Chapter Summaries

Shen Xiu defeated Li Mu in a brutal battle, killing him after overpowering his defenses and techniques. The spectators praised Shen Xiu, while Li Mu challenged him again and was struck by Shen Xiu’s growing black sledgehammer, crashing into a hall.

• Shen Xiu and Li Mu exchanged powerful attacks, and Shen Xiu shattered Li Mu’s fist seal before both fighters suffered serious injuries.
• Shen Xiu expanded to thirty zhang and unleashed Saber Auras, while Li Mu countered with the Heaven-Breaking Sword and wounded Shen Xiu.
• Shen Xiu crippled Li Mu’s right leg, then pierced his chest with a black claw and tore out his heart, killing him.
• The spectators praised Shen Xiu’s strength, and Shen Xiu’s status among the disciples rose after Li Mu’s death.
• Li Mu confronted Shen Xiu again, and Shen Xiu’s enlarged black sledgehammer smashed Li Mu into a hall, shattering its walls.

Li Mu and Shen Xiu traded devastating attacks as Shen Xiu revealed his Blade of Darkness and nearly overwhelmed Li Mu. Li Mu survived the assault and mocked Shen Xiu, who then produced a purple pill and summoned a Black Giant Axe, leaving their battle poised to continue.

• Li Mu was badly injured in clashes with Shen Xiu, but his Dark Soul and darkness power let him withstand attacks while Shen Xiu’s Source Energy dwindled.
• Shen Xiu unleashed the Blade of Darkness and its Scythe of Darkness, sending both fighters crashing into a mountain and leaving Li Mu severely wounded.
• Li Mu spat at Shen Xiu and taunted him, claiming his Peak of Saint Domain Sixth Layer cultivation made him stronger than Shen Xiu’s Early Saint Stage.
• Shen Xiu threw a purple medicinal pill toward Li Mu, but Li Mu shattered the ensuing purple attack with his own power.
• Shen Xiu summoned a Black Giant Axe, whose terrifying fluctuations signaled the next stage of their fight.

Li Mu battled Shen Xiu, gained levels and the Sword Control Technique, and faced Shen Xiu’s Ghost Devouring Art. The chapter ended with Shen Xiu forming the black mist into a blade and challenging Li Mu to keep fighting.

• Shen Xiu battered Li Mu with his weapons, but Li Mu kept standing and refused to surrender.
• Shen Xiu claimed he was the greatest Artifact Refiner and attacked Li Mu again, triggering system notifications that awarded Li Mu points and items, raised him to fifth-grade, and advanced him to a sixth-grade swordsman.
• Li Mu swallowed his remaining pills to strengthen himself, while Shen Xiu unleashed the Ghost Devouring Art and summoned a terrifying black-mist creature from a cave.
• Li Mu shattered his defensive barrier and attacked Shen Xiu with the Sword Control Technique, but his illusory figures failed to damage the enemy.
• Li Mu used a silver needle to disperse the black mist, but Shen Xiu evaded him and gathered the mist into a sharp blade.

Li Mu fought Shen Xiu, whose power repeatedly overwhelmed him, and survived a seemingly fatal attack to continue the battle. After both men unleashed everything they had, they collapsed together, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Shen Xiu used his flame ability to absorb Li Mu's attacks and turned the fight in his favor.
• Li Mu wounded Shen Xiu with his sword, but Shen Xiu struck him flying and appeared to kill him by tearing off his head.
• Li Mu reappeared with an ancient black dagger and three dark Sword Auras, then was badly injured by Shen Xiu's palm strike.
• Li Mu launched a desperate counterattack, and he and Shen Xiu fought fiercely until they collapsed together, unable to move.

Li Mu and Shen Xiu continued their brutal duel, with Shen Xiu unleashing a secret art and dark power while Li Mu answered with golden armor and a powerful kick. After Shen Xiu tore off Li Mu’s arm, a pure energy within Li Mu repelled the darkness, and Li Mu regenerated his arm into golden blades as he launched another counterattack.

• Shen Xiu used a secret art to transform his body and raise his strength to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.
• Li Mu and Shen Xiu resumed their fight, trading powerful blows as Shen Xiu’s dark energy manifested as enormous black wings.
• Li Mu covered himself in golden armor and struck Shen Xiu with a golden-dragon kick, knocking him down and declaring victory.
• Shen Xiu rose and tore off Li Mu’s arm while dark energy corroded Li Mu’s body.
• A pure energy inside Li Mu blasted Shen Xiu back and scattered the dark power.
• Li Mu regenerated his arm into a pair of golden blades and charged at Shen Xiu.

