Recaps

Xia Ping and Liu Rulan rescued four Lingyun Sect disciples from a pack of Black Fang Wolves, and Xia Ping introduced himself as Wu Taidou. The disciples discussed the notorious swindler Wu Wudi, unaware that Xia Ping was hiding his identity.

• Xia Ping ordered Liu Rulan to attack the pursuing Black Fang Wolves.
• Liu Rulan used the Soul-Shocking Technique to kill more than twenty wolves and realized how much stronger she had become beside Xia Ping.
• Xia Ping revealed that he was an outsider by conjuring a flame, stopping Chang Xuan, Wang Chen, Wei Qi, and Jin Ze from fleeing.
• Chang Xuan introduced himself and his fellow Lingyun Sect disciples, then asked Xia Ping's name.
• Xia Ping called himself Wu Taidou, and the disciples told him about Wu Wudi, a notorious swindler who had cheated people across their sect's territory.

Xia Ping met Chang Xuan and the others, who revealed that they were gathering universe martial artists to attack a Soul Stone mine. He agreed to join their operation and was left preparing to meet the assembled forces.

• Chang Xuan recognized Liu Rulan as a Soul Clan woman, and Xia Ping said she was his slave.
• Xia Ping joked about women with Chang Xuan, Wang Chen, and the others, while Liu Rulan silently resented his lewd remarks.
• Chang Xuan explained that a senior brother from the Guiyuan Sect had recruited more than a hundred disciples from four major sects to attack a Soul Stone mine.
• Xia Ping accepted Chang Xuan's invitation to join the attack, and the group welcomed his added strength.

Xia Ping and Liu Rulan arrived at the campsite where sect disciples were gathering for an operation, but Feng Ze and the others rejected Xia Ping as a rogue cultivator. As Xia Ping prepared to leave, Feng Ze demanded that Liu Rulan stay behind, and Xia Ping confronted him.

• Chang Xuan brought Xia Ping and Liu Rulan to the campsite where more than a hundred cultivators had gathered.
• Feng Ze and other sect disciples mocked Xia Ping and refused to let him join the operation, claiming he was useless and Liu Rulan could betray them.
• Xia Ping calmly accepted their refusal and turned to leave with Liu Rulan.
• Feng Ze stopped them and insisted that Liu Rulan remain at the camp, claiming he needed to prevent her from leaking information.
• Xia Ping stopped and challenged Feng Ze as the surrounding cultivators watched.

Wu Taidou intervened when Feng Zhe attacked Chang Xuan, then defeated Feng Zhe with a single punch after blocking his Soul-Severing Kick. Feng Zhe was left badly injured in a massive crater.

• Feng Zhe punched Chang Xuan to the ground and prepared to stomp on him while Wang Chen and the others were unable to intervene.
• Wu Taidou stepped in and blocked Feng Zhe's kick, protecting Chang Xuan.
• Feng Zhe attacked Wu Taidou with the Guiyuan Sect's Soul-Severing Kick, but Wu Taidou's protective energy absorbed its force.
• Wu Taidou struck Feng Zhe with his Spiral Fist Force, sending him into a crater and injuring him severely.

Xia Ping defeated Feng Zhe and two other Guiyuan Sect disciples, then killed Feng Zhe despite threats and a plea for mercy. The chapter left Fan Ming arriving too late to stop the killing.

• Xia Ping knocked Feng Zhe unconscious with one punch and sent two Guiyuan Sect disciples flying with his Black Vortex Ripple Fist.
• Wang Chen and the others watched in shock as the crowd realized how powerful Xia Ping was.
• Xia Ping threatened to kill Feng Zhe, who begged Senior Brother Fan for help and tried to scare Xia Ping with the Guiyuan Sect’s reputation.
• Fan Ming arrived and called for Xia Ping to show mercy, but Xia Ping pierced Feng Zhe’s forehead before Fan Ming could intervene.
• Feng Zhe died as Fan Ming watched.

Xia Ping killed Feng Zhe despite Fan Ming’s warning, but Chen Wei intervened to stop Fan Ming from retaliating and apologized on behalf of the Guiyuan Sect. Xia Ping agreed he might remain in the operation and asked how they planned to break through the Soul Stone mine’s heavy defenses.

