Chapter Summaries

Di yihong discovered that a phantom guarding the abandoned Spear Sect was draining the group’s life force in an underground treasury. After exposing the phantom’s deception, he drew the Destruction Scepter, though its power seemed unable to harm the ghost.

• Di yihong and his companions descended through an illusion and found the Spear Sect’s remains, where a hostile white phantom appeared.
• The phantom led them to a mechanism and promised each of them a treasure from the underground treasury.
• Di yihong sensed that the underground passage was draining their life force and traced it to the surrounding stone walls.
• Di yihong accused the phantom of absorbing their life force, and Tang San confirmed the drain before attacking with Dragon Beard Needles.
• The phantom revealed that it was a soul and could not be struck by the needles, while Di yihong brought out the Destruction Scepter.

Di yihong forced the phantom to lead the group to the Spear Sect’s treasure vault, then learned that the Heavenly Tower held a dangerous succession trial and the weapon of a former Max-level Douluo. Tang Hao entered the tower in Di yihong’s place, but died on the second and third levels before the phantom accused Di yihong of cheating by reviving him.

• Di yihong threatened the phantom with the Power of Void, and the phantom agreed to show them the Spear Sect’s treasures.
• Di yihong collected three Soul Bones, rare herbs, and protective armor from the warehouse.
• The phantom explained that many visitors had died in the Heavenly Tower while seeking the Spear Sect leadership and the Wind Chaser Spear.
• Di yihong let Tang Hao enter the tower after the others warned him against going in himself, and Tang San discovered that only one person could enter at a time.
• Tang Hao cleared the first level but died on the second, then cleared the second on another attempt and died on the third; Di yihong revived him each time.
• The phantom accused Di yihong of cheating by reviving Tang Hao while supervising the trial.

Di yihong defeated the Spear God on the Heavenly Tower’s seventh floor and learned that the Spear Sect’s destruction involved the Evil God. The discovery made him suspect that the Demon Sect’s history and ambitions reached much further back and farther than he had thought.

• The shadowy figure tried to stop Tang Hao from repeatedly challenging the Heavenly Tower, but Tang Hao passed through it and entered again.
• Tang Hao reached the seventh floor, where a white-bearded old man killed him with one spear thrust; after resurrecting him, Di yihong stopped him from trying again.
• Di yihong entered the tower and defeated the old man by absorbing his spear attacks into a black hole.
• The old man revealed that he was the Spear God, a level ninety-nine-and-a-half cultivator who had never reached level one hundred.
• The Spear God said the Spear Sect’s attackers had broken its protective formation, and that the sect master had refused to retreat while muttering “Evil God.”
• Di yihong connected the Spear Sect’s destruction to the Evil God and wondered whether the Demon God and Demon Sect had existed since ancient times.

Di yihong learned why the Spear Sect's chief disciple betrayed the sect and discovered that the Soul Annihilation Mirror had sealed a Demon Sect Super Douluo for thousands of years. The mirror shattered when the prisoner was released, and the Super Douluo overwhelmed Tang Hao as he sought life force to recover.

• Di yihong learned from the Spear God that the soul was the Spear Sect's former chief disciple and the traitor who had betrayed the sect.
• The soul explained that he had opened the sect's defenses after being deceived by the Demon Sect, then sacrificed his life force to become the Soul Annihilation Mirror's Artifact Spirit and maintain its seal.
• Di yihong had the soul reveal the mirror in the basement, where it had sealed a level-ninety-eight Super Douluo from the Demon Sect.
• The soul shattered the Soul Annihilation Mirror to release the Super Douluo, then dissolved into nothingness after centuries of guarding the seal.
• Tang Hao used the Great Sumeru Hammer and detonated all Nine Soul Rings, but the Super Douluo absorbed the attack and sent his Clear Sky Hammer flying.
• The Super Douluo said he needed life force to recover and attempt to reach level ninety-nine, and declared that he could not let Tang Hao live.

Di yihong returned to the Hong Martial Sect with treasures from the Spear Sect Ruins and gave Yang Wudi a Sacred Artifact. After learning more about the Demon Sect’s threat, Di yihong agreed to sell the surplus loot at an auction.

• Di yihong killed the Super Douluo with heavenly lightning, revived Tang Hao, and collected four Soul Bones.
• Di yihong and the others searched the Spear Sect’s basement, took its weapons, rare metals, and other treasures, then left the ruins.
• Di yihong warned the city lord that no one should enter the Spear Sect Ruins and departed for the Hong Martial Sect.
• Di yihong gave Yang Wudi the Sacred Artifact Wind Chaser Spear, and Yang Wudi accepted it.
• Titan suggested auctioning items the sect could not use, and Di yihong agreed to visit the auction house the next day.

