Chapter Summaries

Tie Xiong gave Zhu Zhuqing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, but its spiritual nature recoiled from her unsettled, darkness-influenced Martial Soul. While Zhu Zhuqing began to understand her Hell Spirit Cat’s changed power, Tie Xiong examined Xiao Wu and decided she was suited to pursuing the Asura God’s inheritance.

• Tie Xiong gave Zhu Zhuqing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone after she passed his test, but the herb pulled away when she tried to pluck a petal.
• Tie Xiong stopped Zhu Zhuqing from attacking the herb and explained that killing intent had awakened a dark attribute in her Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul.
• Zhu Zhuqing sensed her Martial Soul and realized its dark attribute had grown powerful enough to influence her enemies and her own Mental Power.
• Tie Xiong examined Xiao Wu and found that her Soul Power Level was fifty-six, she had fifty-seven victories, and her body had adapted well to killing intent.
• Tie Xiong decided Xiao Wu could pursue Divine Slaughter’s Domain and the Asura God’s inheritance, and Xiao Wu agreed to follow his plans.

Zhu Zhuqing absorbed the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, gained six Soul Power levels, and began a relationship with Tie Xiong. After staying in Slaughter City for several more days, Tie Xiong sensed Bibi Dong probing the city and confronted her outside, mocking her concern for Hu Liena.

• Zhu Zhuqing absorbed the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and rose from level forty-two to level forty-eight.
• Xiao Wu encouraged Zhu Zhuqing to accept Tie Xiong, and Tie Xiong and Zhu Zhuqing spent the night together.
• Tie Xiong continued cultivating in Slaughter City as his Vajra Bear Soul Bone evolved and his Heaven Breaking Hammer Martial Soul grew stronger.
• Tie Xiong sensed Bibi Dong's Mental Power probing Slaughter City and went outside to find her.
• Tie Xiong approached Bibi Dong and mocked her for visiting Hu Liena while questioning whether she had ever visited Sister Xue during her undercover mission.

Tie Xiong confronted Bibi Dong over her treatment of Qian Renxue and her plans to unite the continent, then challenged her when she refused to yield. Their Death Domain and Earth Domain clashed in a battle of attrition, which remained unresolved.

• Tie Xiong accused Bibi Dong of neglecting Qian Renxue and urged her to abdicate in favor of Qian Renxue.
• Bibi Dong revealed her plan to merge the Heaven Dou Empire with the Spirit Hall Empire, take the Star Luo Empire, and make Qian Renxue an elder.
• Tie Xiong condemned Bibi Dong and vowed to stop her from ruling the continent, so she decided to kill him.
• Bibi Dong unleashed her Death Domain, and Tie Xiong countered with his Earth Domain.
• The domains reached a stalemate as both Bibi Dong and Tie Xiong trusted their strength and endurance to outlast the other.

Bibi Dong used her Death Domain and powerful Soul Bone skills to draw Tie Xiong into a mental illusion, then launched her strongest torso Soul Bone attack. The red beam struck while Tie Xiong swung his hammer at phantom scythes, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Tie Xiong and Bibi Dong clashed with their domains, and Bibi Dong’s Death Domain proved strong enough to withstand his Earth Domain.
• Bibi Dong attacked with four Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone skills, but Tie Xiong blocked them with his Earth Domain and Soul Bone techniques.
• Bibi Dong appeared to summon two more scythes, prompting Tie Xiong to leap forward with his Heaven Breaking Hammer.
• Bibi Dong used the Other Shore of Dreams to trap Tie Xiong in an illusion while activating her torso Soul Bone skill, Slaughter of Three Thousand Worlds.
• Bibi Dong fired a massive red beam at Tie Xiong as he struck at the illusory scythes.

Tie Xiong survived Bibi Dong’s near-fatal Soul Bone attack by relying on his extraordinary defense, then launched a counterattack. Bibi Dong revealed her Spider Emperor Clone to meet his Weapon Spirit Clones in a direct clash.

