Chapter Summaries

Shen Xiu confronted Luo Yong over the deaths of Li Wenyang and his sister, and the fight escalated as both revealed their strength and techniques. After Shen Xiu broke through to Martial Apprentice Stage Nine and shattered Luo Yong’s weapon, Luo Yong activated the Overlord Iron Armor Technique and began suppressing him in a desperate battle.

• Shen Xiu evaded Luo Yong’s attacks and struck him with a kick, but Luo Yong revealed that he had set a trap and mastered Fire True Qi.
• Luo Yong attacked Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu’s speed and power forced him to flee before the two stopped and prepared to fight again.
• Shen Xiu vowed to kill Luo Yong for the debt he owed Shen Xiu’s parents, and their clash sent both fighters flying.
• Shen Xiu broke through to Martial Apprentice Stage Nine and snapped Luo Yong’s high-grade Yellow-rank iron rod.
• Luo Yong activated the Overlord Iron Armor Technique and, after Shen Xiu struck him with a powerful punch, resumed attacking until Shen Xiu was suppressed.

Shen Xiu overwhelmed Luo Yong, crippled his arm, and defeated Luo Ping when he intervened, then continued fighting Luo Yong after learning he was targeting Liu Piaoxue. After Shen Xiu wounded him with Thunderclap Slash, Luo Yong demanded the Thunderclap Saber Art in exchange for sparing Shen Xiu and Liu Xu, and the chapter ended with Luo Yong attacking again.

• Shen Xiu defeated Luo Yong with a punch, then crippled his arm after Luo Yong continued attacking him.
• Luo Ping rushed to avenge his son, but Shen Xiu heavily wounded him with a single exchange.
• Shen Xiu fought Luo Yong with his sword techniques, withstanding a saber strike before Thunderclap Slash broke Luo Yong's weapon and wounded him.
• Shen Xiu said his sword had been for Piaoxue and turned to leave, but Luo Yong threatened him and demanded the Thunderclap Saber Art.
• Shen Xiu refused to trade the manual for his sister, and Luo Yong lunged at him with a short blade.

Shen Xiu fought Luo Yong in a fierce duel, but Luo Yong’s powerful saber techniques repeatedly wounded and overwhelmed him. Though Shen Xiu’s right arm was nearly severed, he refused to surrender and challenged Luo Yong to defeat him first.

• Shen Xiu blocked Luo Yong’s opening attack and surprised him with his strength.
• Luo Yong unleashed increasingly powerful forms of the Thunderclap Saber Art, while Shen Xiu countered with sword techniques and drove him back.
• Luo Yong’s seventh form pierced Shen Xiu’s Protective True Qi and sent him flying, then he pursued Shen Xiu as he tried to escape.
• Shen Xiu launched a desperate three-strike sword attack, but the clash ended with both attacks breaking apart and Shen Xiu falling.
• Shen Xiu rose with terrifying killing intent and continued fighting, but Luo Yong’s attacks crippled his right arm and left him gravely wounded.
• Luo Yong demanded that Shen Xiu surrender, but Shen Xiu refused and told him to defeat him first.

Shen Xiu and Luo Yong fought a fierce battle in which Shen Xiu used the Sky Swallowing Finger and his Ice Soul Snow Lotus bloodline to kill Luo Yong, only for Luo Yong to reveal he had survived and overwhelm him with powerful fire techniques. Shen Xiu consumed the remaining Sky Swallowing Pill and resumed the fight, then summoned a crimson cauldron as he began to reveal the Flame Devouring Marrow Swallowing Pill’s unique effect.

• Shen Xiu’s Thunderclap Sword Art clashed with Luo Yong’s saber technique, and Shen Xiu revealed that he had concealed his strength.
• Shen Xiu struck Luo Yong with the Sky Swallowing Finger, but Luo Yong unleashed scarlet flames and Shen Xiu killed him with his Ice Soul Snow Lotus bloodline manifestation.
• Luo Yong unexpectedly attacked again with the Blazing Sun Burning Heaven Art and a massive fire-cloud fist, leaving Shen Xiu grievously wounded and unconscious before sparing him with a warning.
• Luo Yong charged Shen Xiu again, and Shen Xiu swallowed the remaining Sky Swallowing Pill to regain strength and fight back.
• Shen Xiu told Luo Yong about the Flame Devouring Marrow Swallowing Pill’s unique effect and summoned a small crimson cauldron amid crimson and violet flames.

