Chapter Summaries

The five Titled Douluo reached the Blood Desire Cult’s underground sanctuary and confronted its leader, Azumonke, beside the Egg of Blood Lust. Azumonke hatched the monstrous Throat of Sinful Devouring, which attacked Lei Xing and Shi Yuanyuan as Tong Yangyuan ordered the group to fight.

• The five Titled Douluo entered a vast cavern built from living flesh and found the Egg of Blood Lust floating in a boiling Blood Pool.
• Azumonke emerged and declared that the egg would birth the cult’s Holy Spirit, while Tong Yangyuan vowed to destroy it and punish him.
• Azumonke activated the egg, which burst open and gave birth to the monstrous Throat of Sinful Devouring.
• The monster unleashed a powerful suction toward Lei Xing and Shi Yuanyuan, and Tong Yangyuan ordered the five Titled Douluo to attack.

Shi Yuanyuan, Lei Xing, and Qinghuang Sword Monarch wounded the Throat of Sinful Devouring while Tong Yangyuan, Qinghuang Sword Monarch, and Ji Hongming attacked Azumonke. Ji Hongming’s Spring and Autumn Brushwork weakened Azumonke, allowing the others to injure him, but Azumonke then drew on the Blood Pool as the monster prepared a destructive attack.

• Shi Yuanyuan raised a Black Tortoise Heavenly Wall to block the Throat of Sinful Devouring’s suction, while Lei Xing struck its throat with his Thunder Prison Mad Dragon Slash.
• Qinghuang Sword Monarch cut apart the monster’s tentacles with Ten Thousand Bamboo Severing River.
• Tong Yangyuan led Qinghuang Sword Monarch and Ji Hongming in an assault on Azumonke, who countered with a wave of filthy blood and crimson mist.
• Ji Hongming used Spring and Autumn Brushwork to weaken Azumonke, and Qinghuang Sword Monarch pierced through his Soul Devouring Stomach Wall before Azumonke deflected the final sword.
• Tong Yangyuan’s Sin Purifying Fire Lotus burned through Azumonke’s defenses and injured him.
• Azumonke plunged his claws into the Blood Pool as the Throat of Sinful Devouring turned toward his attackers and gathered a destructive breath.

Five Titled Douluo fought Azumonke and the Throat of Sinful Devouring, using seals, purifying flames, a shield, Thunder, and sword qi to suppress and injure the monster. With the Blood Pool healing it, Azumonke began absorbing its filthy blood to strengthen himself.

• Ji Hongming sealed Azumonke and several unstable nodes in the Throat of Sinful Devouring with golden runes, while Tong Yangyuan's sacred flames purified its evil aura.
• The Throat of Sinful Devouring attacked Tong Yangyuan with a corrosive breath and struck at Ji Hongming with bone spikes; Shi Yuanyuan blocked the breath, and Lei Xing knocked the spikes aside.
• Qinghuang Sword Monarch pierced an energy node with sword qi, disrupting the monster's regeneration as Ji Hongming reinforced his seals and retreated.
• The five Titled Douluo battered the Throat of Sinful Devouring, but Azumonke and the Blood Pool rapidly healed its injuries, while Tong Yangyuan's flames caused Azumonke intense pain.
• Azumonke invoked Soul Devouring Return to Origin and drew the Blood Pool's filthy blood into his body.

Azumonke transformed into a rank-96 Super Douluo and joined forces with the Throat of Sinful Devouring to attack the five Titled Douluo. As the fight turned against his side, he began a secret method to merge with the creature and become the Sinful Devourer Blood Venerable.

• Azumonke grew into a giant and unleashed Nether Bone Rain while strengthening the Throat of Sinful Devouring's corrosive breath.
• Shi Yuanyuan slowed the bone spikes and shielded the others, while Qinghuang Sword Monarch, Ji Hongming, Lei Xing, and Tong Yangyuan counterattacked with their techniques.
• Azumonke devoured Ji Hongming's golden chains and struck at him with Blood Soul Stripping Claw, forcing Qinghuang Sword Monarch to block the attack.
• The five Titled Douluo gradually weakened under the combined assault, though their attacks damaged the Throat of Sinful Devouring faster than it could recover.
• Azumonke roared for more power and began the Blood Desire Secret Method, merging with the Throat of Sinful Devouring.

