Chapter Summaries

Ye Feng and Shen Xiu continued their fight as Ye Feng’s treasures wounded Shen Xiu, who countered with the Five Elements Law. The chapter left Ye Feng dodging a black sword unleashed from Shen Xiu’s blood-red box.

• Ye Feng’s two pillars of light broke through Shen Xiu’s defenses and wounded him, while the blood he spat out revealed potent pills.
• Shen Xiu used his jade pendants to destroy the pillars of light, then attacked Ye Feng, but arrows pierced his chest and he realized his defensive formation had been broken.
• Ye Feng pressed his attack with superior speed as Shen Xiu threatened him and revealed that he had mastered the second level of the Five Elements Law.
• Shen Xiu drew on the Five Elements Law while Ye Feng summoned lightning, and both prepared to continue the fight.
• Shen Xiu launched a black longsword from a blood-red box, and the sword pursued Ye Feng after he dodged its first strike.

Ye Feng battled Shen Xiu, whose Five Elements Law and black longsword initially pressured him, but Ye Feng’s divine thunder crippled Shen Xiu and wounded his Primordial Spirit. Shen Xiu fled and unleashed Black Demon Prison, while Ye Feng prepared to pursue him.

• Ye Feng dodged Shen Xiu’s attacks and defended against his Five Elements Law thunder with flame armor.
• Shen Xiu’s black longsword pierced Ye Feng’s shoulder, but Ye Feng counterattacked with divine thunder that destroyed Shen Xiu’s right arm and legs.
• Shen Xiu used a token to absorb Ye Feng’s Soul Imprint, but Ye Feng sent purple lightning through it and inflicted severe pain.
• Ye Feng struck Shen Xiu with the Immortal Slaying Sword, further injuring his arm and Primordial Spirit, while a disciple died beside Ye Feng.
• Shen Xiu fled from Ye Feng’s lightning and covered himself in the demonic Black Demon Prison.

Ye Feng fought Shen Xiu in the valley, overcoming his defensive divine artifact and revealing his Soul Power. Shen Xiu transformed into a colossal golden beast, but Ye Feng proved stronger and began crushing his neck.

• Ye Feng destroyed Shen Xiu's Black Flames and pressed him for his last words.
• Shen Xiu trapped Ye Feng in the Golden Lotus Pool, but a huge maw swallowed Shen Xiu and then released him back into the valley.
• Ye Feng used his Soul Power to render Shen Xiu's divine artifact ineffective and countered his attacks.
• Shen Xiu transformed into a thousand-zhang Golden Armored Giant Beast and threatened Ye Feng with the Shen Family's revenge.
• Ye Feng absorbed Shen Xiu's punch and tightened his golden claw around Shen Xiu's neck.

Ye Feng and Shen Xiu fought fiercely as Shen Xiu revealed the power of his Spiritual Treasure and his sudden breakthrough to the Spirit Martial Realm. The old woman unleashed Earthly Crack infused with Nine Nether Underworld Thunder, and Shen Xiu answered with a Spirit Emperor Seal as their clash escalated.

• Ye Feng struck Shen Xiu’s golden mountain peak, but Shen Xiu endured the blows with his formidable physical strength and Spiritual Treasure.
• The old woman emerged from the ruins with an ancient bronze mirror and fled, claiming its ten million gold coins could buy Shen Xiu’s life.
• Shen Xiu immobilized the cultivators pursuing the old woman and revealed an aura that they recognized as belonging to the Spirit Martial Realm.
• The old woman used Earthly Crack, opening a fissure that unleashed Nine Nether Underworld Thunder.
• Shen Xiu remained calm and summoned a Spirit Emperor Seal, which began crashing down toward the old woman’s attack.

Shen Xiu defeated the old woman and the other old monsters, then reached the Martial Ancestor Tombstone to seek martial arts that could strengthen him. As he began cultivating, he sensed a living creature inside the tombstone and attacked it with his longsword.

• Shen Xiu revealed the Flame Eye Technique, withstood the old woman's attacks, and killed her by shattering her body and Primordial Spirit.
• Shen Xiu refused to spare the remaining old monsters and killed one, leaving them terrified and at his mercy.
• Shen Xiu decided he needed to keep improving his strength and traveled to the deepest part of the mountain range.
• Shen Xiu recognized the Martial Ancestor Tombstone and sat down to cultivate Myriad Beasts Return to Origin.
• Shen Xiu sensed a living creature inside the tombstone and repeatedly stabbed it with his longsword.

