Arc 5The Rise of the Nine Netherworlds

Su Xiuyi defeated the Blood Demon and Shadow Pavilion Invincibles, revived his allies, and took control of the Eighteen Halls of the Netherworld. After uncovering clues about the Undying Blood Clan and advancing to Peak Invincible, he confronted Shen Dong, who had come to threaten his allies.

  • Su Xiuyi killed the Blood Tiger, Holy Python, and Shadow King’s avatar, while Zhou Yunlong and the Corpse Servant helped defeat the attackers and later returned from self-destruction.
  • Su Xiuyi advanced his Character Dao to Invincible, then led the Nine Netherworlds Hall against the Nether Hall and the other forces of the Eighteen Halls.
  • Su Xiuyi killed Ghost Scholar and won the submission of the surrounding Invincibles, establishing the Nine Netherworlds Hall’s control over the Land of Chaos.
  • At a hidden underground palace, Su Xiuyi found the remains of the Literary Saint’s ninth disciple and learned that an Undying Blood Clan soul had been sealed in his Sea of Will.
  • Su Xiuyi inferred that Su Tianlong had taken the disciple’s secret art, while Hu Qingyun reached Invincible in both literary and martial paths and prepared for revenge.
  • Su Xiuyi obtained the Greater Celestial Circuit Divine Art and began cultivating it as Shen Dong arrived at Southern Heaven Academy and demanded Tie Ling’s service.
  • Su Xiuyi recognized Shen Dong as a likely pawn of Su Tianlong who carried Undying Clan blood, and secretly promised Tie Ling he would protect her.
  • Shen Dong went to Myriad Text Academy to threaten Hu Qingyun, but Su Xiuyi revealed himself, froze Shen Dong’s Great River Sword with a word, and disclosed that he had reached Peak Invincible.
Chapters 101–125 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 101Four Invincibles Descend

The Blood Demon Invincibles wagered on who could kill Wang Po first and attacked the Fierce Tiger Legion. As Wang Po unleashed a life-burning art to defend himself, Su Xiuyi intervened just as the Blood Tiger Invincible launched a killing blow.

  • The Heavenly Scorpion, Blood Tiger, and Thunder Eagle Invincibles agreed that whoever killed Wang Po first would lead their alliance, and the four demons set out to attack.
  • Wang Cheng challenged Wang Po’s loyalty to Su Tianlong, but Wang Po said he guarded the Human Realm and was prepared to die fighting the Blood Demons.
  • Wang Po asked Zhou Yunlong to protect Wang Cheng if the legion fell, and Zhou Yunlong promised that any Blood Demon Invincibles who came would die.
  • The Eagle King arrived openly above the Fierce Tiger Legion, and Zhou Yunlong confronted him while the Holy Python Invincible attacked Wang Po.
  • The Corpse Servant blocked the Holy Python Invincible, and Wang Po burned his essence blood and lifespan to reach Invincible strength and repel the Heavenly Scorpion Invincible.
  • The Blood Tiger Invincible struck Wang Po as his borrowed strength waned, and Su Xiuyi spoke, ready to intervene.

Ch. 102Those Who Trespass Against the Human Race Must Die

Su Xiuyi appeared in the Fierce Tiger Legion and effortlessly neutralized the Blood Tiger Race's Invincible’s defensive domain. He trapped and killed the Invincible, leaving the soldiers stunned.

  • Three Invincibles arrived to aid the Fierce Tiger Legion, and Wang Po realized the Blood Tiger Race's Invincible feared a hidden expert.
  • The Blood Tiger Race's Invincible activated his Blood Poison Domain, but Su Xiuyi appeared inside it and was identified as the one who had killed the Thunder Eagle Race's holy son.
  • The Blood Tiger Race's Invincible transformed and tried to flee after recognizing Su Xiuyi, but Su Xiuyi purified his domain and bound him with several Will Characters.
  • Su Xiuyi declared that those who trespassed against the Human Race must die, then crushed the Blood Tiger Race's Invincible’s head.
  • Hundreds of thousands of soldiers watched in disbelief as the Blood Tiger Race's Invincible’s corpse fell from the sky.

