Chapter Summaries

Hua Qiang prepared for another beast-fighting match while Wenren Yu worried about him and two jealous prisoners plotted against him. In the arena, Hua Qiang killed the Azure-Eyed Lion with a barrage of punches.

• A healing pill restored Hua Qiang's injuries, and he accepted it from Wenren Yu rather than reveal his own treasures.
• Wenren Yu warned Hua Qiang that the house might make him fight a stronger beast, and he reassured her that he could protect himself.
• Two jealous men watched Hua Qiang and Wenren Yu grow closer and agreed to kill Hua Qiang if they got the chance.
• The host announced that 9527 would fight the Azure-Eyed Lion, and Wang Xigou bet all his money on Hua Qiang.
• Hua Qiang used Prediction to evade the Azure-Eyed Lion's attacks, then battered its head until he killed it.

After killing the Azure-Eyed Lion, Hua Qiang was beaten by the guards but recovered with Wenren Yu’s help and raised his cultivation to the Human Immortal Third Layer. He retaliated when Mei Chenggong and Zheng Chenghua insulted Wenren Yu, leaving both men fearful of him.

• Hua Qiang’s victory over the Azure-Eyed Lion shocked the arena, while Wang Xigou celebrated winning five thousand spirit stones and Li Sanfeng lamented his loss.
• Wenren Yu warned Hua Qiang that the guards would punish him, but two guards dragged him away and beat him before returning him to the cage.
• Wenren Yu gave Hua Qiang one of her last healing pills, and he thanked her as his injuries began to mend.
• Mei Chenggong and Zheng Chenghua mocked Hua Qiang and insulted Wenren Yu, who angrily confronted them.
• Hua Qiang raised his Blood Qi to 300, healed fully, and slapped both men before kicking them into the cage bars.
• Mei Chenggong and Zheng Chenghua realized Hua Qiang was stronger than they were and looked at him in fear.

Hua Qiang forced Mei Chenggong and Zheng Chenghua to apologize to Wenren Yu, then continued winning beast fights while hiding his true cultivation. After Wenren Yu worried over his injuries and ran out of healing pills, Hua Qiang revealed he had pills and gave her a bottle.

• Hua Qiang beat Mei Chenggong and Zheng Chenghua until they apologized to Wenren Yu, then let them go when she asked him to stop.
• Hua Qiang killed his demonic beast opponents, concealed that he had reached the third level of the Human Immortal Realm, and saved his Slaughter Points for a future breakthrough.
• The guards beat Hua Qiang after his daily arena fights, while Wenren Yu used up her healing pills caring for him.
• Hua Qiang took a healing pill in front of Wenren Yu, who became upset that he had let her worry and ask others for help.
• Hua Qiang apologized and gave Wenren Yu a bottle of healing pills, promising she could ask him for more.

After enduring repeated fights and beatings in the beast arena, Hua Qiang gathered enough Slaughter Points to advance to the ninth level of the Human Immortal Realm. He concealed his strength and promised Wenren Yu that he would take her out that night, just as the guards arrived to drag him away again.

• Wenren Yu kissed Hua Qiang, and he promised to show her a precious treasure once they escaped.
• Over the next half month, Hua Qiang kept killing demonic beasts and enduring beatings while the prisoners grew to admire him and gamblers profited from betting on him.
• After another beast fight, Hua Qiang learned he had enough Slaughter Points to reach the ninth level of the Human Immortal Realm.
• Hua Qiang spent 6,000 Slaughter Points on Blood Qi Points, concealed his breakthrough with the Creation Divine Cauldron, and promised Wenren Yu he would take her out that night.
• After the beast arena closed, two guards entered the cage to drag Hua Qiang away, unaware that he was ready to fight back.

Hua Qiang killed two guards who had been abusing him and used his Slaughter Points to break through to the Earth Immortal First Heaven. The caged piglets watched in terror as his power rose.

• Li Sihuan tried to beat Hua Qiang, but Hua Qiang caught his fist, snapped his arm, and killed him.
• Li Sanpao attacked Hua Qiang with a spear, but Hua Qiang countered with the Blood Demon Spear and killed him.
• Hua Qiang gained Slaughter Points from the guards and spent two thousand to advance his Blood Qi.
• Hua Qiang officially reached the Earth Immortal First Heaven while the caged piglets watched in fear.

