Chapter Summaries

After a year of punishing Soul Power training in the Extreme North, Shen Ranxi left with her skills greatly strengthened and defeated three god-serving attackers. The system then sent her toward Slaughter City, where Tang San was, on a dangerous mission involving the Slaughter King.

• Shen Ranxi spent a year refining pills, fighting Soul Beasts, and mastering precise control of her Soul Power before leaving the Extreme North.
• Shen Ranxi encountered three Soul Elders and overwhelmed them with her physical strength and wooden staff, then burned their remains after they claimed to serve a god.
• The system assigned Shen Ranxi a mission to enter Slaughter City, kill the Nine-headed Bat King, and harvest the wicked residents in exchange for five hundred thousand Merit Points and a supreme treasure.
• The system explained that Tang San was in Slaughter City and that Shen Ranxi only needed to place a system-provided item on the Slaughter King, a Limit Douluo who could not currently use his full strength.
• Shen Ranxi called the mission hell-level difficulty and insisted that the system's promised assistance was not enough.

In Slaughter City, Tang San kept carving wooden dolls of Shen Ranxi to preserve his memories and restrain his killing intent. As he neared the Hell Slaughter Arena championship, the growing slaughter aura began pushing him toward collapse.

• Shen Ranxi bargained with the system until it agreed to preserve the Nine-Headed Bat King's energy as her seventh Soul Ring, and she accepted.
• Hu Liena teased Tang San in Slaughter City, but he shut the door on her and left her frustrated.
• Tang San opened a box of keepsakes from Shen Ranxi and carved another wooden doll from memory, using the carvings to suppress his murderous impulses.
• Tang San reflected that he had received no news of Shen Ranxi since entering Slaughter City and resolved to grow stronger so he could find her.
• With only a few matches left before the Hell Slaughter Arena championship, Tang San realized the escalating killing intent was eroding his will and driving him toward collapse.

Shen Ranxi entered Slaughter City disguised as a handsome young man, but accidentally ate Canglan’s hallucinogenic mushrooms and began seeing ordinary objects and people as demons. As she rampaged through the city, the system led her toward Tang San, who recognized a familiar aura in the youth and followed him.

• Shen Ranxi entered Slaughter City without drinking Bloody Mary, took a room, and had Canglan wash it with water.
• Canglan accidentally put hallucinogenic mushrooms into Shen Ranxi’s soup, causing her to see objects as talking demons.
• Shen Ranxi mistook the city’s inhabitants and slimes for monsters, killed some of them, and searched for the Slaughter City’s Boss.
• The system led the hallucinating Shen Ranxi toward Tang San to handle the trouble.
• Tang San spotted Shen Ranxi disguised as a refined young man, sensed a familiar aura, and quietly followed him.

Tang San recognized Shen Ranxi in Slaughter City and, despite her not recognizing him, reunited with her and brought her back to his room. After Shen Ranxi regained consciousness, she remembered her bizarre behavior and was mortified.

• Tang San followed Shen Ranxi into an alley and recognized the ring on her finger as the one he had given Little Xi.
• Shen Ranxi mistook Tang San for Somersault Cloud and agreed to go with him to find and kill the strongest monster.
• Tang San embraced Shen Ranxi, and onlookers mistook their reunion for evidence that King Asura liked men.
• Tang San silenced the crowd with a threatening gesture and coldly dismissed Hu Liena when she asked whether he knew Shen Ranxi.
• Tang San brought Shen Ranxi to his room, where she regained consciousness and recalled her humiliating behavior.

Shen Ranxi reunited with Tang San in the Wooden House after Canglan accidentally made her eat death cap mushrooms. The two shared their longing in an intimate embrace and kiss, leaving Shen Ranxi annoyed by the marks Tang San left on her.

• Tang San asked Shen Ranxi how she had eaten death cap mushrooms, and she blamed Canglan.
• Canglan emerged from Shen Ranxi, apologized cutely, and was introduced to Tang San as her sixth Soul Ring, a mutated Frost Demon Dragon.
• Tang San asked Shen Ranxi to send Canglan away, and she returned the dragon to her space.
• Shen Ranxi inspected Tang San's transformed appearance before he drew her into his arms and confessed how much he had missed her.
• Shen Ranxi kissed Tang San, and he turned the tables, holding her down as their reunion became intimate.
• Afterward, Shen Ranxi complained about the marks on her neck and shoulders and asked Tang San if he was a puppy.

Tang San reunited with Shen Ranxi in Slaughter City and told her about his years of hardship, while she shared what she had experienced during their four years apart. They ended the chapter holding each other and catching up in the Wooden House.