• Xia Ping killed Feng Zhe with a single finger in front of Fan Ming and the Guiyuan Sect disciples.
• Fan Ming threatened Xia Ping, but Chen Wei arrived and stopped him, arguing that Feng Zhe had brought his death upon himself.
• Fan Ming agreed to leave Xia Ping alone for now and warned that he hoped Xia Ping would not fall into his hands later.
• Chen Wei apologized to Xia Ping on behalf of the Guiyuan Sect and invited him to stay for the operation.
• Xia Ping said he might stay and asked Chen Wei how they planned to overcome the Soul Stone mine’s guards and Divine Ability Realm cultivators.

Chen Wei revealed that he planned to use Red Mist to incapacitate the mine’s natives, and the group prepared to attack the next day. As everyone ate dinner, Xia Ping and the Cat Immortal discovered signs that their food and surroundings had been poisoned.

• Chen Wei showed the group his Red Mist and explained how it could knock out most of the natives, while admitting it would not cover the whole mine.
• The others accepted Chen Wei’s plan and agreed that he deserved the largest share of the gains.
• Chen Wei moved the camp and served fierce beast meat, and Chang Xuan thanked Xia Ping for saving him earlier.
• Xia Ping sensed something wrong with the food, and the Cat Immortal detected Menglu Flowers in the tent’s air.
• The Cat Immortal explained that Menglu Flowers combined with Rain Swallow Grass could create a poison that stripped martial artists of their strength, and concluded that the Guiyuan Sect members were poisoning them.

Xia Ping learned that the Guiyuan Sect had poisoned the beast meat to eliminate the other sects and monopolize the Soul Stone mine, but he ate it anyway because his body could burn away the poison. The Guiyuan Sect disciples gathered in secret afterward, where Fan Ming confronted Chen Wei over his failure to retaliate against Wu Wudi.

• Cat Immortal told Xia Ping that the beast meat contained a poison with a half-day latent period, and Xia Ping realized the Guiyuan Sect planned to kill the other groups after using them against the Blood Soul Continent natives.
• Xia Ping decided to let the Guiyuan Sect carry out its plan while he used the sect to help clear the way to the Soul Stone mine, and he chose not to warn the other disciples.
• Chen Wei checked that everyone was eating, and Xia Ping ate the poisoned beast meat despite Cat Immortal's warning.
• Xia Ping's Hell Golden Crow Stomach burned away the poison, and he looked forward to seeing the Guiyuan Sect's next move.
• Chen Wei and the other Guiyuan Sect disciples met Fan Ming in a hidden cave, where Fan Ming berated Chen Wei for not retaliating against Wu Wudi after Feng Zhe's death.

Chen Wei prepared to poison the Soul Stone Mine’s defenders while secretly intending to use the poison to ensure Wu Taidou and those around him could not resist. At the mine, Chen Wei released the Red Mist, and the group prepared to attack amid the fighting and cries from within.

• Chen Wei told Fan Ming that Wu Taidou had eaten deadly poison and warned him not to interfere until the next day.
• Xia Ping and the others reached the heavily guarded Soul Stone Mine and sensed Divine Ability Realm cultivators inside.
• Chen Wei announced that he would release the Red Mist to incapacitate the mine’s defenders, winning the group’s admiration with his show of self-sacrifice.
• Chen Wei entered the mine, and an explosion was followed by red mist spreading across the area.
• As fighting and dying cries sounded from inside the mine, a Guiyuan Sect disciple ordered the group to charge in.

Chen Wei betrayed Chang Xuan’s group, luring them into a trap arranged with Zhuo Hao and the Soul Clan. After explaining their deal and the Spirit Contract binding both sides, Chen Wei hinted that a drug was already taking effect.

• Chang Xuan and the others entered the Soul Stone mine, expecting to finish off the natives, but found the guards had vanished.
• The natives emerged unharmed and surrounded the group, while Zhuo Hao revealed that the apparent ambush had been a setup.
• Liu Rulan recognized Zhuo Hao, and Xia Ping realized that Chen Wei had colluded with the natives.
• Chen Wei admitted that Guiyuan Sect had agreed to trade the group’s lives for two-thirds of the mine’s Soul Stones.
• Chen Wei explained that both parties had signed a Spirit Contract, preventing either side from breaking the deal.
• Chang Xuan’s group prepared to attack, but Chen Wei said the medicine should already be taking effect.

