Chapter Summaries

Bai Hongyi’s sons prepared to attack Shen Xiu while he cultivated in seclusion, but Shen Xiu emerged with Half-Step Martial Emperor strength and defeated a white-clad pursuer. As Shen Xiu fled, the pursuer launched a storm of arrows that left him with little room to dodge.

• Bai Hongyi’s sons discussed advancing their strength and secretly killing Shen Xiu while he was secluded.
• Shen Xiu endured a prolonged, painful lightning cultivation and his dantian expanded, though his injuries and meridian pain worsened.
• Shen Xiu left the cave determined to grow stronger and take revenge on Patriarch Shen, Madam Shen, Shen Ting, and Brother Shen Xiu.
• A white-clad man tried to capture Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu struck him down and continued fleeing.
• The white-clad man attacked Shen Xiu with a dense barrage of arrows, one of which pierced Shen Xiu’s shoulder, while further arrows forced Shen Xiu to dodge.

Shen Xiu defeated the man in white, escaped, and swallowed a mysterious pill that strengthened him. He then arrived among thousands of Martial King experts, where a Half-Venerable woman attacked him with her spear.

• The man in white shot Shen Xiu with arrows and demanded his Spiritual Energy Stones, but Shen Xiu shattered the arrows and pierced him with the Black Gold Spear.
• The man in white self-destructed, but Shen Xiu killed him again and received 5 quadrillion experience points from the system.
• Shen Xiu fled to a mountain peak, broke through its gray radiance, and swallowed a miraculous spirit pill that rapidly increased his strength and formed golden patterns within his body.
• Lin Haoran arrived at the peak and vowed revenge on Shen Xiu, while an aged hand emerged from a fissure atop the mountain.
• Shen Xiu reached a valley surrounded by more than three thousand Martial King experts and saw a Half-Venerable woman kill several martial cultivators.
• The woman noticed Shen Xiu and sent a crimson Flood Dragon phantom rushing toward him with her spear.

Shen Xiu fought a mysterious woman whose strength overwhelmed him despite his Martial King Realm advancement. After several exchanges left him badly injured, he survived her latest spear strike by unleashing the fifth level of the Eight Extremes Divine Art.

• Shen Xiu attacked the woman, but her spear aura shattered his defenses and repeatedly drove him back.
• The woman wounded Shen Xiu, and he collected the blood from his shoulder before resuming the fight.
• Shen Xiu broke the woman's spear and struck at her, but she regenerated it and kicked him into the ground.
• The woman transformed into a Flood Dragon and attacked Shen Xiu with black magical inscriptions and powerful spear strikes.
• Shen Xiu unleashed the fifth level of the Eight Extremes Divine Art to survive a spear strike that nearly killed him, though he suffered internal injuries.

A powerful woman overwhelmed Shen Xiu, but a sudden bolt of golden lightning severed her arm before she crushed him into the ground. Su Ming arrived at the estate with his disciples, accepted Qin Ruoxue as his disciple, and entered; inside, the wounded Shen Xiu threatened the woman as she drew a dagger.

• The woman repeatedly battered Shen Xiu until a huge bolt of golden lightning struck, severing one of her arms.
• Shen Xiu fled into the villa, but the woman caught him and stomped him into the earth.
• Su Ming arrived outside the mountain estate with his disciples, furious that Shen Xiu had crippled his disciple.
• Qin Ruoxue asked Su Ming to accept her as his disciple, and he agreed to do so after dealing with Shen Xiu.
• Su Ming and the disciples entered the estate, where Shen Xiu threatened the wounded woman and she produced a dagger.

Shen Xiu fought a masked woman who had attacked him and his fellow disciples, discovering that she possessed powerful Netherworld Palace techniques and could outmatch him despite his spirit weapon and martial arts. She vanished into the forest mist, leaving Shen Xiu injured and determined to learn who she was and seek revenge.

