Recaps

Lin Chen and Dugu Bo traveled to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Fengzhi asked Lin Chen to humble his spoiled daughter, Ning Rongrong. The next morning, Rongrong confronted Lin Chen at the Guest Courtyard and dismissed him as unimpressive.

• Lin Chen and Dugu Bo rode for five days to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect on Seven Treasure Mountain.
• Ning Fengzhi welcomed Lin Chen and Dugu Bo, then invited them into the sect's main hall for tea.
• Ning Fengzhi told Lin Chen that his daughter Ning Rongrong had grown arrogant and neglected her cultivation, and asked Lin Chen to show her that greater geniuses existed.
• Lin Chen agreed to consider helping, and a disciple escorted him and Dugu Bo to the Guest Courtyard.
• The next morning, Ning Rongrong made a commotion outside the courtyard, met Lin Chen, and haughtily said he did not look impressive.

Ning Rongrong challenged Lin Chen, but her attacks could not move him, and he harshly criticized her arrogance and the limits of her support Martial Soul. The next morning, Ning Fengzhi thanked Lin Chen because Rongrong had gone to train on her own for the first time.

• Ning Rongrong challenged Lin Chen to a fight, and he agreed not to use his Soul Rings or Soul Skills if she could make him take half a step back.
• Ning Rongrong used her Strength Amplification Soul Skill and struck Lin Chen repeatedly, but he remained unmoved.
• Lin Chen criticized Ning Rongrong's arrogance and explained the limits of her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and its flaw.
• Ning Rongrong ran away angrily, while Dugu Bo told Lin Chen that his words had been harsher than a beating.
• The next morning, Ning Fengzhi told Lin Chen that Rongrong had shut herself in her room overnight and then gone to the training ground.
• Ning Fengzhi thanked Lin Chen because Rongrong had never gone to train of her own accord before.

After Ning Rongrong refused to accept her defeat to Lin Chen, she persuaded Bone Douluo Gu Rong to challenge him at the same Soul Power Level. Lin Chen agreed after Dugu Bo urged him to fight, and the chapter ended as Lin Chen and Gu Rong prepared to spar.

• Ning Rongrong went to Gu Rong and complained that Lin Chen had humiliated her, asking him to help her challenge Lin Chen.
• Gu Rong accompanied Ning Rongrong to Lin Chen’s courtyard and offered to fight using Lin Chen’s Soul Power Level and only his first four Soul Rings.
• Lin Chen refused until Gu Rong promised to grant him one request if he won, and Dugu Bo told him to accept.
• Lin Chen agreed and followed Gu Rong to an open stretch of grass, where he donned the Ultimate Armor and prepared to fight.
• Gu Rong suppressed his Soul Power to the level of a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor, summoned four Soul Rings, and taunted Lin Chen to begin.

Lin Chen battled Gu Rong, who had suppressed his Soul Power to level forty, and unleashed his third Soul Skill when he fell behind. The chapter ended with Lin Chen's thirty-meter Light Sword driving Gu Rong back after he raised his Soul Power to level sixty, leaving Gu Rong stunned by Lin Chen's strength.

• Gu Rong outmaneuvered Lin Chen's opening attacks and knocked him back with a series of strikes.
• Lin Chen activated his third Soul Skill, Holy Radiance Possession, and gained enough speed and strength to put Gu Rong on the defensive.
• Lin Chen broke through Gu Rong's bone walls and armor, blocked a counterattack with Ultimate Holy Shield, and drove Gu Rong back with an elbow strike.
• Gu Rong raised his Soul Power from level forty to level sixty and blocked Lin Chen's thirty-meter Light Sword, but his bone armor cracked under the impact.

Lin Chen defeated Gu Rong and kept his reward as a favor he could claim later. After three days at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he and Dugu Bo departed, leaving Ning Rongrong with an apology and a new understanding of support-type Soul Masters.

