Chapter Summaries

Tang San defeated the Spirit Hall Representative Team with concealed weapons and won the tournament, but Bibi Dong ordered the Clear Sky Sect surrounded as soon as he had treated the poisoned contestants. Tang Xiao fought Yue Guan and Gui Mei until their fusion skill trapped him, leaving Bibi Dong poised to strike.

• Demon Charm incapacitated Tang San's teammates, but Tang San unleashed concealed weapons that poisoned Hu Liena and defeated Xie Yue and her.
• Bibi Dong admitted Spirit Hall's defeat to protect Hu Liena, and Tang San received three Spirit Bones before administering an antidote.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall's guards to surround the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang Xiao drove back the guards with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei attacked Tang Xiao, but he forced them into a prolonged fight and gained the upper hand.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to use the Two-Level Stasis Domain, which immobilized Tang Xiao as Bibi Dong moved in to kill him.
• Tang Xiao exploded six of his Spirit Rings in an attempt to break free.

Tang Xiao sacrificed his Spirit Rings and used the Great Sumeru Hammer to distract Bibi Dong by attacking the Angel God Statue, then escaped Spirit Hall's encirclement. Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall members to kill Clear Sky Sect members on sight, while Shen Lian led Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong away from the battle.

• Tang Xiao held off Bibi Dong so Great Elder could lead Tang San and the others toward a weak point in the encirclement.
• Tang Xiao detonated his Spirit Rings and sent the Great Sumeru Hammer toward the Angel God Statue, forcing Bibi Dong to abandon her attack and protect it.
• Tang Xiao struck Yue Guan and Gui Mei aside, then escaped toward the city outskirts with his Soul Power nearly exhausted.
• Bibi Dong called off the pursuit and ordered Spirit Hall members to kill any Clear Sky Sect members they encountered.
• Shen Lian led Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong through the stream of people evacuating Spirit City.

Shen Lian and Zhu Zhuqing left Spirit City with Ning Rongrong, but Bibi Dong and her two Title Douluos ambushed them in a forest over Shen Lian’s killing of Yu Xiaogang. Shen Lian’s powerful attacks forced Bibi Dong to reveal her Death Spider Emperor form, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Shen Lian led Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong into a forest after sensing Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei following them.
• Shen Lian guessed that Bibi Dong had come to avenge Yu Xiaogang, whom he had killed two years earlier, and Bibi Dong confirmed it.
• Bibi Dong attacked Shen Lian, and the two exchanged blows while Yue Guan and Gui Mei prepared to support her.
• Shen Lian unleashed his Whale Swallowing Nine-Fold Slash, injuring Bibi Dong and disrupting Yue Guan’s and Gui Mei’s abilities.
• Bibi Dong transformed into her Death Spider Emperor form as Shen Lian’s third slash descended.

Shen Lian nearly defeated Bibi Dong with his seventh slash, but Yue Guan and Gui Mei ambushed Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to create an opening. Huang Tian revealed his true power and killed both attackers, leaving Bibi Dong helpless before Shen Lian.

• Shen Lian shattered Bibi Dong's defenses with his seventh slash and prepared an eighth while she struggled among the wrecked trees.
• Yue Guan attacked Ning Rongrong as Gui Mei moved to strike Zhu Zhuqing, hoping to distract Shen Lian and give Bibi Dong an opening.
• Shen Lian remained focused on Bibi Dong, and Huang Tian transformed from a small ornament on Zhu Zhuqing's shoulder into a giant dragon.
• Huang Tian's Million-Year Soul Beast aura immobilized Yue Guan and Gui Mei, and his Destructive Dragon Breath killed them both.
• Bibi Dong realized Shen Lian had anticipated the ambush and collapsed as Huang Tian's power overwhelmed the forest.

Shen Lian defeated Bibi Dong and stopped her attempt to self-destruct, but the Rakshasa God intervened and carried her away. Shen Lian let her escape, considering the wounded Pope potentially useful.

