Chapter Summaries

Shen Xiu killed Shen Mingyue and the vice president of the Qi Cultivator Guild, then ventured deeper into the wilderness to hunt Fierce Beasts for Origin Power. Strange drumbeats drove him toward a bloody frenzy, and he fought a powerful Unicorn Wolf.

• Shen Mingyue used a Barrier Breaking Pill to reach the peak of the Innate Stage, but Shen Xiu defeated her and left her dying as Shen Rou grieved beside her.
• A black demonic crow rescued Shen Rou, and a white-clad young man appeared and killed Shen Xiu with a flying sword.
• Shen Xiu revived, gained Origin Power rewards for killing demon beasts, and rode his sword deeper into the wilderness to hunt Fierce Beasts.
• Urgent drumbeats filled Shen Xiu with resentment and bloodlust, and he charged farther into the mountains.
• Shen Xiu killed a Swamp Crocodile and fought off pursuing Fierce Beasts before unleashing a barrage of punches against a powerful Unicorn Wolf.

Shen Xiu discovered the Golden Crow Body Tempering Art on a mysterious stone and cultivated it, awakening the power of his Golden Crow bloodline. After the Golden Crow Essence Blood helped him survive a dangerous transformation and break through to the Fourth Level of Qi Refining, he absorbed spiritual energy and began manifesting a powerful Golden Crow aura.

• Shen Xiu killed the Unicorn Wolf, absorbed its Demon Core, and advanced to the Bone Tempering Stage.
• Shen Xiu found a stone marked “Mysterious Ruins,” activated it with his blood, and discovered the Golden Crow Body Tempering Art.
• Shen Xiu cultivated the technique and sensed his Golden Crow bloodline beginning to awaken as the stone helped transform him.
• After half a month, Shen Xiu’s body began to split under the strain, but the Golden Crow Essence Blood healed him and helped him break through to Viscera Refining Perfection and the Fourth Level of Qi Refining.
• Shen Xiu stored the stone egg, absorbed the surrounding spiritual energy, and formed golden energy in his dantian as a vast Golden Crow apparition appeared.

Shen Xiu entered the innate realm and fought the Bronze Savage Bull, surviving its poison and powerful attacks before summoning Shen Yunfeng to kill it. After slaying the Crimson Flame Fire Luan, Shen Xiu encountered another enormous Bronze Savage Bull wearing an ominous chain.

• Shen Xiu broke through to the innate realm and discovered that his physical body could unleash an Innate Martial Skill with tremendous force.
• Shen Xiu slaughtered the Fierce Beasts in the valley and discovered a golden bell and rope that formed a magical treasure.
• The Bronze Savage Bull poisoned Shen Xiu and battered him in a prolonged fight, while Shen Xiu’s armor was corroded and shattered.
• The Crimson Flame Fire Luan attacked the Bronze Savage Bull, but Shen Xiu summoned Shen Yunfeng, who killed the beast; Shen Xiu then killed the Fire Luan and gained 1000 points.
• A second, enormous Bronze Savage Bull appeared with an eerie chain around its neck and whipped the chain toward Shen Xiu.

Shen Xiu fought a Bronze Savage Bull, escaped over a cliff, and broke through to Internal Energy Liquefaction while recovering. When another, stronger Bronze Savage Bull attacked, Shen Xiu discovered his new power could neutralize its venom, but his punch failed to overpower it, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Shen Xiu struggled against the Bronze Savage Bull, suffering severe injuries before losing consciousness and waking to find it had saved him.
• The Bronze Savage Bull attacked Shen Xiu again, and he used the Azure Cloud Saber Technique before fleeing over a cliff to escape.
• Below the cliff, Shen Xiu took a Qi Gathering Pill and broke through to Internal Energy Liquefaction, reaching what he believed was the Peak Transcendent Realm.
• A second Bronze Savage Bull approached and spat corrosive venom, but Shen Xiu's purple light made the venom disappear.
• Shen Xiu struck the second Bronze Savage Bull with a powerful punch, but it sent him flying and injured him; he rose and prepared to continue fighting.

