Chapter Summaries

Zhang Jingshu withdrew after witnessing a familiar person’s execution, and the Moon Emperor fought Huang Yu until she surrendered and became her servant. Huang Yu then rejected her boyfriend and fellow disciples, leaving Wang Lie and the others to execute them as the minor factions watched in horror.

• Zhang Jingshu picked up her sword and retreated to Su He and the others after Wang Lie and his men mocked her over the severed head.
• The Moon Emperor challenged Wang Lie and his allies, then fought Huang Yu, who used healing magic to endure her attacks.
• The Moon Emperor forced Huang Yu to submit and placed a Servant Mark on her.
• Huang Yu exposed her boyfriend’s cheating and her fellow disciples’ abuse, then refused to save them.
• Wang Lie, Li Kui, and the others executed Huang Yu’s boyfriend and fellow disciples, prompting the minor factions to offer rewards to their fighters.

The Moon Emperor fought through a succession of opponents whom Wang Lie and the others forced into battle, killing more than seventy people. As Su He urged her to rest, the Moon Emperor kept fighting and boasted that she would slaughter everyone in her path.

• Wang Lie and Li Kui forced a young wife to fight, and the Moon Emperor killed her after she tried to surrender.
• A girl wielding an enormous axe held her own against the Moon Emperor for dozens of exchanges before the Moon Emperor killed her.
• A heavily built woman attacked with a spiked club, and the Moon Emperor redirected her blow before killing her.
• Wang Lie and the others sent one opponent after another against the Moon Emperor, who continued cutting them down.
• Su He called for the Moon Emperor to return and rest, but the Moon Emperor laughed and continued fighting.

The Moon Emperor fought through wave after wave of enemies until her stamina was nearly exhausted, despite killing almost three hundred people. Auntie Red took her place in the passage as the others eagerly prepared to join the battle.

• The Moon Emperor killed successive attackers but was wounded and grew exhausted during the prolonged fighting.
• Su He ordered Auntie Red to replace the Moon Emperor, while Cao Feng, Xu Wei, Jin Shui, and the others volunteered to fight.
• Auntie Red entered the passage, and the Moon Emperor returned to Su He to rest.
• Auntie Red slew several enemies and beheaded a formidable opponent after more than forty exchanges.

Auntie Red reached her limits after killing 220 enemies, so Cao Feng took her place and fought a powerful middle-aged man while Wang Lie’s side tried to wear him down. After Cao Feng killed his opponent, Xu Wei stepped in to protect him from the next challengers, leaving Cao Feng to recover.

• Auntie Red returned to rest, and Cao Feng charged into the passage to fight the enemy cultivators.
• Cao Feng traded more than 300 moves with a middle-aged man, while Su He prepared Xu Wei to take over after the duel.
• Wang Lie ordered his fighters to rush Cao Feng as soon as the middle-aged man fell and promised the victor a chance to leave with his team and Cao Feng’s Storage Ring.
• Cao Feng killed the middle-aged man with a final heavy saber strike, despite suffering a wound to his chest.
• Xu Wei intercepted an elderly cultivator’s spear attack and killed him, then slew another challenger as Cao Feng returned to rest.

Xu Wei discovered that Xu Cousin had murdered their relatives to secure the Xu Family clan leader position, and the two fought a deadly spear duel. Their ultimate techniques collided, leaving the winner unclear.

• Xu Wei fought through the battlefield, killing enemies until Xu Cousin appeared and challenged him.
• Xu Cousin revealed that he had killed Third Brother, Eighth Brother, and the others to eliminate rivals for the clan leader position.
• Xu Wei fought back furiously, but his earlier battles and injuries left him gradually suppressed by Xu Cousin.
• The Moon Emperor, Cao Feng, and Su He worried that Xu Wei would lose, so Jin Shui entered the passage with five puppets to prepare to rescue him.
• Xu Cousin and Xu Wei each unleashed Hundred Birds Pay Homage to the Phoenix, and their attacks collided in a cloud of dust.

After Xu Wei survived the duel with his cousin, Jin Shui held off Wang Lie’s forces until Li Kui infiltrated the crowd and wounded him with a poisoned blade. Su He prepared her group to join the fight if Jin Shui fell, while Wang Lie ordered his troops to charge once Li Kui killed him.

