Chapter Summaries

Hua Qiang killed Long Busuan with one punch after Long Busuan mocked him and challenged him to fight. He warned the watching crowd not to provoke people they could not afford to offend.

• Long Busuan defeated Ao Miaomiao, and Ao Shanshan gave her a healing pill Hua Qiang had provided.
• Long Busuan taunted Hua Qiang and challenged him, so Hua Qiang confronted him and called him a fool for being used by someone else.
• Long Busuan attacked Hua Qiang, but Hua Qiang immobilized him and smashed his head with a single punch.
• The crowd reacted in shock and fear, while Ao Shanshan praised Hua Qiang and Ao Miaomiao smiled.
• Hua Qiang warned the crowd not to provoke people they should not provoke.

Hua Qiang killed Long Busuan at the Qingqiu Tea Party, catching Long Yanran's attention. After Long Baozao arrived seeking revenge, Hua Qiang killed him with another punch and returned to his meal with Ao Shanshan.

• Hua Qiang killed Long Busuan with a single punch, and Long Yanran became fascinated by his strength.
• A steward told Long Baozao that Long Busuan's soul lamp had gone out, and Long Baozao rushed to the Qingqiu Tea Party.
• Long Baozao demanded to know who had killed his son and threatened to torture the culprit.
• Hua Qiang attacked Long Baozao with a punch that shattered his dragon claw and blew his body apart.
• Hua Qiang returned to his seat and ate with Ao Shanshan as the crowd remained shaken.

The nine ancestors of the Lineage learned that Hua Qiang had killed Long Baozao and confronted him at the Qingqiu Tea Party. After Hua Qiang easily defeated their first attacks, they joined together in the Nine-Coiled Dragon Formation, unleashing power beyond the Divine Realm.

• Long Piaomiao replayed Long Baozao’s death for the other eight ancestors, and they tore open rifts to travel to the Qingqiu Tea Party.
• The nine ancestors arrived and overwhelmed the gathering with their pressure, while Ao Miaomiao identified them to Hua Qiang as Long Baozao’s ancestors.
• Hua Qiang reassured Long Mo'er and challenged the ancestors, then sent Long Cangmang crashing into a mountain with one palm.
• The other eight ancestors attacked Hua Qiang together, but he effortlessly knocked them into separate mountain peaks.
• The nine ancestors revealed their true forms and formed the Nine-Coiled Dragon Formation, whose power caused space around them to collapse.

Hua Qiang defeated the Nine-Headed Dragon by breaking the Nine-Coiled Dragon Formation. He demanded that the injured dragons choose whether to live or die, and they prepared to make their choice.

• The Nine-Headed Dragon formed the Nine-Coiled Dragon Formation and overwhelmed Hua Qiang with its combined Half-Immortal Realm power.
• Hua Qiang endured the dragons’ attacks, struck back with earth-element spears, and discovered a weakness at the formation’s center.
• Hua Qiang shattered the formation’s nodes with the Blood Demon Spear, causing the nine dragons to fall from the sky.
• Hua Qiang struck Long Cangmang down when he threatened to fight to the death, silencing the other dragons.
• Hua Qiang asked the Nine-Headed Dragon whether they wanted to live or die, and the dragons struggled to decide.

Hua Qiang accepted the Nine-Headed Dragon’s nine elders as his servants, resolving the crisis for Ao Shanshan, Ao Miaomiao, and Long Mo'er. Meanwhile, the Black Mountain Old Demon broke free from its seal in Luohun Abyss and prepared to unleash its bloodthirsty plans upon the world.

• The Nine-Headed Dragon’s nine elders knelt before Hua Qiang and agreed to serve him.
• Ao Shanshan, Ao Miaomiao, and Long Mo'er celebrated the crisis’s resolution and the addition of the nine elders to their forces.
• The Black Mountain Old Demon attacked the sealing runes at the bottom of Luohun Abyss, using ghostly faces to overwhelm their defenses.
• The Black Mountain Old Demon shattered the runes and escaped its confinement.
• The Black Mountain Old Demon transformed into a man, rose into the air, and plotted to slaughter and devour countless people.

Black Mountain Old Demon attacked the Fox Clan and slaughtered its warriors and elders before Fu Linglong confronted him. After half a day of fighting, neither gained the upper hand, and Black Mountain Old Demon prepared a new attack.

