Chapter Summaries

Wu Qingkong entered the City of Slaughter seeking the King of Slaughter’s crimson sword, while concealing his identity behind a mask. Hu Liena unexpectedly saved him from fallen Soul Masters, but neither recognized the other, and Wu Qingkong hurried on toward the Hell Slaughter Arena.

• The King of Slaughter sensed Wu Qingkong’s Shura Divine Power and decided he would have to prove himself to claim the crimson sword.
• Wu Qingkong entered the City of Slaughter, received identity token 8848, and told his guide he had come to take a sword from the King of Slaughter.
• Several fallen Soul Masters followed Wu Qingkong, hoping to prey on him once the guide’s twelve hours of protection ended.
• Hu Liena killed the fallen Soul Masters with throwing knives before Wu Qingkong could attack them.
• Wu Qingkong thanked Hu Liena in a disguised voice and hurried toward the Hell Slaughter Arena without revealing who he was.
• Hu Liena watched him leave, briefly mistook his clear eyes for someone else’s, and disappeared into the shadows as the guide marveled at her intervention.

Wu Qingkong entered the Hell Slaughter Arena to begin the hundred victories required to challenge the King of Slaughter and leave the place. He won his first deathmatch, leaving ninety-nine victories before he could face the King.

• Hu Liena watched Wu Qingkong leave, then set out to pursue strength after rejecting Bibi Dong’s introduction to Wang Zhenxing.
• The girl in black explained the arena’s rules, and Wu Qingkong entered a platform where ten fighters had to battle until one survived.
• Wu Qingkong killed two Fallen Ones with a sword strike, prompting the remaining seven to join forces against him.
• The King of Slaughter watched from his palace, then left after seeing Wu Qingkong’s overwhelming skill and decided to count the match as his first victory.
• Wu Qingkong killed the last opponent, whose hidden assassination dagger had lost its power, and noticed a faintly glowing soul bone fall from the corpse.

Wu Qingkong won his first Slaughter Arena battle and claimed an External Spirit Bone, recognizing it as a scheme by the King of Slaughter to make him a target. After resting and gaining Soul Power from his sword, he headed back toward the arena but encountered fallen Soul Masters attacking a girl in room 8847.

• Wu Qingkong killed a fallen Soul Master who tried to seize the External Spirit Bone, then left the arena as the watching crowd kept its distance.
• The black-clothed girl welcomed Wu Qingkong, and he told her to inform the King of Slaughter that he accepted the bone as a gift.
• Wu Qingkong rejected the girl's advances and settled into room 8848.
• Wu Qingkong discovered that his Heavenfrost Sword had absorbed power from his victory, restoring his strength and slightly increasing his Soul Power.
• As Wu Qingkong headed back to the arena, he heard a girl in room 8847 threaten intruders and saw fallen Soul Masters surrounding her.

Hu Liena was overwhelmed after exhausting herself to save Wu Qingkong, but he rescued her from the Fallen Ones and treated her injuries. He left Room 8847 under the name Shura, telling her they should avoid meeting again.

• Fallen Ones noticed Hu Liena was tiring and began attacking her from a distance until they knocked away her curved blade.
• As the Fallen Ones charged, Wu Qingkong killed them with a crimson sword aura and stopped Hu Liena from biting her tongue to die.
• Wu Qingkong put a Dragon Ganoderma Leaf in Hu Liena's mouth, scolded her for risking herself, and left her another leaf to restore her vitality.
• Hu Liena asked her rescuer for his name and promised to repay him after they escaped.
• Wu Qingkong said his name was Shura and that they should avoid meeting again, then left Room 8847 as Hu Liena watched him go.

Wu Qingkong rescued Hu Liena from Fallen Soul Masters after she exhausted herself protecting him, then warned her against helping strangers in the City of Slaughter. He gave her Dragon Ganoderma Leaf and left under the name Asura, while Hu Liena watched him go, blushing.