Azumonke fused with the Throat of Sinful Devouring and reached the power of a Level 97 Peak Douluo, forcing the five Titled Douluo to unleash their strongest techniques. Tong Yangyuan’s World-Purifying Flame destroyed the fused monster, while the five fighters were left injured and the cavern’s flesh walls began to collapse.

• Azumonke fused with the Throat of Sinful Devouring and formed a Level 97 Peak Douluo monster.
• Shi Yuanyuan, Lei Xing, Qinghuang Sword Monarch, Ji Hongming, and Tong Yangyuan launched their strongest attacks against the monster.
• The monster’s energy core exploded, shattering Shi Yuanyuan’s defense and severely injuring him, Lei Xing, and Ji Hongming while Qinghuang Sword Monarch and Tong Yangyuan also suffered wounds.
• Ji Hongming’s talismans severed the monster’s connection to the Blood Pool, and Tong Yangyuan sent his pale World-Purifying Flame into its weakened core.
• Tong Yangyuan’s flame burned Azumonke and the Throat of Sinful Devouring to ash, and the cavern’s dark-red flesh walls began collapsing.

The five Titled Douluo destroyed the Throat of Sinful Devouring and defeated Azumonke, but his Burning Soul Blood Curse let him escape into the underground. Qinghuang Sword Monarch left the wounded others behind to pursue him into the black crack.

• Azumonke used Infernal Blood Shadow Escape to flee with his shattered body, overcoming the group’s attempts to stop him.
• The five Titled Douluo assessed their severe injuries as the Blood Pool dried up and the cavern’s evil aura weakened.
• Shi Yuanyuan urged Qinghuang Sword Monarch to check on Lei Xing, while Ji Hongming and Tong Yangyuan warned that Azumonke’s escape could bring further trouble.
• Qinghuang Sword Monarch found that Lei Xing was still alive and decided to pursue Azumonke while the others recovered.
• Qinghuang Sword Monarch entered the black crack, following the trail of Azumonke’s blood aura.

Chen Xiaojun reflected on how his actions had accelerated the Era of Great Strife, then discussed the recent assault on the Bao Family and its consequences with Chen Zhang. They considered the Chen Clan’s injuries, family dynamics, and Li Lingfeng’s intervention, leaving their feud with him unresolved.

• Chen Xiaojun realized that his actions had brought the Era of Great Strife forward and wondered how strong he would become amid the turmoil.
• Chen Zhang told Chen Xiaojun that the operation had killed two Titled Douluo and five Soul Douluo, while he and Eighth Uncle had been injured.
• Chen Zhang explained Eighth Uncle’s resignation and described how eldest sister’s high standards had shaped and intimidated him.
• Chen Xiaojun told Chen Zhang that Yan Xiaolai was delighted to become his disciple, and Chen Zhang dismissed the suggestion that he had taken advantage of Sixth Uncle.
• Chen Xiaojun complained that Li Lingfeng had saved Ming Xiangyun, and Chen Zhang explained that the Li and Ming families depended on each other as allies.
• Chen Zhang reminded Chen Xiaojun that Li Lingfeng’s family had been destroyed by the Chen Clan and that his grudge against them was longstanding.

Chen Xiaojun discussed the failed effort to capture the Blood Desire Cult leader with Chen Zhang, who explained the cult’s history and the Ten Great Evil Soul Master Organizations. After the Blood Desire stronghold’s monster was killed and other operations reshaped political alliances, Chen Xiaojun realized the Chen Clan was caught at the center of the turmoil.

• Chen Zhang warned Chen Xiaojun not to underestimate Titled Douluo, reminding him that their recent fight had left them both badly injured.
• Chen Zhang explained that the Blood Desire Cult was an ancient, ruthless Hidden Organization and one of the Ten Great Evil Soul Master Organizations.
• Chen Zhang revealed that the monster from the Blood Desire Cult stronghold was a level 96 creature hatched from the evil spirit called the Egg of Blood Lust, and that five Titled Douluo had been wounded fighting it.
• Chen Xiaojun observed that killing the monster was still a major victory, even though the Blood Desire Cult leader escaped badly injured.
• Chen Zhang said the Huiming Bureau, the Supervision Department, and the Ge Clan gained advantages from their operations, while Chen Xiaojun predicted that the tournament’s upheaval had put the Chen Clan at the center of the conflict.