• Huang Tian revealed itself as a Million-Year Soul Beast and forced Bibi Dong to realize she had fallen into a trap.
• Shen Lian approached the defeated Bibi Dong while the pursuing Spirit Hall forces halted before Huang Tian's lingering dragon might.
• Shen Lian taunted Bibi Dong about Qian Xunji and her daughter, driving her to unleash the Rakshasa Divine Power in an attempt to die together with him.
• Shen Lian used his Divine Power of Destruction to suppress Bibi Dong's Rakshasa power and incapacitate her.
• As Shen Lian moved to kill Bibi Dong, a black-red current blocked his blade and dragged her away into the forest.
• Shen Lian recognized the Rakshasa God's intervention and decided that keeping Bibi Dong alive could prove useful.

Bibi Dong learned that Shen Lian was the successor to the God King of Destruction and reluctantly agreed to avoid provoking him. On the road to Heaven Dou City, Shen Lian discovered Tang Xiao and Tang San recovering with Clear Sky Sect disciples in a small town.

• The Rakshasa God warned Bibi Dong that Shen Lian had inherited the God King of Destruction's divine position and that she must not seek revenge against him.
• Bibi Dong said she would try to avoid Shen Lian, though she privately remained unable to accept the warning.
• Shen Lian traveled toward Heaven Dou City with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, thinking about retrieving the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's inner core and the Asura Demon Sword from the Capital of Slaughter.
• Shen Lian sensed familiar Soul Power coming from a town's Blacksmith Shop and discovered Tang Xiao, Tang San, the Clear Sky Sect's Great Elder, and three disciples hiding there.
• Shen Lian recognized that Tang Xiao was badly injured from Ring Detonation and was being kept alive by the Clear Sky Sect's secret arts.

Shen Lian stalked Tang San and the injured Tang Xiao at a Blacksmith Shop, waiting until the pre-dawn hours to attack. A mechanical alarm exposed his approach, and he revealed himself to the assembled Clear Sky Sect members.

• Shen Lian, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong watched the Clear Sky Sect group hiding in the Blacksmith Shop, and Shen Lian decided to wait until dawn before making a move.
• Tang San set Blue Silver Grass warnings around the shop, while Shen Lian and his companions took rooms at the inn across the street.
• Near the third watch, Shen Lian slipped past the Great Elder and crossed Tang San's Blue Silver Grass warning net to approach his room.
• Tang San's concealed mechanical bell trap rang when Shen Lian touched its tripwire, alerting Tang San, the Great Elder, Tang Xiao, and the other Clear Sky Sect disciples.
• Shen Lian stopped hiding, flooded the rear courtyard with Soul Power, and taunted Tang San as the group confronted him.

Shen Lian attacked Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect survivors, forcing the Great Elder to stay behind and fight while Tang San and Tang Xiao fled toward the sect. The Great Elder detonated his first six Spirit Rings to face Shen Lian, while Tang San vowed to remember the blood debt.

• Shen Lian deflected the Great Elder's hammer and Tang San's hidden weapons, then declared that he had come to kill Tang San.
• The Great Elder ordered Tang San to escort the wounded Tang Xiao back to the mountains and attacked Shen Lian to cover their escape.
• Tang Xiao and Tang San fled with three Clear Sky Sect disciples as the Great Elder continued his suicidal assault on Shen Lian.
• The Great Elder activated his Martial Soul Avatar and detonated his first six Spirit Rings, while Tang San vowed to avenge him.

Shen Lian killed Great Elder with his ninth Soul Skill, took his four Spirit Bones, and pursued Tang San to the village below Clear Sky Sect. He decided not to search the mountains for the sect, but turned his attention toward the village and its residents.

• Great Elder unleashed the Great Sumeru Hammer, but Shen Lian destroyed it with Nine Blades Into One and cut Great Elder in half.
• Shen Lian stripped four Spirit Bones from Great Elder's remains and dumped the corpse on a town road.
• Shen Lian returned to the inn, and Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong left with him without asking about the blood on him.
• By dusk, Shen Lian, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong reached the village beneath Clear Sky Sect's mountain range.
• Shen Lian said Clear Sky Sect was not worth searching for, then fixed his attention on the village where Clear Sky Sect's unsuccessful members lived.

Shen Lian destroyed Shangen Village with his blade and Soul Guidance Cannons, then left with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong. At the Clear Sky Sect, Tang San learned the village had been annihilated and, overwhelmed by grief and rage, set out to see the ruins.

