Chapter Summaries

Shen Xiu overwhelmed the Thunder God Hall elders in battle, leaving them fleeing and questioning his origins. He reflected that his strength still had a long way to go and remained determined to advance toward the God Monarch Realm.

• A Thunder God Hall elder attacked Shen Xiu with thunder serpents, but Shen Xiu shattered them with the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique and Nine-Dragon Sacred Flame.
• The Thunder God Hall elders tried to retreat, but Shen Xiu blasted them away and drove them into flight as the battle threw the hall into chaos.
• Thunder God Hall disciples watched in shock as Shen Xiu dominated the elders, while some disciples caught in the fighting were burned to ashes.
• Shen Xiu considered how his combat power had improved but remained far below his former level, and he resolved to keep cultivating toward the God Monarch Realm.
• The defeated elders asked Shen Xiu who he was and whether he had come from that world.

Shen Xiu wiped out Thunder God Hall’s elders and threatened a surviving God Emperor expert unless he handed over Su Yuhan. Su Yuhan appeared, revealed she had reached the Divine Venerate Realm, and defied the expert, who claimed to be Thunder God Hall’s Holy Son and attacked with True Yuan power.

• Shen Xiu defeated and killed the Thunder God Hall elders who confronted him.
• Shen Xiu threatened the surviving God Emperor expert and demanded that he hand over Su Yuhan, or Shen Xiu would kill him and destroy Thunder God Hall.
• Su Yuhan appeared and surprised Shen Xiu by revealing that she had reached the Divine Venerate Realm at a young age.
• Su Yuhan warned the expert not to provoke her, but he mocked her, identified himself as Thunder God Hall’s Holy Son, and unleashed True Yuan power.

Su Yuhan and Su Yao reached the edge of the Divine Continent while Shen Xiu cultivated his inherited power and pursued them. After stopping Su Yuhan, Shen Xiu abruptly released her and left, leaving Su Yao to wonder whether his words were true.

• Su Yuhan and Su Yao searched the forest, where Su Yao collected low-grade medicinal herbs, and Su Yao offered to help repair Su Yuhan's damaged dantian.
• Shen Xiu absorbed the God Emperor's inheritance, greatly increasing his spiritual power, and then endured a fierce lightning storm that strengthened his aura.
• Su Yao and Su Yuhan reached the edge of the Divine Continent and vanished into the void.
• Shen Xiu tracked the women, grabbed Su Yuhan to stop her, told her she was not suitable for him, and then left.
• Su Yao cursed Shen Xiu for tricking her, then decided not to interfere because she felt unworthy of him and noted that he already had a wife.

Shen Xiu fought the Divine Clan, killing their Divine Venerable and defeating the lower-ranking deities who attacked him. A peak God Emperor arrived and challenged him, but Shen Xiu vanished behind the remaining Divine Clan experts.

• Shen Xiu evaded the middle-aged man's attack, then killed him and crushed his Soul Imprint after pale horns appeared on his forehead.
• Shen Xiu blasted apart another Divine Clan expert with golden lightning as the remaining members moved to attack him.
• A burly Divine Clan man arrived, revealed he was a God King, and threatened Shen Xiu for killing their Divine Venerable.
• Shen Xiu used the Sword Demon Art and his golden divine artifact to repel the Divine Clan members, crush them with his force, and devour their divine cores.
• Shen Xiu vanished and reappeared behind the remaining Divine Clan experts.

Shen Xiu absorbed the Divine Stele's power, awakened after a day, and escaped to the outside world, where he found two black-robed men fighting a woman in purple. Black Tiger recognized Shen Xiu as having returned to life.

• The Divine Stele's power overwhelmed Shen Xiu, merged into his body, and expanded his sea of souls while he lay unconscious beneath three lotus flowers.
• One day later, Shen Xiu awoke with greatly increased power and believed everyone else had died when the black clouds vanished.
• Shen Xiu used the Teleportation Array to leave the Divine Mountain as cracks spread across its curtain of light.
• In the outside world, Shen Xiu found Black Clothes and Black Tiger fighting a woman in purple, and Black Tiger noticed him.

