Chapter Summaries

Hao Shuai brought his companions to Dongying by ship, declaring that he would destroy Dongying in every world he controlled. After Jue Wushen ordered an invasion of the Central Plains, Hao Shuai attacked Wushen Jue Palace and led his party toward its main hall.

• Hao Shuai sailed toward Dongying with Song Que, Shi Zhixuan, Yueyao, Dongfang Bai, and the others, explaining that he would not allow Dongying to exist in any world he controlled.
• Jue Xin reported that Hao Shuai had taken over Tianxia Society from Xiong Ba and was rumored to wield Three Points Return to One Qi.
• Jue Wushen ordered three thousand Ghost Rakshasa and a hundred thousand Dongying soldiers to invade the Central Plains and claim supremacy over its Martial World.
• Hao Shuai mocked Jue Wushen, shattered the gates of Wushen Jue Palace, and faced the palace's defenders with his companions.
• Hao Shuai and his party fought their way through the palace and reached its main hall, where three figures rushed toward them.

Yueyao challenged Jue Wushen to test his Immortal Golden Body, and the two fought to a standstill. After Jue Wushen activated his defensive technique, Yueyao used Azure Blood Reflecting Green and Sword Twenty to concentrate her strikes on one spot, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Hao Shuai insulted Jue Wushen and invited Yueyao to test his Immortal Golden Body.
• Jue Wushen attacked Yueyao with the Killing Heart Fist, and she countered with Moving Flowers, Shifting Jade.
• Jue Wushen activated his Immortal Golden Body and stood still, unable to use other internal techniques while it was active.
• Yueyao drew Azure Blood Reflecting Green and unleashed Sword Twenty against Jue Wushen.
• Yueyao concentrated her sword strikes on the same spot on Jue Wushen's golden aura shield.

Yueyao defeated Jue Wushen at Wushen Jue Palace by overcoming his Immortal Golden Body and overpowering him with her Yueyao Palm Technique. Hao Shuai refused to spare the defeated Jue Wushen, who then launched a surprise attack on him.

• Yueyao’s sword energy cracked Jue Wushen’s defenses, but he gathered strength and halted her assault.
• Jue Wushen attacked Yueyao with Slay the God, but she used the Indestructible Diamond Body Divine Skill to withstand his blows.
• Yueyao struck Jue Wushen with the Waning Moon Style, rupturing his internal organs and sending him flying.
• Hao Shuai asked Jue Wushen for his last words and rejected his plea to serve him.
• Jue Wushen pretended to beg for mercy, then suddenly lunged at Hao Shuai.

Hao Shuai killed Jue Wushen, dealt with Jue Xin and Jue Tian, and discovered that Yan Ying had been watching him. After Yan Ying offered herself to him in front of his wives, Hao Shuai denied any interest and prepared to head to Fist Tomb with Jue Tian.

• Hao Shuai drained Jue Wushen's true energy and reduced his body to dust.
• Jue Xin and Jue Tian begged for mercy, but Hao Shuai killed Jue Xin and ordered Jue Tian to lead him to Fist Tomb, where Quan Dao Shen was held.
• Hao Shuai spotted Yan Ying hiding nearby, pulled her over with the Dragon Capture Skill, and confirmed her identity.
• Yan Ying offered herself to Hao Shuai, prompting his wives to glare at him while his companions pretended not to hear.
• Song Que volunteered to search Wushen Jue Palace, and Shi Zhixuan followed him to help.

Hao Shuai found Jue Wushen’s hidden treasure chamber, killed Po Jun, and discovered that Quan Dao Shen was imprisoned in the Fist Tomb. The chapter left Hao Shuai at the start of a new discovery about the powerful captive.

• Yan Ying led Hao Shuai and Yueyao’s group to Jue Wushen’s secret chamber, where Hao Shuai found a hidden room behind a wall.
• Hao Shuai discovered Jue Wushen’s martial arts manuals and medicinal herbs in the hidden chamber.
• Song Que told Hao Shuai that the captured man was Po Jun, and Hao Shuai killed him and took his weapons.
• Hao Shuai learned that Quan Dao Shen was imprisoned in the Fist Tomb despite retaining and increasing his strength.

Hao Shuai freed Fist God from the Fist Tomb, where he killed Jue Tian, then fought Tong Piaoyun until Hao Shuai intervened. After defeating Fist God with his peak Golden Core power, Hao Shuai drained his energy and made sure he was dead.