Li Mu fought Shen Xiu while a gigantic monster awakened and joined the battle. After overpowering Shen Xiu, Li Mu warned him that he was too injured to face the approaching beast, which closed in on them.

• Shen Xiu used dark power to strengthen himself, but Li Mu kept fighting until a winged monster appeared and overwhelmed the battlefield with its pressure.
• The monster's mental attack made Li Mu lose consciousness, but the mysterious Pagoda protected him as Shen Xiu tried to beat him into submission.
• The monster awakened fully and chased Shen Xiu, who turned back to attack Li Mu and demanded that he cooperate with his research.
• Li Mu refused to betray the Tian Yuan Sect and used a powerful kicking technique to defeat Shen Xiu.
• Li Mu pointed out that Shen Xiu was too injured to fight the beast as a huge white, birdlike creature approached them.

Li Mu fought Shen Xiu, who used a Defensive Treasure Artifact and revealed that Li Mu’s companions had been harmed by the Black Eagle King. After Shen Xiu escaped with a teleportation token, he found himself in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, where a powerful old man learned of his defeat and set out.

• Li Mu overwhelmed Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu used a Defensive Treasure Artifact to withstand his sword strike and demanded to know Li Mu’s secret.
• Shen Xiu projected an image of the Black Eagle King harming Li Mu’s companions, while Li Mu refused to surrender and insisted on fighting.
• Li Mu and Shen Xiu reached the valley depths, where Shen Xiu killed a Black Armored Iron-Backed Eagle and Li Mu claimed its body.
• Shen Xiu attacked Li Mu with a Soul Treasure Artifact, but Li Mu destroyed its arrows, prompting Shen Xiu to escape with a teleportation token.
• Shen Xiu awoke in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, fled a swarm of scorpions, and recognized the dangerous region.
• A burly old man in a palace learned that Shen Xiu had lost and crossed the void toward the mountain range.

Shen Xiu killed the Cloud Mist Giant Ape and mastered the third form of the Dragon Subduing Tiger Taming Art, Vajra. He then encountered Li Qingyue, who attacked him to avenge Li Feng and demanded Hundred Ghosts Night Parade.

• Zhao Yunxiao killed a Fierce Beast in the Cloudy Sky Secret Realm and identified himself as the Cloud Mist Giant Ape.
• Shen Xiu defeated the Cloud Mist Giant Ape and its much stronger ruler, mastering Vajra and reaching power comparable to an early-stage Battle Sect.
• Shen Xiu sensed someone watching and found Li Qingyue waiting with killing intent.
• Li Qingyue said she sought revenge for Li Feng and demanded that Shen Xiu hand over Hundred Ghosts Night Parade.
• Li Qingyue charged at Shen Xiu, who struck back with a palm attack as she raised her sword to defend herself.

Shen Xiu defeated Li Qingyue, cultivated the Ruins Great Wall’s power, and endured a Martial Venerable lightning tribulation. He then fought two members of the Heavenly Fire Sect, and the young man trapped him in a golden cage.

• Shen Xiu pierced Li Qingyue with a lightning spear, and she swallowed a healing pill before he collected the storage rings of the fallen Cloudy Sky Dynasty members.
• Shen Xiu cultivated the power of the Ruins Great Wall in the Great Void Secret Realm and gained strength from his inner core.
• Shen Xiu confronted a Martial Venerable lightning tribulation, shattered its bolts, and endured it until the storm weakened.
• A middle-aged man and a young man from the Heavenly Fire Sect confronted Shen Xiu over their slain disciples, and Shen Xiu refused to accept their accusations.
• The young man attacked Shen Xiu, and the two fought fiercely until the young man formed golden runes that enclosed Shen Xiu in a golden cage.

Shen Xiu broke free from the young man’s golden cage, defeated the Enforcement Team and Martial Mansion disciples, and tried to force a captive to reveal who had sent them. A shrill alarm rang through the Martial Mansion just as Shen Xiu was about to kill the stubborn disciple.

• The young man trapped Shen Xiu in a golden cage, but Shen Xiu burst free and defeated him with a powerful attack.
• The young man called on the Enforcement Team, and Shen Xiu knocked down its members and killed a martial cultivator who refused to answer his questions.
• Shen Xiu entered the Martial Mansion’s inner courtyard and fought the disciples who confronted him, overpowering them and capturing their leader.
• Shen Xiu beat and questioned the captured disciple about who had sent them, but the disciple refused to give up any information.
• A shrill alarm rang and lights came on in the surrounding buildings as Shen Xiu prepared to kill the captive.

Shen Xiu fought Zhao Hao’s Black Eagle Guards and Liu Wenshan after being accused of trespassing and attacking the Martial Mansion. Surrounded by soldiers, beasts, and hidden attackers, he confronted an old man who ambushed him, and the chapter ended as the old man powered up with a secret technique and swung his spear at Shen Xiu.