• Lin Chen defeated Gu Rong, who admitted he had broken the rules and agreed to owe Lin Chen a favor.
• Ning Fengzhi visited Lin Chen over three days, brought him gifts and intelligence, and asked him to pass a message to Qinghe.
• Lin Chen told Ning Fengzhi that Qinghe had become a Soul King and agreed to relay the message.
• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and others saw Lin Chen and Dugu Bo off as they left the sect.
• Ning Rongrong apologized to Lin Chen, who told her that support-type Soul Masters were important partners and could fight, though she was too weak to charge into battle.

Lin Chen helped Qian Renxue devise a plan to frame the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for Emperor Xue Ye’s death as she prepared to seize the throne. The next day, he learned that Xue Beng had been harassing Ye Lingling, and he reacted angrily.

• Lin Chen returned to Heaven Dou City and met Qian Renxue, who told him she planned to move against Emperor Xue Ye within the next month and wanted Xue Beng and Xue Xing out of the city.
• Qian Renxue explained that her evolved Martial Soul and Soul Power made it impossible to keep her identity concealed much longer, forcing her to launch the Nation-Stealing Plan early.
• Lin Chen proposed using Thunderlight Purple Splendor Grass and Dugu Yan’s Dragon Aura to make Xue Ye’s death look like a lightning strike caused by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Qian Renxue accepted the plan and told Snake Lance Douluo that she would use the accusation to exterminate the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Dugu Yan told Lin Chen that Xue Beng had repeatedly harassed Ye Lingling and had nearly gotten physical with her.

After learning that Xue Beng had bullied Ye Lingling, Lin Chen threatened him at the academy and then confronted Prince Xue Xing, warning that he might kill the fourth prince. Xue Xing let Lin Chen leave and ordered Xue Beng sent out of Heaven Dou City while he investigated.

• Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan told Lin Chen that Xue Beng had bullied Ye Lingling and that the teachers had not dared intervene.
• Lin Chen comforted Ye Lingling, promised to help her get even, and went to confront Xue Beng.
• Lin Chen held the Ultimate Zero Sword to Xue Beng’s neck, warned him to wait, and left despite Xue Beng’s angry threats.
• Lin Chen visited Prince Xue Xing and said he would beat Xue Beng, then joked that he might kill him and leave Xue Xing to collect the corpse.
• Prince Xue Xing stopped his guards from detaining Lin Chen and ordered Xue Beng to leave Heaven Dou City while he investigated.

Prince Xue Xing sent Xue Beng to the Northern Border after suspecting Lin Chen was planning something, while Lin Chen helped Qian Renxue prepare an assassination of Xue Ye. Qian Renxue planned to act the next day, and Lin Chen warned her to be careful.

• Prince Xue Xing ordered ten Heaven Dou Royal Knights to escort Xue Beng to the Northern Border and accompanied them himself.
• Lin Chen asked Dugu Yan to imbue Thunderlight Purple Splendor Grass with draconic aura, then delivered it to Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue explained that an assassin would poison Xue Ye and use the Immortal Herb to draw lightning to his corpse, allowing her to take control of the aftermath.
• Qian Renxue told Lin Chen to stay at the Crown Prince's Residence and advised him to warn Dugu Yan and the others to stay inside during the coming unrest.
• Lin Chen wished Qian Renxue caution before leaving, and she assured him she knew.

Xue Qinghe poisoned Emperor Xue Ye, then used lightning and a staged fire to disguise the murder before the emperor’s death was announced at dawn. The chapter left Xue Qinghe beside the emperor’s corpse as the palace mourned.

• Emperor Xue Ye suspected the old eunuch had been sent by Crown Prince Qinghe and confronted him.
• Xue Qinghe revealed himself and watched as the poisoned Emperor Xue Ye died.
• Xue Qinghe used the Thunderlight Purple Splendor Grass to summon lightning, burn the corpse, and set the bedchamber ablaze.
• Snake Lance Douluo ordered the Imperial Guards to seal off the bedchamber and search Heaven Dou City for the culprit.
• After dawn, Xue Qinghe led guards into the ruins as the palace announced that Emperor Xue Ye had passed away.

