Chapter Summaries

Zhu Zhuyun and the Star Luo nobles used Zhu Zhuqing as bait to force Little Jiu into a deadly ambush, and he endured their attacks rather than abandon her. At the last moment, Zhu Zhuyun freed Zhu Zhuqing and gave her a potion, but the Star Luo Emperor's attack missed when Zhu Zhuqing escaped underground.

• Zhu Zhuyun taunted the poisoned, captive Zhu Zhuqing and wounded her to draw Little Jiu into the Great Soul Arena ambush.
• Little Jiu arrived, and the Star Luo Emperor demanded that he kill himself while Zhu Zhuyun and the Titled Douluo threatened Zhu Zhuqing.
• Duke Youming pierced Little Jiu, and the Star Luo Emperor and Empress repeatedly wounded him while Zhu Zhuqing begged him to flee.
• Little Jiu refused to abandon Zhu Zhuqing, even as the Star Luo Empress attacked him and ordered Zhu Zhuyun to cut off Zhu Zhuqing's arm.
• Zhu Zhuyun severed Zhu Zhuqing's chains, gave her a potion, and charged Duke Youming as Zhu Zhuqing escaped with her fourth spirit skill, Burrowing.
• The Star Luo Emperor fired White Tiger Divine Light Breaking at Zhu Zhuqing's position, but the beam passed through empty space.

Zhu Zhuyun and Duke Youming turned the execution into a plot against the Star Luo Emperor, rescuing Zhu Zhuqing and seeking to make the Netherworld Family royal. Little Jiu attacked the emperor, who won Grand Duke Xing Guan over and called on the empire to fight.

• Zhu Zhuyun revealed that she and Duke Youming had switched sides to protect their daughters and form an alliance with Little Jiu.
• Dai Mubai accused Zhu Zhuyun of scheming, and she admitted she wanted to become Empress of the Star Luo Empire.
• Little Jiu attacked the Star Luo Emperor, who joined the Star Luo Empress in summoning the Hell White Tiger and ordered the White Tiger Family to attack.
• Little Jiu's Gale Mad Dragon Tornado tore through the assault until the Hell White Tiger blasted it apart.
• The Star Luo Emperor promised Grand Duke Xing Guan a share of the Netherworld Family's forces and support from Qian Daoliu, persuading him to join.
• The Star Luo Emperor declared Duke Youming a rebel and urged everyone in the Star Luo Empire to kill him.

Little Jiu fought the Star Luo and Xing Guan families after they joined forces against him, surviving their coordinated attacks and killing one of their Titled Douluo with a reflected beam. He broke free of the rock binding and challenged his enemies to try again without using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Duke Youming urged Little Jiu to retreat, but Little Jiu refused and sent the Star Luo Emperor's Hell White Tiger flying with a saber strike.
• Grand Duke Xing Guan and Star Diadem Douluo bound Little Jiu and attacked him with Extreme Light while the Star Luo Emperor and two White Tiger Titled Douluo trapped him in rock and launched White Tiger Cutting Lines.
• Duke Youming ordered his people to retreat toward the Star Dou Great Forest, while Zhu Zhuqing resisted leaving Little Jiu behind.
• Little Jiu created an ice mirror that refracted the Extreme Light into a White Tiger Titled Douluo, killing him.
• Little Jiu shattered the rock restraints, laughed at the enemy, and declared that he would not use his Martial Soul Fusion Skill; the Star Luo Emperor answered by unleashing Netherworld Shadow Clone.

Little Jiu endured the Star Luo Emperor and Star Luo Empress's Hell White Tiger attacks, then used their sonic technique to create a devastating sword move of his own. He killed the White Tiger Family's Titled Douluo and the Star Luo Empress, leaving the Star Luo Emperor as his next target.

