Chapter Summaries

Zhu Zhuqing awoke in the God Realm before a powerful deity who identified himself as Fire God and offered her a chance to become a god. She learned he was a peak first-class god, though she remained wary of his intentions.

• Zhu Zhuqing woke before a flame-marked man and found herself unable to move or summon her Martial Soul.
• The man brought Zhu Zhuqing to a strange place and told her he had seen her potential and meant her no harm.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked what opportunity he was offering, and the man said she could become a god.
• Zhu Zhuqing realized she was in the God Realm and that the man was a god.
• Fire God introduced himself as one of the strongest first-class gods and said he might someday become a God-King.
• Zhu Zhuqing questioned how impressive Fire God was when he said fewer than ten gods were stronger than him.

Fire God explained the God Realm, the requirements for becoming a god, and why divine positions needed successors as he offered Zhu Zhuqing a chance to pursue godhood. Zhu Zhuqing realized that Wriothesley’s hidden power was beyond even Fire God’s understanding.

• Zhu Zhuqing questioned Fire God about his strength, and he explained that he ranked just below the five supreme gods and could challenge God-Kings with the Elemental Gods.
• Fire God told Zhu Zhuqing that becoming a god required more than talent, praised her comprehension, and offered her an opportunity.
• Fire God clarified that her evolved Martial Soul had not come from his tears and denied the rumor that he had cried.
• Fire God explained that the God Realm had limited space, so aspiring gods needed a divine position, which could be inherited or created through difficult paths.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked why Fire God had chosen her instead of Wriothesley, and Fire God revealed that he sensed an unknown, terrifying power within Wriothesley.
• Zhu Zhuqing concluded that Wriothesley’s true strength exceeded her understanding and was hidden even from Fire God.

Zhu Zhuqing returned to Douluo Continent with the Fire God’s inheritance and divine trial, while the Fire God and Water God wagered on whether she could complete her first trial within a month. On Sea God Island, Bo Saixi waited as the Sea God Trident suddenly shone brightly.

• The Fire God told Zhu Zhuqing that the Fire God position could grow beyond its current limits and sent her back to Douluo Continent with his inheritance and trial.
• The Water God confronted the Fire God for secretly planning to pass down his divine position, and he explained his suspicions that the God Realm might soon become unsettled.
• The Fire God bet that Zhu Zhuqing would complete her first trial within a month, wagering that the Water God would pass down her position if he won and promising to obey her if he lost.
• The Fire God invited the Water God to meet their inheritor, and she agreed, curious about Zhu Zhuqing.
• Bo Saixi stood before the Sea God Temple on Sea God Island as the Sea God Trident suddenly emitted intense light.

The God of the Sea Trident reacted, and Bo Saixi suspected the Sea God had issued an oracle. She ordered Sea Spear Douluo to go to the continent and receive an esteemed guest from the God Realm, but she had not yet told him where to find them.

• Ou Ya was startled when the God of the Sea Trident moved, and Bo Saixi concluded it might signal an oracle from the Sea God.
• Bo Saixi summoned Sea Spear Douluo and told him the trident had responded.
• Bo Saixi ordered Sea Spear Douluo to go to the continent and receive an esteemed guest from the God Realm, warning him that he would answer for any mistakes.
• Sea Spear Douluo asked where he was supposed to go, and Bo Saixi realized she had no answer.

After Zhu Zhuqing awakened as the Fire God's inheritor, she told Wriothesley that her first divine trial was to fight him for half an hour. Wriothesley agreed to begin immediately and took Zhu Zhuqing and Sigewinne out of Heaven Dou City, intending to find her fifth soul ring as well.

• Zhu Zhuqing woke with a divine mark on her forehead and learned that she had become the Fire God's inheritor, with Soul Power at the Soul King level.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Wriothesley that her first trial required her to fight him for half an hour, alarming Sigewinne.
• Wriothesley explained that the trial required a fight, not a victory, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to start right away.
• Wriothesley led Zhu Zhuqing and Sigewinne out of Heaven Dou City to begin the trial and seek Zhu Zhuqing's fifth soul ring.

Wriothesley began assessing Zhu Zhuqing’s combat skills in the Sunset Forest, calmly countering her fiery attacks with ice. Zhu Zhuqing intensified her second Soul Skill against his growing barrier, and the assessment remained underway.

