Chapter Summaries

Tang Xiao attacked Du Bai with the Clear Sky Hammer, but Du Bai’s Golden Light Barrier stopped the blow and Tang Xiao escaped. The Nine-Headed Fire Qilin grew even more violent and resumed attacking Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo.

• Tang Xiao rushed at the immobile Du Bai and struck his Golden Light Barrier with the Clear Sky Hammer, but the barrier remained intact.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Golden Crocodile Douluo attacked Tang Xiao, but he evaded their skills and fled.
• Qian Xunji chose not to pursue Tang Xiao and returned to fighting the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin.
• Tang Xiao watched from a distance and concluded that Du Bai’s Golden Light Barrier had extraordinary defensive power.
• The Nine-Headed Fire Qilin sensed its sacrificial master had been harmed, roared, and unleashed Qilin Fire Breath at the seven Spirit Hall Titled Douluo.

Du Bai survived another assassination attempt by Clear Sky Sect’s First Elder because his Golden Light Barrier blocked the elder’s full-force strike. The Nine-Headed Fire Qilin continued fighting Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo as Du Bai vowed to retaliate once he reached the Titled Douluo realm.

• Du Bai blamed Clear Sky Sect for targeting him and waited for the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin to exhaust itself.
• Clear Sky Sect’s First Elder appeared, revealed his identity, and struck Du Bai with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Du Bai’s Golden Light Barrier blocked the First Elder’s attack, and the First Elder fled when Spirit Hall’s experts tried to stop him.
• The Nine-Headed Fire Qilin became more enraged and attacked Qian Xunji, Golden Crocodile Douluo, and the other Titled Douluo with enormous fireballs.
• Du Bai vowed to settle accounts with Clear Sky Sect after reaching the Titled Douluo realm.
• Tang Xiao met with the First Elder, who reported that his full-force strike had failed to break Du Bai’s Golden Light Barrier.

The Clear Sky Sect’s Second Elder attacked Du Bai after two earlier assassins failed to kill him, while Xue Ye and his ministers watched and hoped for Du Bai’s death. Spirit Hall’s elders responded to the attack, but the chapter ended before the Second Elder’s fate was revealed.

• Tang Xiao and the First Elder discussed the elders waiting for Du Bai’s Golden Light Barrier to break so they could kill him.
• Xue Ye’s ministers reported that Du Bai had survived two black-robed attackers, and Xue Ye hoped they would try again while Xue Qinghe worried for his teacher.
• Another black-robed figure charged toward Du Bai, whom Xue Ye recognized as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son.
• The Second Elder of the Clear Sky Sect reached Du Bai and threatened to kill him, while Du Bai cursed him and vowed to destroy the Clear Sky Sect once he reached the Titled Douluo realm.
• Qian Xunji denounced the Clear Sky Sect from afar, and Chrysanthemum Douluo, Golden Crocodile Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Platinum Bishop Salas attacked the Second Elder.

The Clear Sky Sect's Second Elder failed to break Du Bai's Golden Light Barrier and fled, while the battle with the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin continued. The Third Elder then turned his attack toward Bibi Dong, leaving Du Bai trapped and unable to protect her as Qian Xunji and the others noticed the danger.

• The Clear Sky Sect's Second Elder struck Du Bai's Golden Light Barrier, failed to break it, and fled from the pursuing Spirit Hall elders.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and the other elders retreated as the enraged Nine-Headed Fire Qilin resumed fighting Qian Xunji, Ghost Douluo, and the others.
• The Clear Sky Sect's Third Elder agreed with the Fifth Elder and Seventh Elder to kill Du Bai, then charged at him with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Bibi Dong rushed to protect Du Bai and used her Death Spider Emperor martial soul to attack the Third Elder.
• The Third Elder dodged Bibi Dong's web and redirected his attack toward her, while Du Bai struggled unsuccessfully to break free and Qian Xunji and the others noticed the threat.

Qian Xunji and the Spirit Hall fighters rushed to save Bibi Dong from the Clear Sky Sect elders, but the Third and Fifth Elders struck her two Spider Emperor forms down. Du Bai watched helplessly as the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin roared in fury alongside him.

