Chapter Summaries

Danheng asked Dugu Bo to remove the poison weakening Little Wu, while Dugu Bo reaffirmed that he would not join Spirit Hall. In Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue learned that Danheng had injured Subduing Demon Douluo with his aura and wondered at his strength.

• Danheng woke from another dream in which he had been trading blows with a hooded figure, then heard Little Wu ask him for help.
• Danheng asked Dugu Bo to remove the poison in Little Wu’s body, and Dugu Bo agreed; Little Wu’s Soul Power began flowing again.
• Dugu Bo told Yue Guan he would not join Spirit Hall, though he would not make an enemy of it.
• Subduing Demon Douluo delivered the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid to Qian Renxue and explained how he had obtained it, including his encounter with Tang Hao and Danheng.
• Qian Renxue learned that Danheng had injured Subduing Demon Douluo through an eruption of his aura and questioned how powerful Danheng was.

Tang San struggled with the lasting damage to his left arm and resolved to grow stronger so he could save Little Wu. He asked Ning Fengzhi for high-grade forging materials or poisons, but Ning Fengzhi cautioned that they would be costly.

• Tang San learned that the corrosive power in his body had been concentrated in his left hand, leaving it too damaged to use Jade Hand or throw Hidden Weapons.
• Tang Hao told Tang San to become stronger and reminded him to thank the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for finding a healer.
• Tang San renewed his resolve to save Little Wu and considered recruiting Shrek’s students to help him.
• Tang San asked Ning Fengzhi for high-grade forging materials or poisons to make stronger Hidden Weapons.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to look for suitable supplies but warned Tang San that they could be valuable and might prove useless to him.

Tang San resolved to keep cultivating while recovering, as Danheng worried about returning to Amphoreus. Guimei emerged from seclusion after absorbing the Ghost Eye Underworld Soul Flower, with an evolved martial soul and a newly awakened innate Soul Skill.

• Tang San told Ning Fengzhi he would prepare a list of what he needed and would cultivate the Mysterious Heaven Skill while his arm recovered.
• Yue Guan worried that Guimei’s absorption had gone wrong, while Danheng reflected on his dreams of Amphoreus and the safest way to return to the Astral Express Crew.
• Danheng and Yue Guan sensed a fierce ghostly aura from Sunset Forest and found Guimei emerging from the black mist.
• Guimei reassured Yue Guan and thanked both him and Danheng for helping him obtain the Ghost Eye Underworld Soul Flower.
• Guimei revealed that his martial soul had evolved, awakened an innate Soul Skill, and gained the name Demon Eye Ghost King.

Guimei revealed his new innate Soul Skill, Ghost King True Eye, which could attack minds and summon wandering souls. As Yue Guan and Guimei prepared to take Little Wu to Spirit City, an unexpected person appeared on their way back.

• Guimei demonstrated Ghost King True Eye, showing that it could inflict mental attacks and summon recently deceased people as wandering souls, though controlling too many would exceed his strength.
• Yue Guan persuaded Guimei to help with an idea involving the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and Guimei agreed out of gratitude for Yue Guan’s help in obtaining the Ghost Eye Underworld Soul Flower.
• Danheng, Yue Guan, Guimei, and Little Wu prepared to return to Spirit Hall after learning Subduing Demon Douluo had already gone ahead.
• Little Wu thanked Danheng before Guimei warned her not to scheme for his protection, and she silently glared at Guimei.
• Yue Guan, Guimei, and Danheng flew toward Spirit City with the unconscious Little Wu, and someone unexpected appeared along their route.

Di Tian found Danheng after Gu Yue'na sensed that he was troubled, then demanded that Yue Guan and Guimei hand over Little Wu. Danheng refused to take either side, leaving Di Tian and the two Spirit Hall elders to settle the matter themselves.

• Gu Yue'na sensed Danheng's agitation and sent Di Tian to find him, so Di Tian left the Star Dou Great Forest and followed his trail through Sunset Forest to Spirit City.
• Di Tian located Danheng and learned that an unpleasant dream had caused his agitation.
• Di Tian demanded that Yue Guan and Guimei hand over Little Wu, and Guimei threatened to kill her rather than surrender her.
• Danheng told Di Tian not to hurt Yue Guan and Guimei too badly because he had ties to them.
• Danheng declined to help either side, leaving Di Tian and the Spirit Hall elders to fight over Little Wu.

