Chapter Summaries

Lin Bai defeated Huo Fentian and took all but one of his tributes, then faced Shi Jiamu after Shi Zhongxian ordered her to fight him. Lin Bai’s sword shattered Shi Jiamu’s body into stone, and Lan Ling identified her power as the God Stone Martial Soul.

• Lin Bai defeated Huo Fentian, who surrendered more than ten thousand tributes and vowed to settle the score later.
• Wu He and Shi Zhongxian mocked Huo Fentian, and Shi Zhongxian ordered Shi Jiamu to defeat Lin Bai, threatening her parents.
• Shi Jiamu challenged Lin Bai and attacked him with the Sacred Spirit Great Compassion Palm despite his warning that she was no match for him.
• Lin Bai broke Shi Jiamu’s palm attack and struck her with his demon sword, shattering her body into chunks of stone.
• Lan Ling recognized Shi Jiamu’s Martial Soul as the Shi Family’s God Stone Martial Soul.

Lin Bai battled Shi Jiamu and discovered that her God Stone Martial Soul let her body break apart and regenerate, leaving her unharmed as she repeatedly wounded him. When Shi Jiamu tried to kill him, Lin Bai caught her palm while lying bloodied on the ground.

• Lin Bai struck Shi Jiamu, but she transformed into stones and reassembled through the God Stone Martial Soul.
• Wu He and Shi Zhongxian explained the power of the Shi Family’s inherited martial soul as Lin Bai recognized its near-immortality.
• Lin Bai repeatedly attacked Shi Jiamu, but she regenerated from every wound and drove him back with her palm strikes.
• After hundreds of blows, Shi Jiamu remained unharmed while Lin Bai was covered in blood, and the Old Eccentric prepared to intervene.
• Shi Jiamu aimed a killing palm at Lin Bai’s head, but Lin Bai caught her hand and raised his blood-red eyes.

Lin Bai revealed his Emperor Grade Nether Palace Martial Soul and used the Book of Life and Death to attack Shi Jiamu’s soul, overcoming the protection of her God Stone Martial Soul. Shi Jiamu refused to admit defeat and kept advancing despite her soul being devastated, leaving the duel unresolved.

• Lin Bai caught Shi Jiamu’s attack, knocked her away, and rose despite his injuries as onlookers assumed he could not overcome her God Stone Martial Soul.
• Lin Bai summoned his Nether Palace Martial Soul and erased Shi Jiamu’s name from the Book of Life and Death, making her spit blood.
• Zi Donglai identified Lin Bai’s technique as a soul attack that could bypass the God Stone Martial Soul, and Lin Bai struck Shi Jiamu again until she collapsed.
• Lin Bai demanded that Shi Jiamu surrender, but she charged again, so he erased her name repeatedly and warned that another attack could shatter her soul.
• Shi Jiamu collapsed as her life force faded, then struggled back to her feet and continued toward the Nether Palace, insisting she could not lose.

Shi Jiamu continued fighting Lin Bai despite her soul and body being nearly destroyed, driven by her refusal to lose and Shi Zhongxian’s threats against her parents. Lin Bai let her strike and catch him as she collapsed, and she bit his shoulder while repeating that she could not lose.

• Shi Jiamu rose after Lin Bai’s three soul attacks and staggered toward him despite warnings that another attack would destroy her soul.
• The Old Eccentric urged Shi Jiamu to concede, but Shi Zhongxian ordered her to defeat Lin Bai and threatened her parents.
• Lin Bai left the Nether Palace and, moved by Shi Jiamu’s stubbornness, chose not to attack her again.
• Shi Jiamu reached Lin Bai and struck his chest with her last strength, but the blow barely moved him.
• As Shi Jiamu collapsed, Lin Bai caught her, and Shi Zhongxian’s threat made her bite Lin Bai’s shoulder and whisper, “I can’t lose...”

Lin Bai conceded his fight to Shi Jiamu and gave her nearly all his Tribute Red Pearls, then defended her when Shi Zhongxian mocked her. Shi Zhongxian and Wu He’s insults drove Lin Bai, the Old Eccentric, and the Half-Demon giant beast to attack Heaven's Pride Alliance, beginning a chaotic battle.

• Lin Bai conceded to Shi Jiamu, caught her as she collapsed, and gave her his Tribute Red Pearls so she could heal.
• Shi Zhongxian mocked Shi Jiamu and demanded that she hand over her Tribute Red Pearls, prompting Lin Bai to challenge him.
• Shi Zhongxian insulted Shi Jiamu, Lin Bai, and their allies, and Lin Bai declared Shi Jiamu a Heaven's Pride worthy of respect.
• When Shi Zhongxian and Wu He mocked Lin Bai’s threat, Lin Bai charged at Heaven's Pride Alliance with his Demon Sword.
• The Old Eccentric and the Half-Demon giant beast joined Lin Bai’s attack, and a chaotic battle erupted as Shi Jiamu watched them fight for her.