After Xue Ye was killed by lightning, Qian Renxue blamed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and took control of the Royal Knights, imposing a total lockdown on Heaven Dou City. Lin Chen and Dugu Bo watched the palace from the Crown Prince's Residence as the city remained under heavy patrol.

• The imperial guards found Xue Ye's burned body and reported lightning wounds and traces of dragon presence to Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue told the ministers that Xue Ye had been assassinated and placed the Royal Knights under the Crown Prince's Residence's command.
• Qian Renxue ordered Heaven Dou City's four gates closed, increased patrols, and ordered Yu Tianheng taken into custody for questioning.
• Soldiers swept through Heaven Dou City, forcing vendors indoors and searching homes as residents whispered about Xue Ye's death and the suspected Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan assassin.
• Dugu Bo told Lin Chen that Xue Ye was dead and predicted Xue Qinghe would succeed him, while Lin Chen wondered how Brother Xue was handling the crisis.

Yu Yuanzhen learned that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been framed for Emperor Xue Ye’s assassination and worried about Yu Tianheng, who was detained in Heaven Dou City. Qian Renxue then declared the clan guilty of treason and prepared to destroy it as part of the Nation-Stealing Plan.

• Yu Yuanzhen received a secret letter accusing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan of assassinating Emperor Xue Ye and discussed how to protect the clan and Yu Tianheng.
• Yu Yuanzhen ordered the elders to send people near Heaven Dou City to gather information and forbade anyone from acting without his orders.
• Qian Renxue told the ministers that a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan token had been found and declared the clan guilty of treason.
• Qian Renxue ordered the clan’s businesses and strongholds sealed, its members detained, and an envoy sent to demand the alleged culprit.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo learned that Qian Renxue intended to destroy the clan regardless of Yu Yuanzhen’s response, with support secretly coming from her grandfather.

Yu Yuanzhen ordered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to prepare for war and set out to retrieve Tian Heng. In Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue revealed her identity to Dugu Bo and gathered Spirit Hall reinforcements, leaving her allies ready to face the clan.

• Yu Yuanzhen rejected the elders’ warnings, ordered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to prepare for war, and planned to leave for Heaven Dou City the next day.
• Qian Renxue revealed her true identity as the young master of Spirit Hall to Lin Chen and Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo accepted Qian Renxue’s request for help, saying he would follow Lin Chen’s wishes.
• Porcupinefish Douluo reported that Qian Daoliu had sent Qian Jun, Jiang Mo, and Demon Bear to Heaven Dou City.
• Qian Renxue resumed her Xue Qinghe disguise and said they would wait for the reinforcements.

Qian Renxue confronted Yu Yuanzhen over Yu Tianheng’s alleged role in an assassination attempt and refused to release him. After Yu Yuanzhen tried to use force, six Titled Douluo surrounded him, leaving him trapped in Heaven Dou City.

• Qian Jun Douluo, Demon Subduing Douluo, and Demon Bear Douluo arrived at the Crown Prince's Residence and met Qian Renxue and Lin Chen.
• Qian Renxue explained that Yu Yuanzhen was coming to demand Yu Tianheng’s release, and she ordered the guards to admit him alone.
• Yu Yuanzhen entered the city and told Qian Renxue he had come to take Yu Tianheng back.
• Qian Renxue refused to release Yu Tianheng while the assassination investigation remained unfinished, and Yu Yuanzhen released his nine Soul Rings in anger.
• Snake Lance Douluo, Porcupinefish Douluo, Qian Jun Douluo, Demon Subduing Douluo, and Demon Bear Douluo joined Dugu Bo to surround Yu Yuanzhen.
• Yu Yuanzhen backed down and asked what Qian Renxue wanted, and she told him to remain in Heaven Dou City until the investigation was complete.

