Chapter Summaries

Yi Chen fought the Demon Dragon Hall disciples and discovered that their bodies could merge into a human shell, which he destroyed while searching for answers. After being struck by a Wooden Blade carrying soul power, he staggered and suspected he had encountered a seal.

• The twelve figures merged into a human-bodied shell, which questioned Yi Chen and attacked him with a Wooden Blade.
• Yi Chen shattered the Wooden Blade, defeated several attackers, and killed others as the Demon Dragon Hall disciples assaulted him with sword techniques.
• The injured disciples rose and conjured blue flames, but one struck Yi Chen's neck with a Wooden Blade, sending soul power from his helmet through his body.
• Yi Chen smashed the attacker and examined the ruined human shell, but found nothing.
• Yi Chen froze two more attackers with a green ring of light, then noticed ash drifting from his nails and wondered whether he was under a seal.

In the Illusion Realm, Yi Chen resisted an attempt to seal his Soul Ring, killed a Demon Dragon Hall attacker, and found several children imprisoned in a cave. After carrying survivors away, he questioned two girls about what happened and then killed them.

• Yi Chen realized a hostile presence was trying to seal his Soul Ring, but his soul power became steady and his body remained unharmed.
• A Demon Dragon Hall man confronted Yi Chen, who killed him with the Wooden Blade and entered a nearby cave.
• Yi Chen found a frightened little girl, knocked her unconscious, and carried her deeper into the cave.
• Yi Chen interrupted injured men praying to a great god, defeated them, and found two boys and two girls in a thatched hut.
• Yi Chen carried the children to a tree overlooking a village and questioned two girls, then killed them after they said they did not know why they had been imprisoned.

Yi Chen defeated the cloaked killer and saw through the village’s treasure illusion while absorbing its memories and soul power. A powerful young man then appeared outside the house.

• Yi Chen confronted the cloaked man, shattered his saber, and killed him after demanding to know why he had murdered the villagers.
• Yi Chen traveled to a house in the village, killed three masked attackers, and found a room filled with treasure that he recognized as an illusion.
• Yi Chen waited inside the house, absorbed mysterious runes carrying soul power and memories, and concealed some of his own memories.
• A young man with an aura stronger than an ordinary Titled Douluo appeared outside the door.

Yi Chen killed the youth who had been hunting him, then traveled to a desolate valley and used soul power to restore a withered tree. There, he was attacked by strange shadowy figures as a red fireball approached and someone inside asked whether he was Mr. Yi Chen.

• Yi Chen questioned the youth about who had sent him, but the youth refused to answer and declared that his mission had not necessarily failed.
• After Evil Dragon and a storm of lightning struck the youth, Yi Chen defeated him, demanded to know who was behind the hunt, and killed him when he stayed silent.
• Yi Chen carried the corpse away and reached a desolate valley, where he absorbed the remains of dead trees and revived one withered tree.
• More than a dozen black shadows rushed at Yi Chen, while a red fireball approached from a distance and a voice asked whether he was Mr. Yi Chen.
• Yi Chen struck the nearest shadow, which turned into a piece of black iron, and the remaining figures stopped and lined up before him.

Yi Chen fought off successive groups sent to ambush him and demanded that the Demon Dragon Hall's leader appear. The handsome young man Sky confronted him with enhanced disciples, but Yi Chen killed several of them and faced the survivors as he identified their sect.

• Yi Chen learned that the Blood Wolf attackers had been waiting for him, then destroyed them with black flames and close combat.
• Yi Chen defeated a second group of attackers, shattered their magical weapons with the Black Sword, and killed their leader.
• Sky arrived with more than twenty people and said they had orders to take Yi Chen back, even if they died.
• Sky's disciples swallowed talismans and attacked Yi Chen, but he crushed one man's arm and killed six with blows to the head.
• Yi Chen recognized the survivors as members of the Demon Dragon Hall, and Sky rebuked him for naming the sect.

Yi Chen massacred Demon Dragon Hall disciples and confronted three armored elders who challenged him over the killings. After overpowering them, he exposed the fatal flaw in their Demon Dragon blood and burned them to ash, leaving his threat against the hall unfulfilled.

• Yi Chen killed the bloody shadow, his companions, and more than a dozen puppet-like men in black, then considered adapting their puppet-refining art.
• Three Demon Dragon Hall elders confronted Yi Chen, and he declared that he would eventually wipe out the entire hall.
• Yi Chen wounded one elder with a punch and offered the three a choice between surrendering their sect’s treasures or being beaten into submission.
• The three elders attacked Yi Chen with claw-force and curved hooks, but he vanished and stabbed their skulls with a short black blade.
• Yi Chen revealed that Demon Dragon blood gave them a fatal flaw, rejected their pleas for mercy, and burned their transformed skeletons to ash.

Yi Chen defeated several cultivators and fought a Demon Dragon Hall protector who ambushed him. After both men unleashed powerful techniques, Yi Chen’s two fists collided with the protector’s palm, breaking bones.

• Two observers watched Yi Chen overwhelm three high-level cultivators, and one left to capture him.
• Yi Chen killed two old men with his Black Blade while the other two fled, then took two corpses with him.
• A Demon Dragon Hall protector ambushed Yi Chen with a golden needle and accused him of destroying the hall’s sacred objects.
• The protector attacked with lightning and a black War Spear that transformed into a snake, while Yi Chen recognized the hall’s life-draining cultivation method.
• Yi Chen strengthened his body with soul power and charged the protector, and their fists and palm clashed with a shower of sparks and breaking bones.

Yi Chen fought a Demon Dragon Hall cultist and his black-clad followers after a hidden Short Halberd wounded him. Though badly injured by their demonic blood flame, Yi Chen drove off the cultist and destroyed a final black shadow with the Yin-Yang Sword.

• A blue Short Halberd pierced Yi Chen as he tried to finish off the man he had struck.
• The scarred man invoked the Demon Dragon Hall’s secret art, healing his wounds and summoning shadowy figures and black-clad fighters to attack Yi Chen.
• Yi Chen fought off the attackers but was battered and injured by their blows.
• Yi Chen used a silver needle and struck the man’s forehead, forcing him to flee as dense black mist.
• The black-clad men carried the unconscious man away, and Yi Chen called the Demon Dragon Sect rotten.
• A black shadow emerged amid the destruction, and Yi Chen cut it apart with the Yin-Yang Sword.

Yi Chen survived a patrol and rested before black-clad assassins attacked him at night. After killing several attackers and confronting a squad of soldiers sent to arrest him, Yi Chen killed their commander, leaving the remaining black-clad men unsure whether to advance or retreat.

• Yi Chen hid from a patrol, used Jade Talismans to shield himself, and rested to recover his vital energy.
• A black-clad man attacked Yi Chen with a dagger, and Yi Chen fought back against him and another attacker.
• Yi Chen killed one black-clad man and beheaded another after declaring that he knew who had sent them.
• More black-clad men and an armored force led by a general arrived to arrest Yi Chen, but he evaded their attacks and struck down the commander.
• The remaining black-clad men stared at Yi Chen, uncertain whether to keep fighting or withdraw.

Yi Chen killed the men who had cornered him, then was ambushed by another armed group and fought his way through the forest while badly wounded. After falling in the snow, he recognized the young man who had tried to kill him before, who identified himself as the deputy hall master of the Demon Dragon Hall and declared that Yi Chen would die.

• Yi Chen killed the black-clad men who had refused to let him leave and set off toward the Demon Dragon Hall.
• An arrow ambushed Yi Chen, and a burly, tattooed man appeared and ordered his men to attack.
• Yi Chen studied the burly man's fighting style, killed him when his strength faltered, and escaped through the forest.
• The black-clad men pursued Yi Chen, who suffered numerous wounds before collapsing in the snow.
• A young man who had previously tried to kill Yi Chen confronted him and claimed to be the deputy hall master of the Demon Dragon Hall.
• Yi Chen taunted the young man and his companions, warning them that they were not strong enough to kill him.

Yi Chen fought through a group of attackers and wounded their young leader before fleeing, but a powerful lightning attack left him incapacitated. A burly man from the Demon Dragon Hall captured him in the gorge and began stabbing at him with a spear.

• Yi Chen killed many black-clad attackers but took several wounds as he fought to survive.
• Yi Chen stabbed the young leader, tore the leader's horse apart, and escaped while the group pursued him.
• The young leader unleashed Five Thunders Strike the Crown, and lightning struck Yi Chen until he could barely move.
• A boulder knocked Yi Chen back, and a burly Demon Dragon Hall man appeared and blocked his escape.
• The burly man attacked Yi Chen with his spear, piercing both of Yi Chen's shoulders without striking a vital point.

Yi Chen survived the burly man’s attack after a young man intervened, but a lightning strike left them both vulnerable. Yi Chen killed the burly man amid a meteor shower, then faced an approaching group and a dangerous old man.

• A young man stopped the burly man from attacking Yi Chen and carried Yi Chen toward the gorge’s exit, but lightning struck him down.
• The burly man revealed his Peak Douluo-level power and attacked Yi Chen, while Yi Chen prepared to fight back.
• A meteor shower battered the gorge, and the burly man tried to flee.
• Yi Chen trapped the burly man with a flaming lotus and killed him with a streak of golden light as a golden barrier shielded Yi Chen.
• A group arrived and turned their attention toward Yi Chen, then an old man approached, making Yi Chen sense overwhelming danger.

Yi Chen used his ultimate fire to break through the old man’s golden barrier and turn the fight in his favor, but the Peak Douluo countered with a flame of his own. Yi Chen remained locked in battle, facing a powerful new threat to his ultimate fire.

• The old man attacked Yi Chen with a golden sword, knocking away Yi Chen’s weapon and cutting his face as Yi Chen evaded.
• Yi Chen sent his ultimate fire into the golden barrier, burning holes through it until it collapsed and burned the old man.
• Yi Chen struck the injured old man with a powerful punch, forcing him to stumble back farther than Yi Chen did.
• A burly man threatened Yi Chen and tried to claim the ultimate fire, but Yi Chen ignored him and attacked the old man again.
• The old man endured Yi Chen’s assault, then ignited his own golden flame, which suppressed the ultimate fire.

Yi Chen used his ultimate fire and spear to drive back the attackers, but the old man’s surprise attacks wounded him and forced him to draw on his soul power. After shattering the old man’s soul power and striking him with a powerful spear technique, Yi Chen faced the old man’s sudden surge in strength as he attacked again.

• Yi Chen expanded his ultimate fire into a vast blaze that swallowed the old man’s golden flames, then used it to repel the black-clad men who attacked on the burly man’s orders.
• The burly man and the old man fled, but a dagger stabbed Yi Chen in the chest while he pursued them; the old man then reappeared above him and slashed at his neck.
• Yi Chen dodged the fatal blow, wounded the old man with a counterattack, and fired a hidden soul-power needle that shattered the old man’s soul power.
• Yi Chen struck the weakened old man with his Long Spear and a powerful lightning technique, but the old man revealed a strange symbol between his brows and surged past Yi Chen’s strength.
• The old man appeared before Yi Chen and thrust his sword at him.

Yi Chen killed the old man who ambushed him, then fought the old man's young disciple, who revealed himself as a Peak Douluo-level expert. After Yi Chen's Soul Power vanished and his strength drained away, he suspected the young man had deliberately set the trap.

• The old man nearly severed Yi Chen's arm, but Yi Chen broke free, wounded him, and used his ring's power to recover and overpower him.
• Yi Chen immobilized the old man and brought down a mountain on him, killing him as the young man mourned his master.
• The young man threatened Yi Chen and his allies, then broke free of the attack that buried him and revealed his Peak Douluo-level strength.
• Yi Chen struck the young man, but his own Soul Power vanished and he lost the strength to stand.
• Yi Chen looked at the young man and the Black Stone Bead, then asked whether the attack had been deliberately arranged.

Yi Chen recovered from his injuries and discovered that the lightning had greatly strengthened his body, then attacked the Demon Dragon Hall. After killing its leader, he absorbed nine runes, whose power began tearing his body apart until a silver lightning arc restored his balance.

• Yi Chen spent a month recovering as the Black Stone Bead's suppressed power and the energy from the explosion helped repair him.
• Yi Chen found his strength unchanged but his physique vastly tougher, then demonstrated his power by destroying a building and collapsing a mountain.
• Yi Chen reached an estate guarded by the Demon Dragon Hall and punched down its gates, confronting the handsome middle-aged man who threatened to enslave him.
• Nine runes emerged from a black vortex and killed the middle-aged man with golden lightning before Yi Chen absorbed them.
• The nine runes drained Yi Chen's soul power and caused his body to disintegrate, but a silver lightning arc flashed and his body regained its balance.

Yi Chen unleashed overwhelming power against the Demon Dragon Hall, destroying its defenders and laying waste to the city. He left the city in flames as countless lives and buildings were erased in his advance.

• Yi Chen struck the ground, splitting the earth and swallowing many Demon Dragon Hall disciples in a vast fissure.
• An old man tried to steady the earth, but Yi Chen pierced his forehead and killed him with a finger strike.
• Yi Chen drained a middle-aged man with violet-blue lightning, then cut down waves of Demon Dragon Hall warriors.
• A Peak Douluo attacked Yi Chen with a War Spear and a black hammer, but Yi Chen destroyed his weapons and killed him with a punch and golden flame.
• Yi Chen charged deeper into the city, burning people, beasts, and buildings to nothing.

Yi Chen rampaged through the Demon Dragon Hall, killing its members before confronting the Black-Robed Elder. As the elder’s Blacklight Chains began to lose their hold, he realized Yi Chen’s power exceeded that of a newly advanced Peak Douluo.

• The Demon Dragon Hall’s senior members attacked Yi Chen, but he shattered a Peak Douluo’s Long Club and tore through the hall’s fighters while Butcher devoured a severed head.
• The Black-Robed Elder descended and trapped Yi Chen’s Thunderfire Divine Spear in Blacklight Chains, but Yi Chen strained until he pulled it free.
• Yi Chen transformed into a giant and fought the Black-Robed Elder, evading his attacks as the elder vanished and struck from the shadows.
• Blacklight Chains bound Yi Chen’s arm and then wrapped around his body, but he unleashed soul power that dimmed the chains and began to break the elder’s control.
• The Black-Robed Elder recognized Yi Chen as a Peak Douluo and questioned how he had become so powerful so soon.

Yi Chen defeated the black-robed elder with the Thunderfire Divine Spear, then discovered a huge creature hidden inside the black egg. When a gray-robed elder appeared and demanded that Yi Chen leave, Yi Chen fought him and drove him back.

• Yi Chen broke free of the black chains and killed the black-robed elder with the Thunderfire Divine Spear, but suffered a minor injury.
• Yi Chen approached the shattered black egg, and a bone-chilling aura revealed an enormous black creature inside.
• The creature spoke to Yi Chen, and a gray-robed elder appeared beside the egg and warned Yi Chen to leave.
• Yi Chen refused to back down and sent the gray-robed elder flying with a fist strike.
• Yi Chen strengthened himself with crimson light and attacked the gray-robed elder again.

Yi Chen fought the gray-robed elder as the black egg trapped him, then fled when the egg began to break apart. The elder intercepted him and badly wounded him, leaving Yi Chen forced to dodge another devastating Sword Aura strike.

• Yi Chen clashed with the gray-robed elder, who abandoned the fight and entered the enormous black egg.
• The black egg trapped Yi Chen, then flashed away; Yi Chen pursued it as its black halo began to dim.
• The egg trembled and cracked as cries and a sinister voice sounded from within, prompting Yi Chen to run for the cavern exit.
• The gray-robed elder blocked Yi Chen with a bronze longsword and slashed a deep wound across his chest.
• The elder unleashed another Sword Aura strike, forcing Yi Chen to abandon the egg and leap away as his black armor cracked under its residual force.