Shen Xiu battled the Bronze Savage Bull, using the Soul-Slaying Blade and his techniques to wound it and provoke it. As he prepared to finish the fight, the Bronze Savage Bull revealed a powerful armored form and nearly knocked Shen Xiu off balance before attempting to flee.

• Shen Xiu traded blows with the Bronze Savage Bull, enduring its poisonous tail strikes and ripping out its tongue after it bit his leg.
• Shen Xiu used the Soul-Slaying Blade and a silver needle to wound the Bronze Savage Bull, then evaded its attacks with Thunder Step.
• Shen Xiu severed two vines on the Bronze Savage Bull's back and continued fighting as it unleashed black flames and charged him.
• Shen Xiu struck the Bronze Savage Bull with powerful Blade Aura attacks, leaving it badly wounded before a purple thunderbolt struck nearby.
• Shen Xiu provoked the Bronze Savage Bull and gathered his strength, but the earth shook as the beast revealed a bronze-armored form wielding a battle axe.
• The Bronze Savage Bull struck Shen Xiu with a powerful fist, then leaped into the air to flee.

Shen Xiu killed the Bronze Savage Bull and White Tiger, then became trapped in a collapsing maze and confronted a powerful man who blamed him for killing the White Tiger. After being badly wounded by the man and white-clad soldiers, Shen Xiu transformed into a giant ape and devoured several soldiers, while a group of newcomers arrived at the Great Emperor's ruin and prepared to fight over it.

• Shen Xiu killed the Bronze Savage Bull, stored its corpse, and killed the White Tiger after it attacked him; the system awarded him the White Tiger as a spirit pet and one million merit points for reaching the Spirit King Realm.
• Shen Xiu attacked a maze wall, triggering the maze's collapse, and discovered the corpse of the White Tiger before escaping through a cave that led him back inside the maze.
• A burly man appeared and accused Shen Xiu of killing his White Tiger, then battered him with a battle axe until a vast valley and towering mountain were revealed.
• White-clad soldiers attacked the wounded Shen Xiu, who transformed into a giant ape and devoured more than a dozen of them.
• A group of figures arrived, and an old man in white robes identified the place as the Great Emperor's ruin; a middle-aged woman with a black longsword called for Shen Xiu to be killed.

Shen Xiu fought the white-robed elder, used an ancient coffin and golden flames to kill him, then left the area. Meanwhile, Xiao Yi fled with Azure Cloud Sect disciples and encountered Lan Yu, who confronted them.

• The Vermilion Bird intervened to save Shen Xiu from the Black Robe Old Ancestor’s attack, and Zhao Feng identified himself as its descendant and urged Shen Xiu to flee.
• The white-robed elder attacked Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu drained the soldiers’ Spiritual Sense and wounded the elder before fighting back with a divine artifact.
• Shen Xiu opened the ancient coffin and used golden flames to burn the white-robed elder to ashes, then left the area.
• Xiao Yi sped away from the Azure Cloud Sect alongside several thousand fleeing disciples and sensed a powerful aura ahead.
• Lan Yu appeared in the air before Xiao Yi and the disciples, looking down at them with mockery.

Shen Xiu fought Lan Yu, revealed that he was Shen Tianyi reborn through the Samsara Disk, and resisted Lan Yu’s Heaven and Earth Law. Their battle continued until Shen Xiu shattered Lan Yu’s blade and severely damaged his body.

• Lan Yu attacked Shen Xiu to seize the Dragon Blood, but Shen Xiu’s crimson flame overwhelmed Lan Yu’s pearl and burned his divine soul.
• Lan Yu’s thunder dragons blasted the Outer Sect disciples as they tried to covet the Dragon Blood, and Shen Xiu sent Lan Yu flying with a palm strike.
• Lan Yu recognized Shen Xiu as Shen Tianyi, and Shen Xiu revealed that he had died and been reborn with the Samsara Disk.
• Lan Yu manifested Heaven and Earth Law and attacked Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu struck him with a burst of golden light and wounded him.
• Lan Yu summoned a blade and charged again, but Shen Xiu shattered it and used a finger strike to sever Lan Yu’s meridians and badly damage his organs.