Shen Xiu and Luo Yong fought fiercely as the Flame Devouring Marrow Swallowing Pill’s power and side effects shaped the battle. Luo Yong drove Shen Xiu into a prolonged struggle, but Shen Xiu regained the advantage and chased him through the forest.

• Luo Yong blocked Shen Xiu’s escape, but Shen Xiu used the Flame Devouring Marrow Swallowing Pill to conceal his aura and tried to flee.
• Luo Yong broke through the Spirit-Locking Array and attacked Shen Xiu, who escaped his strikes with a damaged jade plaque’s Sword Domain.
• Shen Xiu and Luo Yong fought for half an incense stick, with Shen Xiu consuming pills to sustain his strength and heal.
• Shen Xiu unleashed a powerful golden attack that blasted Luo Yong down, then struck him repeatedly while the pill’s effects took hold.
• Luo Yong staked his life to boost his strength, and Shen Xiu’s pill power faded before he could finish him.
• Shen Xiu struck Luo Yong with a powerful attack, forcing him to flee, and chased him through the forest.

Shen Xiu battled Luo Yong after taking the Flame Devouring Marrow Swallowing Pill, only to learn that Luo Yong had deliberately used the pill as bait and was armed with powerful talismans. The chapter ended with Luo Yong trapping Shen Xiu under crushing gravity and thrusting a halberd at his forehead as Shen Xiu summoned Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

• Shen Xiu gained the upper hand over Luo Yong, but Luo Yong suddenly raised his cultivation to the peak of the Profound Sun Realm and wounded Shen Xiu with a spiritual-power attack.
• Luo Yong revealed that he had baited Shen Xiu into taking the Flame Devouring Marrow Swallowing Pill, then used a Soul-Locking Spirit Talisman and a Profound Ice Talisman to withstand Shen Xiu's attacks.
• Shen Xiu transformed into a Thunder Flood Dragon and attacked Luo Yong with Blood-colored Vortices and scarlet lightning, but Luo Yong defended himself with talismans and a flying sword.
• Luo Yong activated the Profound Nether Talisman, covering the area in darkness and pinning Shen Xiu with immense gravity.
• Luo Yong drew a halberd and thrust it toward Shen Xiu's forehead, while Shen Xiu activated the Glazed Heart Lamp Seed and released Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

Shen Xiu killed Luo Yong and fought through the Witch Cult disciples, then defeated their Saint Aunt, Roland. He left Roland and her weakened demonic beast at his mercy while learning that the Witch Cult was led by a powerful cultivator from the Joyful Union Sect.

• Shen Xiu killed Luo Yong with his Thunder Flood Dragon form and found stolen Jade Slips and treasures in Luo Yong's Storage Pouch.
• Shen Xiu pursued and killed several fleeing Witch Cult disciples.
• Shen Xiu disarmed Roland and struck her with her own black sword before attacking her with the Nine Li Sword Art.
• Roland summoned her Jade Phosphorus Demonic Fire and giant python, but Shen Xiu trapped the beast in a Water Prison Technique and subdued her.
• Roland warned Shen Xiu that the Witch Cult would retaliate and explained that its leader was a powerful Nascent Soul Realm cultivator from the Joyful Union Sect.

Shen Xiu defeated Anus and entered the Devil Realm’s royal city, where he discovered the Demon God’s corpse and learned that the Devil Race was preparing to invade human territory. He vowed to avenge the Demon God, and the chapter ended with a bolt of thunder killing Anus as he attacked Shen Xiu.

