Chapter Summaries

Mu Chen confronted Bibi Dong about Yu Xiaogang’s past and urged her to investigate the truth before leaving the Papal Hall. Soon afterward, Golden Crocodile Douluo attacked him, and Mu Chen fought back with his soul skills and Emperor Dragon Sword.

• Mu Chen told Bibi Dong that Yu Xiaogang had abandoned Liu Erlong and was not worthy of her devotion, then said he would take Hu Liena to the City of Slaughter in about a year.
• Bibi Dong broke down in tears and decided to see for herself what was happening between Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong.
• After leaving the Papal Hall, Mu Chen sensed danger and flew clear as Golden Crocodile Douluo appeared and punched at him.
• Mu Chen met Golden Crocodile Douluo’s attack with Titan Strike, but the level ninety-eight Douluo forced him back.
• Mu Chen evaded another attack and unleashed Silver Light Falling Blade and a rain of Sword Qi against Golden Crocodile Douluo’s Golden Light Armor.

Mu Chen met Qian Renxue’s family and returned with soul bones for Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo after making a deal with Bibi Dong. He revealed that he planned to train in the City of Slaughter for about two years, and Sword Douluo warned him about its dangers.

• Mu Chen survived Golden Crocodile Douluo’s test, then met Qian Renxue, Qian Daoliu, and Golden Crocodile Douluo, who praised his strength and accepted him as worthy of Qian Renxue.
• Qian Daoliu told Mu Chen to return before the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect became suspicious and said Golden Crocodile Douluo would accompany him to the Star Dou Great Forest after Qian Renxue obtained her seventh soul ring.
• Mu Chen returned to the hotel and gave Sword Douluo a torso soul bone and Bone Douluo a right arm soul bone, explaining that he had traded two tournament soul bones with Bibi Dong.
• Mu Chen told Ning Fengzhi and the others that he planned to train for about two years in the City of Slaughter.
• Sword Douluo explained that the City of Slaughter was a dangerous refuge for criminals where Bibi Dong and Tang Hao had trained and gained domains.

Mu Chen decided to train in the City of Slaughter to seek Divine Slaughter's Domain and new insight into Man-Sword Unity, reassuring his family that he would prepare carefully. Before setting out, he gave Zhu Zhuqing a soul bone and presented Ning Rongrong with a Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone, while Ning Fengzhi worried about Mu Chen's growing closeness to Spirit Hall.

• Mu Chen told Ning Rongrong, Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, and Sword Douluo that he planned to train in the City of Slaughter, and Sword Douluo accepted his decision.
• Mu Chen gave Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo soul bones, while Ning Fengzhi said he was satisfied with the immortal herb that had helped him reach Soul Fighting Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi voiced concern that Mu Chen was growing closer to Spirit Hall, but Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo trusted that Mu Chen would not harm the sect.
• Mu Chen gave Zhu Zhuqing the soul bone he had promised her and told her she could choose whether to stay with the sect or return to the Star Luo Empire.
• Mu Chen presented Ning Rongrong with a Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone, which he said could grant her vitality and flight abilities.

Mu Chen gave Ning Rongrong a Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and prepared to travel to the City of Slaughter with Qian Renxue. As they flew toward the Star Dou Great Forest, Mu Chen outlined plans to train in the City of Slaughter and then visit Sea God Island, while Qian Renxue learned Spirit Hall might soon move to unify the continent.

• Mu Chen persuaded Ning Rongrong to accept the Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and told her to absorb it.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s core members cultivated, and Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo entered secluded training after returning to the sect.
• Mu Chen left Ning Rongrong in the sect’s care and told Ning Fengzhi he had arranged for the sect to use its Fixed Soul Cannons if needed.
• Mu Chen met Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou City, then set off with her toward the Star Dou Great Forest as Snake Lance and Pufferfish followed.
• Mu Chen told Qian Renxue he planned to spend a year in the City of Slaughter to obtain a Divine Slaughter’s Domain, then visit Sea God Island for its trials.
• Mu Chen said Qian Renxue could undertake the Angel God Trial after settling the Heaven Dou Empire, and predicted Spirit Hall would then begin its campaign to unify the continent.

Tang San woke at Blue Tyrant Academy after his defeat and learned that Tang Hao planned to take him for special training once he recovered. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang remained unable to solve the Twin Martial Souls problem and feared the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might side with Spirit Hall.

