Chapter Summaries

Yu Tianlin brought Yang Wudi to the imperial palace to treat Xue Ye, whose poisoning confirmed Yang Wudi’s suspicion that his brother Yang Wushuang had supplied Spirit Hall with Seven-Colored Splendor. Yang Wudi began treating Xue Ye, whose condition he said could be cured within four hours, leaving the group relieved.

• Yang Wudi questioned Yu Tianlin about his younger brother and agreed to examine the poisoned Xue Ye.
• Yu Tianlin explained that Qian Renxue had poisoned Xue Ye with Seven-Colored Splendor, and Yang Wudi angrily demanded to know whether Yang Wushuang had supplied it.
• Dugu Bo led the group into the imperial palace, where soldiers enforcing Qian Renxue’s orders tried to bar them from Xue Ye’s bedchamber.
• Yu Yuanzhen knocked the soldiers down with lightning, and the group entered Xue Ye’s bedchamber.
• Yang Wudi confirmed that Xue Ye had Seven-Colored Splendor and another toxin, then said he could cure him in four hours without lasting effects.

Yu Tianlin detained Qian Renxue and demanded one of Spirit Hall’s inherited Angel God Set spirit bones as ransom, hoping to obstruct her divine inheritance. After Yang Wudi cured Xue Ye, Yu Tianlin and the others entered the bedchamber to meet the recovering emperor.

• Yu Tianlin told Qian Renxue that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect might release her in exchange for a price, then demanded one of Spirit Hall’s six inherited spirit bones.
• Qian Renxue objected that her grandfather would not hand over the spirit bones and that only Six-Winged Angel spirit masters could absorb them, but Yu Tianlin kept her prisoner pending negotiations between their grandfathers.
• The three Heaven Dou Royal Academy education committee members arrived and helped secure the unconscious spirit masters while Yang Wudi continued detoxifying Xue Ye.
• Yang Wudi emerged and reported that he had removed all of Xue Ye’s poison and that the emperor had regained consciousness.
• Yu Tianlin and the others entered Xue Ye’s bedchamber, where the recovering emperor thanked Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo for their help.

Yu Tianlin explained to Yu Yuanzhen that Spirit Hall’s inherited soul bones could enable Qian Renxue to become the Angel God, and proposed trading her for one to prevent that inheritance. Yu Yuanzhen agreed to keep Qian Renxue captive while Yu Tianlin returned to examine his evolved martial soul.

• Xue Ye thanked Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo, ignored Qian Renxue, and left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect to handle her fate.
• Yu Yuanzhen brought Yu Tianlin and Qian Renxue back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, where they placed Qian Renxue under Yu Luomian’s watch.
• Yu Tianlin told Yu Yuanzhen that Spirit Hall’s six inherited soul bones formed the Angel God Set and that Qian Renxue could inherit the Angel God’s position.
• Yu Tianlin explained that killing Qian Renxue could provoke Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong, so Yu Yuanzhen agreed to hold her until Qian Daoliu exchanged an inherited soul bone for her.
• Yu Yuanzhen warned Yu Tianlin to remain within the sect in case Qian Daoliu tried to capture him, and Yu Tianlin went to examine his evolved Thunder Holy Dragon martial soul.

Qian Daoliu traded one of Spirit Hall's inherited soul bones to recover Qian Renxue, then brought her to Douluo Hall to undergo the Angel trial. Qian Renxue received the Angel Nine Trials, and Qian Daoliu resolved to help her reclaim the soul bone from Yu Yuanzhen once she grew strong enough.

• Qian Daoliu visited the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect and exchanged an inherited soul bone for Qian Renxue after Yu Yuanzhen refused to release her without payment.
• Qian Daoliu brought Qian Renxue back to Spirit City, where she vowed to personally reclaim the soul bone and avenge her humiliation.
• Qian Daoliu led Qian Renxue to Douluo Hall and had her kneel before the six-winged angel statue to begin the trial.
• After 108 days, Qian Daoliu summoned golden flames that revealed nine curtains of light before Qian Renxue.
• Qian Daoliu explained that Qian Renxue's Angel Nine Trials would allow her to surpass him, and decided to help her recover the Angel God Set soul bone when she was strong enough.

After reaching level seventy-eight, Yu Tianlin left seclusion and learned that the Heaven Dou Empire had cut Spirit Hall’s funding and planned to seize control of its Soul Hunting Forests. He accompanied Yu Yuanzhen to the imperial palace, where Xue Ye welcomed them and heard that Yu Tianlin had gained a level.

• Yu Tianlin reached level seventy-eight after his martial soul evolved and he cultivated for nearly four months.
• The Heaven Dou Empire declared Xue Qinghe dead, made Xue Beng crown prince, and began challenging Spirit Hall’s influence.
• Xue Ye cut the empire’s subsidy funding to Spirit Hall and arranged for city officials to distribute the money to soul masters.
• Xue Ye sought control of the Soul Hunting Forests and invited Yu Yuanzhen and Ning Fengzhi to help him.
• Yu Tianlin accompanied Yu Yuanzhen to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, where Xue Ye asked about his cultivation and learned he had advanced by one level.