• The Star Luo Emperor and Star Luo Empress used four Hell White Tiger clones to wound Little Jiu with shadow attacks and a sonic assault.
• Little Jiu countered the Four Directions Shadow Kill Formation with his Ice and Fire Yin Yang Power, forcing the Martial Soul Fusion Skill to end.
• Little Jiu devised Demonic Sound Ghost Sword from the sonic attack and used it to disorient everyone before killing the White Tiger Family's Titled Douluo.
• Little Jiu used the sound waves to reveal the Star Luo Empress in her shadow form, then slashed her into ash.
• Dai Mubai collapsed in grief over his mother's death as Little Jiu turned his saber toward the Star Luo Emperor.

Little Jiu defeated the Star Luo Emperor and broke the Star Luo Empire’s resistance, while Dai Mubai’s grief triggered a Blood Tiger martial soul mutation and drove him into exile. Grand Duke Xing Guan surrendered, but Little Jiu demanded the deaths of the two Titled Douluo.

• The Star Luo Emperor used an Angel Divine Token to summon help and ordered Dai Mubai to flee while he held Little Jiu back.
• Dai Luolan attacked Dai Mubai, but Little Jiu saved her, named her head of the White Tiger Family, and drew the family members to her side.
• The Star Luo Emperor charged Little Jiu, who weakened him by removing a spirit ring and extracting his attributes before killing him with a blade through the heart.
• Dai Mubai mourned his father, awakened a blood-red Blood Tiger martial soul, and fled after vowing to return for Little Jiu, Zhu Zhuyun, and Dai Luolan.
• Grand Duke Xing Guan surrendered, but Little Jiu insisted that Star Diadem Douluo and the other Titled Douluo die.

Little Jiu protected Zhu Zhuqing from a deadly attack, and she reconciled with him before he killed the Star Luo Grand Duke and the Star Diadem Douluo. He renamed the Star Luo Empire the Netherworld Empire and appointed Zhu Zhuyun as emperor, but then impaled her when he caught her scheming against him.

• The Star Luo Grand Duke and the Star Diadem Douluo unleashed a joint Ninth Spirit Ability at Zhu Zhuqing, and Little Jiu shielded her with his body.
• Little Jiu confessed his feelings and promised to keep protecting Zhu Zhuqing, who embraced him and agreed to be with him.
• Little Jiu used an ultrasonic attack and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Power to kill the Star Luo Grand Duke and the Star Diadem Douluo.
• Little Jiu proclaimed the Netherworld Empire and named Zhu Zhuyun its first emperor, leaving Duke Youming as Grand Emperor Emeritus.
• Zhu Zhuyun approached Zhu Zhuqing after the reconciliation, and Little Jiu suddenly impaled her for scheming against him.

Little Jiu punished Zhu Zhuyun, then secretly rewarded her for helping him secure Zhu Zhuqing and the Netherworld Empire. When Zhu Zhuyun asked whether he could defeat Qian Daoliu, the elder arrived and challenged him.

• Little Jiu stabbed Zhu Zhuyun, then spared her and let her govern the Netherworld Empire for Myriad Beast Hall.
• Zhu Zhuqing's mother sent Little Jiu away and began teaching Zhu Zhuqing about adult matters.
• Zhu Zhuyun revealed that she had carried out Little Jiu's backup plan to help her seize the empire and change Zhu Zhuqing's mind.
• Little Jiu offered Zhu Zhuyun a hundred-thousand-year soul bone and promised her future power, but she asked him to father her child instead.
• Little Jiu explained why Zhu Zhuyun had never given herself to anyone, and Dai Luolan praised his careful planning.
• Qian Daoliu arrived, roared at Little Jiu, and challenged him to face him again.

Little Jiu mocked Qian Daoliu for being tricked into pursuing Bo Saixi, then revealed that he had married Qian Daoliu’s granddaughter Xiao Xue and dismantled his forces. When Qian Daoliu attacked, Little Jiu countered with Bibi Dong’s power and punched him into the Star Luo Imperial Palace.