• Commander Zhao and Zhao Hao’s Black Eagle Guards surrounded Shen Xiu, and their chains, arrows, and concealed weapons injured him as he fought back.
• Liu Wenshan joined the battle, but Shen Xiu initially suppressed him before their fight turned against Shen Xiu under the pressure of continued attacks.
• Fierce Beasts charged into the field and killed patrolling soldiers, so Shen Xiu killed several beasts and took a Storage Bag.
• An old man hidden in a thicket attacked Shen Xiu with silver needles and a spear, but Shen Xiu knocked him down and demanded to know why he had ambushed him.
• The old man activated a secret technique and struck at Shen Xiu with his spear, but Shen Xiu dodged the attack.

Shen Xiu defeated the old man who had allied with the Netherworld, then fought the undead creatures gathering in the city plaza. After destroying the statue that protected the Skeleton Soldiers and discovering blue-violet crystal cores could kill vengeful spirits, he faced a massive armored Skeleton Soldier and cut down the attackers around him.

• Shen Xiu overwhelmed the old man, exposed his Netherworld collusion, and killed him after warning that the invasion would destroy the world.
• Shen Xiu watched civilians battle vengeful spirits in the city plaza and easily destroyed Skeleton Soldiers that attacked him.
• Shen Xiu damaged and then destroyed the statue that sheltered the Skeleton Soldiers, provoking the vengeful spirits to rush him.
• Shen Xiu discovered that blue-violet crystal cores could destroy vengeful spirits and used them to kill several attackers.
• A massive armored Skeleton Soldier charged Shen Xiu, who pierced its chest with a punch and corroded it away.
• Other vengeful spirits attacked, and Shen Xiu cut through them with a silver-white Saber Aura as weapons struck their skulls.

Shen Xiu entered the Yellow Springs River Basin and learned that the river was the Yellow Springs Coffin, a treasure left by the Yellow Springs Great Emperor. A giant guard of the Yellow Springs Holy Palace overwhelmed Shen Xiu in battle, leaving him badly injured and struggling to defend himself.

• Shen Xiu slaughtered the wraiths in the Undead Mountain Range and reached the Yellow Springs River Basin.
• Shen Xiu fought a giant Skeleton Soldier and then drove off wraiths that rose from the river.
• A towering figure revealed that the Yellow Springs River was the Yellow Springs Coffin and that the valley had been the Yellow Springs Great Emperor's tomb.
• The stalwart giant identified himself as a war general under the Yellow Springs Great Emperor and attacked Shen Xiu with a scythe.
• Shen Xiu tried to fight back with the Nine Tribulations Spear Canon, but the giant's strength and skill kept him on the defensive.

Shen Xiu killed a powerful demon after a desperate battle, using a Jade Marrow pill to survive and recover. He found himself beside a dried river leading to the legendary Flood Dragon Mansion, but a streak of black light rushed toward him as he searched for its treasures.

• Shen Xiu fought the burly giant, whose Mist Domain weakened him, and used a Jade Marrow pill to restore his Soul Power and unleash its medicinal strength.
• Shen Xiu shattered the giant’s knee, survived having his head smashed apart, then pierced the giant’s throat and killed him.
• Shen Xiu took a dangerous black bead from the giant’s body and realized he was beside a dried river rather than inside the ancient palace he remembered.
• Shen Xiu followed the river to the gate of Flood Dragon Mansion and set out to search for its treasures.
• A deep roar sounded, and a streak of black light sped toward Shen Xiu.

Shen Xiu fought Anus, a powerful giant curse wizard, and survived his attacks by combining his cultivation techniques, combat skill, and a mysterious violet light that repelled curses. The chapter left them facing off again, with Shen Xiu standing unscathed after Anus’s devastating staff strike.

• Anus attacked Shen Xiu, who identified him as a formidable opponent and fled while using the Glazed Jade Fire Scripture to increase his speed.
• Anus caught up and repeatedly battered Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu’s cultivation advanced during the fight and his combat abilities improved.
• Shen Xiu narrowly dodged Anus’s axe, broke his wrist with a punch, and used a violet pattern on his wrist to repel Anus’s curse.
• Shen Xiu fought Anus for thousands of blows, using the Turtle Breath Art and refined martial arts to gain the upper hand despite Anus’s strength and regeneration.
• Anus struck Shen Xiu with his iron staff, but Shen Xiu remained completely unscathed amid the dust and smoke.