• Tang San awoke with severe injuries, and Yu Xiaogang explained that Mu Chen had severed his Eight Spider Lances.
• Tang San lamented failing to reach the tournament’s championship battle, while Tang Hao said the Clear Sky Sect had not lost to Spirit Hall and worried about Mu Chen’s intentions.
• Tang Hao told Tang San to recover before they went for special training and promised to take him somewhere he could rapidly grow stronger.
• Yu Xiaogang struggled to identify the final condition for understanding Twin Martial Souls, and Liu Erlong said the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might ally with Spirit Hall if Mu Chen took over.
• Yu Xiaogang vowed to overthrow Spirit Hall, then avoided Liu Erlong’s affection and admitted he could not overcome his feelings about their relationship.

Yu Xiaogang again avoided Liu Erlong’s attempts to confront him, while Qian Renxue became a Soul Sage and returned to Heaven Dou City. Mu Chen reunited with Gu Yuena at the Lake of Life, where they began a year of cultivation together.

• Liu Erlong confronted Yu Xiaogang about the years he had neglected her, but he sent her away to focus on his theories.
• Qian Renxue absorbed a sixty-thousand-year soul ring and reached rank seventy-three, becoming a Soul Sage.
• Qian Renxue left for Heaven Dou City with Snake Lance and Porcupine Douluo after sharing an affectionate farewell with Mu Chen.
• Mu Chen used the Inverse Scale to summon Gu Yuena and traveled with her through a spatial gate to the Lake of Life.
• Mu Chen prepared to cultivate at the Lake of Life, and he and Gu Yuena kissed and went to bed together.

Mu Chen and Gu Yuena became intimate, and Gu Yuena told him her injuries had healed while her strength was still recovering. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong gave Hu Liena a soul bone and arranged dangerous training for her, leaving the identity of her companion secret.

• After three days and nights together, Mu Chen and Gu Yuena stopped to eat, and Gu Yuena confirmed that the Zhe Character Secret and Dragon God Core had healed her injuries.
• Mu Chen promised to become a god and defeat the five Supreme Gods, while Gu Yuena said she believed in him and would wait.
• Mu Chen cultivated at the bottom of the Lake of Life as Gu Yuena helped him recover, and they spent their nights together while hoping to have a child.
• Bibi Dong gave Hu Liena a spiritual skull bone and ordered her to train in Death Canyon before moving on to a more dangerous training ground.
• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena that someone she knew would accompany her, then privately thought about Qian Renxue and the time she had spent with her.

After more than half a year of cultivation, Mu Chen went to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain Sky Dream Ice Silkworm as his sixth soul ring. Tian Meng agreed to sacrifice itself to him in exchange for the chance to become a god, and Mu Chen recognized that its request concerned Ice Empress.

• Gu Yuena warned Mu Chen that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual power could overwhelm him, but he explained that he wanted to strengthen his spiritual abilities and trusted her to seal the beast's power.
• Gu Yuena summoned Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and subdued it when it tried to flee.
• Mu Chen told Tian Meng that it could sacrifice itself to become his intelligent soul ring and gain immortality if he became a god, or be killed and have its consciousness erased.
• Tian Meng sensed Mu Chen's talent and divine power, believed he could become a god, and chose to sacrifice itself while making a request.
• Mu Chen guessed that Tian Meng's request was about saving Ice Empress from her coming four-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation.

Mu Chen absorbed Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s sacrifice, becoming a Soul Emperor and gaining a powerful spirit-type soul ring and Spirit Head Bone. After his power stabilized, he checked his status panel and found that his Soul Power had reached level 66.

• Mu Chen promised Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that he would break the God Realm’s restrictions on soul beasts becoming gods, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm agreed to sacrifice himself.
• Gu Yuena watched Sky Dream Ice Silkworm closely as he divided his power, then Mu Chen absorbed his platinum soul ring and Spirit Head Bone.
• Mu Chen’s Soul Power rose from level 60 to level 66 over the next day, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told him that he had gained four Soul Skills and six stored power orbs.
• Mu Chen cut off his spiritual connection with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and opened his personal status panel, confirming his new abilities and soul bones.

After advancing to Soul Emperor, Mu Chen left Gu Yuena and returned to Spirit City, where he reunited with Bibi Dong and learned about her plan to enter the City of Slaughter. Hu Liena returned and recognized him just as Bibi Dong began to bring up Yu Xiaogang.