Ch. 103You Deserve to Die

Su Xiuyi killed the Blood Tiger Race's Invincible and turned to face the remaining demon Invincibles. After trapping the fleeing Heavenly Scorpion Race's Invincible, he resisted the Holy Python Race's enchantment and raised the Demon-Slaying Brush against her.

  • Su Xiuyi killed the Blood Tiger Race's Invincible with a single blow, shocking Wang Po and the army.
  • The Heavenly Scorpion Race's Invincible fled, buried ten thousand soldiers with his Bury Will Character, and was trapped by Su Xiuyi's formation.
  • Su Xiuyi ordered the Corpse Servant to attack the Heavenly Scorpion Race's Invincible while he faced the Holy Python Race's Invincible.
  • The Holy Python Race's Invincible used seven enchantment Will Characters and tried to seduce Su Xiuyi, but his Pupil of Void Breaking revealed her true form.
  • Su Xiuyi struck the Holy Python Race's Invincible with Lightning, then drew the Demon-Slaying Brush and frightened her.

Ch. 104Zhou Yunlong's Shock

Su Xiuyi killed the Holy Python Race's Invincible with the disguised Demon-Slaying Brush and prevented her soul from escaping with a teleportation talisman. As the Eagle King tried to flee, Zhou Yunlong moved to intercept him.

  • Su Xiuyi fused the Thunder and Fast Will Characters into the spear formed from the Demon-Slaying Brush and pierced the Holy Python Race's Invincible, destroying her body.
  • The Holy Python Race's Invincible tried to escape with a Blood Saint Jade Talisman, but Su Xiuyi used Instant and Shift to reach her before she could teleport away.
  • Su Xiuyi used the Blood Dragon Needle to destroy the Holy Python Race's Invincible's soul, killing her after another Invincible had already fallen.
  • Zhou Yunlong watched Su Xiuyi's strength with shock as the Eagle King prepared to flee.
  • Zhou Yunlong sprang into action to stop the Eagle King from escaping.

Ch. 105Madman

Zhou Yunlong fought the Eagle King with reckless abandon, healed with a sage-level Life Will Character, and then self-destructed to kill his opponent. Zhou Yunlong survived the explosion, while Su Xiuyi and the Fierce Tiger Legion watched in shock.

  • The Eagle King attacked Zhou Yunlong without defending himself, and both Invincibles wounded each other in their fierce exchange.
  • Zhou Yunlong healed his battered body with a sage-level Life Will Character and taunted the Eagle King into continuing the fight.
  • When the Eagle King charged to die with him, Zhou Yunlong grabbed his talon and began to self-destruct.
  • Su Xiuyi retreated after Zhou Yunlong warned him, and the explosion turned the surrounding void into a deadly forbidden zone.
  • Zhou Yunlong reappeared outside the storm with his Will Character, alive, while Su Xiuyi and the soldiers stared in disbelief.

Ch. 106Signing In for the Life Will Character

Su Xiuyi signed in and obtained the Life Will Character while the Human Race defeated the Blood Demon Invincibles. After the Heavenly Scorpion Invincible self-destructed, the damaged Corpse Servant waited for the hidden enemy to reveal itself.

  • Su Xiuyi signed in and received the Life Will Character, which could restore limbs, enable rebirth, capture willpower, and rebuild a body.
  • Zhou Yunlong returned after self-destructing, and he told Wang Po and the generals that his Will Character had let him die in his place once.
  • The Heavenly Scorpion Invincible prepared to self-destruct, but the Corpse Servant transformed with his Bone Will Character and attacked with the Innate Divine Fist.
  • The Heavenly Scorpion Invincible self-destructed, and the Corpse Servant emerged badly damaged but alive.
  • The Corpse Servant reverted to his Bone Race form and muttered that he looked miserable enough to lure the hidden enemy out.