• The woman stabbed Shen Xiu twice in the shoulder, but his sword light struck her and forced her back, revealing her face.
• Shen Xiu accused the woman of betraying their sect and killing three core disciples; she denied responsibility and was shocked to see his spirit weapon.
• Shen Xiu attacked with his Overlord Mountain Shattering Fist, but the woman used Black Fiend Netherlight to strike him and then unleashed the Nine Fiends Soul Devouring Claw.
• Shen Xiu countered with the Eight Forms of Thunder, destroying the woman's black blades, and she revealed her connection to the Netherworld Palace.
• The woman evaded Shen Xiu's renewed attacks and vanished as the black mist dispersed, leaving him badly injured and recovering alone.

Shen Xiu survived the chaos surrounding Wind Cloud Valley’s ancestral coffin and learned from Netherworld Saint Lord where the ancestors’ true tomb was hidden. On Wind Cloud Cliff, Netherworld Saint Lord rebuilt his body by devouring the remains of Misty Pavilion disciples, then confronted Shen Xiu.

• A mysterious woman struck Shen Xiu unconscious, while the ancestral coffin at Wind Cloud Valley awakened and unleashed a terrifying celestial phenomenon.
• Shen Xiu offered his blood to the coffin, whose power killed many disciples and knocked him out.
• Shen Xiu awoke near a false grave and met Netherworld Saint Lord, who revealed that the ancestors’ true tomb lay in a giant burial chamber in the Myriad Bones Withered mountain range, behind Wind Cloud Valley.
• Shen Xiu traveled toward Wind Cloud Cliff as lightning struck and killed Misty Pavilion disciples nearby.
• Netherworld Saint Lord devoured the fallen disciples’ remains and restored his body, then spotted Shen Xiu and questioned why a fifth-stage Martial Marquis had entered Wind Cloud Cliff.

Shen Xiu confronted Netherworld Saint Lord in Wind Cloud Canyon and revealed overwhelming strength despite his apparent low cultivation. Their battle continued as Netherworld Saint Lord escalated his attacks and Shen Xiu met him with a powerful palm strike.

• Netherworld Saint Lord warned Shen Xiu away from Wind Cloud Canyon’s depths, then fled when the Burning Flame Sacred Fire appeared.
• Shen Xiu attacked Netherworld Saint Lord, whose strikes initially knocked Shen Xiu back before Shen Xiu shattered his attack and damaged him.
• Shen Xiu declared that Netherworld Saint Lord was no match for him, and shattered the blade during their clash before cutting into Netherworld Saint Lord’s shoulder.
• Netherworld Saint Lord seized Shen Xiu by the throat, released him, and challenged him to continue fighting.
• Shen Xiu blocked Netherworld Saint Lord’s attacks, countered with Sky Breaking Seven Kill Fist, and exchanged blows with him.
• Netherworld Saint Lord unleashed a powerful spinning kick, and Shen Xiu answered with a forceful palm strike.

Shen Xiu defeated Netherworld Saint Lord with the Overlord's Fist, then escaped with Li Chen as the Netherworld Cult pursued them. After reaching East Sea City, they encountered Mo Feng, the Black Demon Cult Leader, who attacked them, and Li Chen moved to confront him.

• Shen Xiu endured Netherworld Saint Lord's attacks, then struck him with the Overlord's Fist and revealed his powerful body and divine beast-level Martial Soul.
• Netherworld Saint Lord summoned the Netherworld Cult, forcing Shen Xiu to flee with Li Chen; Shen Xiu explained that he strengthened his body by absorbing spirit beasts' spiritual energy.
• After three days and nights, Shen Xiu and Li Chen escaped their pursuers and reached East Sea City, where they planned to seek the Dragon Blood Jade Pendant.
• Mo Feng, the Black Demon Cult Leader, confronted Shen Xiu and Li Chen and warned Li Chen not to provoke him.
• Mo Feng attacked them with a terrifying palm imprint, and Li Chen rushed forward to meet the strike.

Li Chen fought Shen Xiu, the Black Demon Cult Leader, and Shen Xinyi as the Shen Family tried to kill him. He withstood their attacks and challenged the family’s power, while Shen Xiu revealed that he considered everyone outside the direct lineage to be trash.