• Tang San embraced Shen Ranxi, calmed his killing intent, and told her about his father, the awakening of his Martial Soul, and his time in Slaughter City.
• Shen Ranxi listened to Tang San's account, comforted him, and told him how much she felt he had suffered.
• Tang San was flustered when Shen Ranxi called him her husband and began imagining their engagement and wedding.
• Shen Ranxi told Tang San about finding her family, devouring Heavenly Flames, and visiting Oscar, Fatty, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang San felt jealous that Shen Ranxi had visited his friends but not him, and held her tighter as they continued sharing their stories.

Shen Ranxi learned that Hu Liena wanted to ally with Tang San, then secretly entered the Slaughter King's palace to investigate him. She discovered that a nine-headed bat was possessing the Slaughter King and prepared to use the Soul-Calming Jade against it.

• Hu Liena visited Tang San and proposed that they join forces, while keeping her curiosity about the person inside his room to herself.
• Tang San told Shen Ranxi about Hu Liena's proposal, and Shen Ranxi realized she had only three days to approach the Slaughter King and complete her mission.
• Shen Ranxi slipped into the central palace and found the Slaughter King struggling against a nine-headed bat that had seized his body.
• Shen Ranxi saw that the Slaughter King's original consciousness still resisted the bat and took out the Soul-Calming Jade to counter the evil parasite.

Shen Ranxi infiltrated the Slaughter King's hall and secretly planted the Soul-Calming Jade in the Blood Pool before escaping. Back at the cabin, she told Tang San what she had discovered, and they planned to act together when the jade took effect.

• Shen Ranxi pierced the Nine-Headed Bat King's divine soul with Heavenly Flames, giving Tang Chen's consciousness a chance to fight back.
• Shen Ranxi threw the Soul-Calming Jade into the Blood Pool while the Nine-Headed Bat King was distracted, then fled as the Nine-Headed Bat King took control of Tang Chen's body.
• The evil knight obeyed the Slaughter King's order to capture the intruder, while Shen Ranxi returned safely to Tang San's cabin.
• Tang San questioned Shen Ranxi about her disappearance, and she eventually explained what she had seen in the Slaughter King's hall.
• Tang San and Shen Ranxi concluded that the Nine-Headed Bat King was their target and worked out a plan to act when the Soul-Calming Jade took effect.
• Three days later, Tang San and Shen Ranxi said goodbye at the cabin door as agreed.

Tang San and Hu Liena entered Hell Road together while Shen Ranxi watched from the stands, where the Slaughter King sacrificed the arena’s spectators to open the path. As Tang San held back from reaching Shen Ranxi, she struck the Slaughter King’s soul with a hidden imprint and unleashed the Nine Nether Mystic Ember Flame.

• Tang San defeated his final opponent in the Hell Slaughter Arena and searched the stands until he found Shen Ranxi.
• The Slaughter King tried to recruit Tang San and Hu Liena, but they refused and announced they would join forces to pass through Hell Road.
• The Slaughter King agreed under Slaughter City’s rules, then began sacrificing everyone in the arena except Tang San and Hu Liena to open Hell Road.
• Tang San nearly rushed into the sacrificial zone, but Shen Ranxi caught his eye and reassured him with a blink.
• While the Slaughter King focused on opening Hell Road, Shen Ranxi detonated the Soul-Calming Jade imprint in his Divine Soul and attacked him with the Nine Nether Mystic Ember Flame.

Shen Ranxi and her allies attacked the Slaughter King as Tang Chen’s suppressed soul resisted from within, using a pill and sacred medicinal powder to weaken the evil power in his body. Shen Ranxi and Canglan struck him with powerful blows, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Shen Ranxi used Spirit Soul Shattering Void to disrupt the Slaughter King as Hell Road began opening, while Tang Chen’s soul fought back from within.
• The Slaughter King attacked Shen Ranxi and sent her crashing through several houses, but A Yuan tossed a pill into his mouth and punched his throat, making him swallow it.
• Shen Ranxi summoned Canglan and recovered with spirit fruits and Pills while the Nine Yang True Fire Pill burned the Slaughter King from within.
• Feifei scattered Tang San’s sacred medicinal powder over the Slaughter King, further purifying the Bloodred Nine-Headed Bat King’s evil power.
• Shen Ranxi used Azure Flame Wind-Splitting Slash and struck the Slaughter King’s heart with a Nine Nether Mystic Ember Flame punch.
• Canglan swept the Slaughter King with its tail, and azure-blue flames surged into the sky.

Shen Ranxi fought the Slaughter King long enough for Tang Chen to regain control, then used her system to extract the Bloodred Nine-Headed Bat King and the Rakshasa God's Divine Sense. She stored the purified energy, while Tang San continued deeper into Hell Road with Hu Liena.

