Chapter Summaries

After the Demon Eye Tree devoured the Immortal Spirit Grass and advanced to 100,000 years, Ye Chen launched an attack with Xiao Wu beside him. He weakened and controlled the tree, then began draining its sap as he prepared to strike with Creation God Light.

• The Demon Eye Tree broke through to 100,000 years, and Xiao Wu alerted Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen activated his Purity Domain, Martial Soul Avatar, and three 100,000 Year Soul Bone Skills before the Demon Eye Tree attacked him with Tree Eye Paralysis.
• Ye Chen resisted the Demon Eye Tree's spiritual attack, then struck it with six Soul Skills that inflicted negative states and weakened its aura.
• Ye Chen used Endless Blood Vine to pierce the Demon Eye Tree's bark and drain its sap.
• Ye Chen invoked Creation God Light as his killing blow.

Ye Chen killed the Demon Eye Tree and collected its Soul Ring and two Soul Bones. He discovered that one of the bones was a rare External Soul Bone, leaving him delighted with his haul.

• Ye Chen repeatedly attacked and controlled the weakened Demon Eye Tree while his Endless Blood Vine drained its life force.
• After more than half an hour, Ye Chen killed the Demon Eye Tree with another Creation God Light and stored its Soul Ring.
• Ye Chen teased Xiao Wu, then excitedly kissed her cheek after sensing that the tree had dropped two Soul Bones.
• Xiao Wu punched Ye Chen in both eyes, and his Endless Regeneration quickly healed the bruises.
• Ye Chen collected a Torso Soul Bone and an External Soul Bone, which he prized more than the ordinary Soul Bones he could obtain later.

Ye Chen harvested the Demon Eye Tree’s Soul Ring and Soul Bones, then used his Mithril Engraving Knife to cut up and store its enormous corpse. While leaving the Star Dou Great Forest with Xiao Wu, he sensed a nearly 100,000-year-old Soul Beast and found a Blood-colored Mandala that he planned to hunt for his Ninth Soul Ring later.

• Xiao Wu admired Ye Chen’s two Soul Bones, and he explained that the Demon Eye Tree’s pair of eyeballs counted as one Soul Bone.
• Ye Chen expanded his Mithril Engraving Knife into a thirty-meter Light Blade and dismantled the Demon Eye Tree’s corpse.
• Ye Chen and Xiao Wu packed the tree’s remains into their Storage Soul Tools and headed toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ye Chen sensed a powerful Soul Beast to the northwest and took Xiao Wu to investigate.
• Ye Chen identified a nearly 100,000-year-old Blood-colored Mandala as a suitable future target for his Ninth Soul Ring.

Ye Chen absorbed the Demon Eye Tree's 100,000 Year Soul Ring and two soul bones, advancing to Level 85 Soul Douluo and gaining new skills. He left the wilderness brimming with confidence, while Xiao Wu declined to test his abilities against her.

• Ye Chen chose a remote wilderness near the Star Dou Great Forest to absorb the Demon Eye Tree's soul ring, and Xiao Wu agreed to stand guard.
• Ye Chen overcame the Demon Eye Tree's lingering soul remnant and absorbed its 100,000 Year Soul Ring, reaching Level 83 Soul Douluo.
• Ye Chen refined the Demon Eye Tree's torso bone and external Demon Eye bone, reaching Level 85 Soul Douluo and gaining two new Soul Bone Skills.
• Ye Chen checked his Attribute Panel and found that his son's tribute had risen to 60 Gold Soul Coins per payment.
• Ye Chen claimed he was a tiny step from being invincible under heaven, and Xiao Wu laughed at him.
• Xiao Wu refused Ye Chen's offer to test his new skills, so Ye Chen began testing them himself.

Ye Chen learned the powers of his new Eighth Soul Skills and four Soul Bone Skills, leaving him better equipped to fight without relying on his Bamboo Staff. Meanwhile, Heaven Dou’s envoy arrived in Star Luo to demand payment for the corpses, and Dai Yutian learned that his family’s elders had fallen.

• Ye Chen examined Sea of Suffering Sinking and Turn Back to the Shore, which trapped or controlled opponents with weaker Spiritual Power.
• Ye Chen learned that his Demon Eye Tree Soul Bone and External Soul Bone granted Ten Thousand Branches, Verdant Trees Reach the Sky, Tree Eye Paralysis, and Eye of Corrosive Poison.
• Ye Chen concluded that suppressing the Demon Eye Tree with his silence soul skill had prevented complications during the hunt.
• Qian Renxue sent an envoy to Star Luo City to arrange the sale of Dai Tianli and the other four corpses through Heaven Dou’s official channels.
• The Foreign Minister told Dai Yutian that Heaven Dou held the corpses of the royal family’s old patriarch, the Great Elder, and the Second Elder and demanded ransom money.