Lin Bai charged into the Heaven's Pride Alliance and fought Lei Zidong, the number-one prodigy of the Thunder Domain. Lin Bai killed him, leaving the martial artists watching the ninth-level battles stunned.

• Ding Huo advised Gu Yuan and the others to wait until Lin Bai and the Heaven's Pride Alliance were both weakened before attacking, and led his group to retreat.
• Lei Zidong attacked Lin Bai with his Thunder Dragon Shakes the Heavens Fist while Feng Xiangtian and Bing Wuling engaged the Old Eccentric and the Half-Demon behemoth.
• Lin Bai was struck by Lei Zidong's thunder halberd and sent flying, then used the Primal Chaos Unification Sword Formation to pierce Lei Zidong's chest.
• Lei Zidong begged Lin Bai to spare him and threatened that the Thunder Domain would hunt him down, but Lin Bai killed him with a sword through the throat.

After killing Lei Zidong, Lin Bai faced Chen Qin, the Sky North Domain Heaven's Pride whose body had reached the Life Extinction Realm. Lin Bai's sword could barely mark Chen Qin, and Chen Qin blasted him back, revealing the danger of their coming fight.

• Lin Bai killed Lei Zidong, shocking the martial artists and Elders gathered on the ninth level.
• Shui Qingling withdrew from Wu He and Shi Zhongxian's Heaven's Pride Alliance after condemning their insults toward Shi Jiamu.
• Chen Qin left the alliance and challenged Lin Bai, confident that his strength surpassed Lin Bai's swordsmanship.
• Lin Bai struck Chen Qin, but his sword only left a faint mark on Chen Qin's body.
• Chen Qin revealed that his physical strength had reached the Life Extinction Realm and blasted Lin Bai more than a thousand meters away.

Chen Qin unleashed the ancient technique Celestial Phenomenon and used his hundred-zhang form to overpower Lin Bai. Lin Bai revealed the Ancient God Scripture, transformed into a giant of his own, and sent Chen Qin flying into the forest.

• Chen Qin activated Celestial Phenomenon and grew into a hundred-zhang giant.
• Chen Qin kicked Lin Bai a thousand meters away, then raised his foot to crush him as onlookers feared Lin Bai could not fight back.
• Lin Bai used the Ancient God Scripture and Giant God Power to transform into a hundred-zhang giant.
• Chen Qin swung a fist at Lin Bai, who caught it with one hand and punched Chen Qin in the abdomen, sending him into the forest.

Lin Bai crushed Chen Qin in their giant forms until Chen Qin’s master took control of his body and turned the fight around with War God’s Roar. As Chen Qin attacked, Lin Bai endured the devastating sound waves and became interested in learning the mystic art for Giant God Power.

• Lin Bai overwhelmed Chen Qin in their battle on the ninth level, leaving him bloodied and unable to fight back.
• As Lin Bai prepared to finish Chen Qin, Chen Qin called on his master, who took control of his body.
• Chen Qin’s master blasted Lin Bai away and used War God’s Roar, cracking the islands and severely injuring Lin Bai.
• The humanoid puppet recognized War God’s Roar, while Ding Huo sensed a fleeting familiar aura within Chen Qin.
• Lin Bai realized the roar might suit Giant God Power and resolved to pursue such a mystic art as Chen Qin’s master charged at him.

Lin Bai defeated Chen Qin on the ninth level, forcing him to surrender his Tribute Red Pearls and flee before Lin Bai could kill him. Back on the White Jade Plaza, Lin Bai challenged Wu He and Shi Zhongxian to fight him together, and they prepared to face him.

• Lin Bai used Blood Sea Seven Steps to shatter Chen Qin's Celestial Phenomenon and leave him gravely wounded.
• Chen Qin gave up all his Tribute Red Pearls and was teleported from the ninth level to the first before Lin Bai's final punch could land.
• Lin Bai collected Chen Qin's remaining offerings and returned to the White Jade Plaza as onlookers praised his victories over four Heaven's Prides.
• Zi Donglai and Xie Changqing discussed Lin Bai's hidden trump cards and considered whether he could challenge Wu He and Shi Zhongxian.
• Lin Bai told Wu He and Shi Zhongxian to attack him together, dismissing them as losers despite the Old Eccentric's warning.

Lin Bai faced Shi Zhongxian after Wu He agreed to watch their duel, and Shi Zhongxian vowed to defeat him in three moves. Lin Bai survived and broke Shi Zhongxian’s first two attacks, leaving him one move before Lin Bai promised to kill him.