• Bibi Dong trapped Tie Xiong in an illusion and struck him with Slaughter of Three Thousand Worlds, badly injuring him.
• Tie Xiong survived the attack by amplifying his defense and using his left arm to take the initial impact.
• Tie Xiong explained that his defense surpassed his strength, then activated Weapon Spirit Clone and sent three Heaven Breaking Hammers at Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong transformed through her Martial Soul Avatar into a Poison Spider and summoned a Spider Emperor Clone with her eighth Soul Skill.

Bibi Dong and Tie Xiong fought at full strength, with Bibi Dong repeatedly enduring Tie Xiong’s hammer blows through her powerful body and Undying Body. Bibi Dong then revealed her second Martial Soul and unleashed Eternal Wound at Tie Xiong.

• Bibi Dong used her Death Spider Emperor forms, armor, spider-leg attacks, and wings to clash with Tie Xiong’s three Heaven Breaking Hammers, but Tie Xiong sent her flying.
• Tie Xiong pursued Bibi Dong and continued hammering her, while Bibi Dong repeatedly recovered with Undying Body and drew on the Death Aura around Slaughter City.
• Bibi Dong used a replicated torso Soul Bone skill, then switched to her Soul-Eater Spider Emperor Martial Soul.
• Bibi Dong attacked Tie Xiong with Eternal Wound, a hundred-thousand-year Soul Skill that bypassed physical defense and caused wounds to spread.

Tie Xiong and Bibi Dong continued their brutal battle, while Bibi Dong discovered that the Rakshasa God would not help her control the Supreme Evil Power. The King of Slaughter arrived to stop their fight from destroying Slaughter City, leaving Bibi Dong weighing whether to retreat.

• Tie Xiong used his External Soul Bone, Earth Power, and Soul Bone skills to withstand Bibi Dong’s Eternal Wound while striking back with his Heaven Breaking Hammer.
• Bibi Dong transformed back into her Undying Spider Emperor true body and realized that her Soul Power was recovering more slowly than Tie Xiong’s.
• Bibi Dong asked the Rakshasa God’s Divine Sense for help controlling the Supreme Evil Power, but it told her to stop suppressing it, which risked driving her mad.
• Bibi Dong gave up on relying on the Rakshasa God, and she and Tie Xiong resumed fighting until another half hour passed.
• The King of Slaughter arrived and warned that their battle would destroy Slaughter City, while Tie Xiong urged him to join forces against Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong considered retreating because her strength was restricted by the unfinished God Trial and she was uncertain she could defeat Tie Xiong with her Mental Power.

Bibi Dong left after fighting Tie Xiong and decided to launch her plan to establish the Spirit Hall Empire by conquering the Star Luo Empire. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue began the Angel God's Nine Trials, and Bibi Dong returned to Spirit City determined to destroy the Angel Clan and began gathering her allies.

• Bibi Dong flew back to Spirit City, resolved to claim the Star Luo Empire before Qian Renxue could challenge her, and focused on completing her remaining God Trials.
• Tie Xiong revealed that his severe injuries were the result of his battle with Bibi Dong and told the King of Slaughter that he would kill her in their next fight.
• Qian Daoliu activated the Angel Statue, and Qian Renxue received the Angel Holy Sword mark and began the Angel God's Nine Trials.
• Bibi Dong sensed Qian Renxue's new divine trials and vowed to destroy everything belonging to the Angel Clan.
• Bibi Dong met with Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and the four subdued sect masters of the Lower Four Sects in Pope's Hall.

Bibi Dong announced that Spirit Hall would become an empire and begin conquering the Star Luo Empire, despite the Elder Hall’s lack of full approval. As she prepared to move against Qian Renxue, a mysterious young woman appeared in Slaughter City.

