandits, absorbing their remnant souls and mutated energy origins through the Star Atlas.
• The remaining Wolf Bandits began to panic as Han Yuchen killed them without being touched.
• A powerful roar from the forest rallied the surviving Wolf Bandits, who opened a path for their leader.
• The three-meter-tall, silver-furred Wolf Bandit Leader revealed itself with two black Curved Blades and struck Han Yuchen from behind, using Wind Pressure Chains to restrict his movements.

Leng Yuebai rescued Han Yuchen by dismembering the Wolf Bandit Leader with her Star Radiance Heavenly Silk, sending the surviving bandits fleeing. Han Yuchen stopped her from pursuing them and began questioning the dying leader about the attack and its unusual blades.

• The Wolf Bandit Leader ambushed Han Yuchen while he was briefly unable to use Sacred Qilin Flash Strike.
• Leng Yuebai cut through the leader’s wind shield and severed its arms and legs with a silver thread.
• The surviving wolf bandits panicked and fled, but Han Yuchen told Leng Yuebai not to pursue them.
• Han Yuchen examined one of the Curved Blades and questioned the dying leader about why its legion attacked the village and where the blades came from.
• When the leader refused to answer, Han Yuchen said he would inspect its mind himself.

Han Yuchen used Soul Reading on the Wolf Bandit Leader and learned that a mysterious Evil Spirit Master had sent the bandits to search for ore linked to the Star Core Fragment in the Extreme North Land. He and Leng Yuebai continued north, planning to let the enemy find the fragment’s location before taking both the treasure and the people.

• Han Yuchen used Soul Reading on the Wolf Bandit Leader, destroying its mind and uncovering a memory of a black-robed figure who ordered it to search north for a special ore in exchange for an evolution potion.
• Han Yuchen recognized that the ore in the Curved Blades shared its essence with the Star Core Fragment and concluded that another force was searching for it.
• Han Yuchen identified the black-robed figure as a powerful Evil Spirit Master and told Leng Yuebai they would kill the group, but would let them search first.
• Han Yuchen stored the Curved Blades and rode north with Leng Yuebai and the Three-tailed Star Fox, leaving the Wolf Bandit corpses behind.

Han Yuchen, Leng Yuebai, and the Three-tailed Star Fox entered the Great Northern Ice Plains, where Han Yuchen discovered that the extreme cold and polar energies helped his cultivation while his body still struggled against the cold. The Star Fox happily explored its natural habitat, and Han Yuchen’s Soul Power showed early signs of loosening toward a breakthrough.

• Han Yuchen experienced the deadly cold of the Great Northern Ice Plains but sensed abundant Ice Element, Water Element, Stellar Magnetic Force, and icy origin in the environment.
• Han Yuchen’s Soul Power absorbed and refined the surrounding energies, resonating with his Power of Stars and showing signs of loosening at level forty-seven.
• Leng Yuebai noted Han Yuchen’s pale face while remaining unaffected by the cold in her thin white dress.
• The Three-tailed Star Fox burst from a snowdrift and gleefully rolled, burrowed, and played in the snow.
• Han Yuchen watched the Star Fox enjoy the ice plains and smiled as his tension and discomfort eased.

Han Yuchen, Leng Yuebai, and the Three-tailed Star Fox ventured deeper into the Extreme North Land, where Han discovered a ten-thousand-year Mirror Image Beast frozen beneath the ice. They hid as a powerful creature approached, and Han saw an enormous, beautiful emerald-green scorpion emerge from behind an iceberg.

• Han Yuchen led Leng Yuebai and the Three-tailed Star Fox toward the Star Core Fragment’s source as the terrain changed to smooth Ten-thousand-year Profound Ice and towering glaciers.
• Han Yuchen spotted a Mirror Image Beast frozen beneath the ice and explained its dangerous abilities, concluding that a powerful predator had killed it.
• Leng Yuebai sensed the predator nearby and readied her Star Radiance Heavenly Silk as the ice plains began to tremble.
• Han Yuchen led Leng Yuebai behind a block of ice while the Three-tailed Star Fox concealed itself in a crevice.
• A massive emerald-green scorpion rounded an iceberg, and Han Yuchen was struck by its beauty and immense presence.