• Shen Ranxi endured the Slaughter King's attacks and kept fighting despite her severe injuries.
• Tang San accepted that he could not return to help Shen Ranxi, gave Hu Liena a detoxifying pill, and led her down Hell Road on a rope.
• Shen Ranxi struck the Slaughter King's weak point and reignited the Nine Nether Mystic Ember Flame, allowing the Soul-Calming Jade to weaken the evil presence inside him.
• Tang Chen briefly regained control of his body and cursed the bat and the Rakshasa God as the Slaughter King struggled against him.
• Shen Ranxi's system extracted and purified the Bloodred Nine-Headed Bat King and removed the Rakshasa God's Divine Sense, leaving a mass of energy that she stored in a Container.

After Shen Ranxi defeated the Nine-Headed Bat King, Tang Chen regained control of his body and thanked her for freeing him. He offered repayment, and Shen Ranxi pressed him to provide something tangible before she explained what had become of the Clear Sky Sect.

• The Nine-Headed Bat King's defeat restored Tang Chen's appearance and clarity, and he thanked Shen Ranxi for saving him.
• Tang Chen told Shen Ranxi that the Rakshasa God's influence and the Bloodred Nine-Headed Bat King had corrupted him during the Asura inheritance trials.
• Tang Chen revealed the Asura Demon Sword, then gave Shen Ranxi the exhausted Soul-Calming Jade and promised to find her whatever she needed.
• Tang Chen asked Shen Ranxi about the Clear Sky Sect, but she first reminded him of the treasures she had used and the injuries she had suffered.
• Shen Ranxi accepted Tang Chen's offer of repayment and postponed explaining the Clear Sky Sect's history.

Shen Ranxi accepted Tang Chen’s offer of Slaughter City and gained his promise of support from the Clear Sky Sect, then followed him toward Hell Road. There, she remembered Tang San and Feifei and watched Tang San face the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King, while Tang Chen recognized the Clear Sky Hammer.

• Shen Ranxi asked Tang Chen for Slaughter City as repayment for saving him, and he agreed to give it to her and make the Clear Sky Sect her backing.
• Tang Chen called Shen Ranxi his granddaughter and offered her the snake beneath Hell Road as a pet; she gave him a Stabilizing Essence Calming Spirit Pill in return.
• Tang Chen explained the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, the gods’ trials, and how the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat had corrupted him during his eighth trial.
• At Hell Road, Shen Ranxi remembered Tang San and Feifei and urged Tang Chen to hurry so Tang San would not kill her pet.
• Tang Chen and Shen Ranxi watched Tang San help Hu Liena withstand the hurricane and battle the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King; Tang Chen recognized Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer and remarked on his talent and training.

Tang San escaped Hell Road and rejected Hu Liena before learning Shen Ranxi was in danger, then reunited with her and embraced her. Tang Hao saw the two together and angrily pulled Tang San away.

• Shen Ranxi warned Tang Chen as Tang San struck the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, and Tang Chen secretly rescued the snake.
• Tang Chen retrieved the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss before Tang San threw it into the Blood Pool, and Tang San later awakened beside Feifei with his Soul Power restored.
• Hu Liena told Tang San that they shared an innate domain and confessed her feelings, but Tang San rejected her and left with Feifei.
• Tang San told Tang Hao that Shen Ranxi was in danger and asked him to return to Slaughter City to help save her.
• Shen Ranxi appeared on the path, and Tang San ran to embrace her, telling her he never wanted her to leave him again.
• Tang Hao saw Tang San embracing Shen Ranxi and yanked his son away, demanding to know what he was doing.

Shen Ranxi’s disguise ended, revealing her true appearance just as Tang Chen was revealed as Tang Hao’s long-lost grandfather. The three generations of the Tang family reunited in Slaughter City, where Tang San carried the injured Shen Ranxi back to the palace and insisted on tending to her.

• Tang Hao scolded Shen Ranxi for being a man and two-timing Tang San, and Shen Ranxi realized she had forgotten to change back.
• Silver light filled the forest as Shen Ranxi returned to her female form and explained that she had disguised herself as a man to conceal her tracks.
• Tang Chen removed his hood, and Tang Hao recognized his ancestor while Tang San and Shen Ranxi reacted with surprise.
• Tang Hao and Tang San paid their respects to Tang Chen, who welcomed his descendants and praised Tang San’s talent.
• Shen Ranxi urged everyone to sit and talk after noticing Tang Hao’s agitation, and Tang San discovered her blood-soaked abdominal wound.
• Tang San carried Shen Ranxi to a side hall in the Slaughter City palace and insisted on bandaging her himself.

