Arc 31The Black Heart and the Immortal Qi

Jiang Chen used the Immortal Jade to build his strength, toppled the divine cult in Voltoles, and faced threats across the Nine Provinces. After Jiang Xiao Chen defeated Heavenly Dao Society fighters, Jiang Chen absorbed a dangerous black heart and trapped it in the Yin God Hammer’s inner realm.

  • Jiang Chen enhanced the Immortal Jade, reached Voltoles, and led the assault that killed the city’s Divine Being and its followers.
  • Jiang Chen’s forces defeated the Weird Objects and Evil Believers, but Tie Zhu swallowed the Immortal Qi strand and proved impossible to cut open.
  • Jiang Chen joined the Saints Organization against Sacred Artifact wielders, and Tie Zhu shielded a city from the stone sun disc while Jiang Chen destroyed the artifacts.
  • Jiang Chen learned a Great Power’s corpse was hunting those involved in the eerie Buddha’s death, then lured it into Formless City and arranged for the Yin God to confront it.
  • Jiang Chen pursued Jiang Dijiao over the Hundred Slashes saber, while Tie Zhu swallowed Jiang Dijiao’s compressed world and Jiang Xiao Chen absorbed its spirit herbs.
  • Jiang Xiao Chen defeated three Heavenly Dao Society fighters after they tried to seize the Immortal Jade, and Nan Zhensu fled after Tie Zhu shielded him.
  • Jiang Chen released the black heart from Nan Zhensu’s sealed jar, but it tried to possess him and was driven out by Jiang Chen’s inner vision.
  • Jiang Chen absorbed the damaged heart with the Yin God Hammer, discovered it retained its consciousness, and sealed it in the hammer’s inner realm for the Netherworld Soldiers to attack.
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Ch. 751Second Uncle and I Are Invincible

Jiang Chen enhanced the damaged Immortal Jade into a powerful source of Immortal Qi before arriving in Voltoles, where his group confronted the Weird Objects surrounding the city. The Weird Objects were swiftly destroyed, and Jiang Chen’s group remained ready to continue their journey.

  • Xu Fu, King You, and their companions were beaten and robbed in the black mist, then blamed the Land Temple for their humiliation.
  • Jiang Chen enhanced the Immortal Jade repeatedly, using stolen treasures, Tie Zhu’s offerings, and the Restricted Zone’s portal as materials.
  • The fully enhanced Immortal Jade increased cultivation speed, supplied abundant spiritual energy, and could devour the power of the Dao of Law to create Immortal Qi.
  • Jiang Chen arrived in Voltoles and found Weird Objects lurking in the clouds and wilderness around the city.
  • Tie Zhu attacked a flying snake, while Jiang Xiao Chen used his Great Dao and chains to destroy the Weird Objects.

Ch. 752Tonight, the Divine Beings Shall Fall

Jiang Chen met the Church of the Gods in a city infiltrated by Weird Objects and learned that a powerful being had corrupted the elite to control its centers of power. He set out to confront the city’s highest-ranking believers, declaring that the divine beings would fall that night.

  • Jiang Chen absorbed the Weird Objects’ corpses with the Immortal Jade Prototype, causing a strand of Immortal Qi to begin forming.
  • Jiang Chen met the Church of the Gods’ contact at an underground lounge and learned that Lady Scarlett, a King-Level expert, was secretly guarding the entrance.
  • The Church of the Gods’ leaders explained that a Shapeshifting Weird Object had infiltrated their former base and that monsters had already infiltrated the city.
  • The old man told Jiang Chen that a being called the Blood Man had corrupted the city’s wealthy, politicians, and gang leaders by offering Divine Blessing and power.
  • Jiang Chen refused to limit his help to killing the strongest names on the Church’s list and asked to meet the city’s most influential people.
  • Jiang Chen headed into the corridor and declared, “Tonight, the divine beings shall fall.”

Ch. 753I came here for one thing: to slaughter your god

Jiang Chen confronted the powerful believers gathered in Cooper District and demanded a way to approach their god. After killing several who defied or failed to help him, he forced the surviving dignitaries to offer a plan.