• Qian Xunji recognized that the Third Elder was about to hurt Bibi Dong and attacked him while Spirit Hall fighters charged to protect her.
• Bibi Dong used her Spider Emperor Clone skill to create two Death Spider Emperors, but the Third, Fifth, and Seventh Elders converged on them.
• The Third Elder crushed the left clone’s Blood Sucking Spider Thorn with his Clear Sky Hammer and sent her flying, badly injured.
• The Fifth Elder struck the right clone with his hammer, sending Bibi Dong crashing to the ground and vomiting blood.
• Du Bai struggled against his restraints as flames appeared in his eyes, and the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin stopped attacking and roared in rage.

The Clear Sky Sect elders escaped after Third Elder severely injured Bibi Dong, while Seventh Elder tried to attack Du Bai. The Nine-Headed Fire Qilin unleashed a force that immobilized everyone nearby, leaving Qian Xunji buried headfirst in the ground.

• Third Elder and Fifth Elder retreated after Third Elder injured Bibi Dong, angering the Spirit Hall forces.
• Qian Xunji decided to protect Bibi Dong and exploit Du Bai, then rushed toward her.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and the others attacked Seventh Elder, who swung his Clear Sky Hammer at Du Bai.
• The Nine-Headed Fire Qilin roared and immobilized Seventh Elder, the pursuing Spirit Hall fighters, and Qian Xunji.
• Qian Xunji fell headfirst into the soil and became stuck like a golden carrot.

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Thousand Jun Douluo were immobilized by the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin and secretly mocked Qian Xunji, who was stuck headfirst in the ground. The Qilin continued its mysterious ritual while Qian Xunji fumed over his humiliating fall.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo laughed at Qian Xunji after seeing him stuck headfirst in the ground.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Thousand Jun Douluo realized they could speak but could not move or circulate Soul Power.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo teased Thousand Jun Douluo about admiring the view, and the two joked about Qian Xunji's position.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Thousand Jun Douluo estimated that the Nine-Headed Fierce Beast had at least five hundred thousand years of cultivation and discussed how long its immobilizing power might last.
• The Nine-Headed Fire Qilin continued chanting and staring at Du Bai as Qian Xunji seethed over his failed attempt to approach Bibi Dong and his humiliating fall.

Qian Xunji remained trapped underground while Du Bai entered a boundless, flame-filled space to face the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin’s trial. Du Bai began enduring the Nine Nether Hellfire, and everyone outside remained frozen as the trial continued.

• Qian Xunji failed to escape the mysterious restraints and secretly plotted to claim the soul bone from Du Bai.
• Du Bai met the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin’s gaze and was drawn into a scorching space, where he learned he had to endure the Nine Nether Hellfire to earn its recognition and sacrifice.
• Du Bai accepted the trial, and golden, red, and black flames engulfed him, repeatedly burning away and renewing his skin as his soul grew more solid.
• The Clear Sky Sect’s Seventh Elder discovered that he and everyone around him had been immobilized.

As the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin’s trial and sacrifice restrained everyone in Heaven Dou City, the Seventh Elder of the Clear Sky Sect resolved to flee once he could move. Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo deduced that the beast was sacrificing itself to Du Bai, and Sword Douluo warned that the resulting soul bone could make Du Bai a target.

• The Seventh Elder saw the killing intent in Du Bai’s eyes, tried and failed to break free, and decided to retreat at the first opportunity.
• The Nine-Headed Fire Qilin’s power immobilized everyone in Heaven Dou City, including the royal family, Spirit Hall’s forces, and the gathered Soul Masters.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Sword Douluo how he felt, and Sword Douluo explained that the force suppressed his body and Soul Power.
• Sword Douluo deduced that the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin was sacrificing itself to Du Bai and that its sacrifice power was restricting everyone’s movement.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo concluded that the sacrifice would free the city once completed, while Sword Douluo warned that others might target Du Bai for his soul bone.

After Bibi Dong was badly injured protecting Du Bai, a mysterious force immobilized people across Heaven Dou City while she alone remained able to move. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong recovering slightly and realizing that everyone around her was frozen.

• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo agreed to stay neutral and support the Heaven Dou Empire, reasoning that the Nine-Headed Fierce Beast’s sacrifice could make the Spirit Hall Holy Son a target.
• Bai He was restrained by a mysterious force while trying to return to the Strength Clan residence for help after seeing Bibi Dong injured.
• At the Strength Clan residence, Titan, Yang Wudi, and Niu Gao found themselves unable to move, and Yang Wudi suspected the upheaval was connected to Du Bai and the Nine-Headed Fierce Beast.
• Bibi Dong withdrew her Martial Soul after the two Clear Sky Sect elders wounded her, then swallowed a Great Returning Pill and recovered somewhat.
• Bibi Dong discovered that everyone around her was frozen in place while she alone could move freely.