Hua Qiang killed the guards at the Beast-Fighting Arena, escaped with Wenren Yu, and inspired the captives to flee as well. Ling Mingqiu ordered a citywide hunt, and Hua Qiang began cutting down the search squads while Wenren Yu hid nearby.

• Hua Qiang killed more than a dozen guards who attacked him, then took their Storage Rings and escaped the Beast-Fighting Arena with Wenren Yu.
• Several captives followed Hua Qiang's example and fled, prompting the arena to sound the alarm.
• Ling Mingqiu learned that the captives had escaped and ordered his clan's experts to hunt them down.
• Ling Mingqiu's search squads combed the city for the fugitives while he watched from his estate tower.
• Hua Qiang hid Wenren Yu in an alley corner, attacked a nearby squad, and slaughtered all of its nearly twenty men.

Hua Qiang and Wenren Yu fled through Desolate City while Li Family capture teams hunted escapees. After Hua Qiang killed another squad and gained enough power to reach the fifth layer of the Earth Immortal Realm, he continued toward escape with renewed confidence.

• Hua Qiang looted the squad he had defeated and fled with Wenren Yu through the darkness as Li Family capture teams seized other escapees.
• A squad of Li Family guards cornered Hua Qiang, but he killed more than ten of them with his Thunderclap Blade.
• One of the guards fired a distress signal, drawing other Li Family squads toward the area.
• Hua Qiang killed the surviving guards, looted their bodies, and escaped with Wenren Yu across the rooftops.
• Hua Qiang spent all his Slaughter Points on Blood Qi and advanced to the fifth layer of the Earth Immortal Realm.

Li Mingqiu sent Li Sangeng and Li Banyue to capture the two escapees, while Hua Qiang fought his way through the search party and then confronted the Heavenly Immortal Realm experts. The chapter ended with Hua Qiang and Li Sangeng exchanging blows as Li Banyue watched.

• Li Mingqiu learned that two prisoners had escaped and ordered Li Sangeng and Li Banyue to capture them.
• Hua Qiang hid Wenren Yu in an alley and attacked the pursuing search party, killing them all.
• Hua Qiang sensed two powerful experts approaching and drew them away from Wenren Yu's hiding place.
• Li Sangeng and Li Banyue caught up with Hua Qiang, and Li Sangeng attacked while Li Banyue held back.
• Hua Qiang traded blows with Li Sangeng despite the gap between their cultivation levels.

Hua Qiang killed Li Sangeng with redirected fire, then battled Li Banyue, who broke through his Void Concealment and clashed with his saber techniques and domain. After his Spear Domain faltered, Li Banyue swallowed a pill that raised his cultivation to Heavenly Immortal Realm Fifth Stage and prepared a golden spear attack.

• Li Banyue taunted Li Sangeng for failing to defeat Hua Qiang, prompting Li Sangeng to unleash his Blazing Fire Sword.
• Hua Qiang controlled Li Sangeng’s flames, turned the sword attack back on him, and burned him to ashes, gaining 10,000 Slaughter Points and advancing to Earth Immortal Realm Sixth Heaven.
• Li Banyue attacked Hua Qiang with a black spear, broke his Void Concealment, and followed with five python-shaped strikes.
• Hua Qiang’s five thunder dragons, empowered by Annihilation Force, defeated Li Banyue’s pythons, and Hua Qiang’s Saber Domain resisted Li Banyue’s Spear Domain.
• Li Banyue swallowed a fiery red pill, rose to Heavenly Immortal Realm Fifth Stage, and formed a golden spear for his Thunderous Strike.

Hua Qiang defeated Li Banyue after a fierce battle, using Soul Stab to leave him vulnerable to a final lightning attack. He gained 20,000 Slaughter Points, exchanged them for Blood Qi, and advanced to the Seventh Heaven of the Earth Immortal Realm.

• Li Banyue and Hua Qiang traded powerful spear and lightning attacks, damaging the street and surrounding buildings.
• Li Banyue gathered his strength for another strike, and Hua Qiang countered with Blade Principle—Annihilating Thunderstorm as approaching footsteps warned that others were coming.
• Hua Qiang used Soul Stab to stun Li Banyue, then unleashed a thunder dragon that swallowed and killed him.
• Hua Qiang gained 20,000 Slaughter Points, exchanged them for Blood Qi, and advanced to the Seventh Heaven of the Earth Immortal Realm.