Shen Xiu fought Anus, revealing his Dharma Aspect and a series of powerful abilities as Anus attacked him with curses, corpse poison, and the Blade of Misfortune. The battle continued with Shen Xiu gaining the upper hand, and Anus's bones began twisting under a mysterious force.

• Shen Xiu struck Anus, cut him with a dagger, and summoned the Thunder Dharma Aspect, which wounded and weakened him.
• Anus used the Blade of Misfortune to pierce Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu drove it away with the golden essence of his Indestructible Diamond cultivation.
• Anus enlarged his body and attacked with a meteorite-iron spear, while Shen Xiu revealed his Turtle Breathing Divine Skill and Great Thunder Sound Temple Vajra Dharma Body.
• Shen Xiu unleashed a secret technique and struck Anus with Saber Aura, wounding his Battle Saint soul before they resumed their fierce battle.
• Shen Xiu overpowered Anus with a punch, and a mysterious force began twisting Anus's bones, causing him unbearable pain.

Shen Xiu overwhelmed Anus with his body-tempering power, but Anus summoned the Demon God’s aid and unleashed a giant python. Shen Xiu defeated them both and then wounded the Demon God’s projection, whose fate remained unclear after Shen Xiu struck him with a powerful palm.

• Shen Xiu revealed his body-tempering secret art, shattered Anus’s spear, and fought him through a fierce exchange of blows.
• Shen Xiu invoked the Divine Beast Qilin, defeated Anus, and captured him in his Storage Ring after Anus summoned demonic power and a giant python.
• The Demon God appeared to rescue Anus and attacked Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu withstood his assault and severed his left shoulder.
• Shen Xiu dispersed the Demon God’s demonic energy with lightning and struck him with a powerful palm as Anus cried out in alarm.

Shen Xiu defeated the Demon God, slaughtered the Devil Race guards, and killed a Divine Clan member before escaping Roger’s attack. After refining an unusually potent Sacred Origin Stone, he was confronted by Luo Yong, who demanded the stone and attacked him.

• Shen Xiu used Chaos Fire and powerful kicks to kill the ninth-rank Martial Ancestor Demon God while Anus watched in shock.
• Shen Xiu fought through the canyon’s monsters and Knight Guards, then burned the fleeing Devil Race soldiers.
• A Divine Clan member appeared and admitted he had wanted Shen Xiu and the Demon God to wound each other, so Shen Xiu killed him with Flame of Death.
• Roger tried to attack Shen Xiu with a blaze, but Shen Xiu escaped and later found and refined a Sacred Origin Stone that nearly doubled his true energy.
• Luo Yong confronted Shen Xiu and demanded the Sacred Origin Stone; Shen Xiu refused, and their weapons clashed after Luo Yong unleashed Blazing Sun Slash.

Shen Xiu defeated Luo Yong in battle, then turned on Zhao Hai when he intervened to save Luo Yong. The chapter ended with Zhao Hai badly wounded by Shen Xiu, while the fight’s outcome remained unresolved.

• Luo Yong used a secret technique to strengthen himself and sent Shen Xiu flying, but Shen Xiu continued fighting and injured Luo Yong’s arm.
• Shen Xiu unleashed a martial skill, but Zhao Hai ambushed him with a short blade and stabbed him repeatedly; Shen Xiu then appeared alive and resumed fighting.
• Luo Yong tried to take Shen Xiu’s Copper Coin Necklace, and Shen Xiu broke Luo Yong’s saber before beating him into severe injury.
• Zhao Hai attacked Shen Xiu to avenge Luo Yong, but Shen Xiu held his ground and repeatedly forced Zhao Hai back.
• Shen Xiu struck Zhao Hai with the Purple Dragon Hammer, sending him flying and making him vomit blood.

Shen Xiu defeated Luo Yong in their fight, but a Black Armored Rhinoceros attacked and badly wounded him. After Shen Xiu took a Second Grade Qi Gathering Pill, Luo Yong returned to attack him with a black iron staff.

• Shen Xiu overpowered Zhao Hai and moved to kill Luo Yong, who blocked his hammer with a Black Iron Grade dagger and threatened him with his father, Commander Luo Wei.
• Luo Yong gained the upper hand with his dagger, but Shen Xiu struck him with the Purple Dragon Hammer, broke the dagger, and injured him before Luo Yong revealed he had reached Body Tempering Stage Nine.
• Shen Xiu broke Luo Yong's shoulder and knocked him motionless, then faced a Black Armored Rhinoceros that pierced his shoulder and wounded him repeatedly.
• Luo Yong charged Shen Xiu while the rhinoceros attacked, so Shen Xiu swallowed a Second Grade Qi Gathering Pill to restore his true qi.
• Luo Yong took out a black iron staff and attacked Shen Xiu, who angrily called him a despicable wretch.