• Bibi Dong told Spirit Hall’s leaders that the organization would establish the Spirit Hall Empire in three months and focus its expansion on Star Luo.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to seize Star Luo’s four kingdoms and conquer the empire within five years, while its branches withdrew and prepared to act.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo questioned Bibi Dong about the Elder Hall’s approval, and she insisted that the weakened Star Luo offered a rare opportunity to act before Qian Renxue could unify the continent.
• Bibi Dong assigned Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to lead the Cardinals and Lower Four Sects in supporting the campaign.
• A mysterious black-clad young woman carrying a dagger appeared outside Slaughter City’s Slaughter Arena, and the fallen ones nearby moved aside in fear.

Hu Liena continued cultivating in Slaughter City, determined to earn Divine Slaughter's Domain and close the gap between herself and Tie Xiong. Tie Xiong confronted her in her room, overpowered her attempts to resist, and left her in despair.

• Hu Liena celebrated her fifteen consecutive victories and cultivated, reaching Soul Power Level 55 after improving four levels in two and a half years.
• Hu Liena sensed someone in her room, activated Martial Soul Possession, and recognized Tie Xiong when he appeared.
• Hu Liena attacked Tie Xiong with her skull Soul Bone's Mental Disorder skill and tried to escape, but Tie Xiong shattered the attack and seized her fox tail.
• Tie Xiong told Hu Liena that Bibi Dong had attacked him and claimed he had beaten her until she fled, then bound Hu Liena with her tail.
• Hu Liena tried to fight back, but Tie Xiong's golden light scattered her Soul Power, leaving her unable to resist as he broke down her resolve.

After returning from Slaughter City, Tie Xiong settled in the Heaven Breaking King Mansion and began training its knights and other Soul Masters. Huo Wu asked him for a way to open the Eight Extraordinary Meridians so she could absorb a more powerful fifth Soul Ring.

• Hu Liena remembered her brother Xie Yue and struggled with her hatred of Tie Xiong and herself after he left her room.
• Tie Xiong felt his Soul Power nearing level sixty-nine after his battle with Bibi Dong and returned to Heaven Dou City.
• Tie Xiong reunited with Shi Mo and Shi Mo at the mansion, learned that the Shi Brothers planned to absorb Soul Rings beyond their rank, and promised to train them.
• Tie Xiong began guiding the Attendant Knight Regiment and Royal Soul Master Regiment, with Huo Wu frequently seeking his advice.
• Huo Wu told Tie Xiong she wanted to surpass the usual limit for her fifth Soul Ring and asked whether he could help her open the Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

Tie Xiong helped Huo Wu open her Eight Extraordinary Meridians, then grew stronger as his left-leg Soul Bone evolved while the continent’s political balance shifted. After Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling returned to Heaven Dou City, Tie Xiong reunited with them in their carriage.

• Tie Xiong used his Soul Power to open Huo Wu’s Eight Extraordinary Meridians, and she kissed him before running off.
• Several months later, Tie Xiong’s left-leg Vajra Bear Soul Bone evolved into a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and gained the Vajra Rage skill.
• Tie Xiong reached level sixty-nine as Spirit Hall established its empire in Star Luo Empire territory, bringing the continent into a tense three-empire standoff.
• Tie Xiong learned that Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling had returned and flashed to their carriage outside Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Yan threw herself into Tie Xiong’s embrace, and they held each other tightly.

Tie Xiong reunited with Dugu Yan after her breakthrough to level sixty and explained that the Sky Azure Bull Python’s sacrifice could help evolve her Martial Soul for the Sea God’s inheritance. He took Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo, and Ye Lingling toward the Star Dou Great Forest as conflict spread across the continent and Bibi Dong neared godhood.

• Dugu Bo returned with Dugu Yan, who had reached level sixty, and Ye Lingling, who had reached level fifty-four.
• Tie Xiong brought Dugu Yan to the Heaven Breaking King Mansion, where they reunited and spent several days together.
• Tie Xiong told Dugu Yan that the Sky Azure Bull Python’s sacrifice could evolve her Martial Soul into a dragon-attributed one and help her inherit the Sea God’s Divine Position.
• Dugu Yan said Meng Yiran had reached level fifty-seven and revealed her battle-hungry reputation in the West Sea; Tie Xiong explained that Meng Yiran’s External Soul Bone could devour Soul Power.
• Tie Xiong set out with Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo, and Ye Lingling for the Star Dou Great Forest, where they encountered signs of widespread conflict.
• Tie Xiong worried that Bibi Dong, already at level ninety-nine, might become a god early and overpower them.