  • Influential believers across Voltoles gathered at the old residence in Cooper District to meet the Gods Religion's pontiff and Getuofu.
  • Jiang Chen interrupted Getuofu and killed him with a flash of black light before he could finish speaking.
  • Jiang Chen killed another dignitary who panicked and a young believer who denounced him as a blasphemer.
  • Jiang Chen said he had come to slaughter the god and demanded to know how to get close to it.
  • One of the remaining dignitaries knelt and offered Jiang Chen a plan.

Ch. 754The Divine Beings' Evening Gala

Jiang Chen tortured the Evil Believers into revealing that their most meritorious members gathered after midnight for divine blessings, then organized a mass meeting and led the sole survivor toward the Sacred Land. He arrived at the Divine Beings' evening gala intending to kill the god and manipulate the cult's leaders into sacrificing their followers.

  • Jiang Chen killed the fat old man and had a terrifying companion slaughter half the gathered Evil Believers when they tried to flee.
  • Jiang Chen forced the survivors to devise plans until only a mustached middle-aged man remained, then learned that top believers visited the Sacred Land after midnight for divine blessings.
  • Jiang Chen ordered the survivor to gather the city's believers, gave a speech, and urged the crowd to sacrifice themselves to avert a calamity threatening the Divine Beings.
  • The mustached man led Jiang Chen to a brightly lit banquet hall near the Gods' Mausoleum Restricted Zone, where believers from many cities had gathered.
  • A merchant greeted the mustached man, and Jiang Chen claimed he eagerly awaited meeting the Divine Being.

Ch. 755Your god is dead

Jiang Chen and Jiang Xiao Chen attended a banquet held by Evil Believers, where Old Hogg revealed his monstrous new form and welcomed their grotesque deity. As the deity prepared to bless Bunyan Shambi, Jiang Chen killed it with his Black Iron Hammer and told the believers their god was dead.

  • Jiang Chen and Jiang Xiao Chen sat silently in a corner while the banquet guests watched them.
  • Old Hogg arrived as a goat-headed demon, declared himself a new God Envoy, and displayed his power to the believers.
  • The believers welcomed their deity, a writhing mass of human organs, and Bunyan Shambi stepped forward to receive its blessing.
  • Jiang Chen overtook Bunyan, approached the deity, and assessed that it had weakened to roughly the fifth or sixth tier of Supreme Powerhouse.
  • Jiang Chen struck the deity with his Black Iron Hammer, splattering blood, then told the petrified believers that their god was dead.

Ch. 756A group of believers whose worldview was shaken

Jiang Chen and Jiang Xiao Chen overwhelmed the Divine Being’s servants and the Weird Objects attacking them in the banquet hall. Jiang Chen offered the Evil Believers a chance to cooperate, then killed those who hesitated to submit.

  • After the Divine Being died, a green lizard servant attacked, but Jiang Xiao Chen crushed its head with an invisible force.
  • A bat-like creature confronted Jiang Chen, and Jiang Xiao Chen struck it through the roof as more powerful Weird Objects arrived.
  • The Weird Objects attacked Jiang Chen, but armored warriors emerging from his shadows fought them off while the hall collapsed around the Evil Believers.
  • Nearly half the Evil Believers agreed to cooperate with Jiang Chen, while the rest waited to see who would win.
  • Jiang Chen had a streak of black light kill the believers who had not submitted immediately.

Ch. 757Be Buried with Your God!

Jiang Chen defeated the Restricted Zone’s Weird Objects and gathered their followers to expose the death of their Divine Being. When he told the believers to be buried with their dead god, the transformed monsters attacked, but Jiang Chen’s forces surged from the darkness to meet them.

  • Jiang Xiao Chen and the Soul Ancestor Commander killed the last bat-like Weird Object after Blood Man refused to help it.
  • Jiang Chen persuaded the surviving Evil Believers to gather other followers and the divine servants for a seminar.
  • Nearly ten thousand believers and Weird Objects assembled at the banquet hall ruins, where Jiang Chen recalled how their Divine Being had won their loyalty.
  • Jiang Chen announced that their god was dead and told the believers to be buried with Him, provoking many to attack.
  • The high-level believers knelt while the transformed monsters charged, and Jiang Chen’s armed forces emerged from the darkness.