Shen Xiu fought Lan Yu, whose strength and dragon-race techniques pushed the battle into a fierce contest. After Shen Xiu wounded Lan Yu and recovered from his injuries, Lan Yu unleashed lightning that scorched Shen Xiu’s clothes and trapped him in its attack.

• Shen Xiu seized Lan Yu and tried to kill him, but Lan Yu revealed his peak God King Realm strength and trapped Shen Xiu in the Star Domain.
• Shen Xiu crushed Lan Yu beneath a summoned mountain, took his Storage Ring, and dismissed Lan Yu’s warning that the Heavenly Court would retaliate.
• Lan Yu swallowed a medicinal pill, transformed, and fought Shen Xiu with dragon-race powers, then used the Dragon Scale Technique to strengthen himself.
• Shen Xiu and Lan Yu traded attacks; Lan Yu split into three forms and grew into a giant, but Shen Xiu recovered from his wounds and counterattacked.
• Lan Yu enlarged himself and attacked with his tail, but Shen Xiu evaded him and struck through the back of his neck.
• Lan Yu summoned the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon and unleashed Thunder God’s Descent, surrounding Shen Xiu with lightning that scorched his clothes.

Shen Xiu defeated Lan Yu, killed an old man who sought his spirit medicine, and fought a powerful dragon-clan beast in the secret realm. After collecting the beast’s demon core, he followed distant battle fluctuations and found members of the Heavenly Thunder Sect fighting unusual beasts.

• Shen Xiu used the Nine Yang Sacred Pill and his transformed giant physique to overpower Lan Yu, then killed him and absorbed his blood and vitality, reaching the peak of the first-stage True Martial Realm.
• Shen Xiu broke through the stone gate and confronted an old man who wanted to seize his spirit medicine, then chased him after he fled.
• Shen Xiu stopped fighting after the old man escaped and discovered a dragon-clan beast nearby.
• Shen Xiu defeated the dragon-clan beast, killed it, and stored its demon core for its spiritual energy.
• Shen Xiu followed distant battle fluctuations and found people from the Heavenly Thunder Sect fighting unusual beasts.

Shen Xiu slaughtered the Black Fiend Tiger pack, defeated a Heavenly Thunder Sect elder, and headed to the sect’s Scripture Repository in search of the Body Refining Secret Manual. On the mountaintop, a mysterious youth confronted him for entering the forbidden grounds.

• Shen Xiu rescued Heavenly Thunder Sect disciples from Ninth-tier Exotic Beasts and agreed to help them hunt the Black Fiend Tiger.
• Shen Xiu burned and crushed the Black Fiend Tiger pack, collected their Demon Cores, and killed a white-bearded elder who challenged his presence in the sect.
• News of Shen Xiu’s feat spread through Heavenly Thunder City, while Chu Yuechan gathered the Zhuge Family’s forces to search for him.
• The Heavenly Thunder Sect elders blamed Liu Lang for a murder and treasury theft, then decided to leave him to die in the canyon.
• Shen Xiu climbed Heavenly Thunder Peak to find the Scripture Repository and was confronted by a youth who questioned his presence in the forbidden grounds.

Shen Xiu fought a powerful youth on Heavenly Thunder Peak, then entered the secret realm and recovered before Yang Hao and several core disciples cornered him over a jade talisman. He refused to surrender it, setting the stage for a fight.

• A youth from Heavenly Thunder Sect defeated Shen Xiu in battle, leaving him unconscious after Shen Xiu wounded his shoulder.
• At the secret realm entrance, Shen Xiu warned the gathered disciples that the coming expedition would be dangerous and urged them to seek a Qi Refining cultivation method.
• Shen Xiu recovered in a secret-realm cave and cultivated, expecting to reach the Peak Martial Apprentice level soon.
• Yang Hao and five or six core disciples found Shen Xiu and demanded that he hand over the jade talisman.
• Shen Xiu refused Yang Hao's demand and challenged him to prove he could take the talisman.