• Hao Shuai ordered Jue Tian to enter the Fist Tomb and release Fist God.
• Fist God burst out of the tomb, killed Jue Tian, and attacked Hao Shuai, so Tong Piaoyun stepped in to fight him.
• Tong Piaoyun and Fist God exchanged powerful punches until Fist God unleashed his Void Fist Annihilation.
• Hao Shuai teleported in front of Tong Piaoyun and defeated Fist God with his full-strength attack.
• Hao Shuai absorbed Fist God's energy and broke his neck to ensure he could not return to life.

Hao Shuai and his companions attacked the Japanese Imperial Palace, defeated its defenders, and killed the Japanese emperor. With the palace guards routed, Hao Shuai prepared to loot the palace.

• Hao Shuai mocked the Japanese emperor and his sons, prompting Iron Ladder Divine Fiend to order an attack.
• Hao Shuai shielded his group from the arrows, then ordered them to kill the charging palace guards.
• Song Que and the others slaughtered the guards and killed Delicate Rakshasa and Iron Ladder Divine Fiend.
• The Japanese emperor emerged and challenged Hao Shuai, who claimed he had come to collect a debt for Jue Wushen's invasion of the Central Plains.
• The emperor recognized Hao Shuai as the new leader of the Tianxia Society and attacked him with Sky Shattering Absolute Hand.
• Hao Shuai blasted the emperor into a palace wall, drained his true energy, and killed him as the guards were routed.

Song Que fought Huang Ying, Japan’s top saber master, and defeated him in a duel of technique. Hao Shuai spared Huang Ying, leaving the defeated swordsman’s fate unresolved.

• Hao Shuai and his group encountered Huang Ying in the forest, where he challenged Hao Shuai to avenge the Emperor.
• Song Que stepped forward to fight Huang Ying, and the two saber masters studied each other before beginning their duel.
• Huang Ying opened with Chaos Emotion Slash, and Song Que countered with Yin Yang Three Unifications, What Origin Becomes Nothing.
• Song Que and Huang Ying exchanged a rapid series of saber techniques while Hao Shuai watched Song Que hold back his strength.
• Song Que struck Huang Ying down, and Huang Ying admitted defeat and told them to do as they wished.
• Hao Shuai told Song Que he had not intended to kill Huang Ying.

Hao Shuai tricked Huang Ying into abandoning the Jing Ji Saber, then took it and continued his campaign against Dongying's martial world. While searching for the Hidden Sword Style, he learned about its history and four protectors.

• Hao Shuai analyzed Huang Ying's Seven Saber Intentions, persuaded him to put down the Jing Ji Saber, and stored the abandoned weapon away.
• Hao Shuai and his group spent nearly half a month destroying Dongying sects, then ambushed and slaughtered the Anti-Demon Alliance formed to stop them.
• Hao Shuai's group continued roaming Dongying and secretly drilled deep holes in the ground to plant objects.
• Hao Shuai wondered where the Hidden Sword Style was hiding, and Dongfang Bai asked what he was seeking.
• The chapter described the Hidden Sword Style's origins, its Four Great Protectors, and the factions and disciples beneath them.

Hao Shuai triggered Mount Fuji’s eruption and used buried seismic rods to sink the East’s islands, then explained his reasons to Dongfang Bai and the others. After a day of destruction, they discovered a surviving ship carrying two powerful men, and its leader asked Hao Shuai who he was.

• Hao Shuai revealed that the Unusual Martial Arts School had been the Hidden Sword Style’s public presence in the East.
• Hao Shuai brought Dongfang Bai and the others aboard Genesis and ordered Red Queen to fire its neutron cannon at Mount Fuji.
• Red Queen detonated the seismic rods, unleashing a massive earthquake that sank the East’s islands, while Genesis monitored the tsunami to protect the Divine Land.
• Hao Shuai explained the Great Tribulation of a Thousand Autumns and said he had destroyed the East partly for revenge and partly to protect the Central Plains.
• Red Queen spotted a ship that had survived the disaster, and Hao Shuai flew with the others to investigate.
• A powerful, burly man aboard the Xuanhua asked Hao Shuai who he was and why he had come aboard.

Hao Shuai encountered Xiao Aoshi and the disguised Great Demon God Xiao Jingtian after Dongying sank, then clashed with Xiao Aoshi when he insulted the brothers. Xiao Aoshi unleashed Myriad Dao Senluo, surrounding Hao Shuai with nearly a hundred phantom martial artists.