Ch. 758Second Uncle, Did You Skip Your Meal?

After the Yin Sha Legion defeated the Evil Believers, Jiang Chen formed a strand of Immortal Qi, but Tie Zhu swallowed it and drained the Immortal Jade Prototype. Jiang Chen and Jiang Xiao Chen tried to cut open Tie Zhu’s belly, but even their strongest attacks failed to break his skin.

  • The Yin Sha Legion slaughtered the Evil Believers, and Jiang Chen absorbed the residual power from the Restricted Zone’s Weird Objects.
  • Jiang Chen discovered that the Immortal Jade Prototype had formed a strand of Immortal Qi, but Tie Zhu swallowed it and drained the jade’s power.
  • Jiang Chen caught Tie Zhu and recovered the depleted Immortal Jade Prototype from his mouth, then threatened to cut open his belly to remove the black-gold ball of light.
  • Tie Zhu eagerly agreed to the operation because he wanted to cook Dragon Meat, and Jiang Chen handed the knife to Jiang Xiao Chen.
  • Jiang Xiao Chen, Jiang Chen, and a Soul Ancestor Commander attacked Tie Zhu with increasingly powerful weapons, but none could break his skin.

Ch. 759Tie Zhu's New Ability, Meeting Old Acquaintances Again

Jiang Chen and Jiang Xiao Chen discovered that Tie Zhu had gained a golden protective ability after absorbing Immortal Qi and receiving an incantation from the Dark Gold Light Orb. Jiang Chen then met the surviving Saints Organization members, who described how Sacred Artifacts had turned nearly a hundred ordinary people into Supreme Powerhouses and destroyed a city.

  • Tie Zhu revealed that its body had become tougher, then activated golden patterns using an incantation it had learned from the Dark Gold Light Orb.
  • Jiang Chen recognized the golden patterns as a powerful defensive layer and teased Tie Zhu about testing it against Old Tun.
  • Jiang Chen traveled with Jiang Xiao Chen to meet the nine remaining members of the Saints Organization near Jerusalem.
  • Gray and Elder Queto declined Jiang Chen's offer to take them to the Nine Provinces, insisting they would remain in their homeland.
  • Queto explained that the Stone Sun Disc had appeared during the Second Round of Turmoil and that Sacred Artifacts had possessed ordinary people, granting them Supreme Powerhouse-level strength.
  • The newly empowered people fought one another, but after their minds were contaminated and their city was devastated, they joined the destruction and turned the city into an Asura Field.

Ch. 760The Calamity of the Sacred Artifacts

Jiang Chen confronted the Sacred Artifact wielders slaughtering civilians and sent his forces to rescue survivors while pursuing their main group. In a city battle, he and his allies stripped two Great Cultivators of the vitality fueling their powers, driving them to summon their Sacred Object despite the expected bloodshed.

  • Jiang Chen found Sacred Artifact wielders resting in a seaside city after massacring its inhabitants, and his soldiers pinned them and inflicted relentless punishment while he called the Saints to rescue survivors.
  • Jiang Chen arrived in another city where Sacred Artifact wielders were defeating the army, and his forces slaughtered most of them while protecting the civilians.
  • Jiang Chen watched Jiang Xiao Chen and the Soul Ancestor Commander struggle against two powerful Great Cultivators and realized the Sacred Artifacts burned the vitality of living beings.
  • Jiang Chen ordered Jiang Xiao Chen to use Tunxiang's ability to drain the stored vitality, while Tie Zhu blocked and provoked the two opponents.
  • Unable to escape or defeat Jiang Chen's allies, the two Great Cultivators decided to summon their Sacred Object, knowing its descent would cause widespread deaths, including among its summoners.