Shen Xiu returned to the ancient city and confronted three black-robed figures after killing Black Tiger and another enemy. He swiftly defeated Black Eagle and escaped, leaving Black Wind and Black Tiger to report the encounter to their Sect Master.

• Shen Xiu sensed spiritual energy in the collapsed ground, then hurried back to the ancient city.
• Shen Xiu found Black Tiger and a black-clad man dead among the ruins and streets.
• Black Eagle and two masked companions arrived and demanded that Shen Xiu leave, but he asked who had sent them.
• Shen Xiu struck Black Eagle down with a palm and warned Black Wind before fleeing at high speed.
• Black Wind and Black Tiger acknowledged Shen Xiu's strength, and Black Eagle crushed a Jade Slip to inform the Sect Master.

Shen Xiu defeated Black Tiger and his two companions, then tried to escape as powerful pursuers approached. A golden-robed old man from the Nine Nether Sect confronted him and shattered his massive black sword with a golden flame.

• Black Tiger begged Shen Xiu for mercy, but Shen Xiu knocked him and his two companions unconscious.
• Shen Xiu recovered his vital energy with medicinal pills and sensed powerful people nearing the mountain range.
• Shen Xiu tried to leave, but a golden-robed old man appeared and accused him of offending the Nine Nether Sect.
• Shen Xiu charged the old man on a massive black sword, but the old man engulfed it in golden flames and shattered it.

After reaching the seventh level of the Core Formation Realm, Shen Xiu was poisoned and chased by a gray-robed man who wanted to steal his Soul Power. He escaped into a familiar mountain range with Lin Yuechan, then discovered the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion’s people slaughtering demonic beasts and decided to report them.

• Shen Xiu advanced to the seventh level of the Core Formation Realm, and a gray-robed man spotted him and plotted to steal his Soul Power.
• The gray-robed man poisoned his companions with Bone-Eroding Powder and pursued Shen Xiu, who suffered severe pain and fled into the mountains.
• Shen Xiu met Lin Yuechan in the mountain range, and the two hurried deeper into it to evade his pursuers.
• Several days later, Shen Xiu found demonic beasts dead among the trees in the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion’s territory and decided to report the slaughter to his Master and the Sect Master.

Shen Xiu slaughtered a Spiritual Treasure Pavilion disciple and then fought a veiled core disciple who confronted him in the pavilion. Their clash revealed her formidable strength, and the battle remained unresolved.

• Shen Xiu overwhelmed a Spiritual Treasure Pavilion disciple, ignored his plea for mercy, and killed him with a longsword.
• A veiled woman in black robes jumped into the courtyard and accused Shen Xiu of trespassing and attacking her.
• The woman declared that Shen Xiu had to die, and she and Shen Xiu clashed in midair with their weapons.
• The black-robed woman unleashed Flood Dragon Whip, and Shen Xiu met it with his longsword in a blast that injured disciples hiding nearby.

Shen Xiu fought the black-robed woman and the young man, revealing powerful sword techniques and overwhelming the young man. As the young man's mother urged two black-robed men to flee, they refused to abandon him.

• The black-robed woman summoned a giant python, but Shen Xiu cut it in two with a devastating sword strike.
• Shen Xiu clashed with the young man, and the two were forced apart after exchanging blows.
• The young man tried to attack Shen Xiu from behind, but Shen Xiu countered and pierced him with Sword Qi.
• Shen Xiu blocked the young man's Spear Aura, seized his wrist, and hurled him to the ground, badly injuring his right leg.
• The young man's mother urged two black-robed men to run, but they refused to leave him behind.

Shen Xiu defeated the young man who challenged him and entered an Azure Dragon Gang branch to demand its Azure Dragon Pearl. The gang’s Boss refused to back down, and Shen Xiu threatened to capture him and take the pearl by force.