Han Yuchen discovered a powerful Ice Jade Scorpion in the Extreme North Land and recognized its ultimate ice power as a potential catalyst for his cultivation. Leng Yuebai offered to kill it and retrieve a valuable part, but Han Yuchen stopped her, insisting the scorpion was worth more alive.

• Han Yuchen identified the Ice Jade Scorpion as a beast with more than fifty thousand years of cultivation and ultimate ice attributes.
• The Ice Jade Scorpion effortlessly crushed and ate a Polar Ice Bear while Han Yuchen watched from behind an icy rock.
• Han Yuchen realized the scorpion's ice source power could help him break through his level-fifty bottleneck and temper his Nebula Soul Core.
• Leng Yuebai offered to kill the scorpion within three moves and bring back its most valuable part.
• Han Yuchen pressed down Leng Yuebai's wrist and told her not to kill the scorpion because it was more valuable alive.

Han Yuchen lured the Ice Jade Scorpion with Star Spirit Liquid, hoping to capture it alive, then used his fourth soul skill to reflect its deadly attack. The returned Wrath of the Ice Emperor struck the scorpion in the forehead, leaving its fate unresolved.

• Han Yuchen explained to Leng Yuebai that he needed the Ice Jade Scorpion alive and intact, and she suppressed her sword intent.
• Han Yuchen used Star Spirit Liquid to lure the Ice Jade Scorpion toward a vial placed on a nearby ice rock.
• When the scorpion rushed for the vial, Han Yuchen appeared and provoked it into attacking him.
• The Ice Jade Scorpion fired its Wrath of the Ice Emperor at Han Yuchen, while Leng Yuebai held back at his command.
• Han Yuchen activated Water and Sky Unite, reflecting and strengthening the attack until it struck the scorpion's forehead.

Han Yuchen froze the Fifty-Thousand-Year Ice Jade Scorpion by reflecting its own attack, then used Leng Yuebai’s threat and his Soul Link ability to offer it a choice between death and following him. He promised to help the scorpion evolve beyond its fifty-thousand-year threshold, but it remained doubtful of his claims.

• Han Yuchen reflected the Ice Jade Scorpion’s Wrath of the Ice Emperor and froze the scorpion inside an emerald ice shell.
• Han Yuchen teased the imprisoned scorpion, then had Leng Yuebai aim her Star Radiance Heavenly Silk at its vulnerable neck to make it fear for its life.
• Han Yuchen activated Soul Link through the Star Atlas and established a mental conversation with the Ice Jade Scorpion.
• Han Yuchen described the scorpion’s likely death if it kept resisting and offered it a second path: follow him in exchange for a chance to evolve.
• The Ice Jade Scorpion desired to become a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast but doubted that Han Yuchen could help it survive the breakthrough.

Han Yuchen revealed a trace of divine star power to convince the Ice Jade Scorpion that he could help it surpass its bloodline limits. The Ice Jade Scorpion submitted, formed a soul connection with him, and was transformed into a miniature scorpion resting in his palm.

• Han Yuchen drew on the Origin power in the Star Atlas and revealed an aura that made the Ice Jade Scorpion sense a godlike presence.
• The Ice Jade Scorpion weighed its choices and decided to submit to Han Yuchen in hopes of a future beyond its bloodline limits.
• The Ice Jade Scorpion released its freezing defense, lowered its head and limbs, and adopted the Soul Beast posture of submission.
• Han Yuchen enveloped the Ice Jade Scorpion in Silver Starlight, and it opened its soul defenses to form a connection with him.
• The Ice Jade Scorpion shrank from ten meters to a hand-sized, jade-like miniature and settled in Han Yuchen's palm.

Han Yuchen and Leng Yuebai followed Xiao Lu to its hidden nest, where Han Yuchen found the Star Core Fragment that resonated with his Star Atlas. He prepared to absorb its power and attempt a breakthrough, leaving Leng Yuebai to guard the cave.