• Li Chen and Shen Xiu exchanged blows, then Shen Xiu fled as Li Chen and the Black Demon Cult Leader pursued him into a forest.
• Li Chen fought Shen Xiu and the Black Demon Cult Leader, and Shen Xiu pierced Li Chen’s chest with a spear without seriously harming him.
• Shen Xiu unleashed a secret art, but a Fire Python phantom struck him and sent him flying.
• Shen Xinyi joined the fight, using her Blood Whip Martial Skill, Blood Escape Technique, and iron hammer against Li Chen, but he withstood her attacks and sent her flying with a punch.
• Li Chen taunted Shen Xinyi about the Shen Family’s plan to kill him and asked whether they would harm Shen Yun if Shen Yun had been forced into it.
• Shen Xiu declared that only absolute power made someone direct lineage in the Shen Family and called everyone else trash.

Li Chen fought Shen Xinyi and Shen Xiu as the Shen siblings tried to kill him and seize his power. After trading increasingly powerful blows with Shen Xiu, Li Chen pursued him when he retreated, but Shen Xiu reached a distant mountain peak and claimed he was going to kill Li Chen.

• Shen Xinyi attacked Li Chen with devastating lightning, while Shen Xiu joined the fight with the Ghost Slaying Scythe.
• Li Chen blocked Shen Xiu's attacks with his bloodline barrier, then used the Dragon Elephant Art and a Fist Intent Stone to fight back.
• Li Chen and Shen Xiu exchanged powerful close-range attacks, and Shen Xiu realized he might lose if the battle continued.
• Shen Xiu retreated to a distant mountain peak, and Li Chen pursued him as the onlookers wondered why Shen Xiu had fled.

Li Chen fought Shen Xiu, who revealed himself as the Devil Race’s Demon King, and seized the Inheritance Bead to rise to the Martial Sovereign realm. Shen Xiu answered with the Shen Family’s ultimate technique, the Sky Burning Flame Dragon Fist, and launched a fire dragon at Li Chen.

• Li Chen pursued Shen Xiu, who transformed into a gigantic bat and revealed that he was the Devil Race’s Demon King.
• Li Chen and Shen Xiu battled in the air using their physical strength, and Li Chen was injured while Shen Xiu remained largely unharmed.
• Shen Xiu threw the Inheritance Bead, but Li Chen grabbed it and absorbed its power, reaching the Martial Sovereign realm as Shen Xiu’s strength fell.
• Li Chen and Shen Xiu resumed their battle, with their attacks sending destructive shockwaves across the surrounding area.
• Shen Xiu unleashed the Shen Family’s Sky Burning Flame Dragon Fist, sending a massive fire dragon toward Li Chen.

Li Chen fought Shen Xiu despite his devastating injuries, while reinforcements arrived and drove Shen Xiu to flee. The chapter left Shen Xiu bleeding from a small but serious wound in his chest as Li Chen taunted him about his worsening injuries.

• Li Chen lost the fist clash with Shen Xiu and was badly injured, but refused to surrender or admit guilt.
• Shen Xiu attacked Li Chen again, but Li Chen fought desperately to stall him and wounded his palm with his dagger.
• As reinforcements approached, Shen Xiu broke away, then fought Xiao Yan and Xu Ming, wounded them, and escaped.
• Xiao Yan and Xu Ming left the Cangwu Secret Realm and returned to the Heaven Sword Sect.
• Li Chen confronted Shen Xiu again and pointed out his worsening injuries; Shen Xiu discovered blood pouring from a small hole in his chest.

Li Chen fought Shen Xiu with the Soul Annihilation Curse, eventually draining him until he appeared dead. Shen Xiu revived by drawing on the Golden Body Art and gathering essence power, leaving Li Chen facing a seemingly unstoppable enemy.

