Chapter Summaries

Spirit Hall Second Team defeated Star Luo Royal Academy, and Lu Fan intimidated Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan after warning them to stop investigating him. Later, his team faced Skywater Academy in the semifinal, where Dugu Yan led the attack as Lu Fan watched; the match’s outcome was not stated.

• Dai Mubai overwhelmed Dai Weisi, broke the Hell White Tiger fusion, and won the match for Spirit Hall Second Team.
• Lu Fan forced Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan to their knees with spiritual pressure and warned that he would take revenge after the tournament.
• Lu Fan told his teammates to recover before their match against Skywater Academy and said he would defeat the finalists immediately.
• In the semifinal, Dugu Yan carried Spirit Hall Second Team’s attack while Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue'er challenged her, and the Hell White Tiger drew attention from the flank.
• Dugu Yan and the Hell White Tiger tore open Skywater Academy’s formation while Lu Fan rested in Mianmian’s embrace.

Lu Fan decided to reveal his strength in the tournament final despite Yue Guan and Gui Mei’s concerns about Bibi Dong. He faced Spirit Hall First Team alone and began displaying his extraordinary soul rings, leaving the spectators stunned.

• Lu Fan assured Yue Guan and Gui Mei that he was prepared to reveal his power and could protect himself from Bibi Dong’s threats.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei agreed to trust Lu Fan after he said they would only need to keep Bibi Dong occupied while he went to Slaughter City.
• At the finals, Bibi Dong announced three ten-thousand-year soul bones as the championship reward before Spirit Hall First Team and Spirit Hall Second Team prepared to fight.
• Lu Fan left his teammates at the arena’s edge and walked alone to face all seven members of Spirit Hall First Team.
• As Lu Fan stepped forward, he revealed two thousand-year soul rings and then two ten-thousand-year soul rings, astonishing the spectators.

Lu Fan revealed a hundred-thousand-year sixth soul ring and a god-tier martial soul, shocking the spectators and stirring Bibi Dong's killing intent. As Spirit Hall First Team began its counterattack, Lu Fan swept away Hu Liena and Xie Yue's Demonic Charm and launched petals at the team.

• Lu Fan took his sixth step and revealed a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, stunning the arena and alarming Bibi Dong.
• The Rakshasa God identified Lu Fan as Asura's chosen successor and tempted Bibi Dong with a God-Bestowed Soul Ring if she killed him.
• Bibi Dong saw Lu Fan's golden Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Tree martial soul, which the Rakshasa God confirmed was god-tier.
• Lu Fan asked to begin the match, and the referee announced it before retreating as Spirit Hall First Team prepared to fight.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue activated Demonic Charm, but Lu Fan's petals blew away their pink mist.
• Lu Fan sent petals from all six chrysanthemums toward Spirit Hall First Team, including a huge blood-red petal from the hundred-thousand-year chrysanthemum.

Lu Fan defeated the Spirit Hall First Team alone and won the tournament for the Spirit Hall Second Team, then claimed the three promised Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones from Bibi Dong. After leaving the venue, he returned Ning Rongrong to Ning Fengzhi and gave the soul bones to Yue Guan and Gui Mei to distribute or trade.

• Lu Fan used six petals to defeat the Spirit Hall First Team in a single move, leaving all six opponents unconscious.
• The referee declared the Spirit Hall Second Team the tournament champion, and Lu Fan demanded the promised soul bones from Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong handed Lu Fan three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones before leaving the venue.
• Outside Spirit Hall's gates, Lu Fan had Gui Mei return Ning Rongrong to Ning Fengzhi, who left with her and Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
• Lu Fan gave the soul bones to Yue Guan and Gui Mei, suggesting Yue Guan absorb the skull bone and that the other two be traded for soul bones matching their attributes.

Lu Fan told Yue Guan and Gui Mei that he planned to reach level seventy and help the Blue Silver Emperor regain her hundred-thousand-year cultivation so she could become his seventh soul ring. After Yue Guan and Gui Mei left, Qian Renxue visited, and Lu Fan explained that he cared for his teacher and Uncle Gui because they treated him as family.