Shen Xiu fought Yang Hao and his allies, then faced Yang Wenhao after defeating and crippling Yang Hao. The battle ended with Shen Xiu wounded by a sudden golden attack as another sword threatened him.

• Yang Hao and his group attacked Shen Xiu, but a sudden surge in Shen Xiu’s strength let him defeat the attackers and cripple Yang Hao.
• Qin Wen arrived with Qin Family members and said the Qin Family sought the jade talisman because Shen Xiu had crippled Qin Mingyuan.
• Yang Wenhao demanded Shen Xiu’s spirit stones and cultivation, and Shen Xiu injured Yang Hao while refusing to yield.
• Yang Wenhao challenged Shen Xiu, and the two exchanged attacks as Shen Xiu tried to stop Yang Hao from escaping.
• A golden gleam pierced Shen Xiu’s right arm, and an unknown attacker thrust a sword toward his throat before Shen Xiu deflected it and looked around warily.

Shen Xiu fought a powerful beast and waves of corpses inside the castle, discovering Spirit Jade and the apparently empty Library Pavilion as he struggled to survive. After the Bronze Cauldron healed his nearly broken body, he attacked a giant ape, and his sword struck its left shoulder.

• A ghostly attacker wounded Shen Xiu before a giant beast overpowered him, but a horde of corpses intervened and let him escape.
• Shen Xiu found a piece of Spirit Jade and entered the empty Library Pavilion, where a hidden assailant attacked him.
• Shen Xiu drank a potion, fought through pursuing corpses, and escaped the building by jumping through a window.
• A giant ape attacked Shen Xiu as more corpses closed in, and one of the corpses blasted him with dark purple lightning.
• The Bronze Cauldron restored Shen Xiu's injured body, and he fought the giant ape until his sword struck its left shoulder.

Shen Xiu fought through a deadly forest of corpses and guardian beasts, only to be hunted by the powerful King Kong Giant Elephant. After repeated failed attempts to escape, he faced the elephant in battle and ended the chapter sprawled on the ground as it pounced on him.

• Shen Xiu discovered that the giant ape he had killed was headless and found himself surrounded by powerful corpses, then dodged black arrows and a lightning trap.
• A living giant ape attacked Shen Xiu, who fought back with his sword and the abilities granted by the Purgatory Demonic Tome and Wind Riding Steps.
• The King Kong Giant Elephant emerged through a golden light door, defeated the giant ape, and turned its attention to Shen Xiu.
• The King Kong Giant Elephant chased and repeatedly injured Shen Xiu, while he hid among the trees and saw it eat peaches.
• A black leather armor severed the King Kong Giant Elephant’s right paw, but the elephant continued pursuing Shen Xiu.
• Shen Xiu fought the King Kong Giant Elephant on the mountain peak, was knocked down, and watched it pounce at him.

Shen Xiu fought through the forest, killed a Golden Armor demonic beast, and sought Purple Moon Grass, but the beast’s Primordial Spirit and another attacker left him badly injured. As a Peak Golden Core Stage demonic beast closed in, Shen Xiu resolved to use a secret technique to survive.

• The King Kong Giant Elephant battered Shen Xiu, swallowed him into its belly with a tree, and left him there; Shen Xiu realized the beast was keeping a small snake as a pet.
• Shen Xiu attacked and killed a Golden Armor demonic beast, then found Purple Moon Grass near a great tree.
• Shen Xiu swallowed the Purple Moon Grass, but the Golden Armor demonic beast’s Primordial Spirit seized him and tore at his legs.
• The Golden Armor demonic beast struck Shen Xiu and sent him crashing through a building, but Shen Xiu retaliated and killed it with a punch.
• Shen Xiu encountered another winged demonic beast, fled to a tree, and sensed a Peak Golden Core Stage enemy approaching.
• Shen Xiu resolved to use a secret technique so he could survive the approaching demonic beast.