• The Fallen Soul Masters noticed Hu Liena’s trembling hands and attacked her in waves, wearing down her strength with thrown weapons.
• Hu Liena lost her curved blade and, believing she was about to die, regretted exhausting herself to save Wu Qingkong and wished she could see him again.
• Wu Qingkong killed the Fallen Soul Masters with a streak of scarlet sword qi, then slapped Hu Liena and gave her Dragon Ganoderma Leaf to stop her bleeding.
• Wu Qingkong told Hu Liena they were even, warned her not to help strangers in the City of Slaughter, and left her another piece of Dragon Ganoderma Leaf.
• Hu Liena asked Wu Qingkong for his name, and he called himself Asura before leaving Room 8847 and telling her they should not meet again unless necessary.
• Hu Liena thanked Asura and blushed as she recalled his sword strike and the slap.

Hu Liena tried to convince herself she still loved Wu Qingkong, but decided to move on by developing feelings for Shura. Meanwhile, Wu Qingkong won several more Slaughter Arena matches before returning to his room, where Hu Liena offered herself to him.

• Hu Liena remembered Wu Qingkong and their painful history, then swallowed the Dragon Ganoderma Leaf and resolved to try loving someone new.
• Wu Qingkong went back to the Slaughter Arena, where greedy challengers attacked him to seize his External Spirit Bone.
• Wu Qingkong killed his opponents and won four matches in one day, but no one else dared challenge him.
• Wu Qingkong heard noises in his room and slashed open the door, finding Hu Liena inside.
• Hu Liena told Shura she wanted to cooperate and offered her most precious possession, saying she was sorry for no longer loving Wu Qingkong and for loving Shura instead.

In the City of Slaughter, Wu Qingkong protected Hu Liena when she impulsively tried to seduce him, and her feelings for Shura deepened. Hu Liena confessed her identity and love, but Wu Qingkong rejected her because of his grudge against Spirit Hall, leaving her pleading to be with him.

• Wu Qingkong covered Hu Liena with his clothes, installed a door to shield her, and refused to take advantage of her.
• Hu Liena changed into her own clothes, and Wu Qingkong told her to speak plainly rather than act that way again.
• Hu Liena proposed that she and Shura cooperate to earn one hundred victories and challenge the Hell Road for the God of Slaughter Domain.
• Hu Liena revealed that she was Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden and confessed that she had fallen in love with Shura.
• Wu Qingkong refused, explaining that he had come for the King of Slaughter and bore a deep grudge against Spirit Hall.
• Hu Liena said she would leave Spirit Hall and give up her Holy Maiden status to be with him.

Wu Qingkong rejected Hu Liena’s romantic hopes while giving her a sword infused with three streams of sword qi, then continued fighting in the Slaughter Arena until he reached ninety-nine victories. As he awaited his final match and learned Hu Liena had also reached ninety-nine wins, Xue Beng arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with important news about Xue Qinghe.

• Wu Qingkong told Hu Liena they could talk about their relationship after escaping the City of Slaughter, and she promised to wait for him.
• Hu Liena asked Wu Qingkong to spare Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, and he assured her he had no issue with either of them.
• Wu Qingkong gave Hu Liena a sword containing three streams of sword qi to protect her on Hell Road.
• Over two years, Wu Qingkong reached level 69 and ninety-nine arena victories, but the King of Slaughter appeared to delay his final match.
• Wu Qingkong learned Hu Liena had also reached ninety-nine victories and hoped she would leave the City of Slaughter soon.
• At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Xue Beng requested an audience to report something important concerning Xue Qinghe.

Xue Beng told Ning Fengzhi that Xue Qinghe was actually Qian Qingxue and accused her of poisoning Emperor Xue Ye. Though skeptical, Ning Fengzhi agreed to hear Xue Beng's plan to test the claim, which involved Wu Qingkong and his brother Qian Qinghe.

