Chapter Summaries

Yi Chen fled after killing the man in green, then reached a sacred mountain in the Demon Realm and sought a way inside. A mysterious young man opened the Guardian Formation and revealed a trial at the cave entrance, which Yi Chen prepared to face.

• Yi Chen killed the man in green with the golden pill and escaped as the dying man secretly warned him of danger.
• A City Lord's Mansion guard appeared and recognized that Yi Chen had controlled the Demigod-realm martial artist's mind.
• Three days later, Yi Chen reached the mountain, where a voice told him the Demon Realm's protective sacred object lay at its summit.
• The mysterious young man emerged from Yi Chen's brow and explained that Yi Chen had to defeat the summit's guardian to enter.
• The mysterious young man removed a stone from the Guardian Formation, revealing a pitch-black cave that served as a trial.
• Yi Chen resolved to face the trial and struck at the formation with his right arm.

Yi Chen fled the golden dragon into a sealed cave, where he encountered the mysterious young man and a gray-robed old man. The young man demanded that Yi Chen submit to him in exchange for passage through the trial, and Yi Chen answered by forming a blade and attacking.

• A golden dragon attacked Yi Chen, who fought back with the Chaos Bell until he was nearly exhausted.
• Yi Chen escaped into a cave, while the mysterious girl dismissed him as cautious and resumed waiting for the trial.
• Inside the cave, Yi Chen restrained the golden dragon and discovered that the entrance was sealed by a formation.
• The mysterious young man and a gray-robed old man appeared, and the young man revealed that Yi Chen was a special existence connected to his jade pendant.
• The young man demanded Yi Chen submit to him to pass the trial safely, and Yi Chen formed a blade and slashed at him.

Yi Chen battled a mysterious young man who wielded powerful spatial secret arts, enduring his attacks and answering with his own strength and Purple Flame Curse Seal. The fight remained unresolved as Yi Chen’s devouring force engulfed the young man, who tried to seal Yi Chen with stone steles.

• The mysterious young man blocked Yi Chen’s saber strike with his spear, then attacked him with Space Binding.
• Yi Chen used his Purple Flame Curse Seal, and the young man countered with overwhelming soul pressure before Yi Chen broke his spear with a punch and injured him.
• The mysterious young man escaped a hundred zhang, but Yi Chen caught up and was swallowed by his Devouring Space.
• Yi Chen broke free from the black hole with a golden defensive barrier, then unleashed his own devouring force on the young man.
• The mysterious young man conjured enormous stone steles to seal Yi Chen’s soul, but Yi Chen dismissed them as trash.

Yi Chen defeated the mysterious young man and agreed to work with him after hearing about a secret passage through a hidden realm. The young man revealed that the passage led to a valley of rare herbs, but warned Yi Chen that he could not enter the hidden realm.

• Yi Chen destroyed the mysterious young man's body and crushed his soul form, gaining another soul imprint.
• The mysterious young man attacked Yi Chen with a sword, but Yi Chen broke it and grabbed him by the throat.
• The mysterious young man offered to reveal a secret passage to a hidden realm in exchange for cooperation, and Yi Chen agreed.
• After Yi Chen released him, the mysterious young man said the passage was in a valley containing spiritual herbs and a ten-thousand-year-old medicinal herb.
• The mysterious young man revealed he had an alchemy cauldron and warned Yi Chen that he could not enter the hidden realm.

Yi Chen agreed to cooperate with the mysterious young man, then used him as bait while searching a canyon for a mysterious cave and the Godfolk being behind it. After three days, Yi Chen confirmed that Sima Qingshan was in the canyon, though his cultivation was too low to be the true target.

• Yi Chen agreed to help the mysterious young man escape and left the secret chamber at great speed.
• Yi Chen used a crystal orb to identify Sima Qingshan, then told the mysterious young man to wait while he searched for the cave.
• Yi Chen reached a canyon guarded by formations and powerful demonic beasts, then entered to search for the cave.
• Sima Qingshan and his gray-clad companion searched the canyon for the cave as Sima Qingshan plotted to kill a surviving enemy and take his cultivation technique.
• After three days of searching, Yi Chen confirmed through the crystal orb that Sima Qingshan was in the canyon and recognized that he was only a low-ranking bystander.