• Hao Shuai recognized the survivors as Xiao Aoshi and the disguised Xiao Jingtian, whom Xiao Aoshi called his friend Zhang Wu.
• A man exposed Hao Shuai as the leader of the Tianxia Society who had slaughtered Dongying's martial world, and Hao Shuai identified Zhang Wu as Xiao Jingtian.
• Hao Shuai called the brothers Xiao San Xiao's turtle bastards, prompting Xiao Aoshi to order his men to kill Hao Shuai and his companions.
• Xiao Aoshi attacked with lightning and flames, but Hao Shuai blocked the assault with his modified Golden Bell Shield.
• Xiao Aoshi unleashed Myriad Dao Senluo, filling the area with nearly a hundred phantom martial artists who surged toward Hao Shuai.

Hao Shuai defeated and killed the Great Leader, then absorbed his power and memories. He condensed six drops of Dragon Turtle essence-blood from the corpse and turned his attention to Xiao Jingtian.

• Hao Shuai escaped the Great Leader’s Myriad Dao Senluo encirclement and struck him with Dodompa beams and lightning.
• Hao Shuai pierced Xiao Aoshi’s chest with a nano Vibranium claw and crushed his heart, but the Great Leader’s Dragon Turtle bloodline began repairing the injury.
• The Great Leader attacked Hao Shuai with Heart Sword, but Hao Shuai blocked it with the Golden Light Mantra and struck back with his Divine Thought.
• Hao Shuai weakened the Great Leader with a mental attack, drained his thousand years of true essence, and read his memories to learn several martial arts.
• Hao Shuai burned the Great Leader’s corpse and refined six drops of Dragon Turtle essence-blood, then considered taking the blood from Xiao Jingtian.

After defeating the Great Leader, Hao Shuai discovered that Xiao Jingtian had no power during the day and decided to wait for nightfall to see if it returned. When sunset transformed Xiao Jingtian into the Great Demon God, he found himself trapped in Hao Shuai’s metal box.

• Hao Shuai reviewed how he had exploited the Great Leader’s weaknesses to win their fight.
• Song Que and Dongfang Bai brought Hayato Tenin and the other defeated fighters to Hao Shuai, who absorbed their true qi and suppressed his imminent breakthrough.
• Hao Shuai had Zhang Wu brought to him and realized that Xiao Jingtian’s daytime power had leaked away rather than merely becoming inaccessible.
• Hao Shuai locked Xiao Jingtian in a metal box with his head protruding and left him to watch the sunset.
• At nightfall, Xiao Jingtian regained his power and threatened Hao Shuai, who pointed out that he was still trapped in the box.

Hao Shuai trapped the Great Demon God in a vibranium box, drained Xiao Jingtian’s power, and refined his body for essence blood. As he prepared to deal with his restless Golden Core, Xiao San Xiao appeared near the Xuanhua.

• The Great Demon God failed to break Hao Shuai’s vibranium box and begged to submit, but Hao Shuai read his thoughts and refused.
• Hao Shuai absorbed Xiao Jingtian’s thousand years of power and released him from the box.
• Hao Shuai refined Xiao Jingtian’s body and collected four drops of Dragon Turtle essence blood, lamenting that he had lost the chance to obtain more.
• Hao Shuai sensed a powerful presence approaching beneath the sea, and Xiao San Xiao surfaced on a giant turtle.
• Hao Shuai recognized Xiao San Xiao, and Song Que and the others watched the ancient newcomer cautiously.

Hao Shuai met Xiao San Xiao, who had come seeking the vanished Dongying, and learned that the ancient man was looking for his old friends. When Hao Shuai revealed that he knew Xiao San Xiao’s sons and the Great Tribulation of a Thousand Autumns, Xiao San Xiao began explaining the looming calamity.

• Xiao San Xiao rode the Dragon Turtle to the place where Dongying had stood and approached the Xuanhua to ask what had happened.
• Hao Shuai recognized Xiao San Xiao as “He” from the Twelve Terrors, but declined his offer to grant a wish.
• Xiao San Xiao asked Hao Shuai about himself and the disappearance of Dongying, claiming that he wanted to visit old friends there.
• Hao Shuai asked whether Xiao San Xiao meant Xiao Jingtian and Xiao Aoshi, and Xiao San Xiao’s expression changed when he heard their names.
• Hao Shuai brought up the Great Tribulation of a Thousand Autumns, and Xiao San Xiao spoke of the bloodshed and calamity threatening the Divine Land.

Hao Shuai confronted Xiao San Xiao over the Eastern Isles and revealed that he had killed Xiao Jingtian and Xiao Aoshi and sunk the Isles. When Xiao San Xiao prepared to stop him, Queen Jingjue agreed to fight in exchange for Dragon Turtle essence blood, and their battle began at sea.