• A wounded female General warned Fu Linglong that Black Mountain Old Demon had broken through the Fox Clan’s defenses and killed several elders.
• Fu Linglong rushed to the battlefield and found Fox Clan members dead while the surviving warriors fought desperately.
• Fu Linglong attacked Black Mountain Old Demon with foxfire and sword techniques, then unleashed the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Dance.
• Fu Linglong shattered Black Mountain Old Demon’s shield and wounded him, but he healed by drawing in Dark Energy.
• Fu Linglong and Black Mountain Old Demon fought for half a day without either gaining the advantage, and he threatened to unleash another move.

The Black Mountain Old Demon trapped Fu Linglong and the fox clan warriors in his Dark Domain and Thorn Cage, draining their strength and killing many of them. Fu Linglong fought back with her Nine-Tails Sky Breaker, but the Black Mountain Old Demon detonated the Dark Domain, blasting her away and leaving both combatants badly weakened.

• The Black Mountain Old Demon unleashed the Dark Domain and Thorn Cage, trapping Fu Linglong and the fox clan warriors in darkness.
• The black thorns wounded the warriors, absorbed their blood, and drained their life force, killing several of them.
• Fu Linglong, enraged by her people's deaths, used Vajra Possession, Fa Tian Manifestation, Nine-Tails Sky Breaker to shatter the thorns and injure the Black Mountain Old Demon.
• The Black Mountain Old Demon compressed and detonated the Dark Domain, blasting Fu Linglong hundreds of zhang away.
• Fu Linglong crashed to the ground in a bloody state, while the Black Mountain Old Demon was left wounded and exhausted.

Black Mountain Old Demon escaped after devastating the Fox Clan, leaving Fu Linglong near death and in need of rare medicine. As the clan sent its young members to search for a cure, Hu Xiaoqian caught a familiar scent coming from Hua Qiang.

• Black Mountain Old Demon, drained of power, avoided the wounded Fox Clan and fled underground as black mist.
• The surviving Fox elders carried Fu Linglong to the encampment, where an old healer said only rare medicines or Life Divine Water could save her.
• The Great Elder sent the young Fox Clan members out to search for medicinal herbs.
• Hua Qiang and his companions enjoyed a carefree outing in a flower-filled valley while nine old men secretly guarded them.
• Hu Xiaoqian, exhausted from searching for medicine, detected a familiar scent coming from Hua Qiang.

Hu Xiaoqian met Hua Qiang and asked him to help save the Fox Clan’s injured Empress. Hua Qiang agreed to accompany her to the clan, where the elders waited anxiously as someone announced that the Empress was saved.

• Hu Xiaoqian approached Hua Qiang and explained that she sensed a familiar fox aura from him; he revealed that he had a Seven-tailed Fox pet.
• Hu Xiaoqian told Hua Qiang that the Fox Clan’s Empress had been gravely wounded and needed rare medicine, and Hua Qiang said he had something that could treat her.
• Hu Xiaoqian kowtowed and begged Hua Qiang to visit the Fox Clan; he stopped her and agreed to go after they had eaten.
• Hua Qiang and the others finished their meal, then followed Hu Xiaoqian toward the Fox Clan’s residence.
• The elders waited anxiously beside the injured Empress until hurried footsteps arrived and a voice shouted that she was saved.

Hua Qiang arrived with nine dragon ancestors at the Fox Clan’s village and promised to save Empress Fu Linglong with Life Divine Water. After Hu Xiaoqian fed it to her, Fu Linglong revived and opened her eyes.

• Hu Xiaotong told the elders that Hu Xiaoqian had brought people carrying divine medicine, and the elders feared they might be dangerous.
• Hu Meier and the elders went to meet Hua Qiang and his companions at the village entrance.
• Hu Xiaoqian introduced Hua Qiang as the person who had agreed to treat the Empress, and Hu Meier offered the Fox Clan’s gratitude and support.
• Hua Qiang revealed that he had Life Divine Water and followed Hu Meier’s group to Fu Linglong’s bedchamber.
• Hua Qiang gave the Life Divine Water to Hu Xiaoqian to feed Fu Linglong, and Fu Linglong’s strength returned until she opened her eyes.

Fu Linglong recovered after Hua Qiang saved her with Life Divine Water, and the Fox Clan’s leaders debated how to repay him. They settled on exploring a marriage between Fu Linglong and Hua Qiang, though the plan still needed their approval and his interest.