Di Tian rescued Little Wu from Chrysanthemum and Ghost and took her away, leaving them to explain their failure to Spirit Hall. He revealed to Little Wu that he was a Soul Beast and ordered her back to the Star Dou Great Forest, where she reluctantly agreed to go.

• Di Tian freed Little Wu from Guimei's restraints, dismissed Chrysanthemum and Ghost's threat of Spirit Hall retaliation, and left with her after inviting Danheng to visit.
• Chrysanthemum and Ghost accepted that they had lost the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and resolved to report what happened while speculating about Di Tian's identity.
• Di Tian woke Little Wu before they reached the Star Dou Great Forest and ordered her to stay there with Da Ming and Er Ming.
• Little Wu realized Di Tian was a Soul Beast and thanked him, but he angrily warned her that she would become a human's Soul Ring and Soul Bone if she kept wandering.
• Little Wu agreed to return obediently, and Di Tian softened after seeing that she was upset.

After the Hengha Two Generals returned to Spirit City with two Immortal Herbs, Bibi Dong gave the Aromatic Silk Beauty to Hu Liena to prepare her for the upcoming tournament. Danheng received information about Slaughter City and Sea God Island, then set off for Slaughter City intending to finish its trials quickly.

• Guimei and Yue Guan reported that Di Tian had defeated them and that Danheng knew him, while Yue Guan assured Bibi Dong that Danheng had a tool Martial Soul and could not be a transformed Soul Beast.
• Bibi Dong accepted the Aromatic Silk Beauty and Lovesick Heartbreak Red, then gave the Aromatic Silk Beauty to Hu Liena and urged her to strengthen herself for the Continental Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• Bibi Dong dismissed Hu Liena and shut herself away for two days, refusing to receive visitors.
• Yue Guan and Guimei delivered Danheng a scroll containing information about Slaughter City and the port cities leading to Sea God Island, along with instructions for seeking Spirit Hall assistance.
• Danheng thanked Yue Guan and Guimei, then left Spirit City and headed for Slaughter City, hoping to avoid spending time completing its one-hundred-match requirement.

Bibi Dong failed to make the Lovesick Heartbreak Red acknowledge her love for Yu Xiaogang, then decided he might earn its recognition instead. She sent precious items and a secret order to Spirit Hall’s Heaven Dou City branch, while an unseen follower trailed the two couriers.

• Bibi Dong raged at the Lovesick Heartbreak Red for rejecting her feelings for Yu Xiaogang, then collapsed in despair and blamed a man who had defiled her.
• Bibi Dong realized Yu Xiaogang’s feelings might make the flower bloom and regained hope, recalling that his relationship with Liu Erlong had not lasted.
• Bibi Dong summoned an attendant and ordered him to deliver precious items to the Spirit Hall branch in Heaven Dou City.
• Bibi Dong sent a second attendant with a secret order explaining her intentions to the branch.
• The two attendants left for the outskirts of Spirit City, unaware that someone was following them.

Yue Guan and Guimei worked to control two men carrying the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to Heaven Dou City, while reacting to Bibi Dong’s letter. Hu Liena then revealed that the Aromatic Silk Beauty had evolved her Martial Soul and greatly increased her power, though she kept her new innate Soul Skill secret.

• Yue Guan and Guimei confirmed the bundle held the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and read Bibi Dong’s letter, which left them appalled.
• Guimei repeatedly failed to control the two men with the Ghost King True Eye, but eventually succeeded after several days of experiments.
• Yue Guan agreed to travel to Heaven Dou City to continue the plan, since Guimei was exhausted and Yue Guan feared he might make mistakes.
• Yue Guan met Hu Liena and realized that the Aromatic Silk Beauty had evolved her Martial Soul after her charm briefly affected him.
• Hu Liena showed Yue Guan her nine fox tails and Level 55 Soul Power, then said she had gained an innate Soul Skill that she would reveal after the Soul Master Tournament.

Danheng reached the tavern that concealed the entrance to Slaughter City and refused to drink the Bloody Mary required for entry. After forcing open the way below and letting the patrons rush in first, he entered the hole without agreeing to pay for the damage.