Chen Xiaojun reflected on the dangers revealed by the Blood Desire Cult operation and decided to research the continent’s hidden organizations and Imperial Court offices. He then encountered Da Huang and the village’s famous trio in a courtyard.

• Chen Xiaojun left Chen Zhang’s courtyard thinking about the escaped Ming Xiangyun and Blood Desire Cult leader, the Ten Great Evil Soul Master Organizations, and the Chen Clan’s political challenges.
• Chen Xiaojun decided to rest before asking someone to research the Sha Mu Cult, hidden organizations, and the Imperial Court’s Censor-in-chief post.
• Chen Xiaojun heard Zhu Wuneng shouting in a nearby courtyard and found Da Huang sunning himself at the entrance.
• Da Huang recognized Chen Xiaojun and greeted him enthusiastically, lifting Chen Xiaojun’s spirits and reminding him of his pets Da Yu and Xiao Yu.
• Zhu Wuneng and the other young men gathered with him: An Mingyuan, Yuan Run, and Qiu Qingquan, known as the village’s famous trio.

An Mingyuan, Yuan Run, and Qiu Qingquan explained that they had come to Heaven Dou for internships and to watch Chen Xiaojun and Zhu Wuneng compete. Their casual afternoon gathering turned chaotic when Da Huang attacked Zhu Wuneng for suggesting dog meat for dinner.

• Qiu Qingquan said the three San Shan Academy students had applied to intern in Heaven Dou during the break and hoped to watch the National Competition.
• An Mingyuan said they were excited to hear that Xiao Yi was dominating the competition as the Eastern Emperor.
• Chen Xiaojun asked what Zhu Wuneng and the others had been arguing about, and Yuan Run admitted they had debated whether to eat pork or dog meat.
• Da Huang heard Zhu Wuneng's dog-meat suggestion, pounced on him, and clamped onto his trouser leg.
• Zhu Wuneng begged Da Huang to let go and promised that they would eat pork, while Chen Xiaojun tried to distract the dog with a cucumber strip.

Gu Yuanchao brought meat to Chen Xiaojun and his friends, who welcomed him and his reserved son, Gu Zijian. After Gu Yuanchao and Gu Zijian left, the young men discussed how Gu Zijian had changed since his older brother left and considered his prospects at the Warrior Academy.

• Gu Yuanchao arrived with Gu Zijian and brought plates of beef and mutton for Chen Xiaojun and the others.
• Gu Zijian shyly greeted An Mingyuan, Yuan Run, and Qiu Qingquan, while Gu Yuanchao gave Da Huang a piece of meat.
• Gu Yuanchao chatted with the young people before leaving the courtyard with Gu Zijian.
• Zhu Wuneng, Qiu Qingquan, An Mingyuan, and Yuan Run reflected on Gu Yuanchao's generosity and Gu Zijian's withdrawn nature since Da Gu left.
• The young men discussed Gu Zijian's lack of Soul Power and his plans to attend the Warrior Academy, disagreeing about whether becoming a warrior or learning to cook was the better path.

Chen Xiaojun discussed Gu Zixing’s decision to join the academy and Jian Xinyue’s grief, then agreed to help arrange support for her. He assigned An Mingyuan, Yuan Run, and Qiu Qingquan to investigate the Blood Desire Cult stronghold and track public reaction, telling them to consult Uncle Yuzheng before going.

• Zhu Wuneng explained that Gu Zixing had chosen to join the academy despite his father’s anger, and the group wondered whether he would adapt there.
• The group recalled that Gu Zixing and his grandfather had died in the Wolf Bandits raid eight years earlier, leaving him increasingly uncomfortable around his childhood friends.
• Yuan Run told Chen Xiaojun that Jian Xinyue seemed devastated by Jian Hesong’s death, and Qiu Qingquan suggested sending her close friends to keep her company.
• Chen Xiaojun agreed to try to arrange help for Jian Xinyue, then learned that An Mingyuan, Yuan Run, and Qiu Qingquan were interning with the Heaven Dou Brigade’s Dark Feather Detachment.
• Chen Xiaojun ordered the three to inspect the Blood Desire Cult stronghold for discoveries and listen for public discussion about the court and Supervision Department’s operation.
• Qiu Qingquan proposed going that night, but Chen Xiaojun told them to ask Uncle Yuzheng first and warned them to put safety ahead of haste.