Chen Wei poisoned Chang Xuan and the others, leaving them powerless, and ordered the Guiyuan Sect disciples to kill them. With the slaughter underway, Fan Ming confronted Xia Ping to avenge the humiliation he had suffered the previous day.

• Chang Xuan and the others lost their cultivation after eating poisoned food, and Chen Wei told them the effects would last twenty-four hours.
• Zhuo Hao questioned Chen Wei about the poison, but Chen Wei claimed he would never use it against his allies.
• Chen Wei ordered Fan Ming and the Guiyuan Sect disciples to kill everyone, and they slaughtered dozens despite their victims' pleas for mercy.
• Liu Rulan and the Lingyun Sect disciples lay helpless, certain they would die.
• Fan Ming approached Xia Ping and threatened him over the previous day's defiance while Chen Wei let the confrontation proceed.

Poisoned and apparently powerless, Xia Ping used the Endless War Blade to kill Fan Ming in a single strike. Fan Ming fell dead as the battle’s destruction injured or killed nearby martial artists.

• Xia Ping taunted Fan Ming despite being poisoned, while Chang Xuan and the others could not intervene.
• Fan Ming attacked Xia Ping with a massive hand of magical power, and Xia Ping activated the Endless War Blade.
• The Endless War Blade pierced through Fan Ming’s attack and clashed with his Meteor Fist, sending a destructive shockwave across the battlefield.
• Xia Ping’s sword split the meteor, pierced Fan Ming’s treasure armor, and destroyed his heart.
• Xia Ping retracted the sword, and Fan Ming fell dead to the ground.

Xia Ping killed Fan Ming despite the Guiyuan Sect’s belief that he had been poisoned, then resisted a group attack and used the Yang God Fist to kill more disciples. The remaining Guiyuan Sect members still faced him as the battle continued.

• Xia Ping killed Fan Ming with a single strike, shocking the Guiyuan Sect disciples and Chang Xuan’s group.
• Chen Wei questioned how Xia Ping still had mana, then ordered the disciples to attack him.
• Xia Ping used the Northern Underworld Body Protection Art to absorb the disciples’ Sword Qi and trap them.
• Xia Ping unleashed the Yang God Fist when Divine Ability Realm disciples tried to rescue their comrades.
• Xia Ping’s flames burned the trapped Guiyuan Sect disciples to ash.

During the fight with Guiyuan Sect disciples, Xia Ping broke through to the middle stage of the As-You-Will Realm, greatly enhancing his magical power, divine consciousness, and Hell Golden Crow Cells. As Chen Wei recognized Xia Ping as an increasing threat, Zhuo Hao stepped forward to kill him.

• Chen Wei and the other Guiyuan Sect disciples were shocked by the destructive unusual fire in Xia Ping’s punch, while the Soul Clan members watched in alarm.
• Xia Ping realized the battle had triggered the breakthrough he needed and stopped suppressing his surging magical power.
• Xia Ping advanced to the middle stage of the As-You-Will Realm, expanding his Purple Mansion and releasing an aura that forced nearby cultivators back.
• Xia Ping’s divine consciousness grew strong enough to crack a boulder, and a thousand Hell Golden Crow Cells awakened, strengthening his body.
• Chen Wei ordered that Xia Ping be stopped, and Zhuo Hao stepped forward, declaring that he would kill him.

Zhuo Hao and the Soul Clan joined forces to kill Xia Ping with the Mount Tai Crushing Top Technique, but Xia Ping used the World Tree to shatter their attack and counter with a devastating soul strike. Zhuo Hao and the other Soul Clan cultivators were left screaming as their souls were pierced.

• Zhuo Hao ordered his subordinates and Soul Clan allies to attack Xia Ping together.
• The Soul Clan fused their spiritual power and unleashed the Mount Tai Crushing Top Technique, killing more than a dozen nearby universe martial artists with its pressure.
• Liu Rulan recognized the technique and warned that it was a lethal soul attack, while Chen Wei believed Xia Ping was doomed.
• Xia Ping summoned the World Tree, which shattered the incoming mountain and left him unharmed.
• Xia Ping drove the World Tree's branches through the souls of Zhuo Hao and the other Soul Clan cultivators.