Ch. 107Divine Artifact of the State

Su Xiuyi and the others were praised for saving the Fierce Tiger Legion, but Shadow Pavilion Invincibles accused them of treason and teleported them to a desert. There, the Shadow King revealed that he had brought the Divine Artifact of the State to ensure their deaths.

  • Wang Po and the Fierce Tiger Legion thanked Su Xiuyi and the others for saving their lives, and Su Xiuyi praised the soldiers for defending the Human Realm.
  • Shadow Pavilion Invincibles accused the group of being Blood Slaughter Tower traitors and declared that they would annihilate the tower by the Human Emperor's command.
  • Su Xiuyi told the army that the Holy Emperor had a child who would return, prompting the Shadow Pavilion Invincibles to teleport him and his companions away.
  • The four Invincibles brought Su Xiuyi and the others to a desolate desert, where they saluted the Shadow King.
  • The Shadow King said the group threatened the Human Emperor's throne and revealed that he had brought the Divine Artifact of the State to kill them.

Ch. 108Heaven-Shaking Bow, Demon-Devouring Arrow [Four-Thousand-Character Chapter]

Su Xiuyi faced the Shadow Pavilion’s ambush and revealed his plan to fake Corpse and Zhou Yunlong’s deaths so they could operate in secret. After they destroyed six Shadow Pavilion Invincibles in a joint explosion, Su Xiuyi continued toward the shaken Shadow King.

  • Corpse and Zhou Yunlong offered to hold off the attackers, but Su Xiuyi said they would become the Black and White Impermanence after death and declared he would become Human Emperor.
  • The Shadow King summoned three more Invincibles, bringing the Shadow Pavilion force to eight, while Su Xiuyi prepared to face the Shadow King and the Heaven-Shaking Bow and Demon-Devouring Arrow.
  • Su Xiuyi used seven Will Characters to slow and confine the Shadow Pavilion fighters, while the Shadow King used the Awakening Will Character to rouse his subordinates.
  • Corpse and Zhou Yunlong self-destructed, and Su Xiuyi's Will Characters held the six nearby Invincibles long enough for the blast to kill them all.
  • The Shadow King realized Su Xiuyi had used the two Invincibles as a trap, and Su Xiuyi walked toward him without faltering.

Ch. 109Seizing Fortune [A 4,000-Character Chapter]

Su Xiuyi revealed his identity, sealed the battlefield, and fought the Shadow King, destroying the Demon-Devouring Arrow and seizing a wisp of the imperial clan’s fortune. As Su Tianlong investigated the loss, the Shadow King began absorbing an unknown power and prepared to unleash a new technique.

  • Su Xiuyi activated the Heaven-Severing Seal, cut off the battlefield from the outside, and revealed that he was still alive.
  • Su Xiuyi killed the Shadow King’s last Invincible with his Slowness Will Character, then countered the Shadow King’s Demon-Devouring Arrow with the Demon-Slaying Brush and Blood Dragon Needle.
  • Su Xiuyi shattered the Demon-Devouring Arrow, fused its remains into the Demon-Slaying Brush, and seized a wisp of the imperial clan’s fortune.
  • Su Tianlong sensed that his fortune had been taken and ordered an investigation into the missing power and the Divine Artifact of the State.
  • Su Xiuyi discovered the seized fortune accelerated his Undying Heavenly Scripture cultivation, while the Shadow King’s face changed among countless identities as he drew on an unknown power.

Ch. 110The Myriad Text Academy's Secrets

Su Xiuyi questioned the Shadow King about the Myriad Text Academy and learned that it had concealed a divine art meant to help the Human Emperor suppress the heavens. He used his Will Characters and saber arts to kill the Shadow King's avatar, but the Shadow King's main body sensed the danger and began moving toward the Human Realm.