Chen Xiaojun’s companions reported the Chen Clan Team’s easy victory and the other divisions’ final-round results. He then learned from Ye Xiuxin that Xiao Yi’s Upper Soul Nest had closed again, leaving him alarmed by the divine powers stirred during her arena battle.

• An Mingyuan, Zhu Wuneng, and Qiu Qingquan traded jokes before Chen Mu and the others returned to the courtyard.
• Chen Shurui reported that the Chen Clan Team had swept Black Wood Academy’s substitute lineup, and Chen Mu recounted the other teams’ decisive matches.
• Chen Xiaojun returned to his courtyard, then went to check on Xiao Yi and found Ye Xiuxin leaving her room with an empty medicine bowl.
• Ye Xiuxin told Chen Xiaojun that Xiao Yi was physically stable and slowly recovering, but her Upper Soul Nest had closed again.
• Chen Xiaojun recalled that Xiao Yi’s arena display had stirred Shao Siming in her Upper Soul Nest and caused Da Siming in his own sea of consciousness to fluctuate.

Chen Xiaojun worried that Xiao Yi’s closed Upper Soul Nest might signal a deeper change, while Qian Chongling and Qian Xizi discussed whether a young Soul Emperor’s extraordinary sixth ring came from divine intervention. Qian Chongling concluded that her paired martial soul and hundred-thousand-year ring most likely pointed to a god’s involvement.

• Chen Xiaojun sensed that the Da Siming cocoon in his sea of consciousness needed an anchor to regain its spirituality and suspected it resembled the Shao Siming within Xiao Yi.
• Ye Xiuxin told Chen Xiaojun that Xiao Yi’s recovering body and regenerating soul and Mental Power were encouraging signs, though the cause of her closed Upper Soul Nest remained unknown.
• Qian Xizi brought Qian Chongling an urgent secret report from She Yaolei and Qian Gu Hongying about a Soul Emperor with a hundred-thousand-year sixth soul ring.
• Qian Chongling explained that such a ring could come from a hundred-thousand-year soul beast’s sacrifice or be bestowed directly by a god, with no fixed upper limit.
• After Qian Xizi prompted him to continue, Qian Chongling argued that the girl’s paired martial soul and the many coincidences made divine involvement more likely than a soul beast’s sacrifice.

Qian Chongling and Qian Xizi discussed the possibility that the Chen Clan was connected to a pantheon of gods, then planned Spirit Hall’s presence and a show of force at the Gao Ying Competition in Heaven Dou. A new Super Martial Soul Promotion fluctuation led them to conclude that Lu Xueqi of the Chen Clan branch had promoted her Heavenly Zenith Divine Sword.

• Qian Chongling told Qian Xizi that Chen Xiaojun’s North Star Ziwei Great Emperor and the names Da Siming and Shao Siming suggested a connected group of high-ranking gods.
• Qian Chongling advised caution and discreet observation because the Chen Clan had not yet revealed itself or established a religious organization.
• Qian Chongling ordered Dali and the Seventh Worship to accompany Spirit Hall’s promising young competitors to Heaven Dou, where they would establish authority and provoke the Heaven Dou Xue Family through Bright King.
• A profound Super Martial Soul Promotion fluctuation swept across the land, and Qian Chongling identified it as likely coming from the Chen Clan.
• Qian Xizi concluded that Lu Xueqi’s Heavenly Zenith Divine Sword had triggered the fluctuation.

Qian Xizi and Qian Chongling examined the Chen Clan’s recent successes and concluded that an unseen force was shaping fate and fortune by guiding events to follow the world’s momentum. Qian Xizi sent Spirit Hall observers to Heaven Dou City to study that influence rather than confront it directly.

• Qian Xizi received a secret report about new developments involving the Chen Clan in Heaven Dou City and showed it to Qian Chongling.
• Qian Chongling grew angry at the timing of the Eastern Emperor’s coronation, the Black Nether Legion’s losses, and Lu Xueqi’s breakthrough, and ordered Fan Jin to go as well.
• Qian Xizi argued that the Chen Clan’s apparent luck reflected a deeper ability to work with the rules and momentum of the world.
• Qian Chongling interpreted the title Siming as authority over fate and fortune as well as life and death.
• Qian Xizi ordered Dali, the Seventh Worship, and Fan Jin to observe how the Chen Clan directed events, especially around Donghuang Xiuyi and Chen Xiaojun.