Yi Chen fought Sima Qingshan, killed him, and claimed the Divine Stone from his storage item. After another half month, he killed Sima Qingshan again in the canyon and forced the Situ Family disciples to hand over their wagered goods.

• Sima Qingshan ambushed Yi Chen with flames and a Thunder Tiger attack, leaving him gravely injured.
• Yi Chen overpowered Sima Qingshan, snapped his neck, and took his spatial storage item, which contained the Divine Stone.
• After another half month, Yi Chen returned to the canyon and found Sima Qingshan still there searching for the cave abode.
• Yi Chen seized Sima Qingshan and crushed his head despite his pleas for mercy.
• The Situ Family disciples arrived, accepted their wager's loss, and handed Yi Chen medicinal pills and other goods.

Yi Chen took the Situ Family disciples’ treasures and killed Sima Qingshan, then fought off Situ Changkong when the family confronted him. He left after overpowering the elder, while the Situ Family was left stunned and fearful of his strength.

• Yi Chen collected medicinal herbs and a low-grade Mystic Artifact from the Situ Family disciples, then killed one who threatened to report him.
• The Situ Family’s higher-ups arrived and learned that Yi Chen had killed Sima Qingshan.
• Situ Changkong threatened Yi Chen, who admitted to the killing and challenged the elder to attack.
• Situ Changkong used the Yin-Yang Fusion Technique, but Yi Chen evaded his strike and shattered his heart with a punch.
• Yi Chen revealed his violet-gold body, warned the Situ Family against pursuing him, and left.
• When Situ Changkong demanded to know who Yi Chen was, Yi Chen calmly said Situ Qingshan had been killed by Situ Changkong.

Yi Chen admitted killing Situ Qingshan and killed Situ Changkong when he attacked. He then fought Situ Tianhe, who sought revenge for his son, and left the Situ Family stunned after defeating him.

• Yi Chen admitted killing Situ Qingshan, then snapped Situ Changkong's neck when he charged at him.
• Situ Tianhe arrived with the Situ Family and threatened Yi Chen, who challenged him to attack.
• Situ Tianhe's first strike failed to harm Yi Chen, and Yi Chen warned that anyone who attacked him would fall.
• Situ Tianhe launched a stronger saber attack, but Yi Chen struck him down and sent him crashing through several houses.
• The Situ Family martial artists stared in disbelief at Situ Tianhe's defeat.

Yi Chen defeated Situ Tianhe and demanded the Situ Family’s Purple Yue Shen Sword, but Situ Tianhe refused and was killed. Yi Chen forced the remaining Situ Family warriors into submission through a soul contract and warned them to keep the private grudge secret.

• Situ Tianhe attacked Yi Chen with a powerful saber technique, but Yi Chen emerged unharmed and overwhelmed the Situ Family warriors with pale white mist and crushing force.
• Yi Chen demanded the Purple Yue Shen Sword in exchange for sparing Situ Tianhe, but Situ Tianhe refused to surrender it.
• Yi Chen struck Situ Tianhe from behind and killed him with a punch after Situ Tianhe begged for his life.
• The remaining Situ Family warriors submitted to Yi Chen, who demanded they establish a soul contract using his essence blood.
• Yi Chen warned the Situ Family warriors that they would die if they revealed what had happened.

After Yi Chen killed Situ Tianhe, the Situ Family reeled from the loss and its elders discussed how to respond. Once they learned the killer was Yi Chen, the young emperor of the Yi Dynasty, Situ Yunhai urged them to rely on the family’s resources to kill him.

• Yi Chen threatened the Situ elders to ensure they had told him everything, then left as news of Situ Tianhe’s death spread through Situ City.
• The Situ Family’s senior members gathered to discuss the chaos and the mysterious man who had killed Situ Tianhe.
• Situ Yunhai agreed to leave the operation to the chief steward and said he would soon pass the family head position to Situ Yunlong.
• An elder identified the killer as Yi Chen, prompting the elders to recall that he had killed Situ Tianhe and two other top family martial artists.
• Situ Yunhai reassured the frightened elders that the Situ Family could find a way to kill Yi Chen, and they proposed summoning talented disciples to help.