• Han Yuchen named the fifty-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion Xiao Lu and asked it to lead them to its nest.
• Xiao Lu guided Han Yuchen and Leng Yuebai through the dangerous ice field to its concealed cavern filled with Mysterious Ice Marrow.
• Han Yuchen discovered a Star Core Fragment at the back of the cave and felt it resonate intensely with his Star Atlas.
• Xiao Lu explained that it had found the fragment in a meteorite crater and brought it home as a source of energy and decoration.
• Han Yuchen told Leng Yuebai he would absorb the fragment and attempt a breakthrough, and ordered her to prevent anyone from reaching the cave.

Han Yuchen absorbed the Star Core Fragment, enduring a painful transformation as its primordial Star Energy strengthened his body and raised his Soul Power. He emerged with a newly condensed Starry Sky Ring, while Leng Yuebai guarded the cave.

• Leng Yuebai wove a defensive net across the cave entrance and released her Titled Douluo aura to deter nearby creatures.
• Han Yuchen drew on the Star Core Fragment with his Nebula Soul Core, unleashing a torrent of pure Star Energy into his body.
• The Star Energy rebuilt and strengthened Han Yuchen’s body, shattered his cultivation bottleneck, and drove his Soul Power upward.
• The [Star Atlas] gathered the escaping starlight and independently condensed a primordial Soul Ring suited to Han Yuchen.
• Han Yuchen completed the absorption and revealed his new Starry Sky Ring, whose star-filled black surface contained the power of the Star Core Fragment.

Han Yuchen tested his new Fourth Soul Skill, Star River Reversal, and demonstrated its crushing gravity and cutting power. After choosing to head for the City of Slaughter, he sensed pursuers approaching and prepared to test the skill on them.

• Han Yuchen used Star River Reversal to crush and grind a five-meter area into a deep pit, then assessed its power and Soul Power cost.
• Leng Yuebai entered the cave, saw the damage and Han Yuchen’s unusual spirit ring, and congratulated him on his advancement.
• Han Yuchen stored the drained Star Core Fragment and revealed a token that served as a pass to the City of Slaughter.
• Han Yuchen decided to investigate the City of Slaughter and confront the group seeking Star Core Fragments.
• Han Yuchen sensed several auras approaching through the blizzard and told Leng Yuebai to watch while he tested his new skill on the pursuers.

Han Yuchen defeated and plundered three Holy Spirit Cult Soul Sages who sought the Star Core Fragment, then learned from their memories that the cult planned to target Tang San in the City of Slaughter. He and Leng Yuebai reached the entrance town and entered the blood mist with the Skull Token.

• Three Holy Spirit Cult Soul Sages confronted Han Yuchen and demanded the newly born treasure, revealing their interest in the Star Core Fragment.
• Han Yuchen used his Star Map Navigation to evade their attacks, then crushed all three with his fourth Soul Skill, Star River Reversal.
• Han Yuchen used the Star Atlas to plunder the Soul Sages' essences and memories, learning about the Holy Spirit Cult, its Holy Son, and a plan involving Tang San in the City of Slaughter.
• Han Yuchen told Leng Yuebai they were heading toward the City of Slaughter, and they traveled there together.
• Han Yuchen displayed the Skull Token at the entrance town and walked into the blood mist, with Leng Yuebai following him.

Han Yuchen and Leng Yuebai entered the City of Slaughter through a tavern, where Han Yuchen defeated a thug and drained the patrons’ Soul Origins before descending underground. At the gate, Terror Knight Scott demanded their tokens, and Han Yuchen answered with a Spirit Shock.

• Han Yuchen and Leng Yuebai entered the tavern and ordered two Bloody Marys with Han Yuchen’s Skull Token.
• A brute tried to grab Leng Yuebai, but Han Yuchen crushed his wrist and hurled him through a wall.
• Han Yuchen poured out the Bloody Mary, forced the attendant to open a passage, and plundered the patrons’ Soul Origins, killing them.
• Han Yuchen and Leng Yuebai descended into an underground passage and arrived before the black iron gate guarded by Terror Knight Scott.
• Scott demanded their tokens or their lives, and Han Yuchen released a Spirit Shock at him.

Han Yuchen and Leng Yuebai entered the City of Slaughter, where its Magic Sealing Domain suppressed their soul skills, though Han Yuchen’s Star Atlas abilities remained active. After seeing the city’s brutal daily violence, Han Yuchen headed directly for the Hell Slaughter Arena, intent on meeting an old friend and wrecking the place.