Di yihong and his companions went to the Heaven Dou Auction House to investigate an auctioned map to the Heaven Sect ruins. After he intervened when a Thunder Merchant Guild heir nearly killed a man, Tang San and Tang Hao confronted the guild’s forces, and an elderly man called Chen arrived.

• Di yihong learned that the Heaven Dou Auction House was auctioning a map to the Heaven Sect ruins and decided to join the crowd.
• The Livestream Room discussed the sudden appearance of ancient sect ruins and warned that they might signal an approaching disaster.
• Ning Rongrong explained that the Thunder Merchant Guild had become powerful and arrogant, and Di yihong saw one of its young men beat a passerby and prepare to kill him.
• Di yihong threw the young man aside, and Tang San identified himself after Dragon Beard Needles disabled the guards who attacked.
• The young man summoned Grandpa Chen after Tang Hao revealed his nine Soul Rings, including a Red Spirit Ring, and Chen asked Tang Hao who he was.

Tang Hao killed Lei Xing after Di yihong judged him beyond saving, and Di yihong brought a heap of valuable goods to the Heaven Dou Auction House to sell. When he tried to enter the VIP area with a token from the appraiser, the manager doubted its authenticity and barred him from the auction, leaving Di yihong waiting for the appraiser to confirm it.

• Tang Hao revealed his Clear Sky Hammer, and Grandpa Chen warned Lei Xing that Tang Hao was a Super Douluo.
• Tang San blocked Lei Xing from leaving, and Di yihong ordered that Lei Xing be killed for harming civilians, so Tang Hao cut off Lei Xing's head.
• Di yihong dumped Titan's sorted-out treasures at the auction house appraisal desk, and an appraiser gave him a VIP Token while the items were assessed.
• A maid brought the manager to Di yihong, and the manager refused to accept the token or let him attend the auction until its authenticity was verified.
• Di yihong sat down to wait for the appraiser while Ning Rongrong and the others held back their objections.

Di yihong resolved a dispute at the Heaven Dou Auction House and sold his goods for three hundred million Gold Soul Coins. He then joined the bidding for a map to the Heaven Sect Ruins as the price climbed past two hundred million.

• Elder He struck Gu Chang for mistreating Di yihong, apologized, and led Di yihong and the others to a private room.
• Elder He told Di yihong that his 132 items were worth three hundred million Gold Soul Coins at the auction house’s buyback price, and Di yihong accepted the offer.
• Elder He granted Di yihong lifetime VIP status and warned him that the Thunder Merchant Guild had entered the auction house after Di yihong killed Lei Xing.
• The auctioneer presented a sealed box containing the map to the Heaven Sect Ruins and opened bidding at fifty million Gold Soul Coins.
• After the first-floor bidders stopped at one hundred and fifty million, second-floor guests began bidding, and Di yihong raised the price to two hundred and ten million.

Di yihong outbid the Thunder Merchant Guild for the Heaven Sect ruins and provoked the guild into confronting him outside the auction house. After Tang San fought off several waves of attackers and was revived by Di yihong, ten Title Douluo arrived to face them.

• Di yihong raised his bid to 600 million Gold Soul Coins, forcing the Thunder Merchant Guild to win the auction despite lacking the money to pay.
• The Thunder Merchant Guild's Vice President ordered the guild to find the funds, while Elder He warned Di yihong that guild members were waiting outside.
• Di yihong led his group out, admitted he had killed Lei Xing, and Tang San defeated the first group of Thunder Merchant Guild attackers.
• More than ten Soul Douluo attacked, and Tang San fought with the Clear Sky Hammer and Ring Detonation until a sneak attack killed him; Di yihong revived him, and Tang San returned to battle.
• After Tang San finished off the Soul Douluo attackers, ten Title Douluo arrived, and Di yihong ordered Tang Hao to fight them.

Di yihong seized the Heaven Sect map from the Thunder Merchant Guild’s Vice President, then set out with his group to find the ruins. They reached the map’s location after seven days, but found only a forest, while another group entered the area behind them.

• Tang Hao killed all ten Title Douluo who had attacked Di yihong’s group, and Elder He revealed the Thunder Merchant Guild Vice President’s identity.
• Di yihong took the map from the Vice President and let him leave with a warning for the guild president.
• The Vice President reported back, prompting the president to issue a kill order and hear the Vice President’s plan.
• Di yihong returned to the Hong Martial Sect, handed Titan the Black Card, and left with his companions to search for the Heaven Sect ruins.
• After seven days of travel, Di yihong’s group reached the map’s location, found a forest instead of ruins, and entered it as another group arrived.