• Fu Xiaotong told Fu Linglong that Hua Qiang had saved her with Life Divine Water, and Fu Linglong thanked him on behalf of the Fox Clan.
• The Fox Clan’s elders praised Hua Qiang and promised to repay his kindness.
• At a council meeting, the Great Elder suggested giving Hua Qiang half of the Fox Clan’s Spirit Crystal mine vein, but the Fourth Elder argued for a more sincere reward.
• Grand Elder Hu Meier proposed that Fu Linglong marry Hua Qiang as repayment for saving her and as protection for the Fox Clan.
• The elders agreed to sound out Hua Qiang’s feelings and discuss the proposal with Fu Linglong.

The Fox Clan’s Great Elder persuaded Hua Qiang to accept marriage to Empress Fu Linglong, and Hua Qiang agreed. Ao Shanshan then interrupted to insist that Hua Qiang also marry Ao Miaomiao and Long Mo'er, leaving both women awaiting his response.

• The Fox Clan’s Great Elder visited Hua Qiang and proposed that he marry Empress Fu Linglong as repayment for saving the Fox Clan.
• After hearing the Great Elder’s arguments, Hua Qiang agreed to marry Fu Linglong.
• Ao Shanshan arrived with Ao Miaomiao and Long Mo'er and said Hua Qiang should have asked for her opinion.
• Ao Shanshan accepted the marriage only on the condition that Hua Qiang marry Ao Miaomiao and Long Mo'er as well, and she volunteered to witness the wedding.
• Ao Miaomiao and Long Mo'er looked to Hua Qiang for his answer.

Hua Qiang married Fu Linglong, Long Mo'er, and Ao Miaomiao in a grand Fox Clan ceremony. Long Rikong learned that Long Mo'er had married Hua Qiang and vowed revenge.

• Ao Shanshan declared that Hua Qiang had agreed to marry Ao Miaomiao and Long Mo'er, and the two women embraced him in joy.
• The Fox Clan elders arranged the wedding for three days later, while Hua Qiang and the brides’ relatives prepared for the ceremony.
• The Fox Clan decorated its giant tree and welcomed guests from other powers for the wedding.
• Hua Qiang, Fu Linglong, Long Mo'er, and Ao Miaomiao exchanged tokens and vows at the ceremony, with Ao Shanshan officiating.
• Long Rikong learned of Long Mo'er's wedding to Hua Qiang, smashed objects in anger, and vowed to kill him.

Long Rikong abandoned his plan to send the Shadow Dragon Guards after Hua Qiang after Long Yanran warned that doing so could endanger the Imperial Family. After his wedding-night breakthrough, Hua Qiang faced the Nine-Nine Lightning Tribulation and charged toward its ninth bolt while summoning the World-Ending Thunder Dragon.

• Long Rikong headed to Taihe Palace to ask his grandfather to dispatch the Shadow Dragon Guards, but Long Yanran stopped him and warned him about Hua Qiang and his nine powerful bodyguards.
• Long Yanran threatened to report Long Rikong to her imperial brother, and Long Rikong turned back rather than risk the Imperial Family.
• After the wedding guests departed, Hua Qiang and his bride spent three days and nights together, and Hua Qiang broke through to a new realm.
• Hua Qiang ran to an uninhabited wilderness ten thousand miles away and fought the Nine-Nine Lightning Tribulation with his own strength.
• Hua Qiang endured eight bolts, then charged at the overwhelmingly powerful ninth bolt and called forth the World-Ending Thunder Dragon.

Hua Qiang defeated the final Tribulation Lightning, reached the Human Immortal Realm, and was forced to ascend despite wanting to stay with his loved ones. He sent an avatar to remain behind, then arrived in the Immortal Realm by plunging into a pool surrounded by white mist.

• Hua Qiang transformed into a World-Ending Thunder Dragon and fought the final Tribulation Lightning.
• Hua Qiang destroyed the Tribulation Lightning with a Thunder Dragon Pearl and absorbed its power.
• The Heavenly Path rewarded Hua Qiang, healing him and strengthening his physique until he reached the Human Immortal Realm.
• Hua Qiang split off part of his divine soul and sent it into an avatar, which stayed behind to guard his loved ones.
• A golden light carried Hua Qiang through the White Jade gate, and he arrived in the Immortal Realm by falling into a pool.