• Ning Fengzhi initially refused to see Xue Beng, but let him in after hearing that he knew the cause of Emperor Xue Ye's bouts of deep sleep.
• Xue Beng accused Xue Qinghe of plotting against the empire and claimed the Crown Prince was actually Qian Qingxue, who had poisoned the Emperor.
• Xue Beng linked Qian Qingxue's absences to Wu Qingkong and argued that Emperor Xue Ye had stopped falling asleep after Wu Qingkong vanished.
• Ning Fengzhi dismissed the accusations as far-fetched, but Xue Beng wagered his status as a prince to persuade him to verify them.
• After clearing the room, Xue Beng whispered his plan to Ning Fengzhi and revealed that Wu Qingkong had a brother named Qian Qinghe.

Wu Qingkong and Hu Liena faced their hundredth victory matches in the Slaughter Arena, where the King of Slaughter arranged nine formidable disciples to challenge Wu Qingkong. Wu Qingkong defeated and killed all nine, then demanded that the King of Slaughter come see him.

• The black-clad girl told Wu Qingkong and Hu Liena that their hundredth victory matches would take place the next day.
• Hu Liena and Wu Qingkong entered the packed Slaughter Arena for their separate matches, and Hu Liena faced nine opponents.
• The black-clad girl revealed that Wu Qingkong's nine opponents were the King of Slaughter's personal disciples.
• Wu Qingkong fought the nine disciples with his swordsmanship and footwork, exploiting their weaknesses as he wounded them.
• Wu Qingkong severed the disciples' tendons, killed all nine with a sweep of sword energy, and demanded that the King of Slaughter come see him.

Wu Qingkong defeated the King of Slaughter, took the Shura Divine Sword, and began the Shura Godhood inheritance. As he absorbed a Divine-Gifted Soul Ring in the ruined arena, Hu Liena returned and discovered that Shura was Wu Qingkong.

• The King of Slaughter opened Hell Road after Wu Qingkong won one hundred battles, and Hu Liena entered it after completing her final fight.
• Wu Qingkong refused to leave with Hu Liena and challenged the King of Slaughter for the Shura Divine Sword.
• Wu Qingkong struck down the King of Slaughter with Wu Changming's Heavenfrost Sword Aura and seized the Shura Divine Sword, while the King of Slaughter and the girl in black vanished.
• The Shura Godhood inheritance began, completing Wu Qingkong's first Shura God Test and rewarding him with increased Soul Power and a Divine-Gifted Soul Ring.
• Wu Qingkong began absorbing the Soul Ring in the City of Slaughter as snow and sword intent swept through the area.
• Hu Liena returned to the ruined arena, found Shura seated beside Hell Road, and recognized him as Wu Qingkong.

Hu Liena discovered that Shura was Wu Qingkong and protected him while he absorbed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. In Heaven Dou City, Xue Qinghe learned that Wu Qingkong had returned and prepared to search for him, but Ning Fengzhi exposed her identity and confronted her.

• Hu Liena recognized Wu Qingkong as Shura, wiped the dust and blood from his face, and vowed to protect him as he absorbed a Soul Ring.
• Fallen Ones rushed toward Wu Qingkong to steal his External Spirit Bone, and Hu Liena killed several with a flying dagger to stop them.
• Rumors of Wu Qingkong’s return and a brutal battle spread through Heaven Dou City, prompting Xue Qinghe to investigate reports of his sword intent and the deaths of her people.
• Xue Qinghe ordered She Long to prepare for her departure and changed out of her Crown Prince disguise, but Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi confronted She Long over the poisoning of Xue Ye.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed that Wu Qingkong was unharmed and that he and Chen Xin had arranged the events, then demanded that Xue Qinghe surrender.
• Xue Qinghe revealed that her real name was Qian Renxue, summoned her Six-Winged Angel martial soul, and pointed a golden holy sword at Ning Fengzhi.