Dai Yutian learned that the mission against Ye Chen had failed and that his father and three other royal combatants had died. He and the Dai Family elders agreed to recover the bodies and investigate Ye Chen before considering another move.

• Dai Yutian smashed a table in anger after hearing the news, while Star Luo's leaderless intelligence network in Heaven Dou left him without earlier warning.
• Dai Yutian summoned the royal family's Soul Douluos and told them that his father and the others had failed.
• Dai Kun, Dai Mao, and the other elders reacted to the deaths and learned that Heaven Dou's envoy had demanded payment to redeem the bodies.
• Dai Heng urged Dai Yutian to send troops against Heaven Dou, but Dai Sheng and Dai Yutian warned against starting a war.
• Dai Kun advised investigating Ye Chen's background, and Dai Yutian agreed to recover the bodies and delay further action until they knew more.

Dai Yutian met with Tang Li, the Clear Sky Sect’s Sixth Elder, and learned that Ye Chen had been the only person at the scene where Dai Tianli and the others died. He was left disbelieving that Ye Chen could have killed them alone.

• The Star Luo Empire agreed to pay Heaven Dou City 120 million Gold Soul Coins to ransom the five corpses.
• Tang Li arrived at the Star Luo Imperial Palace with a Clear Sky Sect elder’s token, and Dai Yutian recognized him as a newly advanced Titled Douluo.
• Tang Li asked Dai Yutian about his troubles and offered the Clear Sky Sect’s help in locating and eliminating Ye Chen.
• Dai Yutian told Tang Li that Dai Tianli, the Great Elder, and the Second Elder and his wife had died in the battle.
• Tang Li said Ye Chen was the only person present when Sect Master Tang Xiao arrived, leaving Dai Yutian stunned that Ye Chen might have killed them alone.

Tang Li returned to the Clear Sky Sect with a warning that Ye Chen might be a Deity's inheritor, prompting Tang Xiao to plan a joint attack with the Star Luo Empire. Tang Xiao also proposed bringing Tang Hao back, but Tang Lie resisted because of his hatred for him.

• Tang Li told Dai Yutian that Ye Chen had four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and had defeated Tang Xiao, then suspected Ye Chen was undergoing a Deity's trial.
• Tang Li and Dai Yutian discussed joining forces against Ye Chen, and Tang Li hurried back to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Li told Tang Xiao and the elders his suspicions, and Tang Xiao ordered the Star Luo Empire to search for Ye Chen so they could kill him.
• Tang Xiao proposed bringing Tang Hao back to strengthen their attack, but Tang Lie objected because Tang Hao's actions had led to the deaths of his wife and son.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Xiong urged Tang Lie to put the sect's legacy first and set aside his grudge against Tang Hao.

Tang Xiao and Tang Xiong silenced the Clear Sky Sect elders’ objections by arguing that Tang Hao had been a victim of Spirit Hall and had sacrificed for the sect. Meanwhile, Ye Chen returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, reunited with the girls, and announced he would train in Slaughter City for up to six months before pursuing his next advancement.

• Tang Xiong blamed Spirit Hall for Tang Hao’s misfortunes, and Tang Lie and the other elders fell silent when Tang Xiao appealed to the sect’s greater good.
• Ning Rongrong welcomed Ye Chen back and teased Zhu Zhuqing, while Ye Chen joined in and Xiao Wu became Zhu Zhuqing’s refuge.
• Ye Chen told Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing that he planned to train in Slaughter City without them because the journey was dangerous.
• Ye Chen said he would be gone for at least three months and no more than six, aiming to grow stronger before seeking a 100,000-year Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ning Rongrong mocked Ye Chen’s boast that he would become the world’s strongest, and he playfully challenged her in return.

Ye Chen left the Crown Prince Residence after asking Qian Renxue to be honest with him, then traveled to the Blood Tavern in Fasinuo Province to find Slaughter City's entrance. He killed a mocking Soul King with an illusion and was told that he could not enter without drinking Bloody Mary.