Shen Xiu fought a Skeleton Puppet guarding the Martial Ancestor's Tomb, then came under attack from black-clad figures and resolved to risk refining the damaged puppet. He began forming seals as he searched for a way to survive and escape.

• Shen Xiu battered a creature inside the tombstone until it shattered, revealing nine radiant pearls around the tomb.
• Shen Xiu identified his opponent as a Skeleton Puppet, but its defenses and attacks overwhelmed him and broke his shoulder.
• The Skeleton Puppet stopped pursuing Shen Xiu at a distance, revealing its limited range, and Shen Xiu recognized its value as a ninth-grade treasure artifact.
• Black-clad figures ambushed Shen Xiu and wounded him with bone blades, so he unleashed Purple Flame in a massive explosion that damaged the Skeleton Puppet.
• Shen Xiu decided to risk refining the damaged Skeleton Puppet into a puppet soldier and began forming seals.

Shen Xiu fought through the black-clad figures who pursued him for his Ninefold Pills and learned that he was trapped in a sealed area far from the cities. He unleashed his strongest techniques, killed a Half-Saint who arrived, and dealt with the remaining attackers before turning toward the Shen Family Elder's grave.

• Shen Xiu destroyed the tree that led the black-clad figures and fled, but realized he was trapped in a sealed gorge far from Heavenly Sun City and Qingzhou City.
• Shen Xiu activated Dragon Tiger Convergence and Dragon Phoenix Momentum, then fought the black-clad figures with his tiger phantom and spear.
• Shen Xiu charged the attackers, shrugged off their blows, killed one with his spear, and pursued the others as they fled.
• A white-bearded old man arrived, questioned Shen Xiu, and attacked him, but Shen Xiu summoned a golden Giant Sword and killed him instantly.
• Shen Xiu dealt with the remaining black-clad figures and turned to look at the Shen Family Elder's grave.

Shen Xiu destroyed the Shen Family Elder's grave and fled, but a white-robed old man pursued him and challenged him in a town. Their battle carried them to an arena, where Shen Xiu's Purple-Gold Sword Light tore apart the old man and a nearby guard.

• Shen Xiu smashed the Shen Family Elder's grave, healed his arm, and left while the white-robed old man decided to pursue him.
• Shen Xiu reached a town inn and revealed that he had advanced to the middle Heavenly Spirit Realm; the white-robed old man confronted him and offered him a place in Tianling City.
• The white-robed old man attacked Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu countered, withstood his techniques, and fought him using a crimson-gold spear.
• The battle moved to a gigantic arena, where the white-robed old man searched for Shen Hao and Shen Xiu launched a Purple-Gold Sword Light at him.
• Shen Xiu's sword light shattered the white-robed old man's barrier and tore apart both the old man and a nearby guard.

Shen Xiu defeated the old man in white robe and absorbed his energy, but then encountered the vengeful young man from outside Qinglin Town. The young man wounded Shen Xiu and pressed the attack, leaving Shen Xiu struggling against his Yin Sha Qi and destructive lightning.

• Shen Xiu shattered the old man in white robe's defenses, killed him, and absorbed the energy released from his body.
• The young man from outside Qinglin Town appeared and attacked Shen Xiu with black lines, badly wounding his shoulder.
• Shen Xiu destroyed the young man's Black Snake with a fireball, then burned away the surrounding Yin Sha Qi with flame runes.
• The young man struck Shen Xiu with a black dagger and sent him crashing into a stone wall despite Shen Xiu's pill and High-grade Spirit Artifact.
• The young man unleashed a secret technique and attacked with destructive Black Lightning, revealing himself as a lightning-element martial artist.

Shen Xiu fought the white-robed youth, whose black mist, giant snake, and poison pills threatened to overwhelm him. Shen Xiu survived several attacks with help from a cauldron and a jade token, but the youth prepared another strike with a dozen Barrier Breaking Pills.

• Shen Xiu prepared a top-grade spirit pill while defending against the young man's attacks, but a crimson-gold cauldron emerged and burned away the black mist.
• The young man struck Shen Xiu and sent him flying, and Shen Xiu retreated as a huge Black Snake pursued him and the cauldron drew in black mist.
• Shen Xiu threw his remaining spirit stones into the cauldron and used his spiritual artifact to break the black net, revealing a white-robed youth.
• The white-robed youth attacked with black mist, but Shen Xiu's jade token blocked the blow and left him badly injured.
• The white-robed youth revealed a Poison Demon Pill and clashed with Shen Xiu, who forced him back with his physical strength.
• The white-robed youth produced more than a dozen Barrier Breaking Pills, and Shen Xiu suspected he was a third-level Breaking Realm expert.