• Qian Daoliu arrived to confront Little Jiu, who ridiculed him for believing the false story about Bo Saixi and staying on Sea God Island to repent.
• Little Jiu told Qian Daoliu that he had married Xiao Xue, killed several of his subordinates, and ruined his plan in Tiandou Imperial City.
• Qian Daoliu attacked Little Jiu with a divine sword, but Bibi Dong’s power within Little Jiu formed a spider spear that blocked it.
• Little Jiu activated Spirit Fusion, charged Qian Daoliu, and punched him into the Star Luo Imperial Palace.
• Little Jiu stood in the air and asked Qian Daoliu whether his face hurt.

Little Jiu repeatedly tricked and punched Qian Daoliu while teasing him about his romantic prospects and flirting with Zhu Zhuqing. Qian Daoliu finally unleashed his ultimate attack, and Little Jiu began gathering power to strike back.

• Qian Daoliu charged Little Jiu, but Little Jiu distracted him with a false claim about Xiao Xue and punched him back into the palace.
• Little Jiu tricked Qian Daoliu again by claiming Xiao Xue had agreed to let Bibi Dong find her a stepfather, then punched him into the palace once more.
• Little Jiu teased Zhu Zhuqing about her picture book, and she kissed his cheek while Qian Daoliu attacked.
• Little Jiu blocked Qian Daoliu's strike with Bibi Dong's Death God Spider Spear and offered to teach him how to win over the Sea God Douluo.
• Qian Daoliu used Angel Descends and Divine Judgment, while Little Jiu activated several spirit fusion skills and flew toward the Netherworld Family's soul master guards to build up his attributes.

Little Jiu used the power and speed he had stolen from Star Luo Imperial City’s residents to overpower Qian Daoliu and break through his divine defenses. After Qian Daoliu admitted that his heart was no longer a vital point, Little Jiu kept attacking his head, leaving him battered and pinned beneath another blow.

• Little Jiu stopped after absorbing enough power to surpass the Mortal Limit and shattered the Angel Sword with his fist.
• Little Jiu used his stolen speed to strike Qian Daoliu’s divine power barrier, then pierced Qian Daoliu’s heart with a Death God Spider Spear fueled by Asura Divine Power.
• Qian Daoliu survived and revealed that his body was transforming into a divine body, so his heart was no longer a vital point.
• Little Jiu broke Qian Daoliu’s shield again, pierced his arm and shoulder with a spear, and punched him through the gate tower and across the pavement.
• Little Jiu threw a Death God Spider Spear into Qian Daoliu’s shield, shattered it, and followed with a punch to his face.

Little Jiu battered Qian Daoliu but could not kill him after the Sea God’s Light blocked his strongest attack. He fled toward Slaughter City, daring Qian Daoliu to follow.

• Little Jiu’s punch devastated Duke Youming’s residence, but Qian Daoliu survived behind a curtain of water bestowed by the Sea God.
• As his power faded, Little Jiu ambushed Qian Daoliu with a Death God Spider Spear and hammered his head with the Clear Sky Hammer, leaving him badly injured.
• Little Jiu mocked Qian Daoliu while his wounded tongue kept him from speaking, then Qian Daoliu purged the remaining Asura Divine Power and became able to fight again.
• Qian Daoliu chased Little Jiu, who proposed a reconciliation and tricked him into grunting in response before escaping his divine sword attack.
• Little Jiu flew toward Slaughter City, challenging Qian Daoliu to follow him there.

Little Jiu entered Slaughter City while fleeing Qian Daoliu and fought his way past its entrance guards. He hid after ordering the waiter to announce Qian Daoliu’s arrival, setting the city against his pursuer.

• Little Jiu reached the tavern near Slaughter City, refused its Bloody Mary, and killed the Soul Masters who threatened him.
• Little Jiu forced the waiter to reveal the passage into Slaughter City and carried him through the gate.
• The Black Armored Knight captain and over a hundred knights attacked Little Jiu, but his Ice Domain froze and killed them.
• Little Jiu took a knight’s identity token, hid, and ordered the waiter to announce that Qian Daoliu had come to destroy Slaughter City.
• The waiter shouted that Qian Daoliu, the former Pope of Spirit Hall, was there to kill them and that Spirit Hall was attacking.