While Tang San bandaged Shen Ranxi’s severe wounds, he pleaded with her to rely on him and let him face danger at her side. Shen Ranxi apologized for shouldering everything alone and promised to try to change.

• Shen Ranxi teased Tang San as he tried to bandage her, then revealed the serious wounds she had sustained.
• Tang San broke down in tears while treating Shen Ranxi’s injuries and asked how she had been hurt so badly.
• Tang San told Shen Ranxi he wanted to share her life, face danger with her, and be someone she could rely on.
• Shen Ranxi recognized his fear that he was unimportant to her and admitted she had ignored his feelings by trying to handle everything alone.
• Shen Ranxi apologized and promised to do her best to adjust.

Shen Ranxi promised Tang San she would rely on him, and the couple reconciled before Feifei interrupted them. Tang Chen learned why the Clear Sky Sect had withdrawn from the world, berated Tang Hao and his father, then asked Shen Ranxi to explain his condition as she prepared to discuss his injuries.

• Shen Ranxi apologized to Tang San and promised they would face future troubles together, and he forgave her.
• Feifei shoved himself between Shen Ranxi and Tang San to remind them they still had important business to handle.
• Tang Hao told Tang Chen about the Clear Sky Sect's retreat, the conflict with Spirit Hall, and his lover's identity, prompting Tang Chen to angrily condemn the sect and Tang Hao's family.
• Tang Chen called Tang San over, but Shen Ranxi intervened and said Tang Chen and Tang Hao both had no right to criticize each other while their injuries remained severe.
• Tang Chen welcomed Shen Ranxi as an honored guest, and she began explaining that the Bloodred Nine-Headed Bat King's toxins and Rakshasa God's influence had badly damaged his body and soul.

Shen Ranxi explained the severity of Tang Chen and Tang Hao’s injuries, then outlined treatments that might extend their lives. The chapter left Tang Hao eager to pursue the safer medicinal-bath treatment, while Shen Ranxi reminded the family that she charged for her work.

• Tang Chen told Tang Hao that the Asura God’s power had worsened his failing body and that he had little time left.
• Shen Ranxi bluntly criticized Tang Hao’s neglect of his injuries and his failures as a father, while Tang San and Tang Chen supported her.
• Tang Chen asked when Tang San and Shen Ranxi would marry, and Shen Ranxi promised that she and Tang San could help him live a few more years.
• Tang San explained that replacing Tang Hao’s blood was dangerous, while Shen Ranxi described a safer medicinal bath that could extend his life by two to five years.
• Tang Hao chose the medicinal bath and offered to obtain its ingredients, while Shen Ranxi reminded him that she charged fees.

Shen Ranxi secured Slaughter City as the future headquarters of Sky Que Hall and explained how its concealment and defenses would support her plans. She and Tang San then used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to restore some strength to Tang Chen and Tang Hao, who warned them to conceal its devouring power.

• Shen Ranxi confirmed that Tang Chen would transfer all of Slaughter City, including its people and forces, to her in exchange for treatment.
• Shen Ranxi announced that she would turn Slaughter City into an impregnable fortress and make it the headquarters of Sky Que Hall, using it for Soul Tool research and development.
• Tang Chen agreed to cooperate with Shen Ranxi, while Tang San recognized that her confident plans were not empty boasts.
• Shen Ranxi told Tang San to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Whale Fall · Return to Life, to restore Tang Chen and Tang Hao.
• After experiencing the skill's power to devour and restore life force, Tang Chen and Tang Hao warned Shen Ranxi and Tang San not to reveal its devouring ability before level seventy.

Shen Ranxi worked to take control of Slaughter City and planned to replace the Slaughter King’s addictive means of controlling his forces. She brought Technology Pavilion workers to make Slaughter City their main base, leaving them under Yun Qi’s supervision as construction began.

• Shen Ranxi decided to use the Slaughter King's Death Knights, Law Enforcement Team, and Slaughter Envoys as forces for Sky Que Hall while seeking a new way to control them without producing more Yellow Spring Dew.
• Tang Chen and Tang Hao discussed Shen Ranxi’s tireless work, while Tang San left for Moonlight Pavilion after Shen Ranxi promised to visit him each month.
• Yun Qi arrived with about twenty Technology Pavilion workers, and Shen Ranxi announced that Slaughter City would become the Pavilion’s core base and an impregnable fortress.
• Shen Ranxi promised the workers increased pay, benefits, and rewards, then warned them not to leak information and not to trust anyone outside the Pavilion.
• Yun Qi assigned a youth to settle the workers, teach them about Slaughter City, and lead a meeting that night.