The King Kong Giant Elephant discovered a stele about the Heart of Heaven and Earth, gained its mark, and left Shen Xiu badly injured. After waking in the Black Wolf Domain, Shen Xiu followed a Black Wolf toward the Black Wolf King’s lair, where a violent confrontation began.

• The King Kong Giant Elephant found a stele bearing the words “Heart of Heaven and Earth,” then attacked Shen Xiu with magma and flames, leaving him gravely wounded as it gained a red mark on its forehead.
• Shen Xiu woke in a ruin beneath a King Kong Ancient Locust Tree and met a Fifth Order Demonic Beast, Black Wolf, which warned him to leave the elephant’s territory.
• Shen Xiu pursued Black Wolf despite its attempts to drive him away, believing the Black Wolf King’s lair might hold an inheritance and hoping local spirit herbs could purge his poison.
• Black Wolf led Shen Xiu into a vast canyon, where the Black Wolf King’s aura shook him and the enormous beast charged through the ravine.
• Shen Xiu caught up with Black Wolf, used a hand seal to make the ground strike it down, then appeared above it and attacked as it lunged back at him.

Shen Xiu fought his way through the Demon Slaying area, escaping a pursuing Black Wolf King before killing it inside a cave. After its corpse released poisonous smoke, he encountered a powerful Black Tiger and chased it after driving it off with his sword techniques.

• Shen Xiu struck down a Black Wolf, collected its fang, and found that the Black Wolf King was too strong to face directly.
• The Black Wolf King chased Shen Xiu to a cliff, and Shen Xiu jumped into an abyss and entered a cave through the mist.
• The Black Wolf King attacked Shen Xiu with powerful Soul Power, but Shen Xiu killed it with a palm strike.
• The Black Wolf King's corpse burst into poisonous black smoke, and Shen Xiu used the Nine Yang Divine Skill to escape it.
• Shen Xiu fought a Black Tiger with his sword techniques, forced it to flee, and pursued it using Close at Hand, Far Away.

Shen Xiu fought a white-robed youth who ambushed him in the Huashan Secret Realm, using an inheritance spirit treasure and his physical strength to overwhelm him. The youth was left battered and terrified as Shen Xiu approached to finish him.

• Shen Xiu sensed a hidden presence in the forest and entered, where a white-robed youth attacked him with a short sword.
• Shen Xiu and the white-robed youth exchanged attacks, reaching a stalemate despite both possessing Earth Immortal realm strength.
• Shen Xiu used an ancient ring and struck the youth with his palm, injuring him as he tried to flee.
• Shen Xiu revealed a rune-covered stone stele, unleashed purple lightning and flames, and badly wounded the youth.
• The white-robed youth attacked Shen Xiu again, but Shen Xiu countered with his fist and drove him into a mountain wall.
• Shen Xiu walked toward the defeated youth, who trembled in disbelief that a Half-step Immortal Venerable had beaten him.

Shen Xiu killed Bai Yuntian after defeating him in a brutal fight, and the Bai Family began plotting against Shen Xiu. As Bai Hongyi’s relatives debated how to respond, the chapter left them wary of the powerful people who might support Shen Xiu.

• Shen Xiu ignored Bai Yuntian’s pleas for mercy and crushed his head, killing him.
• At Bai Family Fort, Bai Hongzhi and Bai Hongyi discussed Bai Yuntian’s death and the danger of seeking revenge against Shen Xiu.
• Bai Hongyi’s two sons urged him to send two peak Martial Venerable experts to assassinate Shen Xiu, and Bai Hongyi agreed.
• Bai Hongyi’s daughter warned that Shen Xiu might retaliate and that the Bai Family was weaker than Northern Underworld Academy, but Bai Hongyi said he had a plan.
• In a secret chamber, Bai Hongyi’s sons feared Shen Xiu’s strength and urged Bai Hongyi to seek a Martial God Pill and break through.
• Bai Hongyi and his sons acknowledged that Shen Xiu might have powerful allies and resolved to stay cautious.