Hua Qiang converted his Saint Essence into Immortal Essence in the Mortal Transformation Pool and became a First Layer Human Immortal, but his strength and Slaughter Points had been reset. After Wang Lixian and Ling Fugui spotted him, they called him a piglet and captured him for their respective Lineages.

• Xiao Ling told Hua Qiang to absorb the pool's immortal energy, and he converted his Saint Essence into Immortal Essence.
• Hua Qiang checked his Void Panel, saw that his Slaughter Points were zero and his Blood Qi was only 100, and realized he needed to gain Slaughter Points to grow stronger.
• Wang Lixian and Ling Fugui complained about guarding the Mortal Transformation Pool and discussed the people their Lineages had captured for a beast-fighting arena.
• A tremor led Wang Lixian and Ling Fugui to the pool, where they found Hua Qiang and argued over which Lineage would claim him.
• Hua Qiang tried to flee, but Wang Lixian and Ling Fugui caught him before he had run a hundred meters.

Wang Lixian and Li Fugui captured Hua Qiang, then Li Fugui took him to Desolate City and delivered him to the Ling Family Beast Arena. Imprisoned among other battered captives, Hua Qiang understood he was meant to fight beasts and vowed to escape and take revenge.

• Wang Lixian and Li Fugui beat Hua Qiang and argued over who would claim him, with Li Fugui winning a rock-paper-scissors contest.
• Li Fugui transported Hua Qiang in a cage to Desolate City, where locals greeted him as fresh stock for the Ling Family Beast Arena.
• Li Fugui showed his token to the guards and brought Hua Qiang into the arena, where Hua Qiang saw other bloodied prisoners held in cages.
• Li Fugui shoved Hua Qiang into a crowded cage, and Hua Qiang resolved to escape and punish his captors.

Newly ascended Hua Qiang learned from Wenren Yu that the Imperial Family of the Immortal Spirit Continent imprisoned and tormented ascenders, keeping them from advancing beyond the Human Immortal Realm. He resolved to grow stronger through the demonic beast fights and eventually escape, leaving Wenren Yu with a glimmer of hope.

• Hua Qiang noticed Wenren Yu watching him, approached her, and introduced himself.
• Wenren Yu explained that the Imperial Family ordered ascenders captured and imprisoned across its territory to prevent them from advancing.
• Wenren Yu said the prisoners were tortured and forced to fight demonic beasts, while their guards were at least Earth Immortals.
• Wenren Yu revealed that the policy followed an ascender's near-destruction of the Imperial Family two hundred years earlier.
• Hua Qiang learned that Tuoba Xiong ruled Desolate City and that the beasts were at most one realm stronger than their opponents.
• Hua Qiang resolved to build his strength, take revenge on his captors, and assured Wenren Yu that their situation would not last.

Hua Qiang was forced to fight Xiong Da, a powerful black bear, in the Li Family Beast-Fighting Arena. He defeated the beast, leaving the spectators furious after their bets went bad.

• The Li Family opened the beast-fighting arena and announced that spectators could bet on the matches.
• The referee named slave 9527, Hua Qiang, as Xiong Da’s first opponent and forbade him from using weapons.
• Hua Qiang dodged Xiong Da’s attacks and traded blows with the bear before spotting an opening.
• Hua Qiang struck Xiong Da’s head with a powerful punch, knocking the bear down.
• The spectators cursed Hua Qiang and threw food at him after losing their bets.

After Hua Qiang killed a captive demonic beast and won Slaughter Points, the Beast-Fighting Arena’s manager ordered him punished for breaking the arena’s rules. Hua Qiang endured a beating and returned to the cage, where Wenren Yu gave him healing pills.

• Ling Mingqiu ordered two men to teach Hua Qiang a lesson for killing the black bear and disrupting the arena’s rules.
• Wenren Yu warned Hua Qiang that the arena would likely retaliate, while the other cage prisoners praised him for killing the beast.
• Two burly men called Hua Qiang out of the cage and beat him, with Ma San admitting he was angry because Hua Qiang’s victory had cost him two months of wages.
• Ma San warned Hua Qiang not to kill the arena’s beasts again, then kicked him back into the cage before he and Zhao Wu left.
• Wenren Yu offered Hua Qiang some of her remaining healing pills, and he accepted them gratefully.