• Shen Xiu pierced the young man’s face, knocked him unconscious, and put him in his storage ring.
• Shen Xiu went to the Azure Dragon Gang’s branch, with the young men who had followed him hurrying after him.
• A branch member led Shen Xiu to the gang’s Boss in a grand hall.
• Shen Xiu demanded the Azure Dragon Pearl, which he believed the Boss carried.
• The Boss threatened Shen Xiu with the Azure Dragon Gang, but Shen Xiu said he would injure and capture him if he refused to hand over the pearl.

Shen Xiu fought a young Spirit-Sealing Master who used increasingly powerful Sealing Arts, but Shen Xiu repeatedly overpowered and endured his attacks. As the young man realized he could not win, he prepared to use his trump card.

• The young man attacked Shen Xiu with a black pillar of light, but Shen Xiu shattered it with a blow.
• The young man unleashed a storm of black Sword Auras, and Shen Xiu smashed them apart with his fists.
• Shen Xiu charged at the young man, who formed his black swords into a Rune pattern and fired a piercing arrow.
• The arrow stopped at Shen Xiu's chest without injuring him, leaving the young man shocked by how thoroughly Shen Xiu had suppressed his Spirit-Sealing Art.
• The young man sensed that defeat was inevitable unless he used his trump card.

Shen Xiu defeated Qin Feng in the arena with his demonic flames and close-range attacks, though he remained wary of Qin Feng’s strength. After Qin Feng surrendered and thanked him for showing mercy, he asked Shen Xiu to serve as his guard.

• Shen Xiu unleashed Ninefold Purgatory, sending a pillar of demonic flame down on Qin Feng.
• Qin Feng summoned evil ghost phantoms and attacked Shen Xiu with black Saber Aura, but Shen Xiu burned away the phantoms and appeared behind him.
• Shen Xiu seized Qin Feng by the throat, kicked him hard, and pinned him to the ground, forcing Qin Feng to admit defeat.
• Qin Feng introduced himself and thanked Shen Xiu for showing mercy.
• Qin Feng asked Shen Xiu to serve as his guard.

Shen Xiu sought permission to enter the Sword Domain and challenge its third-ranked core disciple, claiming he could match the elite fighters there. The chapter ended with the Grandmaster questioning whether Shen Xiu truly believed his strength was sufficient.

• A guard explained that fewer than a hundred of the more than a thousand recruits could enter the Sword Domain’s third level, and Shen Xiu said he had arranged for Qin Feng and others to meet a Qingyang Sect genius.
• Qin Feng was shocked to hear about the Qingyang Sect and worried Shen Xiu might be implicated, but Shen Xiu reassured him.
• Shen Xiu met the Grandmaster and asked to enter the Sword Domain to grow stronger.
• Shen Xiu declared that he wanted to challenge the third-ranked disciple in the core disciple area.
• The Grandmaster doubted Shen Xiu could defeat a core disciple, and Shen Xiu cited his experience fighting a Qingyang Sect core disciple before the Grandmaster challenged his confidence.

Shen Xiu confronted Qin Hong and the Sword Pavilion elders, who mocked him and demanded he leave. After Shen Xiu showed strength beyond Qin Hong's expectations, Qin Hong prepared to reveal the full power of the Dou King realm.

• Qin Hong threatened Shen Xiu and attacked him with his Black Spear, but Shen Xiu blocked the strike.
• The Sword Pavilion elders praised Shen Xiu's defense while insisting he lacked the qualifications to become a disciple or Heavenly Ranking expert.
• Shen Xiu refused Qin Hong's order to leave, so Qin Hong attacked with waves of spiritual power.
• Shen Xiu shattered Qin Hong's waves, making Qin Hong realize Shen Xiu's strength had surpassed his own.
• Qin Hong resolved to take Shen Xiu down quickly and challenged him to witness the Dou King realm's power.

