Chapter Summaries

Lin Qing killed the Ironback Baleful Fiend, claimed its territory, and led nearly a hundred submissive Baleful Fiends toward the Boneblade Baleful Fiend’s domain. The chapter ended as Lin Qing and the Boneblade Baleful Fiend charged at each other.

• Lin Qing endured a fatal chest wound, tore off both of the Ironback Baleful Fiend’s arms, and killed it with a punch to the head.
• The Ironback Baleful Fiend’s Lower Baleful Fiends submitted to Lin Qing, who consumed its Baleful Fiend Pearl and recovered overnight.
• Lin Qing ordered nearly a hundred Lower Baleful Fiends to follow him toward the Boneblade Baleful Fiend’s territory.
• The Boneblade Baleful Fiend confronted Lin Qing at the boundary of his territory and charged at him.
• Lin Qing charged back, knocking more than a dozen of the Boneblade Baleful Fiend’s subordinates aside.

Lin Qing killed the Boneblade Baleful Fiend, devoured its pearl, and gained command over nearly two hundred Lower Baleful Fiends. On the third day, he challenged the Iron Hammer Baleful Fiend, but their battle remained unresolved after its hammer blow sent him flying.

• Lin Qing broke the Boneblade Baleful Fiend’s weapons and defenses, then tore it apart and devoured the Baleful Fiend Pearl it left behind.
• Lin Qing grew stronger, roared, and made nearly two hundred Lower Balefal Fiends submit and follow him deeper into Death Canyon.
• Three days later, Lin Qing led his followers into the Iron Hammer Baleful Fiend’s territory to challenge the last King-Class Mid Baleful Fiend in the central region.
• The Iron Hammer Baleful Fiend attacked Lin Qing with its hammer-like fists, but Lin Qing dodged its first strike and punched it beneath the ribs.
• The Iron Hammer Baleful Fiend struck Lin Qing in the chest and sent him flying backward.

Lin Qing killed the Iron Hammer Baleful Fiend, absorbed its Baleful Fiend Pearl, and rose to become the second king of Death Canyon. Meanwhile, after Ge Hong's divination showed Lin Qing was in grave danger but still had a faint chance of survival, Situ Yue decided to seek the Dragon God's protection at Dragon-Breath Mountain, and Ge Hong agreed to take her there.

• Lin Qing trapped the Iron Hammer Baleful Fiend after its attack buried its hammers in the ground, then crushed its head and killed it.
• Lin Qing absorbed the Iron Hammer Baleful Fiend's Baleful Fiend Pearl, grew stronger as his dragon veins reached ninety-two, and led two hundred Lower Baleful Fiends deeper into Death Canyon.
• Ge Hong used a Tortoise Shell and Copper Coins to divine Lin Qing's condition, finding that he faced grave danger but retained a faint chance of survival.
• Ge Hong told Situ Yue about Dragon-Breath Mountain and its perilous barefoot pilgrimage to seek the Dragon God's protection.
• Situ Yue insisted on going to Dragon-Breath Mountain to save Lin Qing, and Ge Hong agreed to accompany her.

Situ Yue endured the perilous pilgrimage to Dragon-Breath Mountain and prayed for Lin Qing, prompting the Dragon God's statue to glow before she collapsed. Meanwhile, Lin Qing learned that the Bone-Eroding Devil Lord was weakened and led his Baleful Fiends into the Dark Forest to challenge the Devil Lord's territory.

• Situ Yue entrusted the King's City's affairs to Han Gongfu and Ji Lie, then left with Ge Hong for Dragon-Breath Mountain.
• Situ Yue climbed the barefoot pilgrimage path despite her injuries and, after reaching the summit, prayed for Lin Qing's safety before the Dragon God's statue answered with light.
• After three days and nights of kneeling, Situ Yue received the Dragon God's healing light, thanked it, and collapsed at the statue's feet.
• More than ten days later, Lin Qing controlled Death Canyon's outskirts and learned that the Bone-Eroding Devil Lord was undergoing a year-long period of weakness.
• Lin Qing led more than three hundred Baleful Fiends toward the Dark Forest and deeper into the Devil Lord's territory.