• Hao Shuai rejected Xiao San Xiao’s plan to prevent the Great Tribulation and argued that the Eastern Isles should be destroyed.
• Hao Shuai revealed that Xiao Jingtian and Xiao Aoshi were dead and that he had sunk the Eastern Isles beneath the sea.
• Hao Shuai summoned Queen Jingjue and asked her to kill Xiao San Xiao, but she initially refused because he had kept her confined.
• Hao Shuai promised to stop locking Queen Jingjue away and offered her Dragon Turtle essence blood, persuading her to fight Xiao San Xiao.
• Queen Jingjue and Xiao San Xiao clashed at sea as she met his martial techniques with brute force and he raised a vast net of water to block her punch.

Jingjue Queen and Xiao San Xiao fought for days while Hao Shuai and his companions grew bored watching. By the sixth day, Hao Shuai had started loudly cheering Jingjue Queen on, much to everyone else's annoyance.

• Jingjue Queen and Xiao San Xiao fought for five days, unable to break through each other's formidable defenses.
• Xiao San Xiao tried to escape on his giant sea turtle, but Red Queen's Ion Cannon blasts repeatedly blocked his path.
• Hao Shuai explained to Dongfang Bai and the others that they had to wait for the fight to end, since using the Ion Cannon would destroy Xiao San Xiao and Hao Shuai could not risk breaking through nearby.
• On the sixth day, Hao Shuai brought a sound system onto the deck and shouted cheers for Jingjue Queen and insults at Xiao San Xiao.
• Dongfang Bai and the others came out of the cabin to beg Hao Shuai to stop, but he ignored them and kept cheering.

On the sixth day of the fight, the Jingjue Queen defeated Xiao San Xiao and fed on him, while Hao Shuai absorbed his four thousand years of power and began breaking through. His golden core split and became a Nascent Soul, leaving him to face the lightning tribulation.

• The Jingjue Queen and Xiao San Xiao knocked each other unconscious, and the Queen began drinking his blood.
• Hao Shuai discovered the Queen’s heart was on her right side and pulled her away from Xiao San Xiao after she drained too much of his vital essence.
• Hao Shuai used the Northern Darkness Sky Absorption Skill to absorb Xiao San Xiao’s four thousand years of power.
• Hao Shuai gathered natural energy from hundreds of miles around, while Dongfang Bai and the others cultivated nearby.
• Hao Shuai’s golden core cracked and exploded, leaving a miniature Nascent Soul in his dantian; he realized he still had to survive the lightning tribulation.

Hao Shuai survived his three-nine heavenly tribulation with the help of Senzu Beans and gained a stronger body and Yin Spirit, along with the first step toward an immortal soul. He reunited with Dongfang Bai and the others, then asked about the giant sea turtle they had escaped on.

• Dark clouds and a violent storm surrounded Hao Shuai as Dongfang Bai and the others fled the area on a giant sea turtle led by Jingjue Queen.
• Hao Shuai tried to endure the tribulation lightning with his bare body, but the first three increasingly powerful bolts badly charred him.
• Hao Shuai used Senzu Beans to recover between strikes and survived all twenty-seven bolts of the three-nine tribulation.
• Hao Shuai emerged with a strengthened body and Yin Spirit, realized his reckless approach had nearly killed him, and resolved to gather more treasures and pursue immortality.
• Dongfang Bai and the others reunited with Hao Shuai, and Dongfang Bai explained that the giant sea turtle had helped them escape the storm.
• Hao Shuai asked Jingjue Queen whether she had caught Xiao San Xiao's giant sea turtle.

Hao Shuai discovered that the giant sea turtle was actually a dragon turtle that could communicate telepathically and had survived by sharing its essence with Xiao San Xiao. Impressed by its speed and water abilities, Hao Shuai agreed to take it in and began inscribing a Beast Taming Technique on it.

• Hao Shuai heard a telepathic plea from the giant sea turtle and asked it to show its head, discovering it was a dragon turtle.
• Hao Shuai entered the dragon turtle’s sea of consciousness and learned that it had shared half its essence with Xiao San Xiao four thousand years earlier.
• The dragon turtle demonstrated its ability to travel swiftly underwater while protecting Hao Shuai from the seawater.
• Hao Shuai decided to take the dragon turtle as his aquatic mount and pretended to deliberate before accepting its submission.
• The dragon turtle agreed to Hao Shuai’s Beast Taming Technique, and Hao Shuai began inscribing the spell in its sea of consciousness.