Tie Xiong brought Dugu Yan to the Sky Azure Bull Python and arranged for it to sacrifice itself so she could gain a soul ring and pursue the Sea God's inheritance. As the sacrifice began, Bibi Dong sensed the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's aura and headed toward it.

• Tie Xiong sensed Bibi Dong searching the Star Dou Great Forest with four Title Douluo and led Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling to the Sky Azure Bull Python's hiding place beneath a waterfall.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python explained that Spirit Hall's searches had driven it from the forest's center, and Tie Xiong told it to sacrifice itself for Dugu Yan.
• Tie Xiong consulted the Sea God Divine Sense, who approved the plan, then gave the Sky Azure Bull Python his blood to help it evolve.
• After a day, the Sky Azure Bull Python began its sacrifice, burning its blood, life, and soul to form a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring for Dugu Yan.
• Bibi Dong sensed the sacrifice's blood-red radiance and rushed toward it, eager to claim another Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Bibi Dong arrived too late to stop Dugu Yan from absorbing a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast sacrifice, and Tie Xiong kept her from attacking by maintaining a public show of loyalty to Spirit Hall. After Bibi Dong left to hunt a ninety-thousand-year Soul Beast, Dugu Yan continued absorbing the Soul Ring under Tie Xiong and Dugu Bo’s watch, and her aura stabilized two days later.

• Bibi Dong sensed a sacrifice in progress and discovered that Tie Xiong, Dugu Bo, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan were present, with Dugu Yan receiving the sacrifice.
• Tie Xiong left Dugu Bo to guard Dugu Yan and went to meet Bibi Dong and the four Title Douluo accompanying her.
• Tie Xiong told Bibi Dong that the Soul Beast had willingly sacrificed itself and presented Dugu Bo as a friend of Spirit Hall, preventing Bibi Dong from openly attacking.
• Bibi Dong left and flew toward a ninety-thousand-year Earth Cave Demon Spider to obtain her Eighth Soul Ring.
• Tie Xiong returned to Dugu Yan while she absorbed the Sky Azure Bull Python’s Soul Ring, and Ye Lingling watched before meditating on her own cultivation.
• After two days, Dugu Yan’s aura gradually stabilized as Tie Xiong and Dugu Bo continued to guard her.

After absorbing the Sky Azure Bull Python’s sacrifice, Dugu Yan evolved her Martial Soul into the Jade Phosphorus Dragon Emperor and gained the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s recognition. She began receiving the Sea God inheritance, and Tie Xiong planned to take her to Sea God Island after they returned.

• Tie Xiong stored the Sky Azure Bull Python’s body in the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch, and Dugu Yan finished absorbing its Soul Ring after seven days.
• Dugu Yan’s Soul Power rose to level sixty-six, and she revealed that her Martial Soul had evolved into the Jade Phosphorus Dragon Emperor.
• Tie Xiong gave Dugu Yan the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Ye Lingling healed her as the artifact absorbed her blood and Soul Power.
• The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud accepted Dugu Yan, entered her forehead, and began her Divine Inheritance.
• Dugu Yan received the artifact’s information and learned it held four skills, while Tie Xiong said they would go to Sea God Island after returning.

Tang San absorbed the Hundred-Thousand-Year Evil Orca King as his Seventh Soul Ring while the Purple Pearl Pirate Crew fled the orca pod pursuing them. As he resisted the Soul Ring’s impact, he recalled how his earlier trials and unusually powerful Soul Rings had brought him to level seventy.