• Ye Chen told the butler to ask Qian Renxue to be honest with him the next time they met, then left for Fasinuo Province.
• The butler relayed Ye Chen's message to Qian Renxue, who realized he knew her true identity and privately wondered whether she would conquer him or he would conquer her.
• Two days later, Ye Chen reached the Blood Tavern in Luo Lan Town and used his Spiritual Power to locate the hidden passage to Slaughter City.
• When the waiter demanded that Ye Chen drink Bloody Mary before entering, a scarred Soul King mocked him.
• Ye Chen trapped the scarred man in an illusion, causing him to cut his own throat, then warned the waiter to choose his words carefully.
• The waiter insisted that Slaughter City's rules required Ye Chen to drink Bloody Mary before he could enter.

Ye Chen entered Slaughter City after crushing the tavern workers who tried to stop him. At the city entrance, Fear Knight Slyther challenged him to a fight, and Ye Chen accepted.

• Ye Chen used Soul Power pressure to knock everyone in the tavern down, killing a waiter, then opened the concealed entrance to Slaughter City.
• Ye Chen descended through the tunnel and emerged before a formation of Black Armor Warriors and Fear Knight Slyther.
• Slyther accused Ye Chen of violating the rules and introduced himself as Fear Knight Slyther.
• Ye Chen asked whether Slyther was related to Terror Knight Scott, and Slyther revealed that Scott was his older brother.
• Ye Chen dismissed Slyther as a mere Level 76 Soul Saint and told him to move aside, but Slyther demanded that Ye Chen defeat him to enter Slaughter City.
• Ye Chen curled a finger at Slyther and accepted his challenge.

Ye Chen defeated Fear Knight Slyther, entered Slaughter City, and asked his guide about Little Fox before insisting on visiting the Hell Slaughter Arena. He left the guide questioning his confidence as he pointed out a gaunt figure and compared himself to that person.

• Ye Chen broke Slyther's warhorse's leg, and Slyther gave up fighting and admitted Ye Chen had passed the test.
• Ye Chen rejected the identity token numbered 7474 and exchanged it for one numbered 6666.
• The Black Veil Girl welcomed Ye Chen into Slaughter City and explained that she would guide him for twelve hours.
• Ye Chen asked whether Little Fox had arrived in Slaughter City, but the Black Veil Girl did not know.
• Ye Chen asked to be taken to the Hell Slaughter Arena, and when the Black Veil Girl warned him about its dangers, he pointed to a gaunt figure and asked whether she thought he was like that trash.

Ye Chen entered Slaughter City’s inner city and headed for the Hell Slaughter Arena, where he encountered Hu Liena after she emerged from a match. He recognized her and chose to watch as a group of Fallen Ones prepared to ambush her.

• The Black Veil Girl led Ye Chen through the chaotic inner city and explained the rules for entering and watching matches at the Hell Slaughter Arena.
• Ye Chen saw more than a dozen Fallen Ones, including several Six-Ring Soul Emperors, hide near the arena to ambush someone.
• Hu Liena emerged from the Hell Slaughter Arena carrying a bloodstained sword, and Ye Chen recognized her as Little Fox.
• Ye Chen considered the Slaughter King’s connection to Tang Chen and decided he would not help Tang Chen escape Slaughter City.

Hu Liena left the Hell Slaughter Arena and was ambushed by fourteen Fallen Ones, but Ye Chen saved her with his Endless Blood Vine Soul Bone Skill. Afterward, he teased her about repaying him while healing her wound, and she stomped on his foot.

• Hu Liena left the Hell Slaughter Arena cautiously, wary of Fallen Ones who might attack her while she was weakened.
• Ye Chen used his Endless Blood Vine Soul Bone Skill to kill the fourteen Fallen Ones who ambushed Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena recognized Ye Chen and asked why he had come to Slaughter City, and he joked that he had predicted she would be in danger.
• Ye Chen demanded repayment for saving Hu Liena, and she rejected his suggestion that she offer herself to him.
• Ye Chen noticed Hu Liena's arm wound and used Endless Regeneration to heal it, then teased her for moaning in front of the Black Veil Girl.
• Hu Liena glared at Ye Chen and stomped on his foot.

Ye Chen learned about Slaughter City’s dangers and warned Hu Liena that Bloody Mary was poisonous. He offered to use his Purity Domain to suppress her growing Killing Intent, and they agreed to share a place to rest and keep watch.