Shen Xiu fought a white-robed youth in the forest, revealed his power and the Demon Devouring Pearl, and identified himself as Tian Yuan Academy’s newly appointed principal. The youth dismissed Shen Xiu’s reputation and challenged his standing on Tian Xuan Continent, leaving Shen Xiu asking whether he dared to fight.

• The white-robed youth attacked Shen Xiu with Barrier Breaking Pills, but Shen Xiu’s flames burned them away.
• A black dagger suddenly struck the white-robed youth in the chest and dropped him, while Shen Xiu sensed his Soul Imprint loosening.
• A sword-carrying white-robed man confronted Shen Xiu, who then fought another white-robed youth and knocked him into the grass.
• Shen Xiu revealed the Demon Devouring Pearl, startling the white-robed youth, and said he was Shen Xiu, the newly appointed principal of Tian Yuan Academy.
• The white-robed youth dismissed Shen Xiu’s reputation and claimed his strength was insufficient to make him wary, so Shen Xiu asked whether he dared to fight.

Shen Xiu defeated a White Crane Sect core disciple, then faced Bai Yuntian, who sought revenge for his clan leader. After Bai Yuntian’s spears wounded Shen Xiu, Shen Xiu revealed his breakthrough to the peak of the Liquid Condensation Ninth Heaven and launched a devastating punch at him.

• Shen Xiu broke through the white-robed youth’s Black Flame attack, killed him, and took his Storage Ring.
• Shen Xiu addressed the gathered fighters and disciples, then left while thinking about Su Ming.
• Bai Yuntian confronted Shen Xiu over the death of his clan leader, while an old woman warned him not to harm the Shen Family.
• Bai Yuntian attacked Shen Xiu with spears and a white whip, and the spears caused only minor wounds.
• Shen Xiu transformed to around thirty meters tall, revealing his peak Liquid Condensation Ninth Heaven cultivation, then appeared before Bai Yuntian and struck with a destructive punch.

Shen Xiu killed the white-robed youth, then entered the mountain range and attacked the buildings of Baiyun City. He fought the green-robed men guarding the city and began hunting them with a blood-red Great Axe, vowing revenge for his brother.

• Shen Xiu destroyed the white-robed youth's body and soul with a golden pill, then congratulated Bai Yunxuan on removing his seal and advancing.
• After Bai Yunxuan left, Shen Xiu entered the mountain range, brushed aside the demon beasts, and smashed several buildings belonging to Baiyun City.
• Shen Xiu confronted the green-robed men, dismissed their threats about Baiyun Sect, and seized castles and spirit stones.
• Shen Xiu attacked the green-robed men with his blood-red Great Axe, which tore through their defenses and drained their Yuan Li.
• As the green-robed men tried to flee, Shen Xiu struck one through the chest and vowed they would pay for hurting his brother.

Shen Xiu fought the blue-robed men, killed several, and overcame their leader’s talismans and transformation with his strength and Dragon Tiger Demon Suppressing Fist. He continued battling the leader with help from nearby spirit beasts as their clash unleashed violent energy and lightning spheres.

• Shen Xiu killed several blue-robed men, took their Blood Drinking Demonic Axe, and demanded they surrender their belongings.
• The blue-robed men attacked Shen Xiu, and their leader launched three Explosion Talismans at him.
• Shen Xiu dodged the group’s attacks, while the leader used his secret art and transformed into a horned, scaled creature.
• Shen Xiu struck the leader with Dragon Tiger Demon Suppressing Fist and sent him crashing into a deep pit.
• The leader refused to surrender and attacked Shen Xiu, who used nearby spirit beasts to help fight him.
• Shen Xiu and the leader clashed, unleashing violent energy and exploding lightning spheres.

Shen Xiu brought the village chief to Southern Region City, met with Li Yuanhao, and learned more about the City Lord’s Wife and Liu Yanran. He asked Li Yuanhao to investigate Xiao Chen and declined to let him accompany him.

• Shen Xiu defeated the green-robed men, collected their storage treasures, and took the village chief toward the city.
• Shen Xiu arrived at the mountain castle, where guards greeted him as Grand Commander, then went to meet the City Lord.
• Li Yuanhao introduced himself to Shen Xiu and discussed the City Lord’s injured, dormant state and the accusations against Liu Yanran.
• Shen Xiu told Li Yuanhao he wanted help investigating Xiao Chen, who possessed several blessed grotto-heavens.
• Li Yuanhao offered to accompany Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu refused, saying he had promised to find someone in Southern Region City.