Qian Chongling ordered Spirit Hall to investigate the Chen Clan’s surging fortune and secretly intensify its conflict with the Crimson Church. In Chang'an, Bo Xian'er contemplated that fortune and sublimated her Emperor Intent, realizing an emperor’s path involved bearing and circulating fortune.

• Qian Chongling told Qian Xizi to have Fan Jin study the momentum behind the Chen Clan’s rise and search for its rules and weaknesses.
• Qian Chongling ordered Qian Xizi to ask his son for input on Spirit Hall’s team for the Gao Ying Competition.
• Qian Chongling decided Spirit Hall should inflame the conflict between the Chen Clan and the Crimson Church to test how the Chen Clan’s fortune responded.
• Bo Xian'er considered the source and dangers of the Chen Clan’s surging fortune as she watched toward the Sunset Forest.
• Bo Xian'er's contemplation stirred her Emperor’s Aura and led her to understand that an emperor’s deeper role was to bear and circulate fortune.

Bo Xian'er deepened her understanding of the fortune linking the Chen Clan and Sea God Island, advancing the fusion of her Emperor Intent Realm, Sea God Martial Soul, and Level 98 soul power. Her Emperor Rule reached roughly twenty percent fusion, though completing its transformation would likely take longer than a conventional rule path.

• Bo Xian'er connected her Emperor Aura to the fortunes of the Chen Clan and Sea God Island, extending her influence across their people and territories.
• Her Emperor Intent Realm linked with her perfected soul power and Sea God Martial Soul, beginning a new fusion that reached twenty percent.
• Bo Xian'er’s understanding of Emperor Intent grew from her encounters with the Taiyi God, Chen Xiaojun’s explanation of the three selves, and her recognition of the shared destiny she bore.
• Her new Emperor Rule began replacing her previous fused rule, while the chapter explained the difficult stages and lengthy process of reaching Level 99 through rule cultivation.

Chen Xiaojun and Ye Xiuxin investigated a slight finger movement from the unconscious Xiao Yi, while a powerful ice-element Soul Power fluctuation hinted at a possible breakthrough elsewhere. Xiao Yi remained asleep, and Chen Xiaojun stayed by her bedside as the household began taking turns watching over her.

• Chen Xiaojun sensed a powerful, chilling Soul Power fluctuation from afar and wondered whether it was connected to Lu Xueqi.
• Su Ningxia reported that Xiao Yi had moved her fingers, prompting Ye Xiuxin and Chen Xiaojun to hurry into her room.
• Ye Xiuxin examined Xiao Yi and found no clear sign of waking, while Su Ningxia and Gao Cuilan described the movement as an Orchid Finger gesture.
• Ye Xiuxin said the movement was a positive sign but could not determine what it meant, and she ordered Tao Ruyin and Su Ningxia to feed Xiao Yi medicine.
• Ye Xiuxin arranged for the servants to keep watch, while Chen Xiaojun stayed seated beside Xiao Yi's bed.

Ye Xiuxin hurried to the Royal Hospital after Ji Xiang reported that his uncle Ji Hongming had collapsed, only to learn that four Titled Douluo had fallen into the same mysterious coma. The imperial physicians suspected a delayed Bloodline Curse from Azumonke’s Blood Escape Secret Art, and Ye Xiuxin prepared to examine the victims.

• Ji Xiang told Ye Xiuxin that Ji Hongming had lost consciousness after lunch and that the imperial physicians could not treat him.
• Ye Xiuxin left with Ji Xiang and a Medical Office official, asking Chen Xiaojun to stay home and watch over Xiao Yi’s side.
• The official explained that Wen Xin, Lei Ming, Xuanwu, and Tong Yangyuan had all developed the same critical symptoms after yesterday’s battle with Azumonke.
• The imperial physicians suspected that Azumonke’s Blood Escape Secret Art had planted a delayed Bloodline Curse in the four Titled Douluo.
• Ye Xiuxin arrived at the Royal Hospital, ordered the diagnostic records and medication details brought to her, and prepared to enter the emergency room.