• Xu Wei defeated his cousin in a fatal spear clash, then Jin Shui’s puppets killed a man who tried to attack Xu Wei from behind.
• Wang Lie sent men into the passage, where Jin Shui’s puppets cut them down as Jin Shui killed nearly two hundred attackers.
• Li Kui disguised himself among the crowd, then revealed his puppets and wounded Jin Shui’s shoulder with a poisoned blade.
• Jin Shui summoned weaker puppets to delay Li Kui and fought him at close quarters despite his injury.
• Cao Feng and the others discussed rescuing Jin Shui, and Su He ordered them to prepare to charge if his life was in danger.
• Wang Lie ordered his forces to ready themselves to storm the passage after Li Kui killed Jin Shui, threatening anyone who refused to fight.

Jin Shui fought Li Kui over Third Junior Brother's murder as Li Kui mocked him and exposed Second Junior Sister's affairs. Su He and Wang Lie sent their forces into the fray, turning the gorge into a full-scale battle.

• Li Kui taunted Jin Shui and claimed Third Junior Brother had died by accident after Second Junior Sister struck him.
• Jin Shui accused Li Kui and Second Junior Sister of murdering Third Junior Brother and described how their sect concealed the crime.
• Li Kui mocked Third Junior Brother and revealed that Second Junior Sister had relations with several other disciples.
• Jin Shui took Li Kui's lethal blow and stabbed him in the abdomen, leaving both men locked in a desperate struggle.
• Su He ordered Cao Feng, Xu Wei, and the others to attack Li Kui, while Wang Lie offered spirit-stone rewards for killing the enemy.
• Disciples from both sides charged into the narrow gorge, and a battle erupted.

Jin Shui and Li Kui remained locked in a deadly duel while their allies battled for access to them. Jin Shui killed Li Kui, but his own fatal wounds left him dead beside his rival.

• The Moon Emperor, Auntie Red, Zhang Jingshu, and others fought their way toward Jin Shui and Li Kui as Chen Bo, Wei Tong, and their allies arrived to support Li Kui.
• Jin Shui and Li Kui remained trapped in their stalemate while fighters on both sides prevented anyone from reaching them.
• Li Kui tried to bargain with Jin Shui, but Jin Shui refused and dragged his saber down, splitting Li Kui open.
• Li Kui's final strike lodged in Jin Shui's chest, and Li Kui fell dead.
• Jin Shui tried to swallow a pill but dropped it as his strength failed, then died beside Li Kui.

Su He and Wang Lie sent reinforcements into the passage as both sides prepared to fight over Jin Shui and Li Kui. The search parties met among the corpses, where Zheng Zhihuo and Zhang Bing's small group held off Ning Fan, Huang Mao, and their allies, but the battle continued as enemy reinforcements arrived.

• Su He ordered Zheng, Zhang, and Liu to reinforce the passage and bring Jin Shui back, while Wang Lie sent Ning Fan and Huang Mao to retrieve Li Kui's body and kill Jin Shui.
• Wang Lie dispatched Xu Xinghuo and Jia Liang with more forces to reinforce Chen Bo and press into the passage, then glared at Su He, who answered by raising her middle finger.
• Zheng Zhihuo led seven or eight fighters into the corpse mound to search for Jin Shui, where they encountered Ning Fan and Huang Mao's larger search party.
• Zheng Zhihuo clashed with Ning Fan and sent him flying with Thunderous Might, while Zhang Bing overpowered Huang Mao and struck down two attackers.
• Zhang Bing and his six companions fought off the enemy forces and killed several opponents, but more reinforcements arrived and the battle became a prolonged struggle.

Su He dispatched Lü Liang and seven disciples to rescue Jin Shui, then sent Senior Brother Wang and fifty disciples to reinforce the fighters in the passage. The battle remained a bloody stalemate, with the Moon Emperor, Auntie Red, Cao Feng, Xu Wei, Uncle Liu, and their allies holding off Chen Bo’s larger force.

• Su He ordered Lü Liang to take six disciples into the passage and rescue Jin Shui, while Zhang and the others remained pinned down.
• Su He sent Senior Brother Wang and fifty disciples to relieve the fighters, as both sides suffered heavy casualties in the passage.
• Chen Bo and his men surrounded the Moon Emperor, while Auntie Red and Zhang Jingshu’s group fought to keep the enemy from advancing.
• Cao Feng battled Jia Liang and his companions, while Xu Wei struggled against Xu Xinghuo despite his unhealed injuries.
• Uncle Liu charged into the enemy ranks, and Senior Brother Wang arrived with reinforcements to help drive them back before the fighting settled into another deadlock.

Su He and her allies endured hours of brutal fighting in the passage while both sides suffered heavy casualties. As distant hoofbeats approached at dusk, Su He armed herself and ordered everyone still able to fight to prepare to charge, while a banner reading “Golden Spears and Iron Steeds” appeared outside.