Di yihong discovered the Heaven Sect Ruins behind a powerful light screen, which shattered the martial souls of those who tried to break through it. He waited for the gathered Soul Masters to help weaken the barrier, then confronted the Thunder Merchant Guild’s Vice President as he arrived with several Title Douluo.

• Di yihong learned from a group of Soul Masters that the Thunder Merchant Guild had spread the map’s news, drawing treasure seekers to the forest.
• After days of fruitless searching, Di yihong’s Heaven Sect Token revealed a light screen concealing the ruins.
• Tang Hao’s powerful hammer strike failed to break the screen, shattered his Clear Sky Hammer, and left him injured.
• Other Soul Masters who attacked the screen also had their martial souls shattered, so Di yihong waited for more experts to gather before trying again.
• Three days later, the Thunder Merchant Guild’s Vice President arrived with several Title Douluo and approached Di yihong, who warned him against trying to kill him.

Di yihong joined a group of Soul Masters to break the barrier around the Heaven Sect ruins, where a hidden force drained their Soul Power and caused them to burst into flames. After Tang San burned to ash and Di yihong restored his body, Tang San could not explain what had happened.

• The Vice President proposed that the gathered Soul Masters work together to break the Heaven Sect barrier, and Di yihong agreed.
• The group shattered the barrier, and Di yihong sensed Evil Spirit Masters hidden among them.
• Some Soul Masters who rushed into the ruins spontaneously combusted, so Di yihong left Ning Rong and two other women outside before entering with the others.
• Inside the ruins, the Soul Masters' Soul Power drained away, and those whose reserves ran out burst into flames.
• Tang San's Soul Power was depleted and he burned to ash; Di yihong restored him, then asked what had happened.

Di yihong discovered that a Spirit Gathering Bead above the group was draining their Soul Power and sustaining the Heaven Sect’s defensive array. After he stopped a frenzied attack on the bead, the Vice President urged everyone to stay calm and promised compensation while the danger remained unexplained.

• Tang San told Di yihong that an intense heat had entered his body before he spontaneously combusted, and Tang Hao identified it as the Heart of the Earth Fire.
• Di yihong used the Heaven Sect Token to reveal a roof and a Spirit Gathering Bead that gathered everyone’s Soul Power; God of Destruction 001 explained that the Sacred Artifact helped maintain and repair the array.
• Several Soul Masters rushed toward the bead, but Tang Hao drove them back with his Clear Sky Hammer to prevent them from disrupting the array.
• Di yihong used his Eighth Soul Skill, Void, and the attackers’ red-eyed frenzy faded, though he could not find the hidden Evil Spirit Master.
• The Vice President asked everyone to remain calm and promised each person one million Gold Soul Coins if they gained nothing from the expedition.

Di yihong tried to stop the Thunder Merchant Guild's Vice President from removing the Spirit Gathering Bead, warning that it sealed a terrifying entity. The bead shattered, releasing Blood Demon Douluo, whose arrival filled the area with lethal black mist as Tang Hao attacked him.

• The Vice President tried to take the Spirit Gathering Bead, but Di yihong stopped him and warned that it was an array core sealing a terrifying entity.
• A Deputy Captain accused Di yihong of using the warning to keep the treasure, splitting the Soul Masters into opposing factions.
• Di yihong exposed the Vice President as an Evil Spirit Master, and the Vice President rushed for the bead before Tang Hao struck him back with a Clear Sky Hammer.
• The Vice President's snake tail hit the Spirit Gathering Bead, shattering it and breaking the array; black mist emerged and drained the blood of the Soul Masters it touched.
• The Vice President welcomed Blood Demon Douluo's return and revealed that the Demon Sect had arranged his revival.
• Tang Hao unleashed the Great Sumeru Hammer and detonated all his soul rings, but Blood Demon Douluo ignored the attack.

Di yihong defeated Blood Demon Douluo and the Vice President inside the Heaven Sect ruins, then encountered an old man who said he had been waiting for him as the future savior foretold by a great expert.

• Blood Demon Douluo shattered Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer, but Di yihong struck him with heavenly lightning and absorbed him into a black hole with the Destruction Scepter.
• Di yihong killed the Vice President after learning that the Demon Sect controlled the Thunder Merchant Guild, while Tang Hao and Tang San defeated the fleeing Title Douluo.
• Di yihong warned the remaining Spirit Masters to leave the dangerous sect ruins, then led Tang Hao and Tang San deeper inside.
• Di yihong met an old man sweeping the ground, who said he had waited for him and brought him into a cottage filled with Sacred Artifacts.
• The old man told Di yihong that a great expert had prophesied the first person to stand before him after the Heaven Sect reopened would be the future savior.