• Roland unleashed the Bloodthirsty Pearl against Shen Xiu, who was struck into an abyss, while Anus led his followers toward the Devil Realm.
• Anus reached the royal city but ordered his forces to delay their attack until they had confirmed Shen Lang’s death.
• Shen Xiu appeared in Anus’s mansion, fought through the guards, and found the Demon God’s desiccated corpse and essence-blood vessels.
• Shen Xiu mourned the Demon God and vowed to avenge him, while Anus warned that the Devil Race was attacking humanity and threatened Shen Xiu’s allies.
• Shen Xiu challenged Anus to withstand three moves, but a bolt of thunder struck Anus and exploded him into blood.

Shen Xiu defeated Anus and the Devil Race guards, but Anus survived and fought on using Demonic Essence and the Demon God Palace’s power. The chapter ended with Anus summoning the Wrath of the Demon God, while Shen Xiu dismissed its threat.

• Shen Xiu killed Anus’s guards with his broken blade and Nine Dragon Imperial Sword Art, then wounded Anus as he tried to finish him.
• Anus used black mist and attempted to self-destruct with Demonic Essence, but Shen Xiu blocked the attack with crystal stones and countered with the Nine Heavens Glazed Flame.
• Anus recognized Shen Xiu as the future patriarch of the Nine Heavens Family and demanded the Demonic Origin Fruit, but Shen Xiu refused and resumed attacking him.
• Shen Xiu overwhelmed Anus with his attacks and Lightning Dragon Fist, driving him back toward a rock wall.
• Anus summoned the Demon God Palace’s supreme treasure, the Wrath of the Demon God, and threatened to crush Shen Xiu, who said the treasure only worked at the peak Pseudo Emperor level.

Shen Xiu fought Anus and revealed a power that frightened his opponent, but Anus wounded him and seized the Primordial Spirit Pearl. The chapter ended as Shen Xiu struck Anus’s demon soul with a radiant palm, cracking it while Anus cried out in despair.

• Shen Xiu destroyed Anus’s Wrath of the Demon God with a silver-white longsword, then pressured Anus into admitting defeat and demanded his valuables.
• Anus refused to surrender his wealth and pursued Shen Xiu, using the Wrath of the Demon God and a demonic shadow to injure and repeatedly overpower him.
• Shen Xiu unleashed golden fist lights that made Anus’s demon soul tremble, but Anus detonated the soul’s power, pierced Shen Xiu with a black arrow, and struck him with a black dragon.
• Anus demanded Shen Xiu’s Primordial Spirit Pearl and produced the bead, but Shen Xiu refused to hand it over.
• Shen Xiu formed a radiant jade-white palm and struck Anus’s demon soul, cracking it as Anus pleaded for him to stop.

Shen Xiu defeated Anus, absorbed his Primal Divine Crystal, and greatly strengthened his body. After killing Anus, he considered how to enter the Divine Kingdom and gathered supplies to support his cultivation.

• Shen Xiu wounded Anus and overpowered him despite Anus’s Divine Kingdom armor and fierce attacks.
• Shen Xiu drained Anus’s flames, obtained the Primal Divine Crystal, and swallowed it to enhance his physique.
• Shen Xiu’s body grew stronger, and he crushed Anus’s chest, killing him and stripping him of his divine office.
• Shen Xiu realized he still could not enter the Divine Kingdom and needed far more energy and materials to cultivate.
• Shen Xiu found Anus’s hidden pills, weapons, and precious materials, then hit upon an idea for strengthening his divine soul.

Shen Xiu burned Anus’s corpse to absorb its Yin Sha Qi, recovered to the peak of the Hero realm, and confronted a Divine Realm temple whose servants attacked a village. After destroying its guardians and surviving a powerful strike from the Divine Realm, he faced a relentless barrage of bone spears.