• Shen Xiu realized Li Chen's attacks involved soul power, but the Soul Annihilation Curse immobilized and badly wounded him.
• Li Chen pursued Shen Xiu with powerful attacks, then learned from Liu Yunxiao that his master's aura was approaching and prepared to flee.
• Shen Xiu attacked Li Chen as he tried to escape, but Li Chen overwhelmed him with the Soul Annihilation Curse and used it to drain his blood until he became a dried corpse.
• Li Chen celebrated the apparent kill and expected to earn sect contribution points, but Shen Xiu rose again and revealed that his saint-tier Golden Body Art let him endure attacks and recover by absorbing essence power.
• Shen Xiu charged at Li Chen and ordered him to surrender.

Li Chen fought Shen Xiu, who tried to capture him and force him to refine puppets, but Li Chen used the Bronze Ancient Cauldron to withstand Shen Xiu’s attacks. After the cauldron absorbed Shen Xiu’s Demonic Fiend Blood Flame and Li Chen countered his Blood Soul Demonic Shadow Slash, Shen Xiu unleashed a deadly Blood Mist.

• Shen Xiu battered Li Chen and broke the Soul Annihilation Curse, then offered to spare him if he surrendered his Storage Ring.
• Li Chen refused to hand over the Li Clan heirloom and fled, but Shen Xiu pursued him and sealed the surrounding area with nine restrictions.
• Li Chen used the Bronze Ancient Cauldron to block Shen Xiu’s sword strikes, and the two fought until Li Chen’s strength was nearly exhausted.
• Shen Xiu attacked with Demonic Fiend Blood Flame, but the Bronze Ancient Cauldron absorbed the blood-colored energy spheres and refined them into True Yuan.
• Shen Xiu launched Blood Soul Demonic Shadow Slash, but Li Chen destroyed the blood shadows with the Burning Flame Art.
• Shen Xiu erupted in Blood Mist that withered the nearby grass and trees.

Li Chen fought Shen Xiu and his Blood Shadow Puppets after Shen Xiu tried to kill him and seize the Nine Yang Jade. Li Chen destroyed one puppet and turned the fight around, but his strength began to fade, and Shen Xiu attacked with a Blood Fiend Crystal Core as Liu Meng'er feared for Li Chen’s safety.

• Shen Xiu attacked Li Chen with Blood Soul Demonic Mist, but Li Chen survived and recognized that Shen Xiu was trying to kill him and cover up his theft from the Sect Master's Mansion treasury.
• Shen Xiu summoned Blood Shadow and its skulls, trapping and injuring Li Chen with Blood Mist while demanding the Nine Yang Jade.
• Li Chen unleashed golden flames that burned Blood Shadow to ashes, then counterattacked Shen Xiu with the Purple Cloud Sword.
• Shen Xiu realized Li Chen's True Yuan was limited and tried to outlast him before bringing out a Blood Fiend Crystal Core.
• Liu Meng'er grew anxious as the crystal core's corrosive blood light swept toward Li Chen.

Li Chen defeated Shen Xiu despite his Blood Fiend Crystal Core and awakened Blood Fiend Body, then spared his life. Shen Xiu later broke through to the Second Level Innate Realm and charged back into the arena, determined to kill Li Chen, as the tournament match was postponed.

• Li Chen used Blood Fiend Body to withstand Shen Xiu’s Blood Fiend Crystal Core and overpowered him, leaving two fatal wounds before cutting down three men with a crimson light sword.
• Shen Ao protested Li Chen’s actions, but Liu Meng'er and Chu Xingchen defended the arena duel’s rules as Shen Yunlong berated Shen Xiu for losing.
• Shen Xiu awakened the Blood Fiend Body and attacked Li Chen with Blood Demon Palm, but Li Chen deflected the strike and knocked him unconscious with one kick, sparing his life.
• Shen Xiu woke with hatred for Li Chen while the referee announced him as the winner; a gray-robed alchemist then halted the next match, and Chu Haoyu realized Shen Xiu had lost under the tournament rules.
• Shen Xiu broke through to the Second Level Innate Realm, defied Qin Yunfeng, and rushed back into the arena to kill Li Chen.