• Ye Chen asked Hu Liena about her arena record, and she said she had fought five matches in half a month because Fallen Ones often attacked competitors after matches.
• Ye Chen warned Hu Liena that Bloody Mary was poisonous and addictive after she revealed that she had drunk it once on Bibi Dong’s advice.
• Hu Liena said her Killing Intent was growing stronger, and Ye Chen explained that his Purity Domain could clear her mind without removing the Killing Intent needed to obtain the Slaughter God Domain.
• Hu Liena suggested that they share a place and take turns keeping watch, and Ye Chen agreed.
• Ye Chen set out to enter the Hell Slaughter Arena, but Hu Liena reminded him that it would not have enough competitors so soon after her match.

Hu Liena brought Ye Chen to her stone house, where they argued over food before he prepared a beef hot pot with supplies he had brought into Slaughter City. Hu Liena woke to find Ye Chen feeding her and, embarrassed, learned he had caught her enjoying the meal.

• Hu Liena showed Ye Chen her temporary residence and told him they would take turns resting on its single stone bed.
• Hu Liena offered Ye Chen steamed buns, but he teased her for not cooking and refused the dry rations.
• Ye Chen used his stored kitchenware and ingredients to prepare an Earth Tyrant Bull Hot Pot while Hu Liena tried to rest.
• Hu Liena woke from a dream to find Ye Chen sitting beside her and feeding her hot pot.
• Ye Chen teased Hu Liena by claiming she had asked him to feed her, and she blushed as she savored the food.

In Slaughter City, Hu Liena shared a meal with Ye Chen and watched him carve wood from a Ten Thousand Year Demon Eye Tree. Ye Chen revealed that he had killed the soul beast and was already a Level 85 Soul Douluo, leaving Hu Liena stunned and defeated.

• Ye Chen reminded Hu Liena that she had asked for food in her sleep, then fed her after she agreed to eat.
• That night, Ye Chen carved Demon Eye Tree wood while Hu Liena questioned his hobby and teased him about selling his sculptures.
• Ye Chen explained that carving trained his Soul Power control and gave Hu Liena another piece of wood from a Ten Thousand Year Demon Eye Tree to examine.
• Hu Liena asked where Ye Chen had obtained the wood, and he said he had killed the Demon Eye Tree in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ye Chen told Hu Liena that he was a Level 85 Soul Douluo, and she felt defeated by the gap between them.

Ye Chen told Hu Liena that he had reached Level 85 and teased her about becoming his wife, while she learned he had obtained two 100,000 Year Soul Bones. After spending the night beside her, he accompanied her through Slaughter City toward the Hell Slaughter Arena, where two lecherous men blocked their path.

• Hu Liena asked Ye Chen when he had advanced to Soul Douluo, and he explained that he had gone to the Star Dou Great Forest for his eighth Soul Ring.
• Ye Chen teased Hu Liena by calling Bibi Dong his mother-in-law and suggesting they would arrive with a child, while Hu Liena protested and asked how he had reached Level 85.
• Ye Chen revealed that he had obtained two 100,000 Year Soul Bones, prompting Hu Liena to envy him and demand some for herself.
• Hu Liena woke to find Ye Chen holding her in bed, and he claimed she had said she was cold and needed his warmth.
• Ye Chen and Hu Liena headed for the Hell Slaughter Arena, but two armed middle-aged men appeared and leered at them.

Ye Chen killed two Fallen Ones who threatened him and Hu Liena, then gave her a Gatling gun to help her survive the Hell Slaughter Arena. Hu Liena tested the weapon by firing it at a nearby building.

• Two middle-aged brothers tried to take Ye Chen and Hu Liena, but Ye Chen killed them with his Ten Thousand Branches Soul Bone Skill.
• Nearby Fallen Ones saw Ye Chen defeat the brothers and decided not to provoke him.
• Ye Chen browsed the System Shop and chose a 12.7 mm Gatling gun for Hu Liena.
• Ye Chen explained how the gun could help Hu Liena defeat even Soul Saints in the Hell Slaughter Arena and handed it to her.
• Hu Liena pulled the trigger and unleashed a stream of bullets at a nearby building.

Hu Liena tested Ye Chen’s rotary machine gun and registered for a match in the Hell Slaughter Arena. While she waited to compete, Ye Chen used an illusion to take a Bloody Mary from a scarred Soul Emperor so he could enter the viewing platform.

• Hu Liena fired the rotary machine gun, learned how to adjust its firing rate, and used several Bullet Chains before satisfying her craving.
• Hu Liena registered as contestant 4213, and she and Ye Chen waited until ten participants had gathered for a match.
• Ye Chen told Hu Liena he would watch from the viewing platform in case she faced a dangerous opponent.
• At the entrance, Ye Chen used an illusion to make a scarred Soul Emperor hand over his Bloody Mary, then entered the viewing platform.