Ch. 761The Terrifying Disc, the Giant Dragon Swallows the Sun

Jiang Chen and Jiang Xiao Chen faced two transcendents and a stone sun disc that threatened to erase the city, but Tie Zhu endured its attacks and contained it. After Jiang Chen destroyed the transcendents’ Sacred Artifacts, Jiang Xiao Chen learned to control the disc, and Jiang Chen offered him immortal qi to help him break through.

  • The stone sun disc appeared above the city and began sending out waves that erased people and buildings from existence.
  • Tie Zhu transformed into a giant dragon, shielded the city from most of the disc’s destructive waves, and coiled around it to contain its power.
  • Jiang Xiao Chen attacked the two stunned transcendents, who fled but were overwhelmed and defeated by Soul Mist and further attacks.
  • Jiang Chen smashed the captured Sacred Artifacts with the Yin God Hammer and fed them to the Immortal Jade Prototype, restoring the sky and ending the disc’s threat.
  • Tie Zhu brought Jiang Chen the now-inactive disc, and Jiang Xiao Chen studied it until he could control its destructive waves.
  • Jiang Chen gave Jiang Xiao Chen a wisp of immortal qi and told him to use it to attempt a breakthrough.

Ch. 762The eerie Buddha and the Great Power Corpse on Penglai Immortal Island

Jiang Chen learned that Er Leng had been badly wounded by a Great Power Corpse after an eerie Buddha escaped Great Luotian and was killed by a group of cultivators. Er Leng survived with help from the King of Reincarnation, but the corpse from Penglai Immortal Island was hunting everyone involved.

  • Jiang Xiao Chen broke through to the fourth tier of Supreme Powerhouse, and Jiang Chen said Immortal Qi might eventually transform all his Daos of Law.
  • Jiang Chen and Tie Zhu took Jiang Xiao Chen back toward the Nine Provinces, but Er Leng sent a distress message from a nearby strait.
  • Jiang Chen found Er Leng injured by Corpse Qi and used the Immortal Jade Prototype to heal him.
  • Er Leng explained that an eerie Buddha had escaped SS-07 Great Luotian with treasures from Penglai Fierce Land, and cultivators led by Xiao Ji ambushed and killed it.
  • Er Leng revealed that a Great Power Corpse from Penglai Immortal Island was now hunting everyone who had taken part in the eerie Buddha's death.

Ch. 763A win-win business opportunity

Jiang Chen’s group encountered the Great Power-level corpse and escaped after Jiang Xiao Chen was badly wounded. After learning how the corpse had driven powerful figures into hiding, Jiang Chen announced that he could deal with it, leaving everyone to wonder what price he would demand.

  • Er Leng told Jiang Chen how the corpse had attacked him and how the King of Reincarnation had helped him escape.
  • Jiang Chen’s group encountered the corpse, and Jiang Xiao Chen’s attack barely made it flinch before it struck him through the chest.
  • Tie Zhu carried Jiang Chen and the wounded Jiang Xiao Chen away, while the corpse stayed behind and turned toward another target.
  • Jiang Chen returned to the Nine Provinces and learned that the corpse had scattered or wounded the Reincarnators, Old Antiques, and other figures, while the Ginseng Doll had escaped its pursuit.
  • Jiang Chen posted on the Global Unusual Person Exchange Network that he could deal with the corpse, prompting people to question his claim and the price he would demand.

Ch. 764King Chen's Origins Reached Another Level

Jiang Chen negotiated a share of the treasures from the Weird Buddha with the Old Antiques and brought them to the Nine Provinces to witness his plan. At the East Sea Coast, Tie Zhu lured a Great Power’s corpse into the Nine Provinces, leaving the gathered observers astonished by the young True Dragon at Jiang Chen’s side.

  • Jiang Chen demanded a thirty-seventy split of the spoils from the Weird Buddha, and the Old Antiques agreed after Old Liao mistakenly thought Jiang Chen had lowered his price.
  • Jiang Chen left the Underground City with Tie Zhu, while Old Antiques, Reincarnators, and Weird Objects gathered in the Nine Provinces carrying treasures.
  • Zhou Tai received the visitors as they discussed whether Jiang Chen could handle the Great Power’s corpse.
  • At the East Sea Coast, Tie Zhu repeatedly drew the Great Power’s corpse after him by enduring its blows and taunting it.
  • The Great Power’s corpse pursued Tie Zhu into the Nine Provinces, and the onlookers realized Tie Zhu was a young True Dragon and speculated about Jiang Chen’s origins.