Li Chen defeated Shen Xiu with a single finger after Shen Xiu broke through to the Second Level Innate Realm, then received a Yellow-grade Spiritual Treasure and learned the Martial Tournament’s later rounds were still ahead. Shen Xiu vowed revenge and left to gather support, while the chapter ended as Liu Yifei unleashed powerful sword intent against Shen Xiu in another arena match.

• Shen Xiu advanced to the Second Level Innate Realm and declared himself the Martial Tournament’s winner, but Li Chen defeated him with one finger when Shen Xiu attacked with Crimson Flame Fist.
• Shen Xiu threatened revenge and tried to intimidate Li Chen and Liu Yan'er, while Shen Tianyuan restrained him and warned that Li Chen’s strength and background were unknown.
• Wu Yong gave Li Chen a Yellow-grade Spiritual Treasure and explained that the tournament still had several rounds before the ranking matches.
• Shen Xiu left with his followers after hinting that the Shen Family had fighters beyond Zhao Feng, while Li Chen told Wu Yong and Liu Yan'er not to worry about retaliation.
• Shen Xiu faced Liu Yifei in another arena match, and Liu Yifei charged forward with a surge of sword intent that shocked the crowd.

Shen Xiu concealed his cultivation and age during the contest, then confronted Liu Yifei at the Liu Family’s training ground and revealed his strength. After Liu Yifei unleashed his higher cultivation, Shen Xiu used his speed and movement technique to strike him down, leaving their feud unresolved.

• Shen Xiu and Liu Yifei fought at the martial arts arena, where Liu Yifei defeated Shen Xiu and drove him away injured.
• Shen Xiu returned to the Liu Family training ground, knocked aside Liu Yifei’s guards, and revealed he had concealed his cultivation and age to qualify for the competition.
• Shen Xiu announced that he would no longer tolerate being slighted, and the crowd learned that he had reached the Late Spirit Gathering Realm.
• Shen Xiu shattered Liu Yifei’s arm guard and sent him flying, but Liu Yifei then revealed his Early Two-star Spirit Gathering Realm cultivation.
• Liu Yifei attacked with five purple beams, but Shen Xiu evaded them with his movement technique and struck Liu Yifei with a whip kick, leaving him sprawled on the ground.

Shen Xiu defeated and badly injured Liu Yifei, then challenged the Liu Family’s authority and returned to the Liu Family estate. There, he revealed overwhelming strength by blasting aside Liu Yifei’s guards, leaving the onlookers stunned.

• Shen Xiu outmaneuvered Liu Yifei in their arena fight, while Liu Yanyang struck Liu Yifei and then attacked Shen Xiu, severely injuring his own son.
• Shen Xiu offered Liu Yifei a rematch wager involving Seventh-tier Pills, but Liu Yifei rejected the match’s outcome and vowed not to let Shen Xiu go.
• Shen Xiu refused to seek Imperial Family aid and said he would settle his grievance with Liu Yifei himself.
• Shen Xiu returned to the Liu Family training grounds and publicly accused Liu Yifei of using despicable tricks.
• Liu Yifei ordered his guards to stop Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu’s burst of true energy sent several guards flying and shocked the crowd.

Shen Xiu revealed his cultivation and challenged Liu Yifei, defeating him with his strength and movement technique. After Liu Yanyang intervened and severely injured Liu Yifei, Shen Xiu claimed control over Liu Yifei’s fate, leaving the Liu and Shen families at odds.

• Shen Xiu announced that he had concealed his cultivation and age, declared himself the Liu Family guards’ young master, and provoked Liu Yifei.
• Shen Xiu struck Liu Yifei off the platform, then evaded his stronger attacks and battered him with his movement technique.
• Shen Xiu demanded that Liu Yifei kneel and taunted him, while Liu Yifei threatened Shen Xiu by invoking his mother.
• Shen Xiu told Liu Yanyang that Liu Yifei had lost the contest, and Liu Yanyang slapped and berated his son.
• Liu Yanyang attacked Shen Xiu, but his punch struck Liu Yifei instead and left him gravely injured.
• Shen Xiu said Liu Yifei’s fate was his to decide, and Liu Yanyang warned Shen Xiu before leaving the arena.