  • The Shadow King revealed that the Myriad Text Academy had contained a divine art capable of helping the Human Emperor suppress the heavens, and Su Xiuyi suspected Su Tianlong had entered the academy and taken it.
  • Su Xiuyi revealed his Divination Will Character and warned that the Shadow King's avatar was destined to die, frightening the Shadow King into attacking.
  • The Shadow King unleashed his many avatars and borrowed power, while Su Xiuyi summoned more than 150 Will Characters to suppress him with curses, restraints, and other abilities.
  • Su Xiuyi struck the Shadow King with Avici Dao, severing his arm, but the Shadow King attacked Su Xiuyi's Sea of Will with the Blood Demon Sword.
  • The Blood Dragon Needle destroyed the Blood Demon Sword, and Su Xiuyi seized the opening to sever the Shadow King's head and kill his avatar.
  • The Shadow King's main body sensed that his avatar was in danger in the Human Realm and sent a bizarre presence speeding toward it.

Ch. 111Character Dao Advances to Invincible

Su Xiuyi revived the Corpse Servant and Zhou Yunlong, destroyed the Shadow King's Divine Artifacts, and returned to the Myriad Text Academy to cultivate. After learning the Immobilization Spell, he combined Will Characters into a Spirit Character and advanced his Will Character path to Invincible.

  • Su Xiuyi used the Life Will Character and Invincible essence blood to revive the Corpse Servant and Zhou Yunlong, then ordered them to cultivate and keep the Blood Slaughter Tower in the shadows.
  • Su Xiuyi destroyed the Heaven-Shaking Bow and fused it and the Demon-Devouring Arrow into the Demon-Slaying Brush, strengthening the brush and his providence.
  • An Invincible Shadow Golden-Pupiled Black Tiger discovered the Shadow King's clone had been killed, while Su Tianlong learned the Blood Slaughter Tower had destroyed the Divine Artifacts and ordered Shadow to continue hunting Su Qing's forces.
  • After three years of cultivation, Su Xiuyi advanced five steps toward the Literary Saint's corpse and signed in to obtain the Immobilization Spell.
  • Su Xiuyi opened the remaining Divine Acupoints, combined eighteen Will Characters into the Spirit Character Immobilize, and advanced his Will Character path to Invincible.

Ch. 112The Might of a Spirit Character

Su Xiuyi tested the power of his new Immobilization Spirit Character when two Invincible men connected to the Blood Barbarian Demon Soul entered the Myriad Text Academy. After killing them, he realized the Blood Barbarian Demon Soul was searching the academy for a supreme Human Race divine art.

  • Su Xiuyi reached the Invincible Realm in the Character Dao and condensed the Immobilization Spirit Character.
  • Two black-robed Invincibles entered Southern Heaven City to investigate Southern Heaven Academy and then the Myriad Text Academy.
  • Su Xiuyi used divination to learn that the men were connected to the Blood Barbarian Demon Soul and followed them as they approached the Myriad Text Academy.
  • The men revealed they sought a fragmentary scroll said to record a supreme Human Race divine art, and Su Xiuyi appeared to confront them.
  • Su Xiuyi immobilized the two men with his Spirit Character and burned them to ashes.
  • Su Xiuyi marveled at his Spirit Character's power and wondered why the Blood Barbarian Demon Soul wanted the Myriad Text Academy.

Ch. 113Eighteen Halls of the Netherworld

After refining Saint Soul Blood and strengthening his Will Characters, Su Xiuyi learned that the Eighteen Halls of the Netherworld threatened the Nine Netherworlds Hall. He set out to kill their hall masters and ordered Corpse Servant and Zhou Yunlong to seize control of their forces.

  • Su Xiuyi signed in at the old Saint battlefield and received a drop of Saint Soul Blood, which strengthened his Will Characters and Sea of Will.
  • A member of the Nine Netherworlds Hall delivered Su Xiuyi a letter from Black Impermanence about trouble with the Eighteen Halls of the Netherworld.
  • Su Xiuyi told the messenger he would handle the matter and resolved to kill the Eighteen Halls' hall masters.
  • At the Nine Netherworlds Hall, Zhou Yunlong and Corpse Servant worried about facing the Great Nether King until Su Xiuyi appeared and ordered them to prepare to take over all eighteen halls.
  • Corpse Servant summoned the three thousand evil ghosts of the Nine Netherworlds Hall to act.