Ch. 765King Chen? The King of Pay More!

Jiang Chen lured a Great Power’s corpse into Formless City’s Pseudo-Restricted Zone and made the gathered experts pay him extra for handling it. He returned to the Underground City and fed their treasures to the Immortal Jade, which produced three strands of immortal qi.

  • Jiang Chen and Tie Zhu entered Formless City, and Tie Zhu baited the Great Power’s corpse into the Pseudo-Restricted Zone by stripping off its immortal robe.
  • Jiang Chen persuaded the Yin God to confront the corpse, threatening to smash the Buddha statues when it refused to help.
  • Jiang Chen told the waiting experts that handling the corpse had cost him dearly, then Tie Zhu delivered bills and collected more treasures from them.
  • Zhao Gujin declared that he would fight Jiang Chen after reaching the True Dao, so Jiang Chen attacked him with Jiang Xiao Chen and three Yin Sha Commanders, forcing him to flee with a void talisman.
  • Jiang Chen returned to the Underground City and let the Immortal Jade absorb the treasures, producing three strands of immortal qi with one-fifth of the fourth still to go.

Ch. 766The ancient being on Penglai Immortal Island

After Penglai Immortal Island’s ancient being threatened King Chen, a mysterious sword-bearing man from the Heavenly Dao Society intervened and fought the ancient being’s phantom. The man was eventually hurled away by a bronze spear, and an Old Antique wondered whether he was Seize the Moon.

  • Jiang Xiao Chen absorbed two strands of Immortal Qi and advanced further into Supreme Powerhouse Fourth Tier, while Xiaohai reached Ninth Stage Peak.
  • News arrived that an ancient being on Penglai Immortal Island had erupted in anger over the death of a Great Power’s corpse and threatened King Chen and the Nine Provinces.
  • A hidden figure named King Chen, and a sword-bearing man shattered the ancient being’s curse-like declaration before killing the informant who had spoken the name.
  • The ancient being challenged the Heavenly Dao Society, whose hidden figures allowed him three breaths to fight the sword-bearing man.
  • The sword-bearing man blocked the ancient being’s finger and split his palm, but a phantom bronze war spear struck him into the distance.
  • An Old Antique watched the battle and wondered whether the sword-bearing man was Seize the Moon.

Ch. 767A Deal Between a Restricted Zone and a Fierce Land: Everyone Who Sees It Gets a Share

Jiang Chen learned that the King of Reincarnation was close to becoming a Great Power and joked that Tie Zhu could take his position, prompting Tie Zhu to recruit support by promising his own meat. Jiang Chen then confronted Jiang Dijiao, an envoy from the Weapon Ancestor, about what it had taken from the Fierce Land of Yingzhou.

  • Jiang Chen told Tie Zhu he could become the King of Reincarnation if Reincarnation did not return within ten days.
  • Tie Zhu promised the King of Equality and other Nine Provinces powerhouses portions of his meat in exchange for their support.
  • Jiang Chen checked Ghost Gate Pass, then headed toward Yingzhou after learning a Sub-Restricted Zone envoy had visited the Fierce Land.
  • Jiang Chen intercepted Jiang Dijiao at sea and learned that only twelve soldiers remained under the Weapon Ancestor.
  • Jiang Chen asked to keep Jiang Dijiao's saber and the item it had brought from Yingzhou, and Jiang Dijiao drew its saber to defend its mission.

Ch. 768You Have a Batch of Treasures Destined for Me

Jiang Chen had Tie Zhu and Jiang Xiao Chen pursue Jiang Dijiao after Tie Zhu blocked his powerful slash, and Jiang Dijiao fled toward the SS-Class-13 Demon-Prison Hell. As the chase continued, he warned them about the imprisoned Weapon Ancestor and the Ancestral Artifact sealed in Soldier Demon City.