Qian Daoliu attacked Little Jiu in Slaughter City, but Little Jiu provoked Tang Chen into regaining control of his body. Tang Chen mistook Qian Daoliu for the destroyer of Clear Sky Sect and chased him out of the cavern, hammering him as Little Jiu counted.

• The King of Slaughter refused to confront Qian Daoliu, who threatened Little Jiu with his golden divine sword.
• Little Jiu told the King of Slaughter that Qian Daoliu had destroyed Clear Sky Sect and killed Tang Chen’s family, stirring Tang Chen to fight the Nine-Headed Blood Bat King for control.
• Tang Chen regained control, summoned his Clear Sky Hammer, and struck Qian Daoliu, shattering his divine sword and injuring him.
• Little Jiu urged Tang Chen to use Clear Sky Sect techniques, and Tang Chen mistook Little Jiu for a member of the sect who Qian Daoliu had come to hunt.
• Qian Daoliu tried to explain that Little Jiu had destroyed Clear Sky Sect, but Tang Chen dismissed his claims and drove him out of the cavern with another hammer blow.
• Tang Chen pursued the badly wounded Qian Daoliu while Little Jiu followed and counted the hammer strikes.

Little Jiu exploited the King of Slaughter’s painful reaction to Bo Saixi’s name to dominate him and drive off Qian Daoliu. After the King of Slaughter fled, Little Jiu entered Slaughter City to cultivate and destroy the first god’s inheritance.

• Qian Daoliu used Spirit Pierce on Tang Chen, letting the Nine-Headed Blood Bat regain control of Tang Chen’s body as the King of Slaughter.
• The King of Slaughter trapped Little Jiu in the Slaughter Domain and attacked, but Little Jiu made him collapse in agony by invoking Bo Saixi.
• Qian Daoliu fled toward Spirit Hall after realizing Little Jiu had subdued the King of Slaughter, and Little Jiu warned him against becoming an enemy.
• Little Jiu ordered the King of Slaughter to serve as a watchdog for Myriad Beast Hall, then repeatedly forced him to flee by saying Bo Saixi’s name.
• Little Jiu entered Slaughter City to cultivate and destroy the first god’s inheritance.

Little Jiu returned to Slaughter City, learned about its rules and the Hell Slaughter Arena, and recoiled at the city’s depravity and the gods behind it. He then spotted a masked woman fighting a growing mob, recognizing her figure as familiar as she was overwhelmed.

• Little Jiu accepted a waiter’s offer to guide him through Slaughter City and learned that leaving usually required a hundred arena victories and a crossing of Hell Road.
• The waiter explained that visitors came to Slaughter City either because they could not survive elsewhere or to train, and Little Jiu considered the deadly difficulty of winning a hundred matches.
• Little Jiu entered the inner city, saw its violence and debauchery, and blamed the Asura God and the God Realm for allowing it to exist.
• The waiter pointed out a masked woman in the Hell Slaughter Arena and said her beauty and figure had attracted attention from the city’s men.
• The black-clad woman killed several attackers with her curved blades, but more than fifty Soul Masters surrounded her as she began to fear what would happen if she fell.

Little Jiu rescued Hu Liena in Slaughter City by using soul skills, then built a villa in a Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree and flaunted his power to Tang San. Hu Liena agreed to become his attendant for protection, but Little Jiu insisted she beg him first.