Di yihong followed the Heaven Sect elder into a cave to face Bat Douluo, a blood-drinking Demon Sect protector who had been sealed for a hundred years. Bat Douluo broke free, killed Tang San, and attacked Tang Hao, but Tang San suddenly appeared to strike back with Dragon Beard Needles.

• The Heaven Sect elder gave Di yihong a pouch of Sacred Artifacts and warned him to stay away from a sealed blood-drinking fiend.
• Di yihong, Tang San, and Tang Hao followed the elder into a cave, where they met Bat Douluo, a level ninety-nine Demon Sect protector.
• Bat Douluo used his power to drain Tang San's blood, and Tang Hao attacked him with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Bat Douluo revealed his Martial Soul Avatar, shattered Tang Hao's hammer, and broke free after the seal crumbled.
• Bat Douluo threw Tang San's dried-out body aside and charged at Tang Hao, but Dragon Beard Needles flew at him from Tang San.

Di yihong defeated Bat Douluo with the Destruction Scepter, received the God Binding Chain from Heaven Sect’s elder, and left with his companions. He returned to find Ning Rongrong and the other girls under attack by Thunder Merchant Guild members, whom Tang Hao struck down.

• Bat Douluo killed Tang Hao and drained the blood from Tang San and Tang Hao, then seized Di yihong by the throat.
• Di yihong used the Destruction Scepter to suck Bat Douluo into a black hole and learned that Bat Douluo’s full set of Soul Bones was gone.
• The elder gave Di yihong the God Binding Chain and explained how Bat Douluo had escaped it and cracked the seal.
• Di yihong and his companions left Heaven Sect, and the elder said they might meet again if Di yihong was fated with the sect.
• Di yihong returned to find Thunder Merchant Guild members attacking Ning Rongrong and the other girls, and Tang Hao injured the attackers with his Clear Sky Hammer.

Di yihong led an assault on the Thunder Merchant Guild’s headquarters after learning of its ties to the Demon Sect, then captured the guild president. He left the president injured and demanding payment before taking him to safety, with the president realizing Di yihong was no ordinary woodcutter.

• Di yihong learned the Thunder Merchant Guild’s headquarters, treasure vault, and a Demon Sect hideout from three captured guild members.
• Di yihong and his group returned to Heaven Dou City and attacked the guild’s headquarters on the back mountain, killing its two guards.
• Tang Hao and Tang San fought the experts at the estate while Di yihong found the guild president with both legs smashed.
• The president offered Di yihong one hundred million Gold Soul Coins to carry him away, and Di yihong agreed while pretending he had come to chop firewood.
• When the president tried to delay payment until they reached the city, Di yihong stabbed his leg, prompting the president to realize he was no ordinary man.

Di yihong defeated the Thunder Merchant Guild president and a Demon Sect Super Douluo, then learned the guild had been supplying strong young Spirit Masters to the Demon Sect as tribute. He left the president alive long enough to reveal the guild’s treasury, but the revelation made Di yihong decide the president had no reason to live.

• The Thunder Merchant Guild president attacked Di yihong, but Tang Hao and Tang San arrived, and Tang Hao addressed Di yihong as his Master.
• Di yihong confronted the president over his alliance with the Demon Sect, and the president summoned a Demon Sect member with a black talisman.
• The Demon Sect member attacked Di yihong and Tang Hao, but Di yihong struck him with lightning and destroyed him when he tried to flee.
• Di yihong forced the president to lead them to the guild’s treasury, where he found only ordinary treasures and Gold Soul Coins.
• The president revealed that the guild bought strong young Spirit Masters and sent them to the Demon Sect as tribute, prompting Di yihong to conclude the president should not be allowed to live.

Di yihong tracked the Demon Sect to a cave, killed its members, and forced a survivor to reveal the sect’s location near Heaven Dou City. When the group entered the poisonous forest guarding it, they were forced to retreat and began looking for a way to withstand the miasma.

• Di yihong beheaded the Thunder Merchant Guild president and led his companions to the Demon Sect’s cave.
• Di yihong and Tang Hao confronted the Demon Sect members, and Di yihong used lightning to defeat and capture their elderly leader.
• Di yihong resurrected the leader after killing him and threatened repeated torture until he revealed that the sect was hidden in a miasma-filled forest to the left of Heaven Dou City.
• Di yihong killed the leader and took the group to the forest, where the miasma penetrated their Soul Power defenses and made them retreat.
• Ah Yin told Di yihong that an antidote could be found within three steps of any extreme poison.