• Tang San killed the Hundred-Thousand-Year Evil Orca King in its territory and brought its body back to the Purple Pearl Pirate Crew’s ship.
• Tang San began absorbing the Evil Orca King’s red Soul Ring as the pursuing orca pod chased the ship.
• Zi Zhenzhu watched anxiously, recalling how she had fallen for Tang San despite noticing that he devoured the Soul Power of Soul Masters and sea Soul Beasts.
• Tang San resisted the Soul Ring’s impact by focusing on Tie Xiong, Xiao Wu, and his parents, and resolved to succeed.
• Tang San recalled turning his Clear Sky Hammer into an Artifact of the God of Slaughter and absorbing five Soul Rings, including a seventy-thousand-year ring, before reaching level sixty.
• Tang San recalled absorbing an eighty-thousand-year Sixth Soul Ring, which brought his Soul Power to level sixty-five before he reached level seventy.

Tang San absorbed the Evil Orca King's hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, reached level seventy-four, and accepted Zi Zhenzhu's proposal to marry while planning revenge on Tie Xiong. In Heaven Dou City, Tie Xiong met Golden Crocodile Douluo, who had come to guard the people connected to him on Qian Renxue's request.

• Tang San entered the West Sea, joined the Purple Pearl Pirate Crew, and killed the Evil Orca King with the help of the Peacock Plume and Bodhi Blood.
• Tang San absorbed the Evil Orca King's Soul Ring and left-leg Soul Bone, passed the God of Slaughter's second trial, and rose to level seventy-four.
• Tang San accepted Zi Zhenzhu as his woman, and she set sail for Purple Pearl Island to prepare for their wedding.
• Tang San asked Zi Zhenzhu to have her pirates find Dragon Duke and Snake Granny, intending to use the crew to pursue his revenge against Tie Xiong.
• Tie Xiong visited Heaven Feather Tavern in Heaven Dou City and met Snake Lance Douluo and Golden Crocodile Douluo.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo told Tie Xiong that Qian Renxue had sent him to protect Tie Xiong's family and other people connected to him from retaliation by the Clear Sky Sect.

Tie Xiong traveled to Sea God Island with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, won Ye Lingling over during the journey, and discovered that the Purple Pearl Pirate Crew was watching Meng Yiran's island. After waiting nearby for seven days, he spotted Tang San aboard the pirates' flagship.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo discussed Tie Xiong's and Qian Renxue's prospects of becoming gods, and Tie Xiong assured Golden Crocodile Douluo that he would help Qian Renxue rule the continent.
• Tie Xiong checked Liu Erlong's progress in the Fire God's trial, then left for Sea God Island with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling two days later.
• During the flight, Tie Xiong retrieved Ye Lingling's blown-away veil, drew her into his embrace, and won her over before they reached the West Sea.
• Tie Xiong spotted ships from the Purple Pearl Pirate Crew circling Meng Yiran's island and discovered that the crew was secretly preparing to attack the people there.
• Tie Xiong waited nearby for seven days, then saw Tang San standing with another figure aboard the Purple Pearl Pirate Crew's flagship.

Tie Xiong prepared an ambush for Tang San on the island, where Meng Yiran reunited with Tie Xiong and learned Dugu Yan had widened the gap between them. Tang San spotted the ambush as his ship approached, sent Zi Zhenzhu and the crew away, and continued toward the island to confront Tie Xiong alone.

• Tie Xiong arrived on the island with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, watched Meng Yiran train, and reunited with her.
• Dugu Yan told Meng Yiran she had reached Soul Power Level sixty-six after absorbing a hundred-thousand-year Sixth Soul Skill, and Tie Xiong promised Meng Yiran a chance to improve on Sea God Island.
• Dragon Duke and Snake Granny joined Tie Xiong, who revealed Tang San planned to attack and said they would stop him from escaping again.
• Tie Xiong concealed the group with his domain as they waited near the dock for Tang San's ship.
• Tang San detected Tie Xiong's ambush with his Purple Demon Eye and ordered Zi Zhenzhu and her crew to retreat.
• Tang San boarded another ship and continued toward the island alone, confident his hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring would let him face Tie Xiong.