Chapter Summaries

After the Ghost King was sealed in the Scarlet Abyss, Zhang Zhen’s group discovered that the blood sacrifice was awakening another Ghost King in Burial Thunder Valley. The Burial Thunder Ghost King broke free of his century-old seal and turned his attention toward Zhang Zhen and the others.

• Zhang Zhen praised Lu Chen for mastering the fourfold demon-subduing golden body and gave him Scarlet Origin Treasure Pills, while Luo Yun reported seventeen dead and twenty-three seriously wounded.
• Zhang Zhen halted the group’s advance and ordered them to recover, but underground tremors revealed that the blood sacrifice was still flowing toward Burial Thunder Valley.
• Zhang Zhen identified the awakening threat as the Burial Thunder Ghost King, whose Nine Netherworld Burial Heaven Thunder could kill people and turn their corpses into Thunder Guards.
• Zhang Zhen failed to probe the valley, and the eighty-one Thunder-Suppressing Steles and nine Dragon-Locking Nails began failing as the blood sacrifice restored the Ghost King.
• The Burial Thunder Ghost King shattered his restraints, rose from the Thunder Coffin, and fixed his four eyes on Zhang Zhen and his group.

The Burial Thunder Ghost King used Heaven-Burying Thunder to revive the dead as Thunder Corpses and Thunder Beasts, sending them against the fighters on Scarlet Cloud Mountain. Lu Chen discovered he could absorb the thunder to temper his Demon-Subduing Golden Body and destroyed a Mountain-Splitting Thunder Bear, but more Thunder Beasts emerged from the crimson mist.

• The Burial Thunder Ghost King revived corpses across Scarlet Cloud Mountain as Thunder Corpses and Thunder Beasts and organized them into an advancing army.
• Zhang Zhen ordered the fighters to hold the Ghost Tide inside the mountain, and Lu Chen led the charge against the Thunder Corpses.
• Lu Chen used Three-Legged Golden Crows to consume Heaven-Burying Thunder and found that its power strengthened his Demon-Subduing Golden Body.
• A Mountain-Splitting Thunder Bear broke through the fighters’ lines and injured Luo Yun, but Lu Chen pierced its Thunder Core and destroyed it.
• Zhang Zhen saw more Thunder Beasts advancing through the crimson mist alongside the Thunder Corpses.

Lu Chen used the thunder baleful energy from powerful Thunder Beasts to temper his Demon-Subduing Golden Body, then charged alone into the horde and slew several more beasts. As the others watched him emerge from the Thunderbone Giant Python’s coils like a war god, his strength left them stunned.

• Lu Chen killed the Scarlet-Scaled Thunder Deer and the Wind-Thunder Ghost Vulture, absorbing their thunder baleful energy and refining it to strengthen his body.
• Luo Yun realized Lu Chen was using Heaven-Burying Thunder to temper himself, and Lu Chen confirmed it before charging into the Thunder Beasts.
• Lu Chen killed five Thunderbone Demon Wolves in moments, leaving the Golden Scale Guards amazed as Gu Chenfeng ordered them to hold back nearby Thunder Corpses.
• Lu Chen severed the Thunderbone Giant Python’s tail, tore free from its coils, and destroyed its Thunder Core, killing the thousand-foot beast.
• Bai Xiuwu, Xiao Jinghong, and Gu Chenfeng watched Lu Chen absorb the python’s Thunder Baleful Energy, and Xiao Jinghong silently regarded him as a god descended to earth.

Lu Chen slaughtered the thunder beasts surrounding him and absorbed their thunder baleful energy. After the energy pushed his body to the brink of destruction, he refined it into a stronger golden body and broke through to the Thunder Prison Demon-Subduing Golden Body trait.

• Lu Chen fought through the encircling thunder beasts, killing the Thunder-Armored Giant Rhinoceros, two Mountain-Splitting Thunder Bears, and Thunderbone Demon Tiger while the Three-Legged Golden Crow devoured their thunder baleful energy.
• Lu Chen defeated the Heavenly Thunder Giant Ape by shattering its Thunder Core, then killed the remaining thunder beasts in the pack.
• The Three-Legged Golden Crow returned the gathered thunder baleful energy to Lu Chen, overwhelming his fourfold demon-subduing golden body and threatening to tear him apart.
• Lu Chen used the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise forces to suppress and refine the energy as his flesh, sinews, and bones repeatedly broke and healed.
• Lu Chen's golden body reforged around a Thunder-Prison Mark, and the screen announced that Fourfold Demon-Subduing True Force had broken its limit and gained the Thunder Prison Demon-Subduing Golden Body trait.