• Lin Bai challenged Wu He and Shi Zhongxian, but Shi Zhongxian insisted on fighting him alone while Wu He watched.
• Shi Zhongxian struck Lin Bai with a powerful palm that sent him flying hundreds of meters, though Lin Bai blocked it with the Demon Sword.
• Shi Zhongxian unleashed the Sacred Spirit Great Compassion Palm, and Lin Bai shattered its enormous palm print with a sword strike.
• Lin Bai explained that his earlier fights against Shi Jiamu had helped him recognize the palm’s flaws, then warned Shi Zhongxian that he had one move left before Lin Bai would butcher him.

Shi Zhongxian unleashed the Shi Family's Martial Soul Secret Method, Chaotic Stone Burial, but Lin Bai survived the devastating attack. With Shi Zhongxian's three moves spent, Lin Bai prepared to retaliate.

• Shi Zhongxian revealed that he would use one of the Shi Family's eighteen Martial Soul Secret Methods against Lin Bai.
• Shi Zhongxian used Chaotic Stone Burial to encase Lin Bai in a massive boulder and detonate it, destroying nearly all of White Jade Plaza.
• Zi Donglai and Xie Changqing said the technique could kill a first-stage Life Extinction Realm martial artist, and Shi Zhongxian assumed Lin Bai was dead.
• Lin Bai emerged from the smoke with only his clothes torn, explaining that his body and defenses had protected him from the blast.
• Lin Bai put on fresh clothes, said Shi Zhongxian had failed to kill him in three moves, and prepared to attack.

Lin Bai unleashed three sword intents and overwhelmed Shi Zhongxian, repeatedly tormenting him with the Book of Life and Death until Wu He intervened. The chapter left Lin Bai without his Nether Palace Martial Soul after Wu He shattered it.

• Lin Bai combined Slaughter Intent, Rainstorm Intent, and Aurora Intent in a Dragon Slayer Swordplay strike that shattered Shi Zhongxian's body.
• Lin Bai used the Nether Palace and the Book of Life and Death to erase Shi Zhongxian nine times, leaving him severely injured and begging for mercy.
• Lin Bai refused to spare Shi Zhongxian and opened the Book of Life and Death again.
• Wu He crushed Lin Bai's Nether Palace Martial Soul with a gigantic palm, forcing Lin Bai to leave it before it shattered.
• Lin Bai recognized that Wu He had been waiting for him to use his Martial Soul.

Wu He crushed Lin Bai’s Martial Soul and challenged him with the Barren Immortal Swordplay, but Lin Bai revealed that his swordsmanship remained formidable. The clash ended with Lin Bai launching a powerful Dragon Slayer Swordplay strike at Wu He.

• Wu He crushed Lin Bai’s Martial Soul, leaving him unable to condense it again for a short time, and Shi Zhongxian prepared to fight Lin Bai himself.
• Wu He revealed that he was a sword cultivator and attacked Lin Bai with the first two moves of the Barren Immortal Swordplay, wounding and sending him flying.
• Wu He began the third move, but Lin Bai declared that he would prove himself the strongest sword cultivator on Nine Heavens Primordial Ancestor Mountain.
• Lin Bai countered Wu He with Three Foot Edge, forcing Wu He to stagger backward.
• Lin Bai unleashed One Sword Rides the Wind from the Dragon Slayer Swordplay, sending a powerful sword strike toward Wu He.

Lin Bai defeated Wu He’s strongest Barren Immortal Swordplay forms with the Dragon Slayer Swordplay, then revealed that his martial soul was not his only trump card. He raised his cultivation to the Life Extinction Realm with the Heaven-Piercing Sword Art as Wu He’s attacks bore down on him.

• Wu He clashed head-on with Lin Bai using the fourth form of Barren Immortal Swordplay, and their exchange left both men injured.
• Lin Bai struck Wu He with Hidden Dragon in the Abyss, overwhelming him and sending him flying a thousand meters away.
• Xie Changqing, Zi Donglai, and the elders recognized Lin Bai’s strike as a high-grade King Grade Martial Skill and wondered how many hidden trump cards he still had.
• Wu He recovered and attacked with the sixth and seventh forms of Barren Immortal Swordplay, believing Lin Bai had exhausted his options.
• Lin Bai said his martial soul was merely his least useful trump card, then used the third volume of the Heaven-Piercing Sword Art to raise his cultivation from the eighth level of the Yang God Realm to the Life Extinction Realm.

Lin Bai used the third volume of the Reaching Heaven Sword Art to raise his cultivation to the Life Extinction Realm and overwhelm Wu He, but Wu He revealed his Near God-Rank Martial Soul, Ancient Spirit. Lin Bai's sword strikes repeatedly split the shadow apart, yet it kept reforming and pressed its attack.