• Mu Chen told Gu Yuena he would leave for about a year to visit the Asura God's inheritance site, and they parted after spending several days together.
• Mu Chen entered Spirit City and went to Papal Hall, where Bibi Dong remarked on his rapid cultivation and ten-level increase in Soul Power.
• Mu Chen asked about Hu Liena, and Bibi Dong said she was training in Death Canyon and that she planned to go to the City of Slaughter to kill Tang Chen.
• Mu Chen warned Bibi Dong that Tang Chen might regain his consciousness if the beast controlling him was killed, and offered to help if the opportunity arose.
• Bibi Dong began to speak to Mu Chen about Yu Xiaogang, but Hu Liena arrived and interrupted them before recognizing Mu Chen.

Mu Chen agreed to accompany Hu Liena to the City of Slaughter and gave her an immortal herb and a Soul Tool to help her survive its trials. After Hu Liena left, Bibi Dong reflected on her feelings for Mu Chen and prepared for the coming confrontation with Tang Chen.

• Mu Chen confirmed that he would go with Hu Liena to the City of Slaughter, and Bibi Dong asked him to look after her.
• Mu Chen gave Hu Liena Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to improve her spiritual power and eyesight, along with a Level Five Soul Tool dagger.
• Hu Liena accepted the gifts and left to consume the herb and practice with the dagger before Bibi Dong planned to take her to the City of Slaughter the next day.
• Mu Chen asked Bibi Dong about Yu Xiaogang, and Bibi Dong said she had nearly forgotten him and admitted that she thought highly of Mu Chen.
• After Mu Chen left, Bibi Dong wondered whether he understood her feelings and considered how her weakening Rakshasa God power might affect their plan to kill Tang Chen.

Mu Chen, Hu Liena, and Bibi Dong traveled to an entrance to the City of Slaughter, where Bibi Dong warned them about its dangerous inhabitants. After the tavern patrons threatened them, Mu Chen killed them all and prepared to enter the City of Slaughter.

• Bibi Dong took Hu Liena and Mu Chen toward the City of Slaughter and warned Hu Liena to be cautious and follow Mu Chen's lead.
• Hu Liena thanked Mu Chen for helping her and asked whether he liked her, but Mu Chen said he had agreed to accompany her because of Bibi Dong's request and his own plans.
• Bibi Dong led them into a tavern in a small town that contained an entrance to the City of Slaughter.
• When the tavern patrons leered at Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, and Mu Chen, Mu Chen killed one man with his Spirit Destruction skill.
• Mu Chen used Mental Chaos to make the patrons attack one another, then killed them with his Emperor Dragon Sword.

After Mu Chen and Hu Liena cleared the tavern, Mu Chen warned Bibi Dong that Bloody Mary was poisonous and could hinder their attempt to pass Hell Road. He and Hu Liena entered the City of Slaughter, while Bibi Dong stayed behind and silenced the sole surviving witness.

• Mu Chen criticized Bibi Dong and Hu Liena for taking too long to kill the tavern’s occupants, then joined them as the surviving waiter brought Bloody Marys.
• Mu Chen stopped Bibi Dong from drinking and explained that Bloody Mary was poisonous human blood that could make Hell Road harder to pass.
• Bibi Dong accepted Mu Chen’s warning and told Hu Liena to listen to him.
• Mu Chen found the entrance to the City of Slaughter, then he and Hu Liena jumped into it after saying goodbye to Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong killed the surviving waiter to prevent him from revealing their whereabouts and left the tavern.

Mu Chen and Hu Liena entered the City of Slaughter, where Mu Chen defeated the black-armored knight guarding its gates and obtained two identity tokens. They reached the Hell Slaughter Arena, ready to take part in its deadly matches.

• Mu Chen and Hu Liena emerged from the passage and encountered the black-armored knights guarding the City of Slaughter.
• Mu Chen knocked the leading knight from his warhorse and demanded two identity tokens, which the knight handed over.
• Mu Chen and Hu Liena exchanged their token numbers and entered the city with a woman in black as their guide.
• Mu Chen asked the guide to take them directly to the Hell Slaughter Arena, while Hu Liena was disturbed by the inner city's violence and depravity.
• The woman in black explained that each arena match involved ten people and ended only when one survivor remained.

Mu Chen and Hu Liena entered the Hell Slaughter Arena and each fought their first match, quickly killing all nine opponents. They both won, with Mu Chen urging Hu Liena to remain ruthless as she proved her strength.

• Mu Chen killed a man for two cups of Bloody Mary and entered the Hell Slaughter Arena with Hu Liena.
• Mu Chen warned Hu Liena to be decisive, then killed all nine opponents in his first match in under three seconds.
• Mu Chen returned to Hu Liena and told her not to show mercy before she entered the arena.
• Hu Liena used her charm to distract her first opponent and killed him with the short blade Mu Chen had given her.
• Hu Liena killed all nine of her opponents in less than two minutes and won her first match.