Lu Chen and Zhang Zhen joined forces to defeat the Burial Thunder Ghost King after it nearly overwhelmed Zhang Zhen and unleashed a sea of Heaven-Burying Thunder. The Ghost King and its Ghost Tide were destroyed, leaving Lu Chen battered but standing as daylight returned to Scarlet Cloud Mountain.

• The Burial Thunder Ghost King battered Zhang Zhen with Heaven-Burying Thunder, but Zhang Zhen burned his blood energy and struck the Ghost King's face with Rebellious Dragon Has Regrets.
• The Ghost King gathered Thunder Baleful Energy to restore its strength, but Lu Chen arrived with the Three-Legged Golden Crow and began absorbing the energy.
• The Ghost King attacked Lu Chen with a massive lightning barrage, but Lu Chen endured it with his Thunder Prison Demon-Subduing Golden Body and countered at close range.
• Zhang Zhen pierced the Ghost King's chest with the Blood Dragon Spear and exposed its ghost heart, allowing Lu Chen to destroy it with Golden Crow-Demon Subjugation.
• The Burial Thunder Ghost King collapsed, its Thunder Corpses and Thunder Beasts fell, and the clouds parted as the injured Lu Chen stood over its corpse.

After Lu Chen and Zhang Zhen slew the Burial Thunder Ghost King, the survivors mourned their dead, gathered spirit essence, and returned to Ancient Qujiang City as the Scarlet Tide ended. Lu Chen gave Qin Yueshan high-grade spirit essence to help him break through, then left Qu River for Yun Prefecture after Qin succeeded.

• Zhang Zhen confirmed the Burial Thunder Ghost King's death, and the survivors tended the wounded and memorialized those killed on Scarlet Cloud Mountain.
• After warning the martial artists against killing for treasure, Zhang Zhen let them search the mountain, where Lu Chen found several pieces of spirit essence, including a high-grade piece.
• Zhang Zhen led the survivors back to Ancient Qujiang City, where Qin Yueshan welcomed them and learned Lu Chen had reached the Organ-Nourishing Realm and slain the Ghost King.
• At the victory banquet, Zhang Zhen toasted the fallen, the survivors, and Lu Chen, while the city celebrated the Ghost Tide's end.
• Lu Chen gave Qin Yueshan his high-grade spirit essence, and Qin accepted it to aid his breakthrough into the Organ-Nourishing Realm.
• Qin Yueshan successfully broke through a few days later, and Lu Chen returned home before leaving Qu River for Yun Prefecture.

Lu Chen returned to Yun Prefecture after reaching the Organ-Nourishing Realm and killing the Burial Thunder Ghost King, then reunited with his master and fellow true disciples. The chapter ended with the five disciples celebrating his return and welcoming him into their gathering.

• Lu Chen reported his breakthroughs and feats at Scarlet Cloud Mountain to Ouyang Xuanfeng, who examined his demon-subduing golden body and warned him not to underestimate Dragon-Manifestation experts.
• Qin Bailian discovered Lu Chen had reached the Organ-Nourishing Realm and brought him to meet Gu Lingshuang, Zhou Yunji, and Xie Qingyun.
• Qin Bailian recounted Lu Chen's battle with the Ghost King, and the other disciples praised his achievement.
• Gu Lingshuang gave Lu Chen Dragon Essence Pills, Qin Bailian promised to reforge his Ember Sun Blade with crimson thunder meteoric iron, and Zhou Yunji and Xie Qingyun gave him gifts.
• Gu Lingshuang poured Green Bamboo Wine, and the five disciples toasted Lu Chen's triumphant return.

Lu Chen consolidated his cultivation, refined Five Saints bloodline materials and a Dragon Essence Pill, and advanced to the advanced Organ-Nourishing Realm. Meanwhile, Bai Zhanxiong agreed to invite Lu Chen to the Bai Family and let him study the first three levels of the Immovable Wisdom King Golden Body.

• Lu Chen reviewed his recent battles for two days, refining his techniques and settling his cultivation.
• Lu Chen refined the Five Saints bloodline materials for seven days, stabilizing his organs and strengthening his blood energy.
• Lu Chen swallowed a Dragon Essence Pill and cultivated with the Golden Crow Breathing Technique for seven days, advancing to advanced Organ-Nourishing.
• Bai Xiuwu told Bai Zhanxiong that Lu Chen had slain the Burial Thunder Ghost King and described his powerful demon-subduing golden body.
• Bai Zhanxiong approved Bai Xiuwu's invitation for Lu Chen to visit the Bai Family and study the first three levels of the Immovable Wisdom King Golden Body.
• Bai Zhanxiong gave Bai Xiuwu his calling card and a three-hundred-year-old Golden Body Blood Ginseng to take to Lu Chen.