• Danheng arrived at the tavern and openly asked to enter Slaughter City.
• The waiter brought him a cup of Bloody Mary, but Danheng refused to drink it and demanded another way in.
• When patrons mocked Danheng, he killed one with a burst of blood and demanded that the waiter explain the entrance.
• Danheng caused the tavern floor to split open, revealing a hole, and the patrons stampeded toward it.
• Danheng told the waiter he would not pay for the damage, then entered the hole as new customers arrived and found the tavern wrecked.

Danheng entered Slaughter City and discovered its strange, chaotic environment while sensing the powerful presence of its ruler. At the city entrance, he effortlessly defeated Terror Knight Scott, received his entry plaque, and proceeded toward the gate.

• Danheng avoided drinking the human blood and descended through a passage into Slaughter City, where he sensed that the city distorted spiritual power and space.
• The King of Slaughter noticed Danheng's arrival and sent someone to investigate him.
• Danheng emerged from the passage and found Terror Knight Scott killing would-be entrants before a crowd of armored soldiers.
• Scott charged Danheng, who caught his spear barehanded and then shattered the weapon, Scott's horse, and part of Scott's arm with a second strike.
• Scott gave Danheng plaque number 8888 as proof of entry, and Danheng headed toward Slaughter City's gate.

Danheng entered Slaughter City and learned that leaving required one hundred Hell Arena victories and a trial through the Infernal Path. After he asked to meet the Slaughter King, the King heard the guide’s report and took an interest in him.

• A veiled young woman guided Danheng into Slaughter City and explained its origins, the Slaughter King’s rule, and the conditions for leaving.
• Danheng asked to meet the Slaughter King, but the guide warned him that the enforcement team could stop him and explained that its captain was a Titled Douluo.
• Danheng said he would simply wander around the city, and the young woman later reported their conversation to the Slaughter King.
• The Slaughter King rebuked the guide for suggesting action against Danheng, then watched over the city with a meaningful smile.

Danheng reached the Hell Slaughter Arena after dealing with attackers and learning about the Slaughter Gods who had escaped Slaughter City. He discovered the arena’s toxins could not affect him and learned that residents needed to win arena matches or pay Bloody Mary to stay in the city.

• Danheng confronted the man who had incited others to attack him and demanded to see the Slaughter King.
• The man offered information about two recent Slaughter Gods, and Danheng killed him after taking the documents.
• Danheng learned that Tang Hao and Bibi Dong had been among the Slaughter Gods who left Slaughter City.
• Danheng entered the Hell Slaughter Arena, sensed its concentrated mind-disturbing toxin, and watched a fighter win a year of residence rights.
• Danheng asked the arena’s manager about residency and learned that residents had to win in the arena or provide two cups of Bloody Mary each month.

Danheng confronted the Slaughter King after arriving in Slaughter City, discovering that the ruler wielded a powerful and unusual force. The Slaughter King summoned the city’s Fallen Ones and declared his authority, while Danheng pointed out that the King’s injured arm was close to breaking.

• Danheng left the Hell Slaughter Arena, found the Slaughter King by sensing the strongest aura of slaughter, and split the King’s blood-red attack with a finger.
• The Slaughter King ordered the Law Enforcement Team deployed and offered permanent residence to whoever killed Number 8888, but Danheng appeared at his window before the orders could take effect.
• The Slaughter King attacked Danheng with a blinding burst and a powerful physical strike, sending him flying, though Danheng recognized that the King’s arm was trembling from the impact.
• The Slaughter King addressed Danheng in midair and summoned the Fallen Ones’ cheers to display his authority in Slaughter City.
• Danheng warned the Slaughter King to heal his arm, prompting the King to threaten him as an arrogant brat.

Danheng fought the Slaughter King and discovered that a Nine-Headed Bat was controlling him. After overpowering the Slaughter King and crushing his Demon Sword, Danheng sensed that the sword held several unknown powers, while the Slaughter King appeared pleased with the outcome.

• The Slaughter King attacked Danheng with a Demon Sword, but Danheng dodged while sensing an unnatural power within it.
• Danheng spotted the phantom of a Nine-Headed Bat behind the Slaughter King and suspected it was controlling him.
• Danheng caught the Demon Sword and the Slaughter King's claw, then struck him into the ruins with a single palm.
• Danheng crushed the Demon Sword into powder and sensed that its energy included forces beyond the bat's and the Slaughter King's.
• The Slaughter King returned, no longer furious, and thanked Danheng with evident excitement.