Qian Renxue kept Yu Yuanzhen under guard, poisoned his tea to suppress his Soul Power, and planned to lure him out of Heaven Dou City. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan braced for trouble while Qian Renxue prepared to kill Yu Yuanzhen and destroy the clan.

• Qian Renxue had Yu Yuanzhen escorted to the Guest Courtyard and kept under close watch by Titled Douluo and Imperial Guards.
• Yu Yuanzhen drank Qian Renxue's poisoned tea after she threatened the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and she later told Lin Chen the poison would suppress his Soul Power.
• After three days without contact from Yu Yuanzhen or their scouts, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's elders put the clan on high alert and recalled its patrols.
• Qian Renxue revealed that the poison had taken effect and arranged for Lin Chen and Dugu Bo to lure Yu Yuanzhen out of Heaven Dou City the following night.
• Qian Renxue said Yu Yuanzhen's death would mark the destruction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yu Yuanzhen escaped Heaven Dou City with Yu Tianheng after Lin Chen lured him through the city’s weakest defenses. With Dugu Bo and the Imperial Guards closing in, Yu Yuanzhen fled toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Yu Yuanzhen learned that Yu Tianheng was to be publicly executed and decided to rescue him despite the Titled Douluo guarding Heaven Dou City.
• Yu Yuanzhen escaped the Guest Courtyard and fought Dugu Bo, then followed his spiritual power’s trail toward Yu Tianheng.
• Lin Chen led Yu Yuanzhen to Yu Tianheng and fled east with him, forcing Yu Yuanzhen to pursue without risking his nephew’s life.
• Lin Chen carried Yu Tianheng through Heaven Dou City’s weak eastern defenses and out beyond the city wall.
• Yu Yuanzhen caught Yu Tianheng when Lin Chen pushed him toward him, then fled toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan as the pursuers approached.

Yu Yuanzhen fled Heaven Dou City carrying Yu Tianheng while Dugu Bo pursued him, but the chase led into an ambush by five Spirit Hall Titled Douluo. Surrounded and badly wounded, Yu Yuanzhen refused to surrender, and the chapter ended with him preparing to fight them all.

• Yu Yuanzhen carried the weakened Yu Tianheng out of Heaven Dou City as Dugu Bo pursued and attacked him.
• After a running battle drained Yu Yuanzhen, he stopped and unleashed his Blue Lightning Dragon Emperor Break against Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo revealed that Qian Jun Douluo, Demon Subduing Douluo, Demon Bear Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, and Porcupinefish Douluo had joined the pursuit.
• Qian Jun Douluo offered Yu Yuanzhen safety for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan if he surrendered, but Yu Yuanzhen refused and fled with Yu Tianheng.
• The six Titled Douluo pursued and surrounded Yu Yuanzhen, inflicting multiple wounds and leaving him nearly out of Soul Power.
• Yu Yuanzhen pushed Yu Tianheng behind him, refused Qian Jun Douluo's final demand to surrender, and challenged the six Titled Douluo to attack.

Yu Yuanzhen fought six Titled Douluo to protect the unconscious Yu Tianheng, but exhausted his strength in a final attack. Before dying, he sent Yu Tianheng toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in a protective barrier.

• Yu Yuanzhen attacked Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo, then fought Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo with his remaining strength.
• Yu Yuanzhen unleashed his ninth Soul Skill, blasting Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo away before collapsing under the strain.
• When Qian Jun Douluo demanded his surrender, Yu Yuanzhen refused and prepared to die beside the unconscious Yu Tianheng.
• Yu Yuanzhen burned all his Soul Power and used his eighth Soul Skill, Heavenly Thunder Blast, against the six Titled Douluo.
• Yu Yuanzhen used his final strength to send Yu Tianheng toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan inside a protective barrier, then died.