• Shen Xiu used Divine Fire Corpse Burning and the Divine Blade Art to refine Anus’s corpse, absorb its Yin Sha Qi, and claim Anus’s God-Demon armor.
• After three days of recovery, Shen Xiu reached the peak of the Hero realm and wondered what enemy Anus had been fleeing before a tremor drew him toward a village.
• Shen Xiu fought the blood-mist giants attacking the village, defeated the Nether Ancient Guard puppet, and destroyed the jade tablet demanding worship and blood.
• A gigantic arm struck at Shen Xiu from the void, but his Great Sun Seal pierced its palm; a black bone spear then wounded him and pursued him with a storm of attacks.
• Shen Xiu shattered the incoming bone spears with his Prison Suppressing Seal and gathered his surging true energy as another spear attacked.

Shen Xiu overwhelmed Anus and the Dark Demon Race fighters, but Anus activated a black jade talisman that unleashed a terrifying force. Shen Xiu fled as Anus and his followers pursued him.

• Anus attacked Shen Xiu with demonic swords, but Shen Xiu smashed them and wounded Anus repeatedly.
• Anus ordered two Mahayana Realm Dark Demon Race members to attack Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu drove them back and killed several fighters with a golden sword.
• Shen Xiu fought Anus on equal footing and declared that he would avenge his master's death.
• Anus activated a black jade talisman, enveloping himself and the Dark Demon Race in black light and directing its power toward Shen Xiu.
• Shen Xiu sensed the danger and fled, while Anus crushed the talisman and unleashed a terrifying force across the sky.

Shen Xiu killed Anus, collected the Demon Dragon’s crystal core and inner core, and traveled to the Devil Race’s plane. After discovering evidence of a Devil Race expert’s death in Demon Dragon’s Lair, he used Demon Race Blood to restore himself while fighting through the encampment, but a Devil Race expert appeared behind him as he tried to escape.

• Shen Xiu killed Anus and obtained the Demon Dragon Crystal Core and inner core.
• Shen Xiu reached the Devil Race’s plane and concealed himself above its encampment as Demon Dragons and humans cried out below.
• Shen Xiu entered Demon Dragon’s Lair and found Magic Beast heads tied to a dead Devil Race expert, then discovered Demon Race Blood in a dagger’s box.
• Shen Xiu fought through the encampment, drank Demon Race Blood to restore his injuries, and killed more than a hundred Devil Race members.
• Shen Xiu tried to leave Demon Dragon’s Lair, but a Devil Race expert appeared behind him.

Shen Xiu battled the Devil Race and the Demon Dragon Clan, killing several foes but suffering severe injuries against the Demon Dragon Leader. The chapter ended with the Demon Dragon Leader trapping Shen Xiu against a wall and preparing to attack again.

• Shen Xiu defeated a second-level Heavenly Martial Realm Devil Race member, but the expert summoned a Demon Dragon that blasted him backward.
• Shen Xiu used six consecutive punches to destroy the Demon Dragon, then faced the arriving Demon Dragon Leader and its followers.
• Shen Xiu fought the Demon Dragon Leader, evaded its attacks, and slashed its neck, prompting the Demon Dragon Clan to attack him in revenge.
• A pitch-black spear pierced the Demon Dragon Leader's claw, and Shen Xiu absorbed its black dragonflame with the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art.
• Shen Xiu stabbed the Demon Dragon Leader's chest and burst its Dragon Core, but the leader struck him with its tail and continued attacking.
• The Demon Dragon Leader forced Shen Xiu against a wall as he endured severe wounds and struggled to survive.

Shen Xiu endured the Demon Dragon Leader’s attacks until the True Dragon Pearl’s power awakened, allowing him to kill the dragon with one blow. After receiving a system reward, he realized the pearl had saved his life and resolved to work harder before it left him.

• The Demon Dragon Leader devoured Shen Xiu’s flesh and blood, grew stronger, then found Shen Xiu alive and chased him down again.
• Shen Xiu resisted the Demon Dragon Leader’s attacks and challenged it, but the dragon used its dragon pearls to injure him severely.
• As the Demon Dragon Leader moved in for the kill, brilliant light appeared between Shen Xiu’s brows and overwhelmed the dragon’s consciousness.
• Shen Xiu struck the Demon Dragon Leader’s neck, killing it, and received 2,000 contribution points from the system.
• Shen Xiu realized a drop of True Dragon Pearl had healed him and resolved to work harder so the pearl would not leave him.