While Du Bai underwent the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin's trial, Bibi Dong discovered she could move and use her martial soul despite the force immobilizing everyone else. She attacked the helpless Clear Sky Sect's Seventh Elder and prepared to torture him, while he realized the Nine-Headed Soul Beast was sacrificing itself for Du Bai and that Bibi Dong's connection to Du Bai let her move.

• Bibi Dong saw Du Bai facing the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin and understood that the soul beast had a special connection with him.
• Bibi Dong approached the immobilized Clear Sky Sect's Seventh Elder, who realized she could move freely.
• Bibi Dong struck the Seventh Elder with Soul Power, knocking him down and exposing him as Golden Crocodile Douluo and Ghost Douluo watched.
• Bibi Dong mocked the Seventh Elder for attacking weaker opponents and said she would not let him die easily.
• Bibi Dong summoned her Death Spider Emperor and all eight of her soul rings as the Seventh Elder realized the Nine-Headed Soul Beast was sacrificing itself for Du Bai and suspected Bibi Dong could move because she was his wife.

As Du Bai fused with the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin’s soul ring, Bibi Dong realized he had protected her and attacked the Clear Sky Sect’s Seventh Elder. She drained most of his vitality and Soul Power, then turned her attention to the immobilized Golden Crocodile Douluo and Ghost Douluo.

• The Seventh Elder recognized that the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin was sacrificing itself for Du Bai and imagined that powerful factions would target him afterward.
• Bibi Dong understood that Du Bai had ensured she could move freely and decided to protect him.
• Bibi Dong stabbed the Seventh Elder with her Blood Sucking Spider Thorn and absorbed his blood and Soul Power, restoring much of her strength.
• The Seventh Elder collapsed, barely alive, and Bibi Dong told him that her servants would torment him when he woke.
• Bibi Dong expressed her love for Du Bai, while Golden Crocodile Douluo asked her to release the restriction immobilizing him and Ghost Douluo.

Bibi Dong guarded Du Bai as the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin’s sacrifice began fusing with him, while the immobilized Spirit Hall Douluos realized the process was going well. Inside the flame-filled world, Du Bai endured the transformation and wondered how Xiao Dong Dong was doing.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo asked Bibi Dong how she could move and whether she could free him and Ghost Douluo, and Bibi Dong said she did not know why she was unaffected.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo concluded that the Nine-Headed Soul Beast’s sacrifice spared Bibi Dong because she mattered to Du Bai, and he told her to protect the Holy Son and kill hostile soul masters.
• Golden light and three-colored flames covered Du Bai, burning away his clothes, so Bibi Dong stayed in front of him and guarded him through the fusion.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and Ghost Douluo joked about Du Bai’s physique while Bibi Dong ignored Qian Xunji, who had plunged his head into the soil.
• Du Bai said he had spent three months enduring the flames in the other world, where each day equaled a year, and worried about Xiao Dong Dong.

Du Bai completed the trials in the tri-colored flames and faced the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin for its final recognition. He opened fire with his First Martial Soul, but the beast took the shots without dodging, leaving Du Bai puzzled.

• Du Bai adapted to the tri-colored flames and discovered that his vitality, strength, mental energy, and eyesight had improved.
• Du Bai received word that he must defeat the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin to complete the trial and trigger its sacrifice.
• Du Bai began the final trial and learned that he could use only his First Martial Soul, the Fire Qilin AL-47.
• Du Bai summoned his Fire Qilin Avatar and used his first soul skill to fly backward and create distance from the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin.
• Du Bai fired all thirty-six Fire Qilin Bullets into the beast's middle head, drawing golden blood, while it made no attempt to dodge.

Du Bai continued the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin trial, passing the first round by enduring its golden flames and the second by blasting it with his Sixth Soul Skill. The Qilin healed from his attack and launched its next assault as Du Bai prepared to withstand it.

• Du Bai learned the trial required him to satisfy the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin with his attack and then endure its counterattack.
• Du Bai withstood the Qilin's golden flames for thirty breaths and completed the first minor trial.
• Du Bai activated Breath of Berserk and fired a magazine of Kirin Bullets into the Qilin's central head, badly damaging it.
• The Nine-Headed Fire Qilin healed and judged Du Bai's Sixth Soul Skill attack extremely satisfying, passing the second round.
• After Du Bai said he was ready, the Qilin's six left-side heads fired flame beams at him.