  • Jiang Dijiao revealed that Hundred Slashes had been refined from a Yin God, then turned to leave after Jiang Chen coolly challenged his claims.
  • Jiang Chen sent Tie Zhu to test the blade, and Tie Zhu blocked Jiang Dijiao’s full-strength slash with only a shallow mark on his back.
  • Jiang Chen demanded Jiang Dijiao leave behind his treasures, but Jiang Dijiao activated an eye on the blade and fled over the horizon.
  • Tie Zhu carried Jiang Chen and Jiang Xiao Chen after Jiang Dijiao, while Tie Zhu intercepted him and Jiang Xiao Chen attacked as he retreated.
  • Jiang Dijiao fled toward the Demon-Prison Hell and warned that the Weapon Ancestor imprisoned there could reclaim the Ancestral Artifact sealed in Soldier Demon City.

Ch. 769The fleeing Great Power

Jiang Chen and Jiang Xiao Chen pursued the Weapon Demon Jiang Dijiao toward the Demon-Prison Hell, with Jiang Xiao Chen copying its saber Dao and forcing it to flee. At the Restricted Zone portal, Jiang Dijiao sent the treasures ahead, turned to face its pursuers, and challenged Jiang Chen as a peak False God nearing Yin God strength.

  • Jiang Dijiao fought while retreating toward the Restricted Zone, while distant observers watched Jiang Chen let Jiang Xiao Chen and Tie Zhu battle it.
  • The Dharma-Breaking Commander broke Jiang Dijiao’s black screen, and Tie Zhu seized its saber, weakening it.
  • Jiang Xiao Chen manifested a black Dao of Law, took Jiang Dijiao’s saber, and copied its saber Dao in a clash that left him wounded and Jiang Dijiao shaken.
  • Jiang Dijiao pierced its brow to unleash Great Power strength, then fled toward the Demon-Prison Hell instead of attacking.
  • Jiang Chen, Jiang Xiao Chen, and Tie Zhu chased Jiang Dijiao; at the portal, Jiang Dijiao hurled a compressed world carrying the treasures through and turned to challenge Jiang Chen.

Ch. 770You're not worthy. Bring your master!

Jiang Chen escaped Jiang Dijiao by having Tie Zhu steal the compressed world while he kept his opponent distracted, leaving Jiang Dijiao to kill fleeing spectators before the tribulation weakened it. In a tropical rainforest, Jiang Chen rewarded Tie Zhu, then opened the stolen world and began absorbing its rare spirit herbs with the Immortal Jade Prototype.

  • Jiang Chen taunted Jiang Dijiao and tried to sell the spectators life-saving information while Jiang Dijiao prepared its strongest slash.
  • Tie Zhu vanished and swallowed Jiang Dijiao's compressed world, then whisked Jiang Chen and itself away as Jiang Dijiao pursued them.
  • Jiang Dijiao failed to find its opponents, turned its blade on the fleeing spectators, and was gravely weakened by the tribulation thunder before retreating into the Restricted Zone's portal.
  • Tie Zhu claimed credit for its escape and asked Jiang Chen to record its achievement in the family genealogy, and Jiang Chen promised it more immortal qi.
  • Jiang Chen had Jiang Xiao Chen open the compressed world, found it filled with rare spirit herbs, and used the Immortal Jade Prototype to absorb them.

Ch. 771Visitors from the Heavenly Dao Society

Jiang Chen and his companions received Immortal Qi, but visitors from the Heavenly Dao Society arrived seeking his treasures and grew greedy when they saw Immortal Jade. The Society's three Half-Step Great Powers attacked Jiang Xiao Chen, who fought them off as the confrontation began.

  • Jiang Chen gave four strands of Immortal Qi to Tie Zhu and let Jiang Xiao Chen refine two strands.
  • Tie Zhu swallowed the Immortal Qi, then ran in circles and argued with the Immortal Qi inside his belly.
  • Nan Zhensu offered Jiang Chen the sealed Taotie Jar in exchange for the spiritual treasures in his compressed world.
  • A woman from the Heavenly Dao Society recognized Jiang Xiao Chen's Immortal Jade, and Nan Zhensu ordered his companions to seize it.
  • Three Heavenly Dao Society members unleashed their sealed strength and attacked Jiang Xiao Chen, who broke their attacks and fought all three at once.