Danheng confronted the Slaughter King after the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King took full control of Tang Chen’s body. He pulled the parasite out and learned that the fallen man was Tang Chen, the famed Limit Douluo and Asura God’s inheritor.

• The Slaughter King revealed that he had suppressed the body’s original consciousness and identified himself in thought as the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King.
• The Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King attacked Danheng at full strength, but Danheng remained unharmed and destroyed its attacking arm.
• Danheng seized the bat and began pulling it out of the Slaughter King’s body despite its resistance.
• Danheng restrained the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King with a Vidyadhara phantom and questioned it.
• The bat identified the fallen Slaughter King as Tang Chen, a Rank 99 Limit Douluo and the Asura God’s inheritor.

Danheng freed Tang Chen from the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King and learned that another god had left Tang Chen vulnerable to the parasite. After recovering his memories, Tang Chen explained his past to Danheng and asked to kill the bat.

• Danheng questioned the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King about how it had parasitized Tang Chen, and it said Tang Chen had been weakened by another god's interference.
• Tang Chen woke confused, then recovered memories of decades spent in Slaughter City and realized the bat had ambushed him.
• Tang Chen summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and asked Danheng to let him kill the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King.
• Danheng asked Tang Chen about their history, and Tang Chen recounted his past, including his meeting with the woman he loved and his pursuit of the Asura God's inheritance.
• After telling his story, Tang Chen asked Danheng if he could finally make his move against the bat.

Danheng and Tang Chen spared the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King so it could help open the Infernal Path, then Tang Chen tried to appoint Gui Yu as Slaughter City's new king. As Danheng left with the bat, he wondered how Tang Chen was related to Tang Hao and Tang Xiao.

• Danheng convinced Tang Chen to keep the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King alive until it helped them open the Infernal Path, after which Tang Chen could settle their grudge.
• Tang Chen returned to the Slaughter King's residence and named Gui Yu the new Slaughter King, but Gui Yu rejected the appointment and demanded that the real king be returned.
• Gui Yu attacked Tang Chen, who defeated him but spared his life and left him and the girl in black gauze to decide Slaughter City's future.
• Danheng left with the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King and wondered whether Tang Chen was Tang Hao and Tang Xiao's father or grandfather.
• Tang Chen caught up with Danheng and asked what was on his mind.

Danheng told Tang Chen how his son Tang Wei died and explained Tang Hao’s role in the conflict with Spirit Hall. Tang Chen resolved to return to the Clear Sky Sect, and Danheng revealed that he knew where it was now located.

• Tang Chen asked whether Tang Hao and Tang Xiao were related to him, then confirmed that Tang Wei was his son.
• Danheng told Tang Chen that Tang Wei had died after learning Spirit Hall demanded Tang Hao and the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Danheng explained that Tang Hao had fallen in love with the Blue Silver Emperor, whose sacrifice helped him become a Titled Douluo, and that Tang Hao had mortally wounded Qian Xunji.
• Tang Chen condemned Qian Daoliu and the Clear Sky Sect for their actions and decided to return to his sect to investigate.
• Tang Chen recalled that the Clear Sky Sect had gone into seclusion, and Danheng said Spirit Hall’s records contained its current location.

Danheng and Tang Chen prepared to open the Infernal Path after Tang Chen recovered, while Slaughter City grew uneasy during the Slaughter King's absence. The Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King and Tang Chen began the ritual, and Danheng felt its power trying to drag him away.

• Danheng agreed to accompany Tang Chen to the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang Chen welcomed him as a visitor.
• Tang Chen recuperated while Danheng waited, and Slaughter City grew chaotic as the enforcement squad remained inactive.
• Moli told Gui Yu Douluo that she was waiting to see how Slaughter City changed after the Slaughter King's departure.
• The Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King slaughtered everyone in the Hell Slaughter Arena and agreed to help open the Infernal Path in exchange for its life.
• Danheng released the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King, and it and Tang Chen began the ritual as blood formed a glowing pattern that tried to pull Danheng away.