Xia Ping killed the Soul Clan warriors and Zhuo Hao, avenging Liu Rulan’s family and terrifying the Guiyuan Sect disciples. Chen Wei’s attempt to negotiate failed, and he drew the Shadow Demon-Devouring Sword to fight Xia Ping.

• The Soul Clan warriors died from the backlash of their failed spiritual attack, while Zhuo Hao escaped with severe injuries.
• Xia Ping pursued Zhuo Hao and killed him with a blast of force, fulfilling Liu Rulan’s revenge.
• The Guiyuan Sect disciples feared Xia Ping after he wiped out the Soul Clan soldiers, and Chen Wei offered to split the Soul Stone Mine.
• Xia Ping rejected Chen Wei’s offer, reminding him that he had tried to kill him earlier.
• Chen Wei abandoned negotiations, drew the Shadow Demon-Devouring Sword, and filled the surrounding area with corrosive black mist.

Xia Ping fought off a coordinated ambush by Guiyuan Sect cultivators inside a dark realm and revealed overwhelming strength. He killed all eight attackers, leaving no surviving Divine Ability Realm cultivators.

• A dark realm shrouded the area, and three Guiyuan Sect Divine Ability Realm cultivators and five As-You-Will Realm cultivators ambushed Xia Ping.
• Xia Ping used Black Vortex Ripple Fist to swallow their attacks, then struck back and killed the five As-You-Will Realm cultivators while grievously injuring the other three.
• The surviving Guiyuan Sect cultivators panicked and tried to flee, realizing Xia Ping was no ordinary Rogue Cultivator.
• Xia Ping used Kunpeng Step and his Hell Golden Crow wings to catch the three fleeing cultivators and kill them with a punch.

Xia Ping survived Chen Wei’s ambush with the Black Horn Armor and defeated him with a fiery palm strike. The black mist cleared to reveal that nearly everyone had died or lost consciousness, including Liu Rulan.

• Chen Wei attacked Xia Ping from the shadows with the Shadow Demon-Devouring Sword, but Xia Ping blocked the strike with the Black Horn Armor.
• Chen Wei poured his mana into the sword and tried to pierce Xia Ping’s defenses, but the weapon became trapped in the armor’s energy shield.
• Xia Ping struck Chen Wei with a palm, breaking his ribs and sending fiery power into his body that disrupted his mana.
• Chen Wei crashed to the ground and dropped the Shadow Demon-Devouring Sword, causing the black mist to disperse.
• Xia Ping found that most sect disciples had been killed, while Chang Xuan, a few others, and the poisoned Liu Rulan lay unconscious.

Xia Ping faced Chen Wei, who took Liu Rulan hostage in a desperate attempt to escape. Xia Ping secretly used the Endless War Blade to kill Chen Wei, leaving Liu Rulan alive.

• The Cat Immortal praised Xia Ping for defeating the Guiyuan Sect group and securing the Soul Stone Mine.
• As Xia Ping moved to finish Chen Wei, Chen Wei suddenly seized the unconscious Liu Rulan as a hostage.
• Chen Wei threatened to kill Liu Rulan, believing Xia Ping would not risk her life, but Xia Ping pretended not to care.
• While Xia Ping distracted Chen Wei, the concealed Endless War Blade burst from underground and split him in two.
• Chen Wei died lamenting his lost future, and Xia Ping explained that the blade had killed him before he could react.

Liu Rulan woke to find that Xia Ping had killed the Soul Clan attackers, destroyed the corpses, and cured her poison. After identifying the loot, she warned him against using the Soul Hall branch master's token to enter the Soul Hall, but Xia Ping still planned to go after its inheritance.

• Liu Rulan regained consciousness and learned from Xia Ping that half an hour had passed, the attackers were dead, and her poison had been cured.
• Xia Ping asked Liu Rulan to identify the Soul Nourishing Pills and spiritual medicines he had looted.
• Liu Rulan explained that Zhuo Hao's black token controlled the Huaining City Soul Hall branch and could grant access to forbidden areas and the main hall teleportation formation.
• Xia Ping said he intended to visit the Soul Hall, and Liu Rulan warned him that its experts could overwhelm him.
• Xia Ping took out the Space Rings belonging to Chen Wei and the others to inspect their treasures.