Hua Qiang and Wenren Yu infiltrated Li Mingqiu’s estate after Hua Qiang learned that Li Mingqiu had helped cause his suffering. Hua Qiang killed the household servants and seized Li Mingqiu by the throat, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Li Family guards found Li Sangeng and Li Banyue dead amid the wreckage and realized Hua Qiang had defeated them.
• Li Mingqiu learned that his men had been killed and raged over his losses and the consequences he would face from the Li Family.
• Hua Qiang and Wenren Yu slipped into Li Mingqiu’s heavily guarded compound and learned the homeowner’s identity.
• Hua Qiang killed the steward and servants in the courtyard without raising an alarm.
• Hua Qiang entered Li Mingqiu’s room, dodged a thrown porcelain object, and grabbed Li Mingqiu by the throat.

Hua Qiang killed Li Mingqiu, looted his possessions and treasure vault, and spent the night in the residence with Wenren Yu. Before dawn, they left to avoid discovery and considered finding a secluded place to hide.

• Hua Qiang revealed himself to Li Mingqiu, snapped his neck, and took his Storage Ring.
• Hua Qiang hid the bodies, cleaned the courtyard, and stayed overnight in the residence with Wenren Yu, who trusted him and quickly fell asleep.
• While Li Mingqiu's household remained unaware of his death, Hua Qiang found and emptied the treasure vault.
• Hua Qiang refined the looted spiritual herbs into pills, including cultivation pills that Wenren Yu could use.
• Before dawn, Hua Qiang and Wenren Yu left the residence, and Hua Qiang considered buying a secluded house where they could lie low.

After Li Mingqiu disappeared, the Li Family and Desolate City searched for him while Hua Qiang and Wenren Yu settled into a new home. Disguised at the trading market, Hua Qiang sensed something unusual about an ugly gray stone, then asked its stall owner the price.

• Li Mingqiu's family discovered he was missing, and Li Mingyang and Tuoba Xiong organized searches across the city.
• The Wang Lineage laughed at the Li Family's troubles and tightened security at its own Beast-Fighting Arena.
• Hua Qiang and Wenren Yu bought a secluded house, and Hua Qiang gave her a large bottle of Immortal Essence Pills to cultivate with.
• Wenren Yu worried about falling behind Hua Qiang and hurried to cultivate, while Hua Qiang disguised himself and went to explore the trading market.
• Hua Qiang sensed something unusual about a gray, wrinkled stone at an ore stall and asked the middle-aged stall owner how much the stones cost.

Hua Qiang bought a pile of stones after the Creation Divine Cauldron identified pieces that could upgrade his Thunderclap Blade. Young Master Wang tried to seize the goods by force, and Hua Qiang refused to hand them over.

• The stall owner initially dismissed Hua Qiang, then quoted prices and offered a discount when Hua Qiang insisted on buying.
• The Creation Divine Cauldron told Hua Qiang that some stones could upgrade his Thunderclap Blade, so he selected a large batch and paid twenty thousand spirit stones.
• Young Master Wang arrived with guards and demanded the stones, offering Hua Qiang only two hundred spirit stones despite his completed purchase.
• The stall owner warned Hua Qiang that Young Master Wang belonged to the powerful Wang Lineage, but Hua Qiang stored the stones away and refused to surrender them.
• Young Master Wang ordered his men to beat Hua Qiang.

Hua Qiang defeated Young Master Wang’s lackeys after they tried to rob him, then faced two Heavenly Immortal Realm guards sent by the Wang Lineage. He broke Han Jiaju’s phoenix attacks by striking their weaknesses, and the chapter ended as Han summoned nine phoenixes to attack him.

• Young Master Wang’s lackeys surrounded Hua Qiang, but Hua Qiang kicked them away and sent them crashing onto Young Master Wang.
• Young Master Wang ordered Gouzi to call for reinforcements, while the guards drew their weapons and attacked Hua Qiang; Hua Qiang defeated them again.
• Protector Han and Protector Zhou arrived, and Young Master Wang told them to take Hua Qiang down.
• Han Jiaju attacked Hua Qiang with phoenix techniques, but Hua Qiang used Prediction to find their weak points and shattered the phoenixes with his fists.
• Han Jiaju summoned nine flaming phoenixes and sent them charging at Hua Qiang.

Hua Qiang copied Han Jiaju’s Phoenix Battle Art and matched his nine phoenixes against Han’s in a battle that ended in mutual destruction. After Hua Qiang restored his strength with a pill, Han Jiaju and Zhou Changsheng moved to capture him, but Hua Qiang believed he could escape with his spatial abilities.