• Han Yuchen unnerved Terror Knight Scott with his presence, and Scott lowered his spear and let him and Leng Yuebai pass through the gates.
• Inside the passage, Leng Yuebai discovered that the Magic Sealing Domain had sealed her soul skills, while Han Yuchen found that his Star Atlas abilities still worked.
• Han Yuchen and Leng Yuebai emerged into the blood-soaked underground city and witnessed two residents kill each other over a cup of Bloody Mary.
• A woman in black gauze introduced herself as their guide and explained that she would protect them for twelve hours.
• Han Yuchen asked how to reach the Hell Slaughter Arena and set off toward the city’s center, saying he was in a hurry to meet an old friend and wreck the place.

Han Yuchen entered the Hell Slaughter Arena and won his first match by killing all nine opponents without using soul skills. After harvesting their Soul Origins and sensing a watcher in the stands, he left the arena to meet Leng Yuebai.

• Han Yuchen and Leng Yuebai registered for separate matches at the Hell Slaughter Arena, where Han Yuchen received the number 9527.
• Han Yuchen dodged a spiked club attack and killed the burly attacker with a precise palm strike.
• The other eight contestants charged Han Yuchen together, but he killed each of them in a single blow.
• The referee declared 9527 the winner as the spectators erupted in cheers.
• Han Yuchen used Star Atlas: Plunder to absorb the nine contestants' Soul Origins and noticed a gaze from a private room above the stands.
• Han Yuchen left the arena and met Leng Yuebai at the passage exit.

Han Yuchen learned that Tang San had become the feared Asura King in the City of Slaughter and went with Leng Yuebai to watch him fight. After Tang San spotted Han Yuchen in the stands, Han Yuchen decided to go greet him.

• Han Yuchen and Leng Yuebai settled into a stone house and discussed the City of Slaughter’s physical and mental dangers.
• The woman in black gauze told Han Yuchen that his next match was in three days and described the Asura King’s winning streak and fighting methods.
• Han Yuchen recognized the Asura King as Tang San from the clues about Blue Silver Grass and Hidden Weapons.
• Han Yuchen and Leng Yuebai watched Tang San defeat opponents in District Nine’s Hell Slaughter Arena.
• Tang San spotted Han Yuchen in the stands, and Han Yuchen left with Leng Yuebai to greet him.

Tang San reunited with Han Yuchen in the back alley of the City of Slaughter and learned that the Shadow Contract was watching him and sought the Asura God's inheritance. After Han Yuchen demonstrated his overwhelming power and left with Leng Yuebai, Tang San resolved to grow stronger and conquer the Hell Road.

• Tang San confronted Han Yuchen in the alley after recognizing that he had followed him.
• Han Yuchen warned Tang San that the Shadow Contract was targeting him and seeking the Asura God's inheritance.
• Tang San asked about Teacher Leng, and Han Yuchen assured him she was safe before mentioning Xiao Wu.
• Han Yuchen briefly unleashed his Star pressure, suppressing Tang San's domain and making his Eight Spider Lances tremble.
• Han Yuchen and Leng Yuebai left, and Tang San headed back to resume training with his father and forge stronger Hidden Weapons.

Han Yuchen discovered that the Holy Spirit Cult was secretly preparing to steal the Asura God's inheritance through Tang San and the Asura Demon Sword. After learning the cult planned to test him, he decided to play along while helping Tang San reach the inheritance safely.

• Han Yuchen used Star Map Navigation to locate a source of corrupted divine power beneath the City of Slaughter.
• The Holy Son and seven red-robed followers prepared a ritual to awaken the Asura Demon Sword by sacrificing ninety-nine souls with the rudimentary form of Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• The Holy Son planned to let Tang San undergo the Asura God's trials, then attack him at his weakest and devour him and the demon sword.
• The Holy Son ordered his followers to test Han Yuchen and kill him if he proved to carry an aura like the Starlight Ruse King.
• Han Yuchen told Leng Yuebai they would perform in the Hell Slaughter Arena and secretly help Tang San advance toward the inheritance.