Ch. 114One Stroke of My Blade

Su Xiuyi arrived at the Nether Hall after its leaders planned to destroy the Nine Netherworlds Hall, and killed the deputy hall master with ease. He declared that one stroke of his blade would decide who lived, then left after slaying the Great Nether King and the Nether Hall’s other leaders.

  • The Great Nether King agreed to destroy the Nine Netherworlds Hall and kill its three thousand evil ghosts.
  • Su Xiuyi entered the Nether Hall and killed an elder who tried to stop him.
  • The deputy hall master charged Su Xiuyi, but Su Xiuyi froze him and crushed him beneath one foot.
  • Su Xiuyi identified himself as the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds and announced that he would destroy the Nether Hall with one stroke.
  • Su Xiuyi froze the Great Nether King and the others, beheaded them with a single blade strike, and left.

Ch. 115One Slash to the Netherworld

Su Xiuyi destroyed the Nether Hall with one slash and then attacked the Netherworld Hall, exposing its horrific practices as he reduced it to ruins. A furious voice rose from underground after his strike.

  • Su Xiuyi's slash killed the Nether Hall's leaders, and its surviving members surrendered to the Nine Netherworlds Hall.
  • The Nine Netherworlds Hall's disciples claimed the Nether Hall's territory, while Zhou Yunlong and Corpse Servant left to seize the forces and resources of the Eighteen Halls of the Netherworld.
  • Su Xiuyi reached the Netherworld Hall and killed the Elder of Ten Thousand Ghosts after freezing him with a Will Character.
  • Su Xiuyi's Avici Dao slash destroyed the Netherworld Hall and revealed the remains of at least ten thousand people whose blood essence and souls had been extracted.
  • A furious voice rang out from deep underground.

Ch. 116Kill the Chicken to Warn the Monkeys

Su Xiuyi confronted Ghost Scholar after destroying the Netherworld Hall and declared that the Eighteen Halls of the Netherworld would be disbanded. He killed King Qinguang before the gathered Invincibles, leaving them to face the threat of the Nine Netherworlds Hall.

  • Ghost Scholar emerged from the Netherworld Hall’s ruins and demanded to know who had destroyed it.
  • Su Xiuyi claimed responsibility, announced the Nether Hall’s Great Nether King was dead, and declared that only the Nine Netherworlds Hall would remain.
  • King Qinguang stepped forward to kill Su Xiuyi, using his Register of Life and Death and Karmic Mirror Terrace to trap him in an illusion.
  • Su Xiuyi shattered King Qinguang’s illusion, immobilized him, and killed his body with Emperor Treads the Nine Heavens.
  • Su Xiuyi crushed King Qinguang’s soul after rejecting his plea to submit, horrifying the watching Invincibles.

Ch. 117A Presence That Suppressed Mountains and Rivers

Su Xiuyi crushed King Qinguang and declared that the Land of Chaos would belong to the Nine Netherworlds Hall. After Ghost Scholar tried to question his origins and asked whether he could leave, Su Xiuyi declared that Ghost Scholar had to die for cultivating by devouring his people.

  • Su Xiuyi crushed King Qinguang's soul, terrifying the Invincibles and the forces of the Hall of King Qin.
  • Corpse Servant and Zhou Yunlong arrived, paid their respects to Su Xiuyi, and stood aside as his supporters.
  • Ghost Scholar suspected Su Xiuyi might be from the Great Zhou Dynasty, but Su Xiuyi said the Land of Chaos would become the Nine Netherworlds Hall's territory and ordered anyone who stayed to submit.
  • The surrounding forces withheld their allegiance while Ghost Scholar prepared to fight and asked if he could leave.
  • Su Xiuyi rejected Ghost Scholar's plea, condemning his cultivation by devouring blood essence and souls and vowing to kill him.