• Lu Fan said he would raise his cultivation to level seventy, then take the Blue Silver Emperor to the Blue Silver Forest and try to restore her hundred-thousand-year cultivation for his seventh soul ring.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei agreed to trade the soul bones and urged Lu Fan to stay near the Worship Hall and bring Old Poisonous Creature when he went to the forest.
• Qian Renxue visited Lu Fan in her true appearance and congratulated him on winning the tournament and obtaining a hundred-thousand-year sixth soul ring.
• Lu Fan told Qian Renxue he had not absorbed the three soul bones he won and had given them to Teacher, Uncle Gui, and the others.
• Lu Fan explained that Teacher and Uncle Gui had treated him as family, while Spirit Hall had only exchanged its resources and protection for his strength and talent.

Lu Fan asked Qian Renxue to help him obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and protect his hometown, Flower Grass Village. After she left, he considered the Soul Tool a backup route to the Sea God’s trials in case the Asura God’s trials proved too dangerous.

• Lu Fan offered a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone in exchange for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Qian Renxue agreed to present the offer to Xue Ye.
• Lu Fan promised to bring his teacher, Uncle Ghost, and Senior Poison to assist Qian Renxue when she made her move.
• Lu Fan said he was rank sixty-seven and aimed to reach rank seventy within two years, while Qian Renxue challenged herself to do it in one year.
• Qian Renxue said she was returning to the Heaven Dou Empire and agreed to use her authority to improve life in Flower Grass Village.
• After Qian Renxue left, Lu Fan reflected that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud could provide an alternative to the dangerous Asura God’s trials.

Lu Fan reached level seventy and prepared to obtain his seventh Spirit Ring and awaken his Martial Soul Avatar. He set out with Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Dugu Bo for the Blue Silver Forest, where Yue Guan brought out the Blue Silver Emperor.

• Lu Fan reflected on his plans to draw the Sea God and Asura God into competing to make him their successor while he waited for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and his breakthrough.
• After a year and a half of cultivation, Lu Fan reached level seventy, while Qian Renxue wrote that she had reached Soul Saint and challenged him to see who would become a Titled Douluo first.
• Lu Fan told Yue Guan and Gui Mei that he had broken through and said they should leave the next day with Dugu Bo to obtain his seventh Spirit Ring.
• Yue Guan explained the trip to Dugu Bo, who agreed to protect Lu Fan, and the four departed Spirit City at dawn.
• The group reached the Blue Silver Forest, where Yue Guan took the Blue Silver Emperor from his Soul Tool.

The Blue Silver King and the Blue Silver Grass forest restored Ah Yin to a hundred-thousand-year cultivation by sacrificing their strength. Ah Yin then asked to take human form, and Lu Fan offered his protection in exchange for a condition.

• The Blue Silver King learned from Ah Yin's memories how she had sacrificed herself and thanked Yue Guan for rescuing and caring for her.
• The Blue Silver King replanted Ah Yin at the forest's center and guided the Blue Silver Grass in sacrificing their cultivation to restore her.
• Ah Yin returned to a hundred-thousand-year cultivation and transformed back into human form.
• Ah Yin used her life force to revive the Blue Silver Grass, though she could not restore their lost cultivation.
• Ah Yin asked Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Dugu Bo, and Lu Fan to let her take human form again to survive her next heavenly tribulation.
• Lu Fan agreed to lend Ah Yin an aura-concealing Immortal Herb if she and her subjects fulfilled a condition, and Ah Yin accepted.

After Ah Yin transformed into a human, Lu Fan had her killed to obtain her hundred-thousand-year soul ring and skull bone. He absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor Skull and gained the Blue Silver Domain and Endless Vitality.

• Ah Yin transformed into a human with six soul rings, while Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Dugu Bo prepared to guard Lu Fan as he absorbed her soul ring.
• Lu Fan demanded that Ah Yin sacrifice herself to him, but she refused.
• Lu Fan killed Ah Yin with a petal from his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Tree, and Gui Mei struck down the Blue Silver King when he attacked.
• Lu Fan found Ah Yin's hundred-thousand-year skull bone and absorbed it, gaining the Blue Silver Domain and Endless Vitality.

Lu Fan used his Blue Silver Domain and Endless Vitality to overcome Ah Yin’s remnant soul and absorb her hundred-thousand-year soul ring. As his Soul Power stabilized, Yue Guan and Gui Mei celebrated his growing strength while Dugu Bo worried that his granddaughter Dugu Yan might not be worthy of him.

• Lu Fan began absorbing Ah Yin’s hundred-thousand-year soul ring, but her remnant soul attacked him with hatred.
• Lu Fan activated Blue Silver Domain and Endless Vitality, drawing power from the Blue Silver Grass to repel Ah Yin’s attacks.
• Ah Yin realized that resisting only drained the vitality of her people, and she stopped fighting as Lu Fan continued absorbing the ring.
• Lu Fan’s absorption progressed smoothly as his physique and Soul Power were tempered by the ring’s energy.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei celebrated Lu Fan’s new strength, while Dugu Bo wondered whether Dugu Yan was worthy of him.