After refining the True Dragon Pearl, Shen Xiu awakened a powerful Flood Dragon Body and tested its strength in the wilderness. He killed a Foundation Establishment Realm White Giant Python, then faced several more creatures emerging from the forest.

• Shen Xiu absorbed the Dragon Pearl’s power, greatly strengthening his body and unleashing the fifth level of the Divine Elephant Prison Suppressing Force.
• Shen Xiu transformed, manifesting a dragon tail, Flood Dragon Claws, silver-white eyes, and a true-dragon mark as his power and speed surged.
• Shen Xiu tested his strength by blasting a boulder with lightning and collapsing a mountain with a punch.
• A Foundation Establishment Realm White Giant Python attacked Shen Xiu, but he broke free of its coils and killed it with a bite.
• Several black shadows ambushed Shen Xiu from the forest, and he drove them back with ten attacks before seeing what they were.

Shen Xiu survived the lightning tribulation and discovered that the Dragon Vein had transformed his body and granted him access to mysterious cultivation diagrams. Mistaken for a grave robber at the Shen Family’s ancestral site, he destroyed its guardian formation, and two powerful elders arrived as the storm darkened around him.

• Shen Xiu absorbed energy from monsters near the Dragon Vein, grew stronger, and was struck by a lightning tribulation that knocked him unconscious.
• After waking in the wilderness, Shen Xiu endured another burst of lightning that transformed his body and revealed unfamiliar diagrams and text in his vision.
• A burly young man accused Shen Xiu of robbing the Shen Family ancestral tomb, but Shen Xiu knocked him down with a single kick.
• Shen Xiu approached a stone stele despite the young man’s warning and seized the lightning from the family’s guardian formation.
• The stone stele cracked and the formation activated, bringing a storm over the residence as the young man warned that two Shen Family Venerables were coming.
• Two gray-robed old men arrived, and Shen Xiu sensed their extraordinary power.

Shen Xiu devastated the Shen Family stronghold, killed its fighters, and faced Shen Mingkun’s ambush after breaking through to the Venerable Realm. When Shen Mingkun summoned a peak ninth-level Martial Venerable, Shen Xiu’s power surged again to the peak Venerable level.

• Shen Xiu overpowered the Shen Family’s two Venerables, killed a Venerable-level ferocious bird, and crushed the family’s protective formation with a punch.
• Shen Xiu killed Shen Mingxuan and destroyed the Shen Family estate as its members recognized him.
• Shen Mingkun arrived aboard a warship with an ambush force and attacked Shen Xiu, who had broken through to the Venerable Realm.
• Shen Mingkun used a pill to boost his strength and struck Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu’s aura rapidly rose and his punches badly wounded Shen Mingkun.
• Shen Mingkun summoned a peak ninth-level Martial Venerable through a jade talisman and declared that Shen Xiu would die.
• Shen Xiu released a surge of power that shocked Shen Mingkun by reaching the peak Venerable level.

Shen Xiu defeated Shen Mingkun and several Shen Family fighters, then confronted the twin sisters Shen Mingyu and Shen Mingyue. He brutally wounded Shen Mingyue, and Shen Rou rushed to her sister’s side as she lay near death.

• Shen Xiu overpowered Shen Mingkun despite his jade talisman, burned the attacking Shen Family Martial Artists, and crushed Shen Mingkun’s head.
• Shen Xiu recalled the Shen Family’s Soul Refining Great Law and vowed to eradicate the clan.
• Shen Mingyu and Shen Mingyue ambushed Shen Xiu with iron spears, but he deflected their attacks and drove them back with Overlord’s Armor Removal.
• Shen Mingyue fled with her sister, but Shen Xiu transformed into a giant and struck them down; Shen Mingyue then attacked him with the Heaven Slaying Sword Art.
• Shen Xiu broke Shen Mingyue’s sword, slapped her repeatedly, and stomped on her chest, leaving her severely injured.
• Shen Rou rushed to Shen Mingyue and wept as she held her near-death sister.