Wu Qingkong returned to Heaven Dou City after more than two years and found rumors about his External Spirit Bone spreading, but no one knew where Qian Qingxue was. At the palace, Xue Beng tried to recruit him and then asked whether he knew Qian Qingxue’s true identity.

• Wu Qingkong remembered how Hu Liena had left him a note in the Slaughter Arena, then returned to Heaven Dou City hoping to reunite with Qian Qingxue.
• Wu Qingkong heard rumors about his treasure and, unable to find recent news about Qian Qingxue, assumed she had returned to her family.
• Wu Qingkong followed a soldier into the palace to collect Deep-Sea Silverfish and noticed the palace was crowded with mobilizing soldiers.
• Xue Beng welcomed Wu Qingkong, praised his strength, and offered him a high position if Xue Beng became emperor, but Wu Qingkong declined.
• Xue Beng revealed that he had hoped to use Wu Qingkong against Spirit Hall and asked whether Wu Qingkong knew Qian Qingxue’s true identity.

Xue Beng gave Wu Qingkong a basket of Deep-Sea Silverfish and invited him to hear a secret about Qian Qingxue. At the Eastern Palace, Qian Renxue faced Ning Fengzhi, Tang San, and Chen Xin, then began gathering power for a startling sword strike.

• Xue Beng questioned Wu Qingkong about Qian Qingxue and Spirit Hall, then gave him silverfish and lured him away by promising to reveal a secret about her.
• Ning Fengzhi brought Tang San and Yang Wudi to confront Qian Renxue, and Yang Wudi confirmed that Xue Ye's chronic poison could not be cured.
• Qian Renxue challenged Ning Fengzhi's accusation that she was ruthless, while Tang San urged Ning Fengzhi to attack Spirit Hall.
• Chen Xin stepped forward to fight, and Qian Renxue empowered She Long with Angel Domain before taking to the sky.
• Qian Renxue gathered immense sword intent with her golden holy sword, prompting Chen Xin to warn Ning Fengzhi that they had to stop her.

Qian Renxue prepared to win the Heaven Dou Palace coup with a sword strike containing sword aura sealed by Qian Daoliu, while Ning Fengzhi and his allies tried to stop her. The chapter ended as Qian Renxue unleashed the Angel Sword against them, with the palace shaking and the defenders facing its power.

• Dugu Bo chose not to intervene in the palace coup because he had promised Wu Qingkong to stay out of Heaven Dou Imperial Palace affairs.
• Yang Wudi attacked Qian Renxue, but Blood Thorn blocked him and revealed that he was guarding her.
• Ning Fengzhi used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to strengthen Yang Wudi, while Blood Thorn said Qian Renxue's sword held sword aura left by Qian Daoliu.
• Chen Xin defeated She Long, but She Long rose from the ruins to block Chen Xin's attack and protect Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue summoned the Angel Sword and unleashed its enormous strike as Yang Wudi broke free of Blood Thorn.

Qian Renxue’s coup in the Heaven Dou Palace turned against her when Bone Douluo and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect arrived, but Wu Qingkong protected her from their attack. He recognized that Qian Renxue was also Qian Qingxue and declared her his beloved as he rescued her.

• Dugu Bo used Time-Space Stasis to give Chen Xin time to save Ning Fengzhi, but the Angel Sacred Sword’s force gravely wounded Chen Xin.
• Qian Renxue called in her own soldiers and Spirit Masters, but Bone Douluo’s arrival let the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect counterattack.
• Wu Qingkong froze Ning Fengzhi’s Zhuge Divine Crossbow volley and defended Qian Renxue, while she stopped Xue Beng from exposing her identity.
• As Qian Renxue faced attacks from Gu Rong and Tang San, Dugu Bo swept aside a Bone Spike and urged Wu Qingkong to flee.
• Wu Qingkong recognized the Lovesick Heartbroken Red’s protection and realized Qian Renxue was Qian Qingxue; he saved her and declared that she was his beloved.