Xue Ye moved to reclaim the Heaven Dou Empire’s Soul Hunting Forests from Spirit Hall, and Yu Tianlin supported the plan. The empire then required its own warrants for entry, trapping Spirit Hall’s enforcement teams inside the forests as Bibi Dong faced another crisis.

• Xue Ye, Yu Yuanzhen, and Ning Fengzhi discussed taking the Soul Hunting Forests back from Spirit Hall, while Xue Beng toured the palace with Yu Tianlin.
• Xue Beng thanked Yu Tianlin for exposing the disguised Xue Qinghe and admitted he had pretended to be a wastrel to avoid seeming like a threat.
• Yu Tianlin and Yu Yuanzhen returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect after Xue Ye and the others settled their arrangements.
• The Heaven Dou Empire required Soul Masters to present both Spirit Hall and imperial warrants to enter its Soul Hunting Forests, and its troops barred anyone without an imperial warrant.
• Spirit Hall’s enforcement teams were trapped inside the forests, and Bibi Dong complained about the empire’s latest move.

Bibi Dong used the Balak Kingdom’s declaration of independence to pressure the Heaven Dou Empire into sharing ownership of the Soul Hunting Forest with Spirit Hall. The Balak Kingdom returned to the empire’s rule after a few minor defeats, but Spirit Hall’s influence over the kingdoms and duchies heightened both empires’ fears.

• Bibi Dong ordered the kingdoms and duchy under the Heaven Dou Empire to cause trouble at the borders and had the Balak Kingdom declare independence.
• The Balak Kingdom announced its independence while the other territories held border military exercises, prompting the Heaven Dou Empire to send troops and reinforce its borders.
• Salas warned Xue Ye to stop challenging Spirit Hall over the Soul Hunting Forest, but Xue Ye refused to back down at their meeting.
• Prince Xue Xing urged Xue Ye to compromise, and Xue Ye agreed to share ownership of the Soul Hunting Forest with Spirit Hall.
• After Spirit Hall approved the compromise, the Balak Kingdom suffered minor defeats and renewed its submission to the Heaven Dou Empire.
• The Heaven Dou Empire imposed a nominal punishment on the Balak Kingdom and withdrew its army as both empires grew more wary of Spirit Hall.

Spirit Hall proposed re-ranking the Seven Great Sects to test the strength of Yu Yuanzhen and Chen Xin and to weaken the Upper Three Sects by promoting its ally, the Sacred Dragon Sect. After the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect rejected Spirit City as the venue, the factions agreed to hold the ranking battles in Talei City.

• Spirit Hall announced that the Clear Sky Sect and Elephant Armor Sect were gone and proposed a new ranking of the Seven Great Sects.
• Spirit Hall sought to gauge Yu Yuanzhen and Chen Xin while helping Tuoba Xi and the Sacred Dragon Sect gain a place among the Upper Three Sects.
• Yu Yuanzhen welcomed the chance to prove the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect deserved the top rank, while Ning Fengzhi accepted that his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would likely remain second.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect refused to participate if the ranking battles were held in Spirit City.
• Spirit Hall negotiated with the two great sects and settled on Talei City, on the border between the two empires, as the venue.

More than half a year after the Seven Great Sects ranking was proposed, the qualified sects gathered in Talei City for the tournament. Yu Tianlin assessed the contenders for the Lower Four Sects as Spirit Hall and the other hosts maneuvered to influence the new rankings.

• The participating sects were finalized, and Spirit Hall, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect invited them to Talei City.
• Yu Tianlin recognized the Star Crown Sect and judged that it could compete for a place among the Lower Four Sects.
• Yu Tianlin spotted the Dragon-Snake Couple and sensed that Chao Tianxiang had become a Soul Sage, giving them formidable strength together.
• Yu Tianlin saw Yang Wudi's Four Attribute Sect and noted that Titan, Niu Gao, Bai He, and Yang Wudi had all advanced in cultivation.
• Yu Tianlin concluded that the Star Crown Sect, Dragon Snake Sect, and Four Attribute Sect were the main Lower Four contenders, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect sought to displace Spirit Hall's allies.

Yu Tianlin and Yu Yuanzhen discussed the Dragon Snake Sect, Star Crown Sect, and Four Attribute Sect as candidates for the Lower Four Sects, while Bibi Dong planned Spirit Hall’s strategy for the sect rankings. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong considering who should receive the second vacant spot among the Lower Four Sects.

• Yu Tianlin told Yu Yuanzhen that the Star Crown Sect, Dragon Snake Sect, and Four Attribute Sect could contend for places among the Lower Four Sects.
• Yu Yuanzhen explained that the Dragon Snake Sect had leaned toward Spirit Hall for survival, while the Star Crown Sect remained hesitant to take sides.
• Yu Tianlin and Yu Yuanzhen decided that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect would help those three sects secure places among the Lower Four Sects.
• Bibi Dong ordered the Lower Three Sects to retain their rankings and told Tuoba Xi to challenge Yu Yuanzhen so she could assess his strength.
• Bibi Dong planned to give one newly opened Lower Four Sects spot to the Dragon Snake Sect and pondered who should receive the other.