• Wriothesley brought Zhu Zhuqing and Sigewinne to the Sunset Forest and asked Zhu Zhuqing if she was ready for her assessment.
• Wriothesley formed an ice bead as Zhu Zhuqing summoned her Martial Soul and attacked with her First Soul Skill, Blazing Flame Thrust.
• Wriothesley blocked Zhu Zhuqing’s charge with an Ice Wall and then fired Ice Cones as she tried to close the distance.
• Zhu Zhuqing avoided using her more powerful Soul Skills and launched her Second Soul Skill, Blazing Flame Claw.
• Wriothesley’s ice barrier lowered the temperature of Zhu Zhuqing’s flames, but she increased her Soul Power and pressed her attack.

Zhu Zhuqing tested her growing fire control against Wriothesley, but her attempt to imitate an explosive Ultraman move nearly killed her. Wriothesley froze and rescued her, and Sigewinne treated Zhu Zhuqing and reproached him for letting the spar become too dangerous.

• Zhu Zhuqing attacked Wriothesley with her flames and used her Third Soul Skill, Blazing Flame Slash, to blast a crater in the ice.
• Wriothesley blocked the explosion with an Ice Wall while Sigewinne cheered Zhu Zhuqing on.
• Zhu Zhuqing charged again and detonated herself, prompting Wriothesley to freeze everything within ten meters, including her.
• Wriothesley thawed Zhu Zhuqing, and Sigewinne supported her as she coughed and struggled to recover.
• Sigewinne gave Zhu Zhuqing a green potion and reproached Wriothesley for allowing such a dangerous confrontation without warning.

After completing the Fire God's First Trial, Zhu Zhuqing received a reward and learned that her next trial required her to earn the title of Slaughter God in the City of Slaughter within a month. Wriothesley recognized the danger of the trial site, while the Fire God explained that he had chosen it to improve Zhu Zhuqing's combat awareness.

• Wriothesley praised Zhu Zhuqing for enduring their spar and warned her not to use her dangerous move unless she faced an extreme threat.
• Zhu Zhuqing completed the Fire God's First Trial and gained 25% Fire God affinity and 500 years of Soul Ring age.
• Sigewinne urged Zhu Zhuqing to rest, but Zhu Zhuqing insisted she could continue despite her exhaustion.
• Zhu Zhuqing learned that her second trial was to obtain the title of Slaughter God in the City of Slaughter within one month, and she asked where it was.
• The Fire God told the Water God that he had selected Asura's territory to help Zhu Zhuqing develop combat awareness, and said Asura was too occupied to object.

Wriothesley agreed to take Zhu Zhuqing to the City of Slaughter for her second trial after she insisted on going. Meanwhile, Tang San absorbed three soul bones, reached level sixty, and awakened his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline in a mysterious forest.

• Wriothesley explained the dangers and rules of the City of Slaughter, and Zhu Zhuqing chose to go there for her trial.
• Sigewinne treated Zhu Zhuqing and gave her medicine before Wriothesley prepared to set off with her.
• Tang San absorbed three soul bones from Tang Hao and rose to the peak of Soul King rank, nearing Soul Emperor rank.
• Tang San trained with the Clear Sky Hammer and traveled into a mysterious forest after reaching level sixty.
• Tang San found the Blue Silver King, and the forest's Blue Silver Grass gathered its power as his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline awakened.

Wriothesley, Zhu Zhuqing, and Sigewinne arrived at a sinister town near the City of Slaughter and sensed the residents’ heavy murderous intent. Wriothesley led them into a tavern called Fallen's Paradise, which he identified as the entrance, where they faced a hostile crowd.

• Zhu Zhuqing sensed the town’s chill and Sigewinne felt its malice, while Wriothesley assessed the bloodthirsty residents.
• Wriothesley’s killing intent startled the townspeople into withdrawing their hostility, and he asked Zhu Zhuqing to sense the local elemental fluctuations.
• Zhu Zhuqing detected dense Fire Element mixed with dark auras as Wriothesley led the group to search for the entrance.
• Wriothesley found a tavern and entered, followed by Zhu Zhuqing and Sigewinne.
• Zhu Zhuqing saw the tavern’s hostile patrons and asked Wriothesley if it was the entrance, and he nodded.