Xia Ping and Cat Immortal searched the Space Rings of their defeated enemies and found pills, magical artifacts, and a large cache of poisons, including premixed Cultivation-Dissolving Poison. After hiding the still-unconscious Chang Xuan and the others in a cave, Xia Ping prepared to excavate the Soul Stone Mine.

• Xia Ping counted tens of thousands of cultivation pills in the Space Rings, including pills from several saint-level sects.
• Xia Ping and Cat Immortal found many treasure artifacts and Chen Wei's low-grade spirit artifact, the Shadow Demon-Devouring Sword.
• Xia Ping could not find the Red Mist that Chen Wei had claimed to possess, but Cat Immortal identified more than a hundred other poisons in his Space Ring.
• Cat Immortal explained how Cultivation-Dissolving Poison worked and pointed out two or three bottles of premixed poison that Xia Ping could use immediately.
• Xia Ping carried Chang Xuan and the others to a concealed cave and left them unconscious before turning to excavate the Soul Stone Mine.

Xia Ping used the Golden Slime to excavate a Soul Stone Mine, gathering more than a hundred thousand soul stones. At the end of the vein, the group discovered a black barrier that might conceal ruins.

• Xia Ping and Liu Rulan entered the mine and found that its excavation had barely begun.
• Xia Ping summoned the Golden Slime, which split into thousands of clones and rapidly devoured the rocks throughout the mine.
• The Golden Slimes hollowed out nearly the entire mountain and uncovered more than a hundred thousand soul stones.
• Xia Ping stored the soul stones and followed the Golden Slime to the end of the vein after it reported an obstacle.
• Xia Ping and Liu Rulan found a black spatial barrier that even the Golden Slime could not devour.

Xia Ping and his companions entered a deserted spatial formation and found a Saint’s calligraphy in its study. After Xia Ping took it, Liu Rulan suspected the hidden residence was connected to the Blood Soul Saint.

• Xia Ping failed to damage the spatial barrier, and Cat Immortal identified it as an unoccupied spatial formation.
• Cat Immortal analyzed the formation and found a concealed spatial node that could serve as an entrance.
• Xia Ping used his divine consciousness to activate the node, drawing himself, Liu Rulan, and Golden Slime inside.
• Xia Ping found a piece of Saint-written calligraphy bearing the character “Suppress”; Liu Rulan was injured after looking at it.
• Xia Ping removed and stored the calligraphy, and Liu Rulan wondered whether the residence had belonged to the Blood Soul Saint.

Xia Ping took control of the spatial formation in Blood Soul Saint's former residence and devised a scheme to lure people into bringing him Soul Stones. He prepared fake notices and signs to spread across Blood Soul Continent, then headed with Liu Rulan toward Huaining City to use Soul Hall's teleportation network.

• Xia Ping refined the formation core and gained control of the spatial formation.
• Xia Ping wrote a fake message claiming Blood Soul Saint was sealed near Huaining City and promised a reward to anyone who rescued him.
• Xia Ping ordered Cat Immortal to make a million copies of the message for distribution across Blood Soul Continent's 108 super cities.
• Xia Ping and Liu Rulan left the formation and set out for Huaining City, planning to travel through Soul Hall's teleportation formations using Zhuo Hao's token and a disguise.
• Xia Ping put up signs and markers directing people to the supposed sealing site, while Liu Rulan doubted anyone would believe his scheme.

Xia Ping and Liu Rulan returned to Huaining City’s Soul Hall while the Seven Killers secretly followed them. At the hall, Xia Ping maintained his disguise as Zhuo Hao and provoked Elder Tan Bo, leaving their impersonation unexposed for the moment.

• Xia Ping and Liu Rulan arrived at Huaining City’s Soul Hall, where Cat Immortal warned that enemies were following them.
• Xia Ping recognized the pursuers as the Seven Killers and decided he would need an opportunity to eliminate them.
• Soul Hall guards and stewards welcomed Xia Ping as Zhuo Hao, and he claimed his absent companions were carrying out a secret mission.
• Elder Tan Bo confronted Xia Ping over his use of Soul Hall authority, but Xia Ping pretended not to know him and insulted him.
• Tan Bo accused Xia Ping of returning to pursue women and eyed Liu Rulan with jealousy.