• Lin Bai raised his cultivation to the Life Extinction Realm and smashed Wu He's remaining sword attacks.
• Lin Bai battered Wu He across White Jade Plaza with the Dragon Slayer Swordplay and other sword techniques.
• Zi Donglai recognized Lin Bai's overwhelming power, while Xie Changqing warned that Wu He still had his Martial Soul Secret Method.
• Wu He summoned his Near God-Rank Martial Soul, Ancient Spirit, and ordered it to kill Lin Bai.
• Lin Bai repeatedly cut Ancient Spirit apart, but it instantly reformed, and Wu He declared that it would tear apart Lin Bai's body and devour his soul.

Wu He trapped Lin Bai's senses and soul in the Ancient Underworld, leaving his body motionless as Wu He prepared to kill him. As Wu He's sword neared Lin Bai's throat, Yin Jiuling saw through the illusion and then knocked Lin Yibing away.

• Wu He's claw tore open Lin Bai's chest, and Lin Bai realized his shattered Nether Palace left him without a way to restrain Wu He's Martial Soul.
• Wu He unleashed the Martial Soul Secret Method, Ancient Underworld, trapping Lin Bai in a blood-red illusion filled with attacking ghost spirits that wounded him despite his attempts to fight back.
• Lin Bai and the Ancient Spirit appeared frozen before the onlookers, while Wu He walked toward Lin Bai and declared that he would kill him and seal his soul in the Ancient Underworld.
• Wu He raised his sword to behead Lin Bai, but Yin Jiuling realized the illusion had deceived Lin Bai's soul while it remained inside his body.
• Lin Yibing attacked Yin Jiuling as he watched Lin Bai, but Yin Jiuling struck him with a palm and sent him flying a thousand meters away.

Yin Jiuling defeated Lin Yibing and helped Lin Bai escape Wu He's Dead Spirit World by reminding him to trust his sword. Yin Jiuling then destroyed Wu He's Martial Soul, leaving Wu He weakened and shocked.

• Yin Jiuling struck Lin Yibing down with a single palm after their prolonged fight.
• Yin Jiuling urged Lin Bai to trust the Demon Sword, and Lin Bai let it carry him out of the Dead Spirit World and pierce Wu He's Martial Soul.
• Lin Bai stopped Wu He's sword at his throat and kicked Wu He away.
• Wu He commanded his Martial Soul to drag Yin Jiuling into the Dead Spirit World, but Yin Jiuling met its gaze and caused it to collapse.
• Yin Jiuling told Wu He that the Soul Severing Domain lay closest to hell, and Wu He spat blood after losing his Martial Soul.

Lin Bai defeated Shi Zhongxian and Wu He after they joined forces against him, forcing both to escape the ninth level by spending their Tribute Red Pearls. As Lin Bai turned toward Yin Jiuling, Ding Huo, Lin Xiaoqing, Gu Yuan, Lei Chong, and Chai Ming attacked him.

• Yin Jiuling explained that he had broken Wu He's Martial Soul by letting it glimpse hell, frightening Wu He and enraging him.
• Shi Zhongxian and Wu He attacked Lin Bai together as Ding Huo and the others prepared to enter the fight.
• Lin Bai shattered Shi Zhongxian's chaotic stones and struck him down, then sent Wu He flying with another sword strike.
• When Lin Bai moved to finish them, Shi Zhongxian and Wu He used their Tribute Red Pearls to teleport away, leaving the pearls behind.
• Lin Bai collected the remaining Tribute Red Pearls, then faced Ding Huo, Lin Xiaoqing, Gu Yuan, Lei Chong, and Chai Ming as they charged at him.

Ding Huo and four former acquaintances attacked Lin Bai together, overwhelming him with the Life and Death Lamp Flame Art. Lin Bai struck down Lin Xiaoqing, but stopped before killing her when she claimed the original Lin Xiaoqing and Gu Yuan were still alive.

• Ding Huo, Gu Yuan, Lin Xiaoqing, Lei Chong, and Chai Ming surrounded Lin Bai and revealed their intent to kill him.
• The five attacked Lin Bai together, and Yin Jiuling and the humanoid puppet recognized their technique as the Life and Death Lamp Flame Art.
• Lin Bai summoned his two flying swords and blasted the five attackers away, but Ding Huo organized them to restrain the swords while Lin Xiaoqing attacked him.
• Lin Bai used Hidden Dragon in the Abyss to wound Lin Xiaoqing and pursued her to deliver a final strike.
• Lin Xiaoqing begged Lin Bai not to kill her, claiming that the original owner of her body and Gu Yuan were still alive, and Lin Bai halted his sword.