Ch. 772Jiang Xiao Chen's ferocious might

Jiang Xiao Chen fought three living fossils in the tropical rainforest, overcoming their combined techniques and revealing his growing Dao power. He killed the swordsman and the curse-wielding woman, while Nan Zhensu remained the last opponent.

  • The living fossils used an Ancient Talisman formation and a curse doll to suppress Jiang Xiao Chen, but he broke free with Yin God Tunxiang and struck back.
  • The swordsman, the curse-wielding woman, and the talisman expert unleashed their strongest attacks, including Sword Opens the Ghost Gate, but Jiang Xiao Chen revealed three new paths of the Dao of Law and countered them.
  • Jiang Xiao Chen empowered the Sun Disc with two hundred paths of the Dao of Law, blasting the middle-aged swordsman into blood mist before pinning and killing him with a Sword Light.
  • The curse-wielding woman recognized Hundred Slashes as a weapon that countered her and tried to flee, but Jiang Xiao Chen caught her and killed her with a saber strike.

Ch. 773The heart in the jar

Jiang Chen and Jiang Xiao Chen fought the Heavenly Dao Society’s steward and his living fossils, while Tie Zhu protected them from the steward’s rain attack. After the steward escaped, Tie Zhu discovered a pitch-black heart inside the ancient jar and heard it offer him power and attention.

  • Jiang Xiao Chen ignored Nan Zhensu’s warnings and killed the Talisman Dao living fossil, crushing his life-saving trump card.
  • Nan Zhensu struck Jiang Xiao Chen with a rain giant, but Tie Zhu shielded him and mocked the steward until Nan Zhensu abandoned his attempt to seize the Immortal Jade and fled.
  • Jiang Chen turned to the earthenware jar Nan Zhensu had left behind, and Jiang Xiao Chen warned that its damaged seals might not hold much longer.
  • Tie Zhu used his enhanced perception to see a pitch-black heart inside the jar and heard a voice offering him power and everyone’s attention.

Ch. 774I once reached the pinnacle, only to be harmed by villains

Jiang Chen freed a black heart from its sealed jar, and it claimed to be the ancient expert Zhou Heavenly Dao, offering to make him its disciple. When Jiang Chen instead invited it to join his team, the heart tried to possess him, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

  • Jiang Chen used the Yin God Hammer to break the seals around the jar, releasing the black heart.
  • The heart introduced itself as Zhou Heavenly Dao and offered to take Jiang Chen as its disciple, promising to help him rise to the pinnacle.
  • Jiang Chen recognized the name from a fabricated story he had once told and suspected the heart was inventing its history and promises.
  • After the heart described its betrayal and supreme demonic art, Jiang Chen invited it to join his team.
  • The black heart threatened to seize Jiang Chen's body and sent its evil power surging toward him.

Ch. 775Tie Zhu, I'm About to Open Fire

Jiang Chen and his companions destroyed the jar imprisoning the black heart, captured it after it escaped, and absorbed it into the Yin God Hammer. When the heart retained its consciousness and resisted Jiang Chen’s control, he brought it into the hammer’s inner realm and set the Netherworld Soldiers against it.

  • The black heart tried to possess Jiang Chen, but his terrifying inner vision drove it out and left it badly damaged.
  • Tie Zhu taunted the heart while Jiang Chen and Jiang Xiao Chen smashed its jar, allowing it to escape before Tie Zhu caught it in his mouth.
  • Jiang Xiao Chen imprisoned the black heart, and Jiang Chen struck it with the Yin God Hammer until it shattered and was absorbed.
  • Jiang Chen summoned the heart from the hammer and discovered that it had retained its consciousness and could not be controlled or examined.
  • Jiang Chen brought the heart into the hammer’s inner realm, sealed its powers, and sent the Netherworld Soldiers to attack it.
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