Wu Qingkong reunited with Qian Renxue and revealed that he had returned to protect her. As Dugu Bo and the others fought to hold off their enemies, Wu Qingkong promised to get Qian Renxue out safely.

• Wu Qingkong recognized Qian Renxue, explained that the Lovesick Heartbroken Red had revealed her identity, and confessed he would have stayed by her side if he had known the truth.
• Dugu Bo shielded Wu Qingkong and Qian Renxue, declaring that he would help them leave because Wu Qingkong had saved two members of his family.
• Gu Rong and Tang San attacked Dugu Bo and Wu Qingkong, but Wu Qingkong shattered Tang San's spear and struck him with sword qi.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect members to fire their Zhuge Divine Crossbows, and Wu Qingkong blocked the volley with an icy sword strike.
• Xue Beng accused Qian Renxue of deceiving Wu Qingkong, but Wu Qingkong reassured her and vowed to get her out.

Wu Qingkong and Dugu Bo fought Gu Rong and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to protect Qian Renxue and open a path for her escape. As Dugu Bo tried to take her away, Ning Fengzhi empowered Chen Xin, who broke through and blocked their route with a colossal sword.

• Wu Qingkong summoned the Shura Divine Sword and joined Dugu Bo in attacking Gu Rong, while Dugu Bo used Temporal Stasis to help him evade Gu Rong's black hole.
• With Ning Fengzhi amplifying Gu Rong, Dugu Bo used Medusa's Gaze and one last Temporal Stasis to hold Gu Rong while Wu Qingkong charged toward Ning Fengzhi.
• Wu Qingkong froze the sect's Soul Masters and attacked Ning Fengzhi, but Gu Rong broke free, intercepted him, and caught both swords with his bare hands.
• Wu Qingkong told Dugu Bo to take Qian Renxue and escape, but Ning Fengzhi amplified Chen Xin, who broke through and blocked their route with a colossal sword.

Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi tried to recruit Wu Qingkong by offering him a place in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and a marriage alliance, while they sought to capture Qian Renxue. Wu Qingkong pretended to accept, then wounded Qian Renxue, gave her an external soul bone that could help her fly, and sent her fleeing as he charged the Sword and Bone Douluos.

• Chen Xin’s attack drove Qian Renxue back, and he warned Dugu Bo to withdraw while explaining that Spirit Hall’s Young Master was needed as leverage against Spirit Hall.
• Wu Qingkong used the Shura Divine Sword to deflect Chen Xin’s strike, prompting Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi to offer him a place in their sect and marriage to Ning Rongrong.
• Wu Qingkong acted as if he accepted the offer, but She Long and Blood Thorn condemned him while Qian Renxue urged him to save himself and let her be captured.
• Wu Qingkong struck Qian Renxue, cut her back, and forced an external soul bone into her so she could fly.
• Wu Qingkong told Qian Renxue to return to Spirit Hall and then charged toward Chen Xin and Gu Rong.

Wu Qingkong held off Chen Xin and Gu Rong while Qian Renxue escaped the Eastern Palace, then unleashed a sealed sword strike against the two Douluo. The clash ended with Chen Xin and Gu Rong frozen in ice, while Wu Qingkong was left standing after exhausting his strength.

• Wu Qingkong blocked Chen Xin and Gu Rong long enough for Qian Renxue to escape the Eastern Palace.
• Gu Rong trapped Wu Qingkong with a black hole, but Wu Qingkong threatened Chen Xin and unleashed a powerful sword intent that covered the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace in frost.
• Chen Xin recognized the sword energy as a partially sealed remnant and joined Gu Rong in attacking Wu Qingkong, while Ning Fengzhi and the sect disciples amplified the two Douluo.
• Wu Qingkong used his Martial Soul Avatar and struck Chen Xin and Gu Rong down, then froze both of them with Freezing Ray.