After Yu Yuanzhen fell to the six Titled Douluo, Qian Renxue gave Lin Chen his spatial-attribute Soul Bone, which raised his Soul Power to Level 46 and granted him a teleportation Soul Skill. Three days later, Qian Renxue led three thousand soldiers and the Titled Douluo from Heaven Dou City to march on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Qian Jun Douluo retrieved three Soul Bones from Yu Yuanzhen's corpse, while Yu Tianheng escaped using a spatial-attribute technique.
• Qian Renxue identified the spatial Soul Bone and Qian Jun Douluo gave it to Lin Chen.
• Qian Renxue announced that they would attack the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan after resting in Heaven Dou City.
• At a victory banquet, Demon Bear Douluo raised concerns about Yu Tianheng's escape, but Qian Renxue dismissed the threat.
• Lin Chen absorbed the ninety-thousand-year Soul Bone, gained two Soul Power levels, and acquired a spatial teleportation Soul Skill.
• Qian Renxue led three thousand Heaven Dou Royal Knights and the six Titled Douluo out of Heaven Dou City toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Qian Renxue destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and took control of its holdings as she prepared to ascend the throne of the Heaven Dou Empire. After receiving a summons from the Angel God, she planned to return to Spirit Hall after her coronation, bringing Lin Chen with her.

• The Heaven Dou Empire's army, led by six Titled Douluo, crushed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's resistance and captured its surviving clansmen.
• Qian Renxue confiscated the clan's property and ordered Soul Masters with its Martial Soul to register for investigation.
• Qian Renxue told Lin Chen she would ascend the throne after settling the aftermath and explained that Prince Xue Xing remained at the Northern Border.
• Qian Renxue's Nine-Winged Angel Martial Soul erupted with golden light, and she told Lin Chen that the Angel God had summoned her to begin its nine trials.
• Qian Renxue said she would return to Spirit Hall after her coronation and asked Lin Chen to accompany her to meet her grandfather; Lin Chen agreed.

Qian Renxue issued edicts, captured Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, and ascended the Heaven Dou throne while still appearing as Xue Qinghe. Lin Chen prepared to leave for Spirit Hall as an envoy and said goodbye to Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Ye Lingling, leaving his return date uncertain.

• Qian Renxue ordered the arrest of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan remnants, and Lin Chen learned that Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong had been captured and sent to prison.
• Qian Renxue scheduled her enthronement, appointed Lin Chen as an envoy to Spirit Hall, and received a distant congratulatory message from Prince Xue Xing.
• Three days later, Qian Renxue ascended the Dragon Throne as Heaven Dou's emperor while keeping her identity as Xue Qinghe concealed.
• Lin Chen skipped the palace banquet and packed for Spirit Hall, while Dugu Yan promised to watch over Heaven Dou City and Ye Lingling and Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu asked Lin Chen to bring her a present, and Ye Lingling asked when he would return before leaving after he reassured her.

Lin Chen left Heaven Dou City with Qian Renxue and Dugu Bo, bound for Spirit Hall. After learning that Qian Renxue had taken control of the Heaven Dou Empire, Bibi Dong prepared for her return and suspected she would challenge her for the papal throne.

• Dugu Bo told Lin Chen he had arranged for Dugu Yanyan to remain safely in Heaven Dou City before agreeing to leave with him.
• Qian Renxue and Lin Chen departed Heaven Dou City by carriage with Dugu Bo, Snake Lance Douluo, and Porcupinefish Douluo.
• Ghost Douluo reported to Bibi Dong that Qian Renxue had seized the throne of the Heaven Dou Empire with little resistance.
• Bibi Dong considered how Qian Renxue’s victory and support from the Offering Hall might shift Spirit Hall’s balance of power.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit City to prepare a formal welcome for Qian Renxue while privately anticipating a fight over the papal throne.

Qian Renxue returned to Spirit City and confronted Bibi Dong over control of the Worship Hall and its independence from the Pope Hall. After Bibi Dong agreed to her terms, Qian Renxue told Lin Chen she would take him to meet Qian Daoliu the next day.