Ch. 118The Ten Thousand Souls Banner

Su Xiuyi faced Ghost Scholar, whose Ten Thousand Souls Banner contained the souls of ten thousand victims, and sentenced him to death. After revealing that he was Invincible in both the Character Dao and Martial Dao, Su Xiuyi killed Ghost Scholar with a saber strike that sent him into the Yellow Springs River, leaving the watching Invincibles to submit to Su Xiuyi and the Nine Netherworlds Hall.

  • Ghost Scholar revealed the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and its countless trapped souls, while Zhou Yunlong recognized that Ghost Scholar deserved to die.
  • Su Xiuyi declared that he would execute Ghost Scholar, who attacked him with the souls from the banner.
  • Su Xiuyi immobilized Ghost Scholar and the souls with his Spirit Character, revealing his mastery of both the Character Dao and Martial Dao at the Invincible realm.
  • Su Xiuyi struck Ghost Scholar with his saber, formed the Yellow Springs River from his saber intent, and killed him.
  • The watching Invincibles submitted to Su Xiuyi and pledged to help build the Nine Netherworlds Holy Land.

Ch. 119The Blood Barbarian Demon Soul's Minions Reappear

Su Xiuyi handed control of the Nine Netherworlds Hall to Black and White Impermanence, then discovered Blood Barbarian Demon Soul minions trying to enter an underground palace beneath the Myriad Text Academy. The palace’s guardian, a blood-red dog with golden eyes, killed the intruders and confronted Su Xiuyi.

  • Su Xiuyi gave Zhou Yunlong and the Corpse Servant authority to act for him through Black and White Impermanence, then returned to the Myriad Text Academy.
  • Su Xiuyi tracked an intruder to a hidden underground palace and recognized the Blood Barbarian Demon Soul’s presence among four Invincibles at its bronze doors.
  • The Great Elder used Sage blood to break the formation sealing the doors, and the group entered the palace.
  • A small blood-red dog with golden eyes killed the Great Elder and the other Invincibles, then swallowed their remaining Will Characters.
  • The dog spotted Su Xiuyi, who stepped out of hiding and questioned what it was; the dog warily threatened him.

Ch. 120A Terrifying Conjecture

Su Xiuyi entered an underground palace guarded by a powerful blood hound and discovered the remains of the Literary Saint’s ninth disciple. The disciple’s final message revealed an experiment involving the Undying Clan, and Su Xiuyi began to suspect a terrifying connection.

  • Su Xiuyi immobilized the blood hound, learned it was a female divine beast, and entered the underground palace.
  • Su Xiuyi found bronze experimental equipment, a portrait of the Literary Saint, and the body of the Literary Saint’s ninth disciple.
  • The disciple’s message explained that he had sealed an Undying Blood Clan member’s soul within his Sea of Will and left a secret art in his robes.
  • The blood hound claimed someone had stolen the secret art and pointed out damage to the underground palace.
  • Su Xiuyi connected the disciple’s experiment to other clues and formed a terrifying conjecture.

Ch. 121Haotian Demon God Art

Su Xiuyi learned that the Great Zhou Emperor had taken the secret art needed to save the Literary Saint’s disciple, while the blood hound urged him to keep growing stronger. Hu Qingyun reached Invincible and began cultivating the Haotian Demon God Art, and Su Xiuyi later reached the Literary Saint, ready to sign in beside him.

  • Su Xiuyi inferred that the Great Zhou Emperor had taken the secret art from the underground palace and told the blood hound he could not yet save his father.
  • The blood hound revealed he had been awake for less than thirty years, and Su Xiuyi realized the dog had been born at the Invincible realm.
  • Hu Qingyun emerged from secluded cultivation having reached Invincible in both literary and martial paths, and Demon Sage Lutian warned her against recklessly seeking revenge on Su Tianlong.
  • Hu Qingyun began cultivating the Haotian Demon God Art to increase her strength for her eventual revenge.
  • Su Xiuyi broke through to Late Invincible, fought his way to the Literary Saint, and prepared to sign in beside him.