The Situ Family prepared a secret expedition to kill Yi Chen, who planned to destroy the family and seize its reserves. When the two sides met, Yi Chen mocked Situ Tianhai and revealed that he had fought Situ Yunhai before.

• Situ Yunhai gathered the Situ Family's elite disciples and elders, then led them toward a distant valley while ordering them to keep a low profile.
• Yi Chen waited on a peak and resolved to wipe out the Situ Family and take its accumulated reserves to help him reach the god realm.
• Situ Tianhai arrived with Situ Family experts and demanded that Situ Yunhai face him, while Yi Chen dismissed the group as weak.
• Situ Wuya and two elders joined Situ Tianhai, and Yi Chen identified them as members of the Situ Family.
• Yi Chen said he had crossed swords with Situ Yunhai, shocking Situ Tianhai and the other elders, who doubted his claim.

Yi Chen overpowered Situ Tianhai and Situ Wuya despite the Situ Family elders’ confidence in their strength. After the family disciples mocked him and threatened him with reinforcements, Yi Chen summoned two golden dragon phantoms, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

• Yi Chen told the Situ Family members to kneel and kowtow, then caught Situ Tianhai’s attack and struck him down with a single punch.
• Situ Wuya attacked Yi Chen with soul force, but Yi Chen broke his kneecap with a kick and sent him flying into a distant wall.
• Situ Wuya and the other Situ Family members threatened Yi Chen and claimed their stronger experts would kill him, but Yi Chen vowed they would pay for what they had done.
• Yi Chen brought his hands together and summoned two golden dragon phantoms, shocking the onlookers with their immense draconic might.

Yi Chen used his Divine Artifact’s dragon might to overpower Situ Wuya and force him to reveal what he knew about Situ Wufeng and the Situ Family. Situ Wuya disclosed the family’s secrets but refused to explain its collusion with the Demon Race, directing Yi Chen to ask the family Elders.

• The cultivators were shocked by Yi Chen’s strength, and he explained that his Divine Artifact refined dragon might from essence blood and souls.
• Yi Chen demanded to know where Situ Wufeng was hiding and threatened to kill Situ Wuya when he refused to answer.
• Situ Wuya begged for mercy and agreed to reveal everything he knew about Situ Wufeng and the Situ Family.
• Situ Wuya told Yi Chen that the Situ Family was a powerful secluded sect that had colluded with the Demon Race and become entangled in the conflict.
• Yi Chen asked how the family had allied with the Demon Race and why its three God Kings had been captured, but Situ Wuya refused to explain and told him to ask the family Elders.

Yi Chen learned that Situ Wuyue was the true head of the Situ Family and the mastermind behind its crimes, then forced Situ Wuya to choose between surrendering him and facing eternal torment. Yi Chen left the matter to his master and waited for the outcome.

• Situ Wuya revealed that Situ Wuyue, Situ Wufeng's elder brother, secretly controlled the Situ Family and planned to become its patriarch.
• Yi Chen showed Situ Wuya evidence against Situ Wufeng and warned him not to alert anyone.
• Situ Wuya claimed Situ Wuyue had engineered the family's crisis to seize control and pleaded for Yi Chen to spare him.
• Yi Chen demanded that Situ Wuya hand over Situ Wuyue, threatening to suppress his soul in the Soul Refining Tower if he betrayed him.
• Yi Chen let Situ Wuya leave and decided to leave the matter to his master while he waited for the outcome.

Yi Chen and Situ Wuya prepared for a reckoning over the Situ Family’s destruction, while Situ Wuyue vowed revenge. After Situ Wuya drew the family’s people together and claimed Yi Chen had sent word to the Sacred Martial Academy, Yi Chen launched an attack and then headed to confront the gathered forces.

• Situ Wuya refused to act against Yi Chen immediately and plotted to use the Situ Family’s people as bait before taking control of the family.
• Situ Wuyue vowed to destroy the forces behind the Situ Family’s downfall and kill Situ Wuya, Yi Chen, and his own master.
• Yi Chen emerged from seclusion, heard Situ Wuya’s claim that the Situ Family had been wiped out and Situ Wuyue killed, and sent a letter while ordering a steward to keep events secret.
• Three days later, Situ Wuya told a crowd that Yi Chen had informed the Sacred Martial Academy, prompting Yi Chen to order an attack on the gathering.
• As reports spread that powerful experts had entered the Situ Family grounds, Yi Chen set out for Situ Wuya’s residence; an attacker then demanded that he surrender.

Yi Chen defeated Situ Wuya in a brief fight and revealed an overwhelming aura, leaving the Situ Family unable to oppose him. He rejected Situ Wuya’s proposed three-year rematch and declared that he would wipe out the Situ Family.

• Yi Chen arrived at the Situ Family’s gates and answered their pleas by calling Situ Wuya out to fight.
• Situ Wuya charged Yi Chen with a full-strength punch, but Yi Chen dodged and struck him down with a surge of vital energy.
• Situ Wuya challenged Yi Chen to a three-year rematch and ordered the Situ Family’s experts to surround him.
• Yi Chen released a terrifying aura that convinced Situ Wuya he could not win, and Situ Wuya asked to fight again in three years.
• Yi Chen declared that he would erase the Situ Family, while Situ Wuya ordered his people to stand down and vowed to lead the family against Yi Chen in three years.

Yi Chen confronted Situ Wuya after threatening the Situ Family, then revealed that his strength and flames far surpassed Situ Wuya’s. Situ Wuya refused Yi Chen’s demand to kneel and beg for mercy, and Yi Chen summoned a blazing sword as their confrontation escalated.

• Yi Chen threatened to wipe out the Situ Family, and Situ Wuya left rather than provoke him further.
• Yi Chen challenged Situ Wuya, who attacked first but could not hurt Yi Chen with a punch.
• Yi Chen manifested a grayish-white flame, and Situ Wuya admitted that Yi Chen was far stronger than he was.
• Yi Chen mocked Situ Wuya and demanded that he kneel, kowtow, and beg for mercy, but Situ Wuya refused.
• Yi Chen formed a sword from flames, frightening Situ Wuya, and taunted him as the standoff continued.

Yi Chen overwhelmed Situ Wuya in their fight on the cliff, then killed him after he tried to attack from below with a mysterious stone orb. Situ Wuya’s threat that the Family would take revenge went unanswered as Yi Chen revealed he had already crippled everyone in the Situ Family.

• Situ Wuya attacked Yi Chen with his crimson saber and fists, but Yi Chen’s body and defenses repelled his blows.
• Yi Chen blasted Situ Wuya through a wall and told him to kneel and apologize or be thrown off the cliff.
• Situ Wuya unleashed roaring flames, but Yi Chen blocked them with a golden barrier and left, threatening to kill the old woman first.
• Situ Wuya flew below the cliff and summoned a pitch-black stone orb, but it struck him in the forehead before he could use it.
• Yi Chen reappeared, struck Situ Wuya down, and crushed his skull beneath his foot.
• Situ Wuya cursed that the Family would avenge him, and Yi Chen said he had crippled everyone in the Situ Family.

Yi Chen tortured Situ Wuya until he revealed that the Situ Family possessed a godhood, then exterminated the family and looted its treasury. Ten years later, Yi Chen ignited his divine fire and became a god, beginning a legend that endured on the Douluo Continent.

• Yi Chen demanded that Situ Wuya make the Situ Family submit and reveal its secret treasure, but Situ Wuya refused and threatened him with the family elders.
• Yi Chen wounded Situ Wuya and demanded to know why the Situ Family possessed the secret to becoming a god.
• Yi Chen severed Situ Wuya's right arm, and Situ Wuya revealed that his family possessed a godhood.
• A month later, Yi Chen exterminated the Situ Family and plundered its treasury.
• Ten years later, Yi Chen ignited his divine fire and became a new god.