• Shen Lian leveled Shangen Village with a blade strike and four Soul Guidance Cannons, then left with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong for Heaven Dou City.
• Tang San told the four elders about the deaths in Spirit City and warned them not to confront Shen Lian, promising to avenge the fallen once he reached Title Douluo level.
• The sound of the Soul Guidance Cannons reached the Clear Sky Sect, and a watchman reported that the blasts had come from Shangen Village.
• Tang San saw the village reduced to scorched earth, collapsed from grief, and woke later demanding to go there.
• The four elders allowed Tang San to leave for Shangen Village.

After finding their village destroyed, Tang San swore revenge on Shen Lian, who left Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong under Huang Tian’s protection and sought the Capital of Slaughter. Di Tian revealed its location and warned him that Asura God Power had appeared there; Shen Lian reached the entrance and faced the tavern’s hostile patrons.

• Tang San and the four elders found the village burned to the ground, and Tang San vowed to kill Shen Lian.
• Shen Lian left Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong in Heaven Dou City with Huang Tian to protect them.
• Shen Lian visited Di Tian, who told him where the Capital of Slaughter entrance was and warned him about the Asura God Power detected there.
• Shen Lian traveled to a tavern at the edge of the Black Miasma Swamp, where a scar-faced man mocked him and the One-Eyed Bartender served him a cup of crimson liquid.

Shen Lian refused to drink Bloody Mary and cut down the tavern’s attackers and bartender before entering the Capital of Slaughter. He discovered that his Soul Power still worked there and began cutting through the hundreds of swordsmen sent to stop him.

• Shen Lian killed the dozen or so men who surrounded him at the tavern and refused the bartender’s demand to make and drink Bloody Mary.
• Shen Lian killed the One-Eyed Bartender, uncovered a hidden stairway, and descended into the Capital of Slaughter.
• Shen Lian found that his Soul Power remained usable because the Asura God’s restriction could not suppress the God King of Destruction’s divine power.
• A knight ordered hundreds of armored swordsmen to kill Shen Lian for breaking the rules, and they attacked him.
• Shen Lian unleashed Soul Power through the Dragon-Slaying Blade, slaughtering the swordsmen and opening a gap in their formation.

Shen Lian entered the Capital of Slaughter and slaughtered its residents to draw out Tang Chen, who was controlled by the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King. Tang Chen sensed Shen Lian’s forbidden Soul Power and rushed to confront him.

• Shen Lian killed the knight guarding the entrance and entered the Capital of Slaughter.
• The residents surrounded Shen Lian, but he used Soul Power and the Dragon-Slaying Blade to kill them.
• Shen Lian slaughtered the crowd to make Tang Chen notice his arrival.
• Tang Chen sensed Shen Lian’s destructive Soul Power and left his castle to find him.

Shen Lian confronted Tang Chen in the Capital of Slaughter and revealed that the body’s occupant was the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King. He offered to erase Tang Chen’s consciousness in exchange for the Asura Demon Sword, leaving the Bat King weighing the bargain.

• Shen Lian continued slaughtering people in the streets and waited for Tang Chen to arrive.
• Tang Chen confronted Shen Lian and demanded to know why the Capital of Slaughter’s Soul-Sealing Rule did not affect him.
• Shen Lian told Tang Chen that he wanted the Asura Demon Sword, but Tang Chen refused to give it up.
• Shen Lian revealed that Tang Chen was actually the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King and described its struggle to suppress Tang Chen’s consciousness.
• Shen Lian offered to erase Tang Chen’s consciousness in exchange for the Asura Demon Sword.
• The Bat King considered whether Shen Lian could fulfill his promise and was tempted by the prospect of controlling Tang Chen’s body completely.

Shen Lian entered Tang Chen’s Consciousness Sea and destroyed Tang Chen’s weakened consciousness. The Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King celebrated his newfound control and invited Shen Lian to leave so he could hand over the Asura Demon Sword.

• The Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King agreed to give Shen Lian the Asura Demon Sword if Shen Lian eliminated Tang Chen’s consciousness, while secretly planning to attack him afterward.
• Shen Lian sent his spiritual power into Tang Chen’s Consciousness Sea and found Tang Chen imprisoned by the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King.
• Shen Lian’s spiritual attack overwhelmed Tang Chen’s resistance and erased his consciousness.
• The Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King celebrated his freedom and told Shen Lian he would hand over the Asura Demon Sword, while eyeing him as his next target.