Ch. 122Champion Marquis Shen Dong

Su Xiuyi checked in before the Literary Saint’s broken body and obtained the Greater Celestial Circuit Divine Art, then began cultivating it. Meanwhile, Shen Dong returned to Southern Heaven City as the newly titled Champion Marquis, and Tie Ling watched his triumphant arrival with anger over his treatment of Su Xiuyi.

  • Su Xiuyi respectfully bowed to the Literary Saint and checked in, obtaining the Greater Celestial Circuit Divine Art.
  • Su Xiuyi received the divine art’s cultivation method, understood the locations of its acupoints, and began cultivating with Dragon Race blood.
  • The Southern Heaven Academy learned that Shen Dong had been made a marquis, and its disciples gathered to welcome him while Tie Ling remembered his role in ruining Su Xiuyi’s reputation and cultivation.
  • Shen Dong arrived at Southern Heaven City in a bronze chariot, where the city lord and soldiers welcomed him.
  • Shen Dong declined the city lord’s banquet invitation and said he would first pay his respects to the Southern Heaven Academy’s seniors.

Ch. 123Chess Piece

Shen Dong arrived at Southern Heaven Academy as the Champion Marquis, where he forced the academy head to surrender his position and demanded to meet Tie Ling. Watching through the Pupil of Void Breaking, Su Xiuyi recognized Shen Dong as an old enemy and discovered he had fused with the Undying Clan’s bloodline.

  • The lord of Southern Heaven City knelt before Shen Dong, who continued on to Southern Heaven Academy with his cavalry.
  • Su Xiuyi watched Shen Dong arrive and recalled how Shen Dong had once ruined his reputation, while Blood Dog questioned his concern.
  • Shen Dong challenged the academy head for omitting Tie Ling from the list of geniuses and ordered him to give up his position.
  • After learning Tie Ling was Tiezhu’s daughter, Shen Dong demanded that she be brought to Haoran Hall.
  • Su Xiuyi appeared unseen in Haoran Hall and discovered that Shen Dong carried the Undying Clan’s bloodline and was likely Su Tianlong’s chess piece.

Ch. 124Agree to Him, I've Got Everything Covered

Tie Ling challenged Dean Yang’s demand that she kneel before Shen Dong, forcing Shen Dong to punish his own subordinate. Shen Dong then compelled Tie Ling to serve beside him, but Su Xiuyi secretly reassured her that he would protect her.

  • Dean Yang tried to force Tie Ling to kneel before Shen Dong, but she argued that only the Human Emperor could demand the rite and accused Dean Yang of framing Shen Dong.
  • Shen Dong ordered Dean Yang to answer for his offense, and Dean Yang admitted his crime before killing himself by severing his heart meridian.
  • Su Xiuyi watched Tie Ling and resolved to guide her secretly, while recognizing that Shen Dong would try to harm her.
  • Shen Dong ordered Tie Ling to follow him and serve the dynasty, rejecting her attempt to defer service until she reached the Sunmoon Realm.
  • Su Xiuyi told Tie Ling to agree and promised to handle everything, so she accepted Shen Dong’s order.

Ch. 125Now, do you know the gap between us?

Su Xiuyi confronted Shen Dong after Shen Dong threatened Tie Ling and boasted of his new title as Champion Marquis. Su Xiuyi revealed his Peak Invincible strength, halted Shen Dong’s Great River Sword, and left him unable to move as he declared the vast gap between them.

  • Su Xiuyi told Tie Ling to leave, then Shen Dong reassured the academy chief and paid respects in the ancestral hall.
  • Shen Dong went to Myriad Text Academy to boast to Su Xiuyi and threaten Hu Qingyun, believing Su Xiuyi was dead.
  • Su Xiuyi revealed himself, and Shen Dong recovered from his initial fear and challenged him to a fight.
  • Shen Dong unleashed his Great River Sword, but Su Xiuyi froze the sword intent with a single word and walked through it as it crumbled.
  • Su Xiuyi revealed that he knew Shen Dong had fused with Undying Clan blood and showed that he had reached Peak Invincible, leaving Shen Dong immobile with terror.
Arc 5 of 38
Arc 5 of 38