Shen Xiu secretly negotiated with Li Yuanhao while seeking a way to escape the Li Clan’s pursuit and strengthen himself. The chapter ended with Shen Xiu agreeing to an alchemy contest in three days and planning to search the market for medicinal herbs.

• Shen Xiu asked Li Yuanhao to support his efforts to develop forces in Southern Region City, while privately planning to use him to locate Xiao Chen.
• After Shen Xiu left, Li Yuanhao set up and destroyed an array, prompting a guard to rush to Shen Xiu’s room in alarm.
• Shen Xiu learned Li Yuanhao had left and, after the guard departed, resolved to raise his cultivation and seize the Li Clan when he became strong enough.
• Shen Xiu contacted Li Yuanhao to request pills, and Li Yuanhao challenged him to an alchemy contest at the Li Clan’s plaza in three days.
• Shen Xiu accepted the wager and decided to visit the market the next day to look for medicinal herbs.

Shen Xiu joined the Li Clan’s Pill Battling Competition and seized the Vajra Shield from Li Yuanhao, trapping and injuring him with it. When Lin Yi attacked Shen Xiu, his punch failed to move him, revealing Shen Xiu’s formidable strength.

• Shen Xiu recovered and went with Li Yuanhao and two elders to the Li Clan plaza.
• Li Yuanhao explained that winning the Pill Battling Competition could raise the Li Clan’s standing and qualify the victor to become his clan’s son-in-law.
• A man from the Li Clan, one of the four great clans, confronted Li Yuanhao and threatened him over Shen Xiu’s actions.
• Shen Xiu snatched the Vajra Shield from Li Yuanhao, used it to trap and badly injure him, then took the shield for himself.
• Lin Yi attacked Shen Xiu with a punch, but Shen Xiu stood firm, and Lin Yi recognized him as a true Divine Monarch.

Shen Xiu fought the Man in Black with the Vajra Shield, reflecting several attacks before the enemy escaped underground. A purple-robed Devil Race puppet then challenged Shen Xiu, and their first clash ended with the puppet blasted backward.

• Shen Xiu revealed the Heavenly Dragon Saber as the Man in Black descended and attacked him with the Vajra Shield.
• Shen Xiu used the Vajra Shield to counter the Man in Black, who then struck him with a fist and a fireball.
• Shen Xiu blocked the fireball assault with the Bronze Ancient Coffin, and the Man in Black fled underground amid a lightning attack.
• A purple-robed Devil Race puppet told Shen Xiu he had obtained the Man in Black's soul and challenged him.
• Shen Xiu fought the puppet's blood-red sword and Sword Aura, then blasted him backward with a palm strike.

Shen Xiu fought the purple-robed man, using his Soul Power, Golden Cudgel, and martial arts to withstand the Spirit King expert’s attacks. The battle remained unresolved as the purple-robed man questioned how Shen Xiu could contend with him despite his lower cultivation.

• Shen Xiu summoned the Golden Cudgel and struck the purple-robed man, who staggered but endured the blow.
• Shen Xiu used a burst of Soul Power to force the purple-robed man to his knees, then shattered his blood-light attack with a few words.
• The purple-robed man brought out a black saber and attacked Shen Xiu’s mind with Soul Power, but Shen Xiu countered and sent him flying with the Golden Cudgel.
• The purple-robed man continued fighting with crescent blades and a blood-colored Great Axe, while Shen Xiu evaded and countered his attacks.
• The purple-robed man acknowledged Shen Xiu’s strength but challenged how he could contend with a Spirit King expert when his true cultivation was only at the Spirit Sect Realm.

Shen Xiu battled the purple robe youth, trading devastating attacks as both revealed powerful techniques and endured serious blows. Their clash remained unresolved, with the purple robe youth sent flying after Shen Xiu countered his strike.

• The purple robe youth struck Shen Xiu with a powerful punch, sending him crashing to the ground with a badly caved-in chest.
• Shen Xiu summoned a Phoenix Phantom and launched a crimson flame hurricane, but the purple robe youth evaded it and pierced Shen Xiu's chest with another attack.
• Shen Xiu stabbed the purple robe youth's shoulder with his claw-like fingers and warned him to surrender, but the youth retaliated with flames.
• The purple robe youth enlarged his body and charged as Shen Xiu fired silver needles, one of which wounded the youth's shoulder without seriously harming him.
• The purple robe youth appeared behind Shen Xiu and chopped at his head, but Shen Xiu blocked with his fist and sent him flying backward.