• Lü Liang found the dying Jin Shui, pulled the saber from his chest, and carried him to Su He, who treated him with a Healing Pill.
• Su He sent her twenty-four Puppets into the passage as Lü Liang led reinforcements to relieve the exhausted front line.
• Wang Lie ordered Wang Er to break through the passage, but the Puppets held him back as both sides continued fighting for hours.
• At dusk, hoofbeats approached from the distance, and Su He told everyone who could still fight to check their equipment, take their pills, and prepare to charge.
• A banner bearing the words “Golden Spears and Iron Steeds” appeared in the sunset.

Liu Jiaojiao led the Golden Spear and Iron Horse Sect's armored cavalry in a charge against the gathered factions, breaking their lines and killing hundreds. Chen Bo and Xu Xinghuo rallied the survivors and began adapting their formations, slowing the cavalry's advance as the battle continued.

• Wang Lie and Chen Bo recognized the approaching Golden Spear and Iron Horse Sect cavalry and warned the crowd to prepare for an attack.
• Liu Jiaojiao ordered the charge, leading Ruan Yaying, Fang Zheng, and Zheng Qiang with nearly two thousand disciples behind her.
• Liu Jiaojiao, Ruan Yaying, and Fang Zheng tore through the enemy ranks as the cavalry trampled and impaled their opponents.
• Wang Lie ordered Chen Bo, Xu Xinghuo, and other leaders to organize their forces and surround the cavalry while he coordinated the defense.
• Chen Bo and Xu Xinghuo steadied their lines and tried flanking maneuvers, but Liu Jiaojiao kept charging into the densest groups and her forces killed several hundred people.
• The enemy's changing formations began to slow the Golden Spear and Iron Horse Sect's rate of kills, and some of its disciples fell.

Su He led the group out of the passage and fought Wang Er, while the Moon Emperor and Auntie Red attacked him from behind. The group killed Wang Er, but Wang Lie and his men remained locked in battle with them.

• Su He charged out in the Black-Iron Puppet, followed by the Moon Emperor, Auntie Red, Cao Feng, and their companions.
• Wang Er ignored Wang Lie’s warning and led more than a hundred men to attack Su He’s group.
• Su He fought Wang Er in the narrow passage while the Moon Emperor and Auntie Red struck at his back, and Zhang Jingshu and the other women held off his reinforcements.
• The Moon Emperor and Auntie Red severed Wang Er’s legs, and Su He repeatedly struck him until she chopped him into meat paste.
• Wang Lie and his men watched Wang Er die as their morale fell.

Su He led the battered group out of the passage as Liu Jiaojiao’s cavalry tore through Wang Lie’s forces outside. The survivors formed a battle formation amid the rout, preparing to charge onward.

• Su He killed Wang Er, and Wang Lie ordered his troops to retreat from the passage and summon reinforcements.
• Su He, Cao Feng, Uncle Liu, Xu Wei, and the others charged after the retreating enemies and fought their way out.
• Su He and her allies emerged to find Liu Jiaojiao’s armored cavalry already attacking the enemy forces and Ruan Yaying’s disciples killing Xu Xinghuo.
• Liu Jiaojiao’s cavalry pursued the fleeing enemies, while Wang Lie and Chen Bo rallied the remaining fighters to resist.
• Su He, the Moon Emperor, Auntie Red, Cao Feng, and the others formed a triangular formation, with their spellcasters healing and attacking from the center.

Su He and her companions fought to break through the Heavenly Prodigies’ encirclement while Liu Jiaojiao and the Golden Spear and Iron Horse Sect held off the main force. The battle remained unresolved, with both sides suffering casualties as Su He continued forcing a path forward.

• Su He led Cao Feng and the others into a charge, and Wang Lie rallied thousands of cultivators to surround them.
• Ruan Yaying urged Liu Jiaojiao to help Cao Feng, but Fang Zheng warned that the sect had already lost disciples and suffered many injuries.
• Liu Jiaojiao refused to divert from the main battle, keeping Wang Lie from completing his formations and drawing enemies toward her group.
• Su He pushed through waves of attackers, forcing Wang Lie and dozens of Heavenly Prodigies aside with her enormous sword.
• The Moon Emperor and Auntie Red cut down enemies beside Su He, while He Bingyu, Cao Feng, Uncle Liu, and the others fought to advance.
• Neither side could break the stalemate, and both continued taking casualties.