Du Bai completed the second trial by enduring the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin’s flames, then used his Eighth Soul Skill to attack it in the final round. The Nine-Headed Fire Qilin praised his attack power, leaving Du Bai poised to finish the trial and receive its sacrifice.

• Du Bai endured the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin’s second flame attack, and the space declared him successful.
• Du Bai prepared for the final trial and activated his Eighth Soul Skill, Roar of the Demonic Tiger.
• Du Bai fired all seventy-two Fire Qilin Bullets at the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin, riddling its central head with wounds that took longer than before to heal.
• The Nine-Headed Fire Qilin praised Du Bai’s attack power and said it was extremely satisfied with the damage.
• Du Bai thanked the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin for its recognition.

Du Bai endured Nine-Headed Fire Qilin’s Nine Nether Hellfire trial without injury, earning the beast’s approval for its upcoming sacrifice. Outside the trial, Bibi Dong and the others watched the strange, replicated battle from a safe distance.

• Nine-Headed Fire Qilin announced that its final trial would test Du Bai’s body with Nine Nether Hellfire and a claw-blade attack.
• Nine-Headed Fire Qilin struck Du Bai with fireballs from all nine heads, but the Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Hegemonic Body protected him from serious harm.
• Du Bai endured thirty breaths of the three-colored flames, and Nine-Headed Fire Qilin praised his physical strength and agreed to sacrifice itself to him.
• Bibi Dong moved the others away from the battle, while Qian Xunji and the rest watched Du Bai’s trial replayed in the True World.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo marveled that Du Bai’s body and hair remained unharmed by the flames.

Holy Son Du Bai remained unharmed in the Nine-Headed Fierce Beast’s flames, and Spirit Hall’s leaders celebrated the opportunity he was about to gain. The Clear Sky Sect’s leaders grieved over their captured Seventh Elder and debated how they could rescue him while trapped by the beast’s power.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo, Salas, and Spirit Hall’s elders congratulated Bibi Dong and Du Bai on the Nine-Headed Fierce Beast’s apparent recognition of him.
• Qian Xunji concealed his jealousy and resentment as others praised Du Bai’s growing strength and status.
• Bibi Dong happily thanked the elders and watched Du Bai, pleased that the beast had willingly chosen him.
• The captured Seventh Elder despaired that Spirit Hall would eventually overwhelm the Clear Sky Sect and other factions.
• Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect elders mourned the Seventh Elder, while Third Elder demanded that they rescue him.
• First Elder warned the others not to act rashly because the Nine-Headed Fierce Beast’s power restrained them and Bibi Dong could still move freely.

Du Bai faced the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin’s final assessment and was badly wounded by its claws, leaving Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall elders unable to intervene. The chapter ended with Du Bai bleeding heavily as the mysterious force continued to restrain everyone nearby.

• Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect elders discussed rescuing the Seventh Elder, possibly reopening the sect, and joining other factions against Spirit Hall.
• The Third Elder spotted the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin launching another attack on Du Bai, while Qian Xunji hoped Du Bai would die and Bibi Dong prayed for his safety.
• The Nine-Headed Fire Qilin slashed open Du Bai’s chest, leaving him in severe pain and fearing he had failed the assessment.
• Bibi Dong rushed to Du Bai, held him, and tried to heal his wound with Soul Power.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and the other Spirit Hall fighters tried to break free and protect Du Bai, but the mysterious force held them fast.

The Nine-Headed Fire Qilin healed Du Bai and prepared to sacrifice itself as his soul ring after judging that he had passed its trials. As Du Bai was drawn toward the Qilin’s energy, Bibi Dong began preparing a protective array, while Qian Xunji and the Clear Sky Sect elders seethed at Du Bai’s survival.

• Qian Xunji and the Clear Sky Sect members expected the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin to kill Du Bai, but the Qilin began transforming into energy to sacrifice itself.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and the other Spirit Hall experts celebrated Du Bai’s good fortune, while Qian Xunji grew furious.
• Bibi Dong kissed Du Bai’s forehead, released him as a mysterious force lifted him toward the Qilin, and began setting up an array to protect him.
• Du Bai recalled that the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin had healed his wounds with green mist and resolved to save Bibi Dong.
• The Nine-Headed Fire Qilin praised Du Bai’s strength, declared him successful in every trial, and announced that it would sacrifice itself to him.