After absorbing three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and reaching rank seventy-four, Lu Fan prepared to seek a divine trial. He promised Dugu Bo that he would hunt the Sky Azure Bull Python for Dugu Yan’s ninth Soul Ring, then began arranging for his companions to guard the way and protect their allies.

• Lu Fan told Dugu Bo that he would hunt the Sky Azure Bull Python for Dugu Yan’s ninth Soul Ring once she reached rank ninety, easing Dugu Bo’s concerns.
• Dugu Bo reflected that standing with Lu Fan had brought rewards and protection for himself and Dugu Yan.
• Lu Fan discovered that his seventh Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring had granted Martial Soul Avatar Armor in addition to the Martial Soul Avatar, though the ability required six soul bones to reach its full power.
• Lu Fan judged that his new strength let him contend with Super Douluos and decided it was time to seek a divine trial.
• Lu Fan asked Yue Guan and Gui Mei to guard the entrance and sent Dugu Bo back to Spirit Hall to watch over Dugu Yan and the others.

Lu Fan told Dugu Bo, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei that he was going to Slaughter City to obtain Divine Slaughter's Domain and pursue a god's inheritance. After eliminating the Blue Silver King and arranging a letter for Qian Renxue, he entered Slaughter City while Yue Guan and Gui Mei made plans to watch the entrance discreetly.

• Lu Fan explained that passing Slaughter City's trial could qualify him to unlock a god's inheritance, though eight further trials would remain after he obtained Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• Yue Guan killed the weakened Blue Silver King to prevent it from revealing that Lu Fan had killed Ah Yin and absorbed her spirit ring.
• Dugu Bo returned to Spirit City with a letter from Lu Fan for Qian Renxue, asking her to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud before he returned.
• Lu Fan killed the people in a remote tavern, uncovered the entrance beneath its floor, and leaped into the pit leading to Slaughter City.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei decided to build a small cabin nearby and secretly watch the tavern rather than openly guard the entrance.

Lu Fan entered Slaughter City, where its divine rules prevented soul rings from manifesting, and immediately killed the soldiers who confronted him. He reached the city gates and demanded a match after choking the black-gauzed woman, while a nearby soldier joked about his temper.

• Lu Fan discovered that Slaughter City's rules sealed his soul rings but left his martial soul and Soul Power intact.
• Lu Fan killed Scott and all one hundred soldiers guarding the outskirts, then found a skull plaque marked 9527 among the remains.
• Lu Fan walked toward Slaughter City and grabbed the black-gauzed woman at the gate by the throat before she could finish welcoming him.
• Lu Fan demanded that the woman arrange a match immediately and warned the onlookers not to look at him with disgusting eyes.
• The woman warned Lu Fan that the Slaughter King would punish him, and a black-armored soldier joked with his companions about Lu Fan's fiery temper.

Lu Fan entered Slaughter City, killed the soldiers and Fallen Ones who offended him, and learned that the Asura God was overseeing his trials. In the city’s depths, the Asura God took control of Tang Chen and set Lu Fan and a blue-haired youth against each other as rival heirs.

• Lu Fan killed more than a hundred black-armored soldiers at the city gate and forced the woman in black gauze to lead him onward.
• A group of enforcers arrived to confront Lu Fan but abruptly withdrew after receiving a command.
• Lu Fan learned of his first Asura trial, which required him to clear Hell Road within two years and promised Divine Slaughter’s Domain as its reward.
• Lu Fan beheaded a Fallen One who threatened him, then turned back and killed the people who had stared at him after hearing how the outer city operated.
• Lu Fan noticed his urge to kill growing stronger and decided to avoid killing outside the arena when possible.
• The Asura God took over Tang Chen’s body and challenged Lu Fan and a blue-haired youth to compete in Slaughter City, declaring that whoever survived would become his chosen heir.

Lu Fan entered the Slaughter Arena and registered for a match, where he effortlessly killed Bartel and the other contestants. He stood alone in the arena and called for the next opponent.