Wriothesley brought Zhu Zhuqing and Sigewinne to the City of Slaughter and explained its brutal rules. When the tavern crowd attacked, he told Zhu Zhuqing to kill them, leaving her to face her first trial.

• Wriothesley asked the tavern waiter for entry to the City of Slaughter, and the waiter demanded a ticket.
• The tavern patrons mocked Zhu Zhuqing and explained that entry required drinking Bloody Mary, which Wriothesley identified as human blood.
• Armed patrons surrounded Wriothesley, Zhu Zhuqing, and Sigewinne, threatening them and leering at the women.
• Wriothesley warned Zhu Zhuqing that she could rely only on herself inside the City of Slaughter and told her to judge her enemies for herself.
• When a burly man attacked, Wriothesley urged Zhu Zhuqing to kill him, and the tavern crowd surged toward the three of them.

Wriothesley forced Zhu Zhuqing to confront her fear of killing in the tavern outside the City of Slaughter. Zhu Zhuqing killed an attacker and declared that she would not retreat, while Wriothesley explained to Sigewinne that she needed to learn to make her own judgments.

• An attacker lunged at Wriothesley, but Wriothesley froze him and the other would-be attackers in ice.
• Wriothesley told Zhu Zhuqing to kill the attackers before entering the City of Slaughter, and Sigewinne worried about her.
• As the crowd mocked Zhu Zhuqing and the killing intent intensified, she realized she had to face her fear.
• Zhu Zhuqing pulled an attacker close and killed him by piercing his throat, then declared that she would not retreat.
• Wriothesley praised Zhu Zhuqing and told Sigewinne that she needed to learn independent judgment because they could not protect her forever.

After Zhu Zhuqing killed the tavern patrons, Wriothesley helped her accept her choice and prepare to face the City of Slaughter. The three entered the city, where soul skills were sealed and danger awaited them.

• Zhu Zhuqing vomited after killing the tavern patrons and asked Wriothesley whether she had done wrong; he told her she had made her choice and needed to face it.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted Wriothesley's reasoning and declared that she understood what she had to do.
• The waitress warned Wriothesley, Zhu Zhuqing, and Sigewinne that they might die in the City of Slaughter, then opened the cellar entrance for them.
• The three jumped into the passageway and heard a chilling welcome to the City of Slaughter, which Wriothesley recognized as Fallen's Paradise.
• A veiled woman gave them consecutive entry tokens numbered 9526, 9527, and 9528, and warned them that only their lives mattered inside the city.

Wriothesley prepared to meet the Slaughter King while leaving Zhu Zhuqing to face the trial alone. Elsewhere, Tang San discovered that his Eight Spider Lances could restore and strengthen him by devouring life energy and Soul Power, and decided to test whether further feeding could evolve them.

• Wriothesley warned Zhu Zhuqing that the City of Slaughter offered only survival of the fittest and told her she would have to complete the trial on her own.
• Zhu Zhuqing resolved to pass the trial as Wriothesley, Sigewinne, and he headed toward the Slaughter King's palace.
• Tang San noticed the Mysterious Heaven Skill worked more slowly in the City of Slaughter after killing a burly man.
• Tang San secretly used his Eight Spider Lances to absorb the corpse's Soul Power and life force, recovering his strength and slightly increasing his cultivation.
• Tang San found that the Eight Spider Lances could not store excess energy and decided to devour more people to see whether they would evolve.

Tang San secretly hunted Soul Masters in the City of Slaughter to recover and grow stronger, while Wriothesley entered the Hell Slaughter Arena and effortlessly stopped an attacker. Wriothesley continued onward as the crowd wondered about him and a man suggested testing his strength.

• Tang San disposed of a corpse, then waited for more attackers and showed signs of corruption after absorbing their Soul Power and life force.
• Tang San went to the Hell Slaughter Arena and planned to keep hunting carefully, wary of the Slaughter King and the enforcement team.
• Wriothesley entered the arena, where a burly man named Old Black tried to attack him with a machete.
• Wriothesley stopped the blade between two fingers, flicked it into a wall, and left Old Black shaken without killing him.
• Spectators discussed Wriothesley's strength and his lack of interest in killing, while a man in tattered leather armor suggested testing him.