Qin Hong pursued Shen Xiu and challenged him, but Shen Xiu revealed a giant form shrouded in corrosive black mist. The Sword Pavilion elders prepared to join the fight and target Shen Xiu’s followers, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Qin Hong threatened to torture Shen Xiu, then left as Shen Xiu and his allies withdrew; Li Qingyang checked on Shen Xiu, who said he had another means to protect himself.
• Qin Hong transformed the Black Dragon Sword into a spear and attacked, but Shen Xiu evaded him with a movement technique Qin Hong could not detect.
• Shen Xiu decided to use his trump cards and expanded into a giant several hundred zhang tall, surrounded by corrosive black mist.
• Qin Hong and the Sword Pavilion elders discussed joining forces against Shen Xiu and then attacking the girl, while Shen Xiu dismissed their threat.

Shen Xiu fled from Qin Hong and the Sword Pavilion disciples but was trapped in a barren wasteland. Qin Hong attacked him, and the chapter ended with the two preparing to fight as the Sword Pavilion group witnessed Qin Hong’s terrifying power.

• Qin Hong ordered the Sword Pavilion disciples to pursue Shen Xiu while he chased after him.
• Shen Xiu stopped when he reached a barren wasteland and realized he could not escape the pursuers.
• Qin Hong attacked Shen Xiu, but another figure struck Qin Hong and his Soul Power sphere absorbed the blow.
• Shen Xiu evaded Qin Hong’s palm strikes as Qin Hong declared that Shen Xiu must die.
• Qin Hong’s attack blasted a huge crater into the ground, leaving the Sword Pavilion disciples shaken by his strength.

Shen Xiu overwhelmed Qin Hong with powerful attacks and badly wounded him, shocking the watching crowd. Qin Hong was left fearing Shen Xiu’s strength as the fight continued.

• Qin Hong summoned black armor from an iron plate and attacked Shen Xiu with streaks of black light.
• Shen Xiu countered with Heaven-Burning Blazing Flame, but Qin Hong escaped through the smoke and fled.
• Shen Xiu pursued Qin Hong and repeatedly struck his back with black Sword Aura.
• Shen Xiu’s attack broke through Qin Hong’s defenses and punched a hole through his back, leaving him badly injured.
• The spectators debated Shen Xiu’s strength, while Qin Hong trembled under the watching gazes.

Shen Xiu killed Qin Hong after overpowering him with his sword and black flames. The Qin Family elders threatened revenge, while Shen Xiu mocked Qin Hong and challenged him to resist again.

• The Qin Family elders threatened Shen Xiu as Qin Hong lay defeated, but Shen Xiu pierced Qin Hong's chest with his sword.
• Shen Xiu burned and slashed Qin Hong, destroying his body and gradually refining his soul.
• Shen Xiu struck off Qin Hong's head, killing the Seven Tribulations powerhouse.
• The Qin Family elders vowed that their family would not let Shen Xiu go unpunished.
• Shen Xiu mocked Qin Hong and offered him another chance to resist, while Qin Hong showed deep wariness.

Shen Xiu destroyed the man’s blood-red lightning with the Five Elements Thunder Dragon Art, then used the energy he had gathered to recover and begin refining his power. He continued cultivating after exhausting his origin power.

• The man sent a White Tiger formed from his essence soul at Shen Xiu’s floating mountain peak, but lightning struck it apart.
• Shen Xiu’s lightning devoured the man’s blood-red lightning, and he condensed purple-red lightning to destroy the remaining attack.
• Shen Xiu reflected that he needed to cultivate further before reaching the seventh-grade Martial Emperor realm, then used a punch to annihilate the blood-red lightning.
• Shen Xiu drew the remaining blood-red lightning into his body and sat down to channel energy into his dantian, healing his injuries.
• After his origin power dissipated as black smoke, Shen Xiu closed his eyes and continued refining it.