• Lu Fan entered the Slaughter Arena, rejected a Bloody Mary, and forced an old man to show him where to register.
• Lu Fan registered with his 9527 number plate and chose to fight immediately.
• The referee announced a match featuring Lu Fan, nine other contestants, and the infamous Bartel.
• Lu Fan caught Bartel's attack, crushed his fist, and killed him with a blow to the head.
• Lu Fan swiftly killed the other nine contestants and stood alone, demanding the next opponent.

Lu Fan continued his winning streak in Slaughter City and learned that Tang San was there, while Tang San plotted to kill him. Lu Fan then encountered Hu Liena and fatally cut her down.

• Lu Fan won ten consecutive matches without rest, bringing his total to eleven victories, and warned the spectators that he would kill them if Slaughter City ran short of opponents.
• Lu Fan rested outside the arena and focused on reaching a hundred victories while worrying about controlling his killing intent afterward.
• Tang San trained amid blood mist and swore to torture Lu Fan and use him as a stepping stone to godhood.
• Lu Fan killed a Fallen One who revealed Tang San was in Slaughter City, then dismissed Tang San as unimportant.
• Lu Fan encountered Hu Liena in an alley and struck her with a Strange Velvet Petal, cutting through her arms and body.

Lu Fan killed Hu Liena by his own choice and spent another year in Slaughter City without meeting Tang San. After winning his hundredth match, he received the King of Slaughter’s permission to leave and enter the city freely, then asked for Hell Road to be opened.

• Lu Fan killed Hu Liena and felt nothing as he left her body behind.
• A year later, Lu Fan watched part of Tang San’s match, judged him weak without soul skills, and resolved to kill him before Asura God could make him a threat.
• Lu Fan won his hundredth match in the Slaughter Arena, defeating his final opponent with the Strange Velvet Petal.
• The King of Slaughter appeared and granted Lu Fan the title of God of Slaughter and permission to enter and leave Slaughter City freely.
• Lu Fan thanked the King of Slaughter and asked him to open Hell Road so he could try to become a true God of Slaughter.

Asura God chose to place all his hopes on Lu Fan and sent him into Hell Road, where the spectators in the Slaughter Arena died in a frenzy. Lu Fan crossed the perilous path using his abilities and evaded its guardians, leaving the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King and the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent fighting each other.

• Asura God decided Lu Fan was a better candidate than Tang San and planned to erase Lu Fan's emotions to make him a new Asura God King.
• The King of Slaughter opened a vortex that sent Lu Fan to Hell Road, while the red light drove the spectators to kill themselves and their blood formed a bird-shaped pattern beneath Lu Fan.
• Lu Fan stepped onto the narrow path over the abyss and used Strange Velvet Petals to attack the swarming blood-red bats.
• Lu Fan activated Blue Silver Domain to keep the bats away, then used Void to evade the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King's attacks as he ran onward.
• The Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent mistook the pursuing Bat King for an enemy, and the two Soul Beasts began fighting.

Lu Fan completed the first Asura trial by escaping Hell Road and received stronger spirit rings and Spirit Bones. He learned that his second trial required him to judge ten thousand people within three years, and gained temporary use of the Judgment Ring to help him decide their guilt and punishment.

• Lu Fan crossed Hell Road and entered a white void where his powers were sealed and killing intent invaded his body.
• The Asura God's Divine Sense placed a dormant strand of Asura God Power inside Lu Fan to guard against interference from other gods.
• Lu Fan completed the first trial, gained 5% Asura God affinity, and increased the ages of his spirit rings and Spirit Bones.
• Lu Fan learned that the second trial required him to judge ten thousand people in three years and would remove sorrow from his emotions upon completion.
• Lu Fan summoned the Judgment Ring, which granted him a Judgment Domain that revealed people's lives and guided his judgments.

Lu Fan returned from Slaughter City after passing Hell Road and told Yue Guan and Gui Mei that his next Asura trial required him to judge ten thousand people within three years. He reentered Slaughter City to hunt for candidates, now able to use his full power.

• Lu Fan decided to return to Slaughter City to find ten thousand people who fit the trial’s criteria.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei told Lu Fan that Bibi Dong had sent Hu Liena into Slaughter City a year earlier, and Lu Fan revealed that he had killed her.
• Lu Fan showed Yue Guan and Gui Mei his soul rings and explained that his second Asura trial required him to judge ten thousand people within three years or die.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei promised to use Spirit Hall’s resources to identify suitable targets, and Lu Fan left them to return to Slaughter City.
• The King of Slaughter welcomed Lu Fan back, and Lu Fan began sweeping through Slaughter City with his full abilities available.