The Seven Great Sects Ranking Tournament began in Talei City, with Spirit Hall, Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect gathering at the venue. After Bibi Dong and Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect arrived, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo appeared, drawing Bibi Dong’s attention to Chen Xin’s recovered arm.

• Spirit Hall, Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect announced that the tournament would begin in three days and explained its rules to the participating sects.
• Three days later, the participating sects and spectators gathered at the new venue, where staff restricted entry to qualified sects.
• Bibi Dong arrived with Temple Knights and twelve red-robed cardinals, then took the central seat on the high platform.
• Yu Yuanzhen led Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect’s five Titled Douluo and many Soul Douluo into the venue, then took his seat beside Bibi Dong.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo arrived, and Bibi Dong focused on Chen Xin’s right arm after learning it had recovered.

Bibi Dong’s Spiritual Power attack failed to affect Yu Tianlin, and the Seven Great Sects Ranking Tournament began with the sects competing for arena spots. The Dragon Snake Sect challenged the Four Attribute Sect, and the Dragon-Snake Couple activated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill as Yang Wudi attacked.

• Yu Tianlin resisted Bibi Dong’s Mental Attack and silently taunted her, while Bibi Dong glared at him.
• Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen arrived with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and ignored Bibi Dong as the tournament began.
• The Star Crown Sect, the Four Attribute Sect, and two former Lower Four Sects secured four arenas by defeating their challengers.
• Meng Shu chose to challenge the Four Attribute Sect, and the Dragon Snake Sect advanced on Yang Wudi’s arena.
• Yang Wudi attacked the Dragon-Snake Couple while ordering his fellow sect members to deal with the rest of the Dragon Snake Sect.
• Chao Tianxiang and Meng Shu crossed their Serpent Cane and Dragon Head Staff and activated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to challenge Yang Wudi, but his Soul Breaking Spear overwhelmed them and forced the Dragon Snake Sect to concede. The couple withdrew to recover their Soul Power, still hoping they might get another chance before the arena battles ended.

• Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang fused their martial souls into a massive dragon-snake whose power rivaled a Titled Douluo.
• Yang Wudi pierced the dragon-snake’s tail with his spear and pressed his attack, preventing the couple from countering.
• The Dragon-Snake Couple tried to use their poison, but Yang Wudi was unaffected and continued suppressing them.
• Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang conceded and left the arena, ending their fusion skill as Meng Yiran helped Chao Tianxiang.
• Meng Shu admitted he had underestimated the world, and Chao Tianxiang urged him to recover their Soul Power in case they could fight again.

The Dragon Snake Sect failed to dislodge the Four Attribute Sect, then chose another arena and won as the contest ended. The seven qualifying sects were set, and their internal ranking battle was announced for three days later.

• After the Dragon Snake Sect withdrew, the other sects largely avoided challenging the Four Attribute Sect and focused on the other arenas.
• As night fell, the Star Crown Sect drew strength from the stars and repelled sects seeking an easy victory.
• Meng Shu led the Dragon Snake Sect against a weary defending sect and, with Chao Tianxiang, used Dragon Snake Combination to seize its arena.
• The arena battle ended, qualifying four arena winners and three sects with Titled Douluo presiding for the Seven Great Sects.
• Spirit Hall, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect announced that the internal ranking battle would take place in three days.
• Yu Tianlin returned with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, reflecting that the new lineup favored opposition to Spirit Hall even as Spirit Hall celebrated the Sacred Dragon Sect's rise.

At the Seven Great Sects ranking battle, Yang Wudi challenged Sacred Dragon Sect to avenge its role in the Breaking Clan’s near-destruction. The two sides faced off on the high platform, and the chapter ended as Yang Wudi and his allies prepared to fight Tuoba Xi and Sacred Dragon Sect’s Soul Douluo.

• The Seven Great Sects assembled, with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Sacred Dragon Sect occupying the Upper Three Sects by default.
• The Star Crown Sect and Dragon Snake Sect abandoned any plans to challenge after Sacred Dragon Sect released its intimidating aura.
• Yang Wudi challenged Sacred Dragon Sect because its forces had helped Spirit Hall attack the Breaking Clan.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Ning Fengzhi left the platform, and Yang Wudi, Titan, Niu Gao, and Bai He faced Tuoba Xi and Sacred Dragon Sect’s four Soul Douluo.
• Tuoba Xi taunted Yang Wudi, who summoned his Soul Breaking Spear as Titan, Niu Gao, and Bai He activated their martial souls.

The Four Attribute Sect used its extreme strengths and coordinated attacks to gain the advantage over Tuoba Xi and the Sacred Dragon Sect. As Tuoba Xi launched his ninth soul skill, Niu Gao took the front line to face it.

• Tuoba Xi led the Sacred Dragon Sect’s five fighters in a charge, but Niu Gao and Titan blocked them while Yang Wudi drove Tuