Chapter Summaries

Xu Yang advanced his combat strength and body cultivation during a year in Slaughter City, while Madam Ning and Chen Xin thwarted an attack by the Xuanji Sect. Xu Yang remained at level fifty but grew stronger as his Killing Intent became harder to control.

• Xu Yang reached nine victories, upgraded his Soul Tools, and cobbled together a crude level-one armor suit.
• The Xuanji Sect ambushed Madam Ning and Ning Rongrong, demanding the secrets of Soul Ring Overlimit Absorption, so Ning Haiyan fled with Ning Rongrong while Madam Ning held off their attackers.
• Madam Ning revealed her Titled Douluo strength, and Chen Xin arrived; together they killed the entire group.
• Over the next ten months, Xu Yang raised his Hell Slaughter Arena victories from nine to fifty-three and relied on his armor to trade injuries for kills.
• Xu Yang developed two Body Tempering Techniques, mapped and began opening his Meridians, and found that his Capillary Meridians had increased as his body strengthened.

Xu Yang repaired his armor and entered his fifty-fourth bout in the Hell Slaughter Arena, determined to complete his hundred victories and leave Slaughter City. He killed the strongest opponent and then split a Soul Emperor in two, with seven opponents still facing him.

• Xu Yang repaired his First Grade Soul Tool armor, ate food from his Storage Ring, and prepared for his next arena match.
• Xu Yang headed to the Hell Slaughter Arena, where the Evil Soul Masters recognized him by the nickname Purgatory.
• The nine opponents surrounded Xu Yang as the iron cages closed, but he swept them back with Blade Qi and killed a Soul Saint using his Soul Tool Handgun and Explosive Flame Bullets.
• Xu Yang charged a Soul Emperor who had replaced both arms with Fine Steel Prosthetics and cut through them with Slaughter God One-Hit Kill, splitting him in two.

Xu Yang slaughtered his opponents in the Hell Slaughter Arena with his newly created Slaughter God One-Hit Kill, alarming the Slaughter King. After the Slaughter Envoy failed to recruit him, the Slaughter King ordered her to prepare to open Hell Road if contact did not succeed.

• Xu Yang used Killing Intent to disable and kill the Soul Emperors, then absorbed their spilled Soul Power and left the arena.
• The Slaughter King recognized that Xu Yang could use Killing Intent in battle and ordered the Slaughter Envoy to recruit him, with Hell Road as the alternative.
• Xu Yang explained how he had created Slaughter God One-Hit Kill by combining Killing Intent, Soul Power, and sword techniques, drawing inspiration from future techniques.
• The Slaughter Envoy invited Xu Yang to join Slaughter City and offered to meet any condition, but Xu Yang refused because he came only to temper himself and despised the city.
• The Slaughter Envoy left after warning Xu Yang not to regret his decision.

Xu Yang completed his hundredth Hell Slaughter Arena match and became a Slaughter Arena Champion, but rejected the Slaughter King's offer to stay in Slaughter City. The Slaughter King let him challenge Hell Road, leaving Xu Yang to begin his escape from the city.

• After nearly two years of fighting increasingly difficult opponents, Xu Yang won his hundredth match and released overwhelming Killing Intent across the arena.
• The Slaughter King appeared, erased Xu Yang's Killing Intent with his Spiritual Power, and offered him the title of Slaughter God and a position as Guest Elder.
• Xu Yang resisted the Slaughter King's toxin and refused his offer, insisting that he would challenge Hell Road.
• The Slaughter King trapped Xu Yang in his Asura Domain, but withdrew it before killing him because Slaughter City's rules forbade it.
• The Slaughter King agreed to send Xu Yang down Hell Road and coldly wished him luck on the journey.

Xu Yang entered Hell Road after the Slaughter King poisoned the Hell Slaughter Arena audience to open the passage. He began fighting the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King with hidden weapons and Sun True Fire, while conserving strength for the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent.

• The Slaughter King released deadly red mist that drove the Hell Slaughter Arena audience to mutilate themselves, killing everyone and opening the way to Hell Road.
• Xu Yang fell through the blood-colored vortex, landed on a narrow path above the Blood Pool, and used his Sun Golden Eyes to inspect the dangers ahead.
• Xu Yang prepared himself, then ran along the path until the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King and swarms of blood-colored bats attacked him.
• Xu Yang fired Explosive Flame Bullets from two Soul Tool Handguns, blasting apart two of the bat king's heads and weakening it.
• Xu Yang used his Flame Control Right Arm Bone to create a small wisp of Sun True Fire, intending to use the toxic red mist as fuel while conserving soul power for the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent.

Xu Yang used Sun True Fire to destroy the blood bats on the Hell Road, then confronted the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent with his Soul Tool Handguns. He shattered the serpent’s head and nine back protrusions, leaving their Golden Red liquid exposed.

• Xu Yang burned the blood bats with Sun True Fire and let the fleeing Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King escape.
• Xu Yang continued down the Hell Road, where he found the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent blocking the narrow path.
• Xu Yang equipped his Wind Chime Wings, took to the air, and fired at the serpent while avoiding its flame attack.
• Xu Yang used coordinated Armor-Piercing and Explosive Flame Bullets to shatter the serpent’s head and nine back protrusions.
• Golden Red liquid remained suspended where the serpent’s protrusions had burst.

Xu Yang cleared Hell Road and escaped Slaughter City, then endured the clash of killing intents as Divine Slaughter's Domain formed. He awoke in a forest with the new domain's power marked on his right-hand External Soul Bone and wondered why it had attached there instead of to his Sun Martial Soul.

• Xu Yang killed the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent with Slaughter God One-Hit Kill, caught its Inner Core, and continued across Hell Road.
• Xu Yang resisted the Supreme Evil Qi and killing intent as he crossed the final trial and flew through the exit from Slaughter City.
• The Slaughter King realized Xu Yang had passed Hell Road, but an immense pressure stopped him from leaving to pursue Xu Yang.
• Xu Yang endured the killing intents clashing within him as Divine Slaughter's Domain formed, then lost consciousness.
• Xu Yang awoke in a forest and found white patterns on his right-hand External Soul Bone, leaving him uncertain why the domain had attached to it.

Xu Yang tested Divine Slaughter's Domain after escaping Slaughter City, then absorbed the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's Inner Core to gain his fifth Soul Ring and raise his soul power to Level 58. He finished with the Sun Domain and his fifth soul skill still to be revealed.

• Xu Yang released Divine Slaughter's Domain across a hundred-meter area and confirmed that his body, rather than his martial soul or Soul Bone, was its vessel.
• Xu Yang left the forest, found a cave, and swallowed the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's Inner Core.
• Xu Yang endured the Inner Core's destructive fiery force while using Morning Light and his Healing Secret Technique to repair his body.
• Xu Yang refined the Inner Core's power, broke through the Level 50 bottleneck, and formed a solid fifth Soul Ring.
• Xu Yang reached Level 58 and realized that absorbing the Inner Core had also granted him a fifth soul skill and the Sun Domain.

After absorbing the Inner Core, Xu Yang awakened the Sun Martial Soul’s natural Sun Domain and tested his Fifth Soul Skill, discovering its immense power and limitations. As he left the burning mountain forest, Asura watched him and considered Xu Yang as a possible heir to the Asura God position.

• Xu Yang awakened the Sun Domain, which strengthened him, suppressed opponents, weakened their senses, and rapidly consumed their Soul Power and Spiritual Power.
• Xu Yang tested Suns in the Sky Grand Formation, which formed ten suns and increased the Sun Martial Soul’s power tenfold during the day when combined with his Second Soul Skill.
• Xu Yang noted the skill’s preparation time and reduced nighttime power, resolved to keep its strongest use secret, and extinguished the forest fire with his Flame Control Right Arm Bone.
• Xu Yang sensed several Soul Elders approaching the fire and left before they arrived; the Soul Elders guessed a powerful fire-attributed Spirit Master had caused it.
• Asura observed Xu Yang’s unpredictable destiny, considered him as an heir to the Asura God position, and blamed Tang Chen’s failed trial for delaying his plans.

Asura considered Xu Yang a promising candidate for inheriting his godhood, while Xu Yang arrived in Dragon Flame City and slept off his ordeal in Slaughter City. Chen Xin learned Xu Yang had returned, overcame his guilt and regret to reach Level Ninety-Eight, and prepared to help Xu Yang control his Killing Intent.

• Asura decided to keep observing Xu Yang as a potential successor to the Asura Godhood.
• Xu Yang checked into the Seven Treasure Hotel in Dragon Flame City and fell into a deep sleep, his Killing Intent frightening the other guests away.
• Chen Xin practiced his swordsmanship to sever his guilt and regret over Xu Yang, bringing himself close to a breakthrough.
• Ning Fengzhi told Chen Xin that Xu Yang had returned and was resting at the hotel, so Chen Xin flew there with him.
• After sensing Xu Yang's powerful Killing Intent, Chen Xin broke through to Level Ninety-Eight and vowed to teach him how to control it.

After waking from a three-day sleep, Xu Yang reunited with Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi, described his discoveries in Slaughter City, and demonstrated his new domains. He returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Chen Xin helped him control his Killing Intent so Ning Rongrong could approach him.

• Xu Yang woke after sleeping for three days, ate a large meal with Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi, and told them about Slaughter City and the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent.
• Xu Yang showed Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi the Divine Slaughter's Domain and Sun Domain, and they praised his strength before the three set out for the sect.
• Madam Ning, Gu Rong, Ning Rongrong, Ning Haiyan, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan welcomed Xu Yang at Seven Treasure City after four years apart.
• Madam Ning hugged Xu Yang, and the group returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as Ning Rongrong felt wary of his aura.
• Chen Xin advised Xu Yang to guide his Killing Intent through his body, allowing him to restrain it so Ning Rongrong could take his hand.

After returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Xu Yang reunited with his family and Dugu Yan, then began recovering from his years in Slaughter City through blade training and quieter pursuits. A year later, he rested by the lake beside a sleeping Ning Rongrong.

• Ning Rongrong welcomed Xu Yang home, and he shared a reunion meal with his family and friends.
• Xu Yang and Dugu Yan talked by the lake, where he comforted her and told her how he had endured Slaughter City by thinking of his loved ones.
• Dugu Yan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while Xu Yang began training with Chen Xin and learning everyday skills and pastimes with Ning Fengzhi and Madam Ning.
• Chen Xin taught Xu Yang Blade Skill and made him refocus whenever Killing Intent crept into his movements.
• Over the next year, Xu Yang learned to control his Killing Intent, then rested by the lake as Ning Rongrong slept nearby.

Xu Yang entered the realm of Harmony of Man and Nature while fishing, greatly strengthening his Spiritual Power and reaching rank sixty-three. He explored the new abilities this realm gave him as Ning Rongrong slept on his chest.

• Chen Xin saw Xu Yang in harmony with heaven and earth and left without disturbing him.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect discreetly began searching for hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts, especially those with fire or light attributes.
• Xu Yang's Sun Worm King Soul Ring and Spiritual Purification Wisdom Skull, along with his training and the Ten Suns in the Sky Grand Formation, helped him overcome Slaughter City's influence and approach Harmony of Man and Nature.
• While fishing, Xu Yang's Spiritual Power resonated with heaven and earth, unblocked his Du Meridian, and continued to grow as he fell asleep beside Ning Rongrong.
• Xu Yang woke at rank sixty-three, recognized that he had reached Harmony of Man and Nature, and discovered enhanced perception, cultivation, combat power, and control over Soul Power.

Xu Yang reflected on forming a Soul Core and considered developing an Inner Core Technique to unite Essence, Qi, and Spirit into a Golden Core. The chapter ended with Ning Rongrong waking beside him after pretending to sleep while he pinched her cheeks.

• Xu Yang realized his Spiritual Power and micro-control could help him form a Soul Core when he accumulated enough Soul Power to break through to level seventy.
• Xu Yang judged complementary yin-yang Soul Cores too dangerous and decided to research an Inner Core Technique as a safer way to fuse Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
• Xu Yang acknowledged that he lacked the knowledge to circulate the Small and Great Heavenly Cycles, so he planned to research the method while keeping Soul Core formation as a fallback.
• Xu Yang noticed that Ning Rongrong was awake and teased her by pinching her cheeks.
• Ning Rongrong opened her eyes, slapped Xu Yang’s hand away, and climbed off him to straighten her clothes.

Xu Yang learned that Ning Rongrong had left home for Suotuo City and decided to go there with Dugu Yan, hoping to study Tang San’s Mysterious Heaven Skill. Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong arrived at Shrek Academy and continued its assessments with Zhu Zhuqing.

• Xu Yang told Ning Rongrong he was returning to school, and she grew tearful at the thought of being left alone again.
• Two months later, Xu Yang struggled to improve his Circulation Method and received word that Ning Rongrong was heading to Suotuo City.
• Xu Yang decided to visit Suotuo City with the Royal Fighting Team and planned to secretly learn the Mysterious Heaven Skill from Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong passed Shrek Academy’s earlier assessments and headed toward the fourth test alongside Zhu Zhuqing.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s guards discovered Xiao Wu was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, but Tang Hao stopped them from capturing her. At Shrek, Ning Rongrong helped her team pass Zhao Wuji’s test, then challenged Tang San’s soul-ring choices and criticized Yu Xiaogang’s limitations.

• Wang Xu ordered Li Yao to report Xiao Wu’s discovery to the sect and led the others to capture her, but Tang Hao appeared and warned them not to touch her.
• Wang Xu recognized Tang Hao as Clear Sky Crown and withdrew his men after Tang Hao claimed he had discovered Xiao Wu first.
• Ning Rongrong supported Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing with her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and handgun, helping them hold out against Zhao Wuji and enroll at Shrek Academy.
• Ning Rongrong, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, and Oscar gathered outside the village after their enrollment.
• Ning Rongrong questioned Tang San’s poison-based Blue Silver Grass soul rings and criticized Yu Xiaogang’s limited cultivation experience, angering Tang San.

Ning Rongrong defended her brother’s theories about Blue Silver Grass and explained that its strongest attribute was life, while Tang San reconsidered his assumptions. She revealed that her brother was Xu Yang, a seventeen-year-old Soul Emperor, leaving Tang San resentful and Dai Mubai questioning how Xu Yang had advanced so quickly.

• Tang San challenged Ning Rongrong’s criticism of his Blue Silver Grass choices, and she argued that his high Innate Soul Power explained his rapid cultivation.
• Ning Rongrong said Blue Silver Grass soul beasts existed and described the life force of the Blue Silver King and Blue Silver Emperor; Xiao Wu confirmed she had seen them.
• Tang Hao listened from the shadows and wept as Ning Rongrong described the Blue Silver Emperor’s survival and rebirth.
• Ning Rongrong questioned relying blindly on books and attributed her knowledge to her brother’s experience and advice.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked who Ning Rongrong’s brother was, and Ning Rongrong identified him as Xu Yang, a seventeen-year-old rank sixty-three Soul Emperor.
• Tang San felt resentful about Xu Yang’s cultivation, while Dai Mubai asked whether Xu Yang had used drugs and Ning Rongrong insisted he had trained through hard work.

Ning Rongrong gave Zhu Zhuqing a Gravity Bracelet and explained how gravity training could strengthen her body. Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi’s group planned around Xiao Wu’s identity as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, while Xu Yang prepared a hypnosis Soul Tool for Tang San.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Ning Rongrong about her cultivation method, and Ning Rongrong offered to ask her brother about methods that might suit her.
• Ning Rongrong gave Zhu Zhuqing a Gravity Bracelet and demonstrated her own gravity-field Soul Tool, warning Zhu Zhuqing not to overtrain.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong discussed Xiao Wu’s identity, Tang Hao’s likely reaction, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s need to preserve its alliance with the Clear Sky Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to visit Tang Hao and planned to accompany Chen Xin to Suotuo City when the Royal Fighting Team went there for spirit fights.
• Xu Yang worked on Hypnosis Glasses intended to help him obtain the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record from Tang San without Tang San noticing.

Xu Yang and Dugu Yan traveled to Suotuo City and reunited with Ning Rongrong and her Shrek classmates during their training. Xu Yang demonstrated his strength by healing the group, then continued toward Shrek Academy with Dugu Yan as the students reacted in astonishment.

• Xu Yang completed the Hypnosis Glasses and set out with Dugu Yan, while the Royal Fighting Team prepared for battles in Suotuo City.
• Xu Yang and Dugu Yan reached Suotuo City and encountered Ning Rongrong and six Shrek students running with baskets of stones.
• Ning Rongrong happily reunited with Xu Yang and Dugu Yan, and Xu Yang scolded her for leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect alone.
• Xu Yang introduced himself and Dugu Yan to Tang San and the others, then used his Morning Light skill to heal their fatigue and hidden injuries.
• Tang San sensed Xu Yang’s power, and the Shrek students marveled at his six Soul Rings, including a Ten Thousand Year third ring, as Xu Yang and Dugu Yan headed for Shrek Academy.

Xu Yang secretly learned Tang San’s Mysterious Heaven Skill while avoiding Tang Hao, and used it to improve his own cultivation method. After realizing that Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin had come because Xiao Wu’s identity was exposed, he joined them in Suotuo City and rejected the Soft Bone Rabbit as a possible Soul Ring target.

• Ning Rongrong proudly accepted her companions’ praise after Xu Yang’s Morning Light strengthened the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Xu Yang sensed Tang Hao near Shrek Academy and decided to study Tang San’s Mysterious Heaven Skill rather than risk acting against him.
• Xu Yang paid Flender to enter Shrek Academy and chose a room where he could secretly observe Tang San’s daily cultivation.
• Over five days, Xu Yang memorized Tang San’s cultivated circulation route and developed a method for cultivating Sun Soul Power.
• Xu Yang realized Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin had come because Xiao Wu’s Hundred-Thousand-Year identity had been exposed, then hurried to Suotuo City to meet them.
• Xu Yang told Ning Fengzhi he did not want Xiao Wu’s Soft Bone Rabbit and preferred a fire-and-light Soul Beast or, as a backup, the Titan Giant Ape.