After destroying Tang Chen’s consciousness, Shen Lian trapped the Blood Bat King and implanted a spiritual restriction to control it. He left the Bat King alive to manage the Capital of Slaughter and to serve as a future obstacle for Tang San.

• Shen Lian revealed that he knew the Blood Bat King planned to take the Asura Demon Sword and kill him, then trapped the Bat King in a net of spiritual power.
• Shen Lian implanted his spiritual imprint and Divine Power of Destruction in the Bat King’s consciousness, warning that disobedience would bring unbearable pain.
• The Bat King failed to remove the restriction, and Shen Lian inflicted intense agony on it to demonstrate his control.
• Shen Lian explained that the Bat King would maintain order in the Capital of Slaughter and later surprise Tang San when he came to inherit the Asura God legacy.
• The Blood Bat King realized Shen Lian had treated it as a pawn and submitted to his orders.

Shen Lian took the Asura Demon Sword from the Bat King and entered Hell Road, where he killed the Dark Gold Three-headed Bat King. At the blood pool, he sensed the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent below, but it avoided his attack and remained hidden.

• Shen Lian forced the Bat King to hand over the Asura Demon Sword and stored it in his Storage Soul Tool.
• Shen Lian found the entrance to Hell Road and crossed its treacherous passages without being challenged by the lurking Wraiths or Poison Thorn Vines.
• Shen Lian provoked and swiftly killed the Dark Gold Three-headed Bat King with a single sword strike.
• Shen Lian reached a vast blood pool and sensed the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent at its bottom.
• Shen Lian sent Soul Power and a blade strike into the pool, but the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent shifted aside and did not emerge.

Shen Lian forced a hidden beast from the blood pool and discovered that the Asura God had transformed the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent into a Million-Year Ten-Headed Sun-Burning Dragon as a future Spirit Ring for Tang San. Shen Lian fought the dragon and identified weaknesses in its newly evolved body, leaving the battle ongoing.

• Shen Lian struck the blood pool with Whale Swallowing Nine-Fold Slash, drawing out a colossal Ten-Headed Sun-Burning Dragon.
• Shen Lian recognized the Asura God Power on the dragon and realized the Asura God had prepared it for Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer.
• The Ten-Headed Sun-Burning Dragon attacked Shen Lian with ten streams of Dragon Breath, but he met the flames with his Dragon-Slaying Blade.
• Shen Lian wounded one of the dragon's heads and severed half a horn while dodging its counterattacks.
• Shen Lian observed that the dragon's attacks were poorly coordinated and its power unstable, estimating its actual strength at five or six hundred thousand years.

Shen Lian fought the Ten-Headed Sun-Burning Dragon and overwhelmed it despite its Asura God Power and desperate use of its life force. He killed it by severing all ten heads, leaving its body lifeless in the blood pool.

• Shen Lian unleashed his Soul Skills and drove the Ten-Headed Sun-Burning Dragon back through the blood pool.
• The Ten-Headed Sun-Burning Dragon burned its life force to flood the pool with dragonfire, but Shen Lian's Nine Blades Into One cleaved through the flames and severed three heads.
• Shen Lian pressed his attack, but the dragon burned its source life force and countered with seven pillars of dragonfire.
• Shen Lian's ninth blade ray shattered the pillars and cut off two more dragon heads, leaving the dragon nearly powerless.
• Shen Lian pinned the dragon's five remaining heads against the rock wall and cut them off, killing the Ten-Headed Sun-Burning Dragon.

After defeating the Ten-Headed Sun-Burning Dragon, Shen Lian absorbed its Million-Year Spirit Ring and left leg bone, strengthening his Soul Power and forming an embryo of a third Soul Core. He also recovered the dragon’s inner core for his cousin Xu Chengye and headed toward Hell Road’s exit.

• Shen Lian absorbed the Ten-Headed Sun-Burning Dragon’s Million-Year Spirit Ring, repelling and destroying the beast’s lingering soul shock.
• After three days, Shen Lian completed the absorption and gained the dragon’s Million-Year left leg bone, while a third Soul Core embryo formed within him.
• Shen Lian found the Ten-Headed Sun-Burning Dragon’s inner core and stored it for his cousin Xu Chengye.
• Shen Lian destroyed the dragon’s remains and set off toward the exit of Hell Road.