• Little Jiu used Earth Spikes to defeat more than fifty soul masters who had attacked Hu Liena, then discovered she was his junior sister when she removed her mask.
• Little Jiu declared that Hu Liena would serve as his attendant, planted a Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree, and built a villa high in its branches.
• Tang San saw Little Jiu using soul skills and vowed to enter the Hell Slaughter Arena again to earn his third victory.
• Women gathered beneath Little Jiu's villa hoping to serve him, while Hu Liena realized that her beauty made her vulnerable to the men in Slaughter City.
• Hu Liena asked to become Little Jiu's attendant, but he told her to beg him first and complained that he would need proof she had seduced him.

Little Jiu sheltered Hu Liena in Slaughter City, where he used his Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree to heal and feed her while cultivating. As Little Jiu and Hu Liena bickered above the city, the King of Slaughter ordered them both into the Hell Slaughter Arena and demanded Hu Liena’s death.

• Hu Liena pleaded to become Little Jiu’s maid, and Little Jiu pulled her up to his tree and made her pour his wine in exchange for food.
• Little Jiu provided Hu Liena with healing wood essence and new clothes, and she treated him more kindly after he respected her privacy.
• Hu Liena massaged Little Jiu as he explained that the Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree was absorbing Slaughter City’s energy to strengthen him and help him reach Rank 60.
• Tang San watched Little Jiu relaxing with Hu Liena and resolved to work harder to surpass him.
• The King of Slaughter ordered the woman in black to send Tang San and Hu Liena into the Hell Slaughter Arena and said he wanted Hu Liena dead.

Hu Liena entered the Hell Slaughter Arena and was nearly killed by Tang San, but Little Jiu rescued her and defied Slaughter City's rules to carry her away. The King of Slaughter then promised freedom to anyone who killed Little Jiu, turning the crowd against him.

• Hu Liena went to the Hell Slaughter Arena with Little Jiu and joined a match where only one fighter could survive.
• Hu Liena killed three opponents, while Tang San killed the other five and then attacked her.
• Little Jiu knocked Tang San away and tried to take Hu Liena from the arena, defying the black-gauze woman's demand that he obey the rules.
• Little Jiu killed the black-gauze woman and walked through the crowd with Hu Liena in his arms.
• The King of Slaughter promised to let anyone who killed Little Jiu leave Slaughter City, and the crowd went mad.

Little Jiu fought off Slaughter City’s frenzied inhabitants while protecting Hu Liena, using his domains and the crowd’s blood to strengthen the Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree. The King of Slaughter writhed in pain whenever Hu Liena repeated Bo Saixi’s name, while Little Jiu’s battle continued.

• The King of Slaughter sent more than a hundred thousand people to attack Little Jiu, but cried out in pain whenever Hu Liena said Bo Saixi’s name because his hearing was exceptionally sharp.
• Little Jiu used his Ice and Wood Domains to block the crowd, carried Hu Liena onto a Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree, and placed her in a white lotus for protection.
• Little Jiu fought the advancing crowd with his Tang saber and Fire Domain, while Hu Liena stayed on the tree and Blood Vines stopped attackers from reaching her.
• Little Jiu discovered that the Blood Vines could absorb energy from the dead, and he used their blood to make the Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree grow without spending his own Soul Power.

Little Jiu fought off the crowd attacking Hu Liena by turning the Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree into a deadly defensive weapon, while secretly trying to evolve his Power of Gold into a domain. He completed the Gold Domain and faced the King of Slaughter, who believed Little Jiu had exhausted his Soul Power.

• Little Jiu protected Hu Liena from attackers climbing the Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree by covering it with Crimson Flame Thorns and Man-Eating Tree Vines.
• The tree devoured the attackers and grew stronger, securing Hu Liena while Tang San studied its power.
• Little Jiu continued fighting with his fists as he converted Soul Power into Power of Gold, seeking to create a domain.
• Little Jiu transformed thirty percent of his Soul Power into Power of Gold and formed the Gold Domain, which filled a thirty-meter radius with spinning Moon Blades.
• Little Jiu drew in the domain’s power and formed golden armor and a Tang saber, while the King of Slaughter insisted that he was still doomed without Soul Power.