Chapter Summaries

Jun Xuehan and his companions continued along the Road to Hell, where he explained the danger posed by rising killing intent before discovering the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent below the path. When Jun Xuehan revealed the Silver Dragon King's aura, the serpent stopped attacking and reacted with shock and delight.

• Jun Xuehan, Qian Renxue, and Qianzhe destroyed the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat, then continued along the narrowing, increasingly hot path with their companions.
• Jun Xuehan distributed food and water during a rest and explained that the Road to Hell's greatest danger was killing intent overwhelming reason.
• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan worried about losing control, while Jun Xuehan said his Divine Seed and Qian Renxue's Power of Purification could suppress their killing intent.
• Jun Xuehan heard something crawling below the path and spotted the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, which attacked with poisonous flames.
• Jun Xuehan released the Silver Dragon King's aura and made a Dragon Roar-like sound, causing the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent to stop its attack and stare at him in astonishment and delight.

Jun Xuehan used the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent to carry his group through the Road to Hell, knocking out his companions as the killing intent overwhelmed them. He got Qian Renxue and Hu Liena across the Blood Pool and entered the white space beyond the exit, where a voice warned him that the Dragon God’s agreement still barred him from becoming a god.

• The Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent submitted to Jun Xuehan’s bloodline pressure, and he had it carry the group down the Road to Hell.
• As the killing intent grew, Jun Xuehan knocked Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan unconscious, while Qian Renxue and Jun Xuehan used their domains to resist its effects.
• When Qian Renxue began losing control, Jun Xuehan knocked her unconscious and found the exit separated from them by a thousand meters of Blood Pool.
• Jun Xuehan hurled Xie Yue and Yan toward the exit, then secured Hu Liena and carried Qian Renxue as the serpent launched him across the gap.
• Jun Xuehan grabbed the rock wall with his arm and Qianzhe, swung into the white light screen, and found himself unable to move in a killing-intent-filled void.
• A majestic voice told Jun Xuehan that the agreement between the God Realm and the Dragon God meant soul beasts could not become gods unless the Dragon Race revived and the Dragon God reappeared.

Jun Xuehan gained Divine Slaughter's Domain after leaving the Road to Hell and reflected on the Asura God's warning about reviving the Dragon Race and restoring the Dragon God. He and Qian Renxue decided to return to Spirit City first, while Jun Xuehan planned to find her a suitable Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

• Jun Xuehan inspected Divine Slaughter's Domain and considered how difficult it would be to restore the Dragon God without the God Realm noticing.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei arrived under the Pope's orders and escorted Jun Xuehan, Qian Renxue, and the others away by carriage.
• Qian Renxue woke in Jun Xuehan's arms and chose to return to Spirit City to settle her state of mind and prepare to advance her Soul Power.
• Jun Xuehan agreed to return to Spirit City first and said they could later visit Heaven Dou City to handle the empire's affairs.
• Qian Renxue asked Jun Xuehan to find her a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and he promised to seek one suited to her martial soul while avoiding the Star Dou Great Forest.

Jun Xuehan and the others returned from the City of Slaughter to Spirit City, while Hu Liena stayed behind to obtain a Soul Ring. After Bibi Dong welcomed them and promised to arrange Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue’s marriage, Xie Yue and Yan revealed the scale of Jun Xuehan’s killing in the City of Slaughter.

• Hu Liena woke in the carriage and learned the group was returning to Spirit City; she revealed that she had reached the Soul Emperor bottleneck, so Yue Guan took her to obtain a Soul Ring.
• Jun Xuehan considered seeking allies and divine inheritances because the Asura God and the God Realm had taken notice of him, but he declined Yan’s offer to join him for now.
• Half a month later, Jun Xuehan, Qian Renxue, Xie Yue, and Yan arrived at Spirit City, where Bibi Dong welcomed them and reminded them to restrain their killing intent.
• Jun Xuehan reminded Bibi Dong of her promise, and she agreed to arrange his marriage to Qian Renxue once matters were settled.
• Bibi Dong questioned Xie Yue and Yan about the City of Slaughter, and they reported that roughly one-third of the Inner City’s usual population had disappeared after Jun Xuehan fought more than a thousand people.

After returning from the City of Slaughter, Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue discussed their progress with Qian Daoliu and learned about the dangerous Maze Grand Canyon as a future hunting ground. They planned to cultivate for a few months before going, while Qian Daoliu urged them to start a family.

• Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue returned to the Worship Hall, where Qian Daoliu asked how their strength had changed after nearly two years in the City of Slaughter.
• Qian Daoliu tested Jun Xuehan's physical strength in an arm-wrestling contest, then praised him and offered him access to the Worship Hall's cultivation resources.
• Jun Xuehan asked where they could find Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts with light, fire, or holy attributes, and Qian Daoliu named the dangerous Maze Grand Canyon.
• Qian Renxue said she planned to absorb a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring once she reached level seventy, and Jun Xuehan said they would cultivate for a few months before visiting the canyon.
• Qian Daoliu suggested that Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue have a child, and Jun Xuehan replied that they should focus on cultivation until circumstances settled.