• Hua Qiang comprehended the Phoenix Battle Art while facing Han Jiaju’s nine phoenixes and summoned nine of his own.
• Hua Qiang and Han Jiaju’s phoenixes fought fiercely until all eighteen exploded in mutual destruction.
• Hua Qiang took a medicinal pill that restored his strength and mental power, prompting Han Jiaju to covet his possessions.
• Han Jiaju asked Zhou Changsheng to attack Hua Qiang with him, and Zhou Changsheng bound the surrounding space.
• Hua Qiang realized his retreat had been cut off but remained confident that his spatial abilities could let him escape.

Hua Qiang used his immortal-grade Thunderclap Blade and Kunpeng Sky-Splitting Strike to overwhelm Han Jiaju and Zhou Changsheng, then seized Young Master Wang. After the two protectors were killed, a terrifying pressure descended before Hua Qiang could act against Young Master Wang.

• Hua Qiang summoned the Thunderclap Blade and attacked Han Jiaju and Zhou Changsheng with two thunder-wreathed Kunpeng.
• Han Jiaju and Zhou Changsheng defeated the first Kunpeng, but Hua Qiang summoned more, driving the two Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators into a desperate fight.
• Hua Qiang seized Young Master Wang by the neck, distracting Han Jiaju and Zhou Changsheng as the Kunpeng tore them apart and earned Hua Qiang Slaughter Points.
• Hua Qiang mocked Young Master Wang, threw him to the ground, and planted a foot on his chest.
• A terrifying pressure descended from afar before Hua Qiang could make his next move.

Hua Qiang held Young Master Wang beneath his foot as Wang Qianshan and the Wang Lineage surrounded him. He secured two tons of Immortal Crystals and resources in exchange for letting Young Master Wang go, while Wang Qianshan waited for a chance to retaliate.

• Wang Qianshan arrived with Heavenly Immortal Realm experts and demanded that Hua Qiang release his son.
• Hua Qiang accused Young Master Wang of trying to rob him, and the Wang Lineage held back to avoid endangering the hostage.
• A black-robed man offered compensation, and Hua Qiang demanded ten tons of Immortal Crystals and resources.
• The black-robed man negotiated the demand down to two tons and gave Hua Qiang a Storage Ring.
• Hua Qiang accepted the payment and continued insulting Young Master Wang while Wang Qianshan waited for him to release his son.

Hua Qiang escaped Wang Qianshan by hiding inside the Creation Divine Cauldron, then awakened the Eye of the God-Demon inside a mysterious stone by feeding it his blood. The ancient eye entered his forehead and granted him the Death Gaze, and he discovered further information about his new power.

• Hua Qiang kicked Young Master Wang toward Wang Qianshan, vanished into the Creation Divine Cauldron, and evaded the Heavenly Immortal experts searching for him.
• Wang Qianshan failed to find Hua Qiang, smashed a huge pit into the ground in rage, and left the marketplace with his companions.
• Hua Qiang returned home and used his blood to awaken the mysterious gray stone, which cracked open to reveal a gigantic eye.
• The Eye of the God-Demon shot into Hua Qiang's forehead, causing him intense pain before its information flooded into his mind.
• Hua Qiang learned that the eye belonged to an ancient God-Demon and possessed the world-destroying Death Gaze, then discovered another piece of information that delighted him.

Wenren Yu broke through to the fifth level of the Human Immortal Realm with help from Hua Qiang, then vowed to stay by his side; Hua Qiang treated her as a sister and later prepared to hunt demon beasts. The chapter ended with Hua Qiang leaving Desolate City to seek demon beasts and earn Slaughter Points.

• Wenren Yu absorbed the Immortal Origin Pills and a golden breath from Hua Qiang, breaking through from the second to the fifth level of the Human Immortal Realm.
• Wenren Yu thanked Hua Qiang and offered to serve him, but he refused and asked her to stay as his sister.
• Three days later, Wenren Yu reached the sixth level of the Human Immortal Realm, while Hua Qiang converted his Slaughter Points and reached the ninth level of the Earth Immortal Realm.
• Hua Qiang told Wenren Yu he was going out to hunt demon beasts and promised to take her traveling once she reached the Earth Immortal Realm.
• Hua Qiang registered at the southern city gate, left Desolate City, and set out toward the mountains to hunt demon beasts.