• Qian Renxue arrived in Spirit City with Lin Chen and Dugu Bo, then sent them to the Guest Courtyard while she went to meet Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong praised Qian Renxue for taking control of the Heaven Dou Empire and proposed that Spirit Hall target the Star Luo Empire next.
• Qian Renxue declared that she would take charge of the Worship Hall and demanded that the Pope Hall not interfere in its affairs, Heaven Dou City, or the Angel God Trial.
• Bibi Dong agreed to Qian Renxue's terms as long as Qian Daoliu also agreed, then asked when Qian Renxue would undertake the Angel God Trial.
• Qian Renxue told Lin Chen she would take him to the Worship Hall the next day to meet Qian Daoliu.

Qian Renxue revealed that her Martial Soul had evolved into the Nine-Winged Angel and that she had reached Soul King level fifty-one. At the Angel Temple, the Angel God recognized her as its official heir, while Qian Renxue sensed the god watching her from above the clouds.

• Qian Daoliu welcomed Qian Renxue and Lin Chen to the Worship Hall and praised Qian Renxue for her work in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Qian Daoliu noticed that Qian Renxue's presence had changed, so she revealed her Nine-Winged Angel Martial Soul and explained that the Nine Heavens Divine Feather Flower had caused its evolution.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu that she had reached Soul Power level fifty-one, and he decided to bring forward her Divine Trial.
• Qian Daoliu led Qian Renxue and Lin Chen to the Angel Temple, where Qian Renxue released her Martial Soul before the Angel God Statue.
• The statue filled the temple with divine light, drawing the Worship Hall's enshrined and alerting Bibi Dong in the Pope Hall.
• Qian Daoliu announced that the Angel God had recognized Qian Renxue as its official heir, while Qian Renxue saw an illusory figure above the clouds.

Qian Renxue received the Angel Nine Trials and became the Angel God's successor, while the trial's sudden appearance alarmed the gods and rival factions. As Zero began investigating the holy power on Douluo Star, Tartarus's presence appeared behind him through a golden portal.

• Qian Daoliu confirmed that the Angel God had acknowledged Qian Renxue as its successor, and the Angel Holy Sword Mark appeared on her forehead.
• Qian Renxue received the Angel Nine Trials as divine power refined and strengthened her Soul Power.
• The Angel God's manifestation shook Spirit City, inspiring some Soul Masters to worship while the Star Luo Empire, the Clear Sky Sect, and other factions worried about Spirit Hall's growing influence.
• The Sea God and the Asura God questioned each other about why the Angel God Trial had begun so soon, and the Sea God denied causing it.
• Qian Renxue opened her eyes, accepted congratulations from Lin Chen, Qian Daoliu, and the offerings, and vowed to complete the trial for Spirit Hall.
• Zero noticed the holy presence on Douluo Star, then turned toward a golden portal when he sensed Tartarus's presence.

Tartarus confronted Zero in space and declared that he would eventually take the Palagi Shield from Douluo Star, while Zero vowed to stop him. In Spirit City, Qian Renxue explained the first Angel God Trial and prepared to begin it at noon the next day.

• Tartarus appeared before Zero, recognized the Palagi Shield on Douluo Star, and said he intended to claim it because the artifact was wasted in a low-level world.
• Zero warned Tartarus to leave the world alone and promised to stop him, but Tartarus departed through a golden portal, planning to return once the shield's possessor had grown stronger.
• At the Worship Hall, Qian Renxue explained that the first Angel God Trial required climbing 333 Angel Long Steps while resisting the erosion of Angel Divine Power.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu and Lin Chen that she would begin the trial at noon the next day, when holy light was strongest.
• That night, Qian Renxue admitted to Lin Chen that she was a little nervous and reflected on spending twelve years undercover as Xue Qinghe before leaving to prepare for the trial.