Wang Lie used Liu Zhuer, Xu Xiuer, and the other captives to try to force Cao Feng and his allies to surrender. Su He broke through and killed the captives, leaving their fate settled by her own hand.

• Wang Lie sent Little Blackie to bring Liu Zhuer, Xu Xiuer, and the other captives to the battlefield.
• Wang Lie held the captives at swordpoint and threatened Cao Feng and Xu Wei into surrendering, but they refused.
• Su He charged Wang Lie and his men with a powerful strike, sending them flying and badly wounding them.
• Liu Zhuer and Xu Xiuer mistakenly believed Su He had come to rescue them and asked her to free them.
• Su He told the captives she had come to send them to hell, then cleaved Liu Zhuer, Xu Xiuer, and the others in two.

Su He fought alone against Wang Lie’s forces after leaving the formation, while the Moon Emperor and Auntie Red broke through to help her. The Moon Emperor killed Wang Lie, but the enemy regrouped as Cao Feng, Uncle Liu, and the others continued their slow advance.

• Wang Lie ordered his fighters to surround and kill Su He while the others held Cao Feng and his companions back.
• Su He fought off waves of attackers with her greatsword, killing several enemies but suffering severe internal injuries from a blow to her back.
• The Moon Emperor and Auntie Red charged through the enemy ranks to aid Su He, while Cao Feng and his companions struggled to break through.
• Auntie Red killed Little Blackie, and the Moon Emperor beheaded Wang Lie, causing the enemy forces to falter.
• The enemies rallied under a new leader as Zhang Jingshu and then Zhang Bing led Cao Feng, Uncle Liu, and the others forward through the opposing ranks.

Liu Jiaojiao was trapped inside Wang Lie’s formations while her disciples fought to reach her, and she faced more than a hundred Heavenly Prodigies alone. She left her attackers reeling after killing four powerful opponents in the opening clash.

• After nearly three hours of battle, Liu Jiaojiao and her companions were exhausted, and fewer than ten thousand Heavenly Prodigies remained with Wang Lie, Chen Bo, and the others.
• Wang Lie and his allies ambushed Liu Jiaojiao, wounded her, and sealed her inside several formations, separating her from Ruan Yaying and the other disciples.
• Ruan Yaying rallied the Golden Spear and Iron Horse Sect disciples to hold off the attackers while Fang Zheng led others in trying to break the formations.
• Wang Lie, Chen Bo, Ning Fan, and others taunted Liu Jiaojiao and demanded proof of her reputation and the God-Slaying Canon.
• Liu Jiaojiao charged the group and killed four powerful Heavenly Prodigies, including Jia Liang, in their first exchange.

Liu Jiaojiao fought through the Heavenly Prodigies on her warhorse, killing Wang Lie despite his heart-guard mirror and badly wounding Ning Fan. She continued slaughtering the trapped attackers, leaving them terrified after more than thirty had died in minutes.

• Chen Bo and the other Heavenly Prodigies attacked Liu Jiaojiao and her mount, but she rode through them, killing several while Wang Lie struggled to place formations.
• Liu Jiaojiao charged Wang Lie and pierced his defenses, pinning him to the ground; she then crushed his head with her warhorse’s hooves.
• Ning Fan tried to shield himself with the Joyous Union Fan, but Liu Jiaojiao pierced his palm and knocked the fan away before the others forced her back.
• Liu Jiaojiao evaded the attackers’ ultimate techniques and counterattacked, killing Huang Mao and cutting off Wei Tong’s arm as he fled.
• After seven or eight minutes, Liu Jiaojiao had killed more than thirty people, and the survivors were terrified inside the enclosing formation.

Su He and Ruan Yaying’s forces continued fighting after four hours of brutal combat, with both sides suffering heavy losses. Su He led her remaining fighters toward the enemy commanders, while Ruan Yaying yielded the front line to Zheng Qiang and resolved to train harder.

• Su He ordered the badly wounded, including Xu Wei and Lü Liang, to retreat into the passage while the fighters still able to fight charged onward with her.
• Cao Feng led the wounded into the passage and was ordered to kill the enemies hiding there.
• Su He reorganized her remaining fighters and twenty-four puppets into a narrow assault formation, then charged toward the enemy’s Heavenly Prodigies.
• Ruan Yaying and the Golden Spear and Iron Horse Sect disciples kept fighting as their enemies’ formation weakened and their own losses mounted.
• Zheng Qiang saw Ruan Yaying struggling to stay upright, switched places with her, and took over the charge.
• Ruan Yaying caught her breath and resolved to work harder and cultivate alongside Eldest Senior Sister.