Wriothesley and Sigewinne reached the Hell Slaughter Arena, where law enforcement officers demanded a Bloody Mary and threatened Sigewinne. Wriothesley killed one officer with ice, then stopped an ice spike just short of the other man's brow and offered him the blood as payment.

• A scar-faced woman warned her companion not to provoke Wriothesley after seeing Old Black collapse in fear.
• Wriothesley arrived at the Hell Slaughter Arena, where two law enforcement officers demanded a Bloody Mary for entry.
• The officers leered at Sigewinne and suggested she spend a night with them instead of paying.
• Wriothesley used an unseen ice blade to cut one officer's throat, killing him and revealing that he could use soul skills in the City of Slaughter.
• Wriothesley stopped an ice spike just short of the surviving officer's brow and told him to catch the dead man's blood in a cup for the Bloody Mary.

Wriothesley and Sigewinne entered the Hell Slaughter Arena and watched its brutal matches, contrasting its lawless cruelty with Meropide’s self-restraint. As another fight began, Sigewinne questioned whether the spectators understood they could one day be forced into the arena themselves.

• Wriothesley left one enforcement officer dead and another terrified, then entered the Hell Slaughter Arena with Sigewinne following him.
• Wriothesley and Sigewinne saw the arena’s blood-soaked field, where only three fighters remained from a group of ten.
• Wriothesley watched the match end and noted that participants could not voluntarily withdraw from the arena.
• Wriothesley explained to Sigewinne that people in the City of Slaughter killed for survival and profit, unlike prisoners in Meropide, who were managed through self-restraint.
• Sigewinne observed the spectators’ excitement and bloodlust as another fight began, then asked whether they realized they might one day fight in the arena themselves.

Wriothesley and Sigewinne spotted Dai Mubai in the Hell Slaughter Arena and learned that he had fled there after Dai Weisi and Spirit Hall hunted him. Dai Mubai planned to seek Sigewinne’s help after surviving his tenth match, while Wriothesley made no move to approach him.

• Wriothesley speculated that Dai Weisi’s pursuit had driven Dai Mubai to the City of Slaughter.
• Dai Weisi made a deal with Spirit Hall, giving it control of two border cities while using its support to hunt Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai separated from Ma Hongjun and Oscar to draw the pursuers away, then escaped to the City of Slaughter and fought off Dai Weisi’s men with Tang San’s Hidden Weapons.
• Dai Mubai noticed Wriothesley and Sigewinne in the stands and considered how Wriothesley might fare in the arena without soul skills.
• Dai Mubai decided to endure his upcoming tenth match, then seek treatment from Sigewinne for his severe internal injuries.

Tang San, transformed after awakening his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, reunited with Dai Mubai in the Hell Slaughter Arena and proved his identity with the Shrek Seven Devils’ code phrase. When the arena sealed them in with other fighters, the former comrades agreed to fight the others first, knowing that only one of them might survive.

• Wriothesley and Sigewinne watched as Tang San, whose appearance had changed dramatically, entered the arena where Dai Mubai was waiting.
• Tang San proved who he was by reciting the Shrek Seven Devils’ code phrase, and Dai Mubai recognized him after seeing his Twin Martial Souls.
• Dai Mubai told Tang San that Dai Weisi had driven him into the Slaughter City, and Tang San asked why he had come there.
• The arena’s iron doors slammed shut, forcing Tang San and Dai Mubai to confront the coming fight and the possibility that one of them would die.
• Tang San told Dai Mubai to deal with the other fighters first, and Dai Mubai agreed.

Tang San and Dai Mubai fought together to eliminate their opponents in the Hell Slaughter Arena, until only the two of them remained. As they prepared to fight each other, the Asura God noticed Wriothesley’s mysterious star power and decided to send a bat to test him.

• Wriothesley assured Sigewinne that Tang San would survive the battle and hinted that a god was protecting him.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai coordinated to defeat their fellow combatants, but the remaining Soul Masters joined forces against them.
• The Asura God watched the match, noticed star power within his inheritance ground, and discovered it came from Wriothesley.
• The Asura God found that he could not sense any Soul Power from Wriothesley and decided to use a bat to test him.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai defeated the last opponents and faced each other as Tang San said he would make the first move.