Mu Chen and Hu Liena settled into a house in the City of Slaughter after surviving repeated attacks on their way from the Hell Slaughter Arena. Over dinner, Hu Liena asked about Mu Chen’s past battles with her teacher, learning how powerful their enemies had been.

• Mu Chen wiped blood from Hu Liena’s hair, then led her away from the arena and killed attackers who ambushed them.
• Mu Chen and Hu Liena fought off more than ten attacks before taking over a house and preparing to stay there.
• Mu Chen told Hu Liena to bathe, tidy her room, and stay alert while he cooked dinner from the supplies he had brought.
• Hu Liena praised Mu Chen’s cooking and asked about his time in the Hell Realm with her teacher.
• Mu Chen described facing powerful Evil Soul Masters, including Titled, Super, and Peerless Douluo, and Hu Liena marveled at his strength.

Mu Chen helped Hu Liena control the killing intent building inside the City of Slaughter, and the two continued choosing their battles carefully. After Tang San arrived, he recognized Mu Chen and Hu Liena from afar while a local warned him about their terrifying records.

• Hu Liena thanked Mu Chen for helping Xie Yue, and Mu Chen offered to use his spiritual power to remove the killing intent affecting them in the City of Slaughter.
• Mu Chen used Na'er’s Inverse Scale to help Hu Liena, then watched over her as they continued fighting selectively in the City of Slaughter.
• After a victory in the Hell Slaughter Arena, Mu Chen spotted Tang San and left with Hu Liena before Tang San could approach them.
• Tang San recognized Mu Chen and Hu Liena and wondered why they were together in the City of Slaughter.
• A local warned Tang San, who was registered as 9527, not to provoke Mu Chen and Hu Liena, known as Blood Sword and Hell Messenger, after their long winning streaks and many kills.

Tang San entered the City of Slaughter to complete his trial, while Mu Chen and Hu Liena discussed their history with him and returned home together. Mu Chen planned to keep Tang San alive for now to deliver a greater surprise, and his growing closeness with Hu Liena remained complicated by his relationship with Qian Renxue.

• Tang San recalled his past defeats against Mu Chen, then entered the Hell Slaughter Arena to pursue Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• Mu Chen told Hu Liena that Tang San had come to the City of Slaughter and that their conflict was irreconcilable.
• Hu Liena suggested killing Tang San, but Mu Chen said he would keep him alive to give him a huge surprise.
• Mu Chen killed an attacking Fallen One with his Emperor Dragon Sword, then agreed to make fried chicken for Hu Liena.
• Mu Chen and Hu Liena returned home, while Mu Chen reflected on their growing feelings and his concern about Qian Renxue's reaction.

Gu Yuena sent Yu Xiaogang to the City of Slaughter at Little Chen’s request, leaving Liu Erlong behind with her memories altered. Alone and frightened in the city, Yu Xiaogang killed several attackers with Tang San’s hidden weapons and tried to learn how to find his former student.

• Gu Yuena knocked Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang unconscious, sent Yu Xiaogang through a spatial gate, and left Liu Erlong behind; when Liu Erlong awoke, she set off for Shrek Academy to pursue Flender.
• Yu Xiaogang appeared in the City of Slaughter, where several Fallen Ones attacked him and he killed them with hidden weapons Tang San had given him.
• Yu Xiaogang panicked over his lack of strength and experience, then asked a black-clad guide whether she knew Tang San.
• The guide refused to reveal Tang San’s whereabouts and warned Yu Xiaogang that asking about another Fallen One could bring the Enforcement Team.
• Yu Xiaogang stopped pressing for Tang San’s location and asked the guide to explain the City of Slaughter.

Yu Xiaogang survived in the City of Slaughter and entered the Hell Slaughter Arena, where he unexpectedly faced his disciple Tang San in a match where only one person could survive. Tang San killed the other contestants, leaving the master and disciple alone on the stage.

• Yu Xiaogang learned about the City of Slaughter, gathered Hidden Weapons from corpses, and followed the woman in black toward the inner city.
• Mu Chen learned that Yu Xiaogang had arrived and later watched the Hell Slaughter Arena with Hu Liena.
• Mu Chen recognized Tang San and Yu Xiaogang among the ten contestants and anticipated their confrontation.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized Tang San and shouted to him as the match began.
• Tang San killed the eight other contestants with Hidden Weapons, leaving himself and Yu Xiaogang alive.
• Yu Xiaogang removed his mask and explained that he had been taken from Blue Tyrant Academy and had entered the arena hoping to find Tang San.