Jun Xuehan told Qian Daoliu that Tang Chen was the King of Slaughter and had been parasitized by the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King. After lunch, Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue began calming their minds in the Pope's Palace, where Bibi Dong arrived and judged their progress too slow.

• Qian Daoliu offered to help care for a child and spoke of his wish to see the Angel Martial Soul inheritance continue.
• Jun Xuehan revealed that Tang Chen was the King of Slaughter, controlled by the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King and nearing death.
• Qian Renxue suggested that she and Jun Xuehan could help Qian Daoliu challenge Tang Chen, but Qian Daoliu dismissed the idea of fighting the current King of Slaughter.
• Qian Daoliu, Jun Xuehan, and Qian Renxue ate lunch, then Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue went to the Pope's Palace to calm their minds and withdraw their killing intent.
• Bibi Dong arrived while Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue were meditating and told them their progress was too slow.

Bibi Dong advised Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue to calm their minds by strolling through Spirit City and pursuing relaxing activities so they could conceal their killing intent. The two spent the day together, then returned to the Pope’s Palace, where Qian Renxue asked Jun Xuehan to sort through her purchases as she went to sleep.

• Bibi Dong recommended that Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue take walks and use music and other calming pursuits to hide their killing aura.
• Jun Xuehan invited Qian Renxue to stroll through Spirit City, and they bought and sampled pastries from a street stall.
• Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue wandered through the city all day, relaxing as they shopped and gathered purchases.
• Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue returned to the rear hall of the Pope’s Palace and unpacked their shopping.
• Qian Renxue asked Jun Xuehan to sort through her purchases while she went to sleep.

After three months of meditation, Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue prepared to hunt for Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in Maze Grand Canyon and obtain their seventh Soul Rings. Bibi Dong joined the expedition, and the group set out with an overwhelming force of Titled Douluo and Temple Knights.

• Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue finished restoring their states of mind and reached the bottleneck of level 70 Soul Elder.
• The Worship Hall and Pope's Palace prepared an expedition after learning that the Dark Phoenix, Light Phoenix, and Sacred Rock Giant Python lived in Maze Grand Canyon.
• Bibi Dong said the Light Phoenix would be hunted for Qian Renxue, while Jun Xuehan would choose between the other two beasts before Bibi Dong claimed the last one.
• Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, Jun Xuehan, Qian Renxue, and a large force of Titled Douluo and Temple Knights departed for the Star Luo Empire.

Bibi Dong, Jun Xuehan, Qian Renxue, Qian Daoliu, and the worship elders entered Maze Grand Canyon to hunt its three hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts. As they reached the deepest region, both sides prepared for battle, and Gui Mei, Yue Guan, Lie Yan, and another elder clashed with the Light Phoenix.

• The procession reached Maze Grand Canyon, where Golden Crocodile briefed Bibi Dong on the three Soul Beasts and the Temple Knights sealed the entrance.
• Bibi Dong’s group advanced through the canyon, driving off lesser Soul Beasts and pushing through increasingly dense mist.
• The Sacred Rock Giant Python, Light Phoenix, and Dark Phoenix sensed the humans approaching and concealed themselves while preparing to fight.
• As Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and Golden Crocodile sensed the Soul Beasts in the deepest region, Gui Mei, Yue Guan, Lie Yan, and another elder released their martial souls and charged skyward.
• The Light Phoenix descended in a flash of dazzling light and collided with the four elders, unleashing violent energy ripples.

The group battled the Light Phoenix and Dark Phoenix while Qian Daoliu confronted the Sacred Rock Giant Python in the deepest part of Maze Grand Canyon. Qian Renxue passed him the Angel Sword, and he wounded the python as his Angel Domain hindered both phoenixes.

• Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Lie Yan attacked the Light Phoenix, but its illusory body and golden halo nullified their strikes.
• The Fourth through Seventh Worship Elders attacked the Dark Phoenix, and the Second and Third Worship Elders joined the fight to suppress both phoenixes.
• Qian Daoliu entered the canyon’s deepest area and dodged the Sacred Rock Giant Python’s tail.
• Qian Renxue threw the Angel Sword to Qian Daoliu, who slashed the python and wounded it.
• Qian Daoliu’s Angel Domain spread across the battlefield and hindered the Light Phoenix and Dark Phoenix.

Jun Xuehan chose the Sacred Rock Giant Python as the Soul Beast suited to his Silver Dragon Spear, while Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile helped Qian Renxue hunt the Light Phoenix. The Light Phoenix revived through Nirvana Rebirth, and the Sacred Rock Giant Python recognized the Silver Dragon King aura in Jun Xuehan and angrily demanded to know why he was helping humans.

• Jun Xuehan sensed the Sacred Rock Giant Python’s unusually pure Bloodline and chose it for his Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile wounded and restrained the Light Phoenix so Qian Renxue could deliver the final blow.
• The Light Phoenix used Nirvana Rebirth as Qian Renxue’s sword pierced its skull, and Jun Xuehan shielded her with his Dragon Wings and Silver Scale Armor.
• The revived Light Phoenix sent sharp rays flying, while Bibi Dong protected Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue from them.
• The Sacred Rock Giant Python sensed the Silver Dragon King aura in Jun Xuehan and confronted him through his Spiritual Sea, furious that a Dragon Race member was helping humans.

Jun Xuehan, Qian Renxue, and their allies defeated the three hundred-thousand-year soul beasts and began absorbing their soul rings. Jun Xuehan discovered that the Sacred Rock Giant Python’s ring was over two hundred thousand years old, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress helped him overcome the beast’s resentment in his Spiritual Sea.

• Gui Mei and Yue Guan immobilized the Light Phoenix, Dark Phoenix, and Sacred Rock Giant Python with Polaris Stillness Domain.
• Bibi Dong and the others killed the Light Phoenix and Dark Phoenix, and Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong began absorbing their soul rings.
• Jun Xuehan killed the Sacred Rock Giant Python, then began absorbing its soul ring with Qian Daoliu guarding him.
• Jun Xuehan discovered that the Sacred Rock Giant Python’s soul ring was a Ferocious Beast Soul Ring more than two hundred thousand years old.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm confronted the python’s resentful soul in Jun Xuehan’s Spiritual Sea while Ice Empress pierced it, clearing the resentment and easing Jun Xuehan’s absorption.

Jun Xuehan reached rank seventy-two and absorbed three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones while Qian Renxue became a Soul Saint with the Light Phoenix’s powerful Sacred Nirvana skill. After Jun Xuehan finished absorbing the bones, he and Qian Renxue compared their new abilities, ready to return.

• Jun Xuehan reached rank seventy-two and gained his Martial Soul Avatar and Tide of Earth skills.
• Qian Daoliu gave Jun Xuehan the Light Phoenix’s skull bone, and Bibi Dong gave him the Dark Phoenix’s Left Arm Bone; Jun Xuehan also found the Sacred Rock Giant Python’s Right Leg Bone and a mysterious crystal.
• Qian Renxue finished absorbing the Light Phoenix’s Soul Ring, reached Soul Saint, and gained Sacred Nirvana.
• Jun Xuehan absorbed all three Soul Bones, gaining increased Mental Power, two Space Attribute skills, and two earth-element skills.
• Jun Xuehan woke and embraced Qian Renxue, who praised Sacred Nirvana as a skill that could rival a Divine Skill.

Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue returned to Heaven Dou City to pursue their plans in the Heaven Dou Empire. There, Jun Xuehan encountered Xiao Wu and Wang Qiu'er, who had secretly left the Star Dou Great Forest, and Wang Qiu'er decided she would not return yet.

• Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue parted from Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu, agreeing that Qian Renxue would handle the imperial palace while Jun Xuehan dealt with matters outside it.
• Jun Xuehan used his Dark Phoenix Soul Bone skill to take Qian Renxue through space from the Star Luo Empire to Heaven Dou City.
• Jun Xuehan spotted Xiao Wu and Wang Qiu'er in the city and sensed Zi Ji following them from the shadows.
• Wang Qiu'er noticed Jun Xuehan and told Xiao Wu that he had discovered their escape from the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xiao Wu recognized Jun Xuehan as the young master, but Wang Qiu'er said she would not return to the forest because she still wanted to enjoy the Human World.

Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue returned to Heaven Dou City and prepared to take control of the Heaven Dou Empire while watching Ning Fengzhi’s moves. As they mapped the city’s forces on a chessboard, Qian Renxue revealed that they had a highly placed ally inside the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• She Long reported that the palace remained peaceful, Xue Ye’s health was worsening, most officials supported Xue Qinghe, and Ning Fengzhi had been visiting Xue Ye frequently.
• Jun Xuehan told Qian Renxue to focus on the palace while he handled outside affairs, and he asked She Long to prepare a report on Heaven Dou City’s forces.
• Jun Xuehan used black and white chess pieces to map hostile and allied forces in Heaven Dou City for Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue placed a white piece among the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s forces, indicating that they had an ally within the clan.
• Qian Renxue told Jun Xuehan that their ally ranked just below Yu Yuanzhen, and Jun Xuehan considered how the person could weaken the clan from within.

Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue discussed how to secure Xue Qinghe’s position by guarding against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and drawing Xue Ye closer to Wind Snow Pavilion. After Jun Xuehan proposed a secret plan, they agreed to begin after he assessed the pavilion’s resources; the chapter ended with them returning home after dinner, unaware that Qian Renxue’s appetite had increased.

• Jun Xuehan warned Qian Renxue that Xue Ye’s continued presence as emperor left their position vulnerable to a rescue attempt by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and its allies.
• Jun Xuehan proposed replacing palace personnel with their own people and turning Xue Ye away from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect toward Wind Snow Pavilion.
• Jun Xuehan whispered a more specific plan to Qian Renxue, who agreed that they should proceed despite the benefits Wind Snow Pavilion would offer the imperial family.
• Jun Xuehan said he would return to Wind Snow Pavilion the next day to assess its resources before meeting Xue Ye and beginning the plan.
• Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue ate in Heaven Dou City, then returned to their residence; Qian Renxue mentioned that she had been eating more than usual.

Jun Xuehan returned to Wind Snow Pavilion, arranged for Dugu Bo and Yang Wushuang to assist Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and ordered a search for Wang Qiu'er and Xiao Wu. As the search began, Wang Qiu'er and Xiao Wu fled the Strength Clan and tried to deter their pursuers by invoking Jun Xuehan's name.

• Jun Xuehan returned to Wind Snow Pavilion and asked Yang Wudi and Niu Gao to prepare a detailed report on its strength and resources.
• Jun Xuehan sent Dugu Bo and Yang Wushuang to the imperial palace to help protect Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and ordered the Pavilion to search for Wang Qiu'er and Xiao Wu.
• Dugu Bo and Yang Wushuang left for the palace while Yang Wudi and Niu Gao organized the search, sending several hundred soul masters into Heaven Dou City.
• Wang Qiu'er and Xiao Wu fled from the Strength Clan's pursuers after its members chased them through the streets.
• Wang Qiu'er shouted that Jun Xuehan was her brother and warned the pursuers not to keep chasing them.

Wang Qiu'er and Xiao Wu fled from Titan, but Zhichi and Wind Snow Pavilion intervened when the Strength Clan pursued them. The two groups clashed, and Wang Qiu'er and Xiao Wu joined the fight against Titan.

• Titan dismissed Jun Xuehan's name and chased Wang Qiu'er and Xiao Wu with the Strength Clan members.
• A steward told Zhichi that the two women were being pursued, so Zhichi sent for reinforcements and hurried to their location.
• Zhichi blocked Titan, but Titan rejected his demand to release the women and the Strength Clan fought Wind Snow Pavilion.
• Wang Qiu'er and Xiao Wu decided to fight, released their Martial Souls, and attacked Titan.
• Wang Qiu'er met Titan's fist with a powerful kick, while Xiao Wu followed with a faster, more agile attack.

Jun Xuehan arrived as Titan attacked Wang Qiu'er and Xiao Wu, then defeated him and took them back to Wind Snow Pavilion. There, he asked Wang Qiu'er whether she was ready to return to the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Titan knocked Xiao Wu back, but Wind Snow Pavilion members moved to shield Wang Qiu'er and Xiao Wu.
• Jun Xuehan appeared, confronted Titan, and warned that opposing him meant going to war with Wind Snow Pavilion.
• Jun Xuehan used the Art of Light and Heavy to overpower Titan and spare him for the sake of the Breaking Clan and the Defense Clan.
• Jun Xuehan opened a Space Rift and led Wang Qiu'er, Xiao Wu, and the Wind Snow Pavilion members back to Wind Snow Pavilion.
• Jun Xuehan asked Wang Qiu'er whether she had finished having fun and told her he would send her back to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Jun Xuehan left Wang Qiu'er and Xiao Wu at Wind Snow Pavilion under Zi Ji’s protection, then returned to the Star Dou Great Forest to meet Gu Yuena. He told her about his encounters with divine powers and showed her a crystal she identified as the Mountain Dragon King’s Divine Core.

• Jun Xuehan refused to teach Wang Qiu'er the Art of Light and Heavy, while Xiao Wu chose to stay at Wind Snow Pavilion and cultivate toward the Soul Sage Realm.
• Jun Xuehan left Wang Qiu'er and Xiao Wu in Zi Ji’s care, and Wang Qiu'er and Xiao Wu headed for the rear hall after he departed.
• Jun Xuehan met Gu Yuena in the Fantasy Space, where she sensed divine energy on him and asked about his contact with the God Realm.
• Jun Xuehan told Gu Yuena about fighting the Sea God’s Divine Sense and encountering the Asura God in the City of Slaughter.
• Jun Xuehan showed Gu Yuena an orange-yellow crystal from the Sacred Rock Giant Python, and she identified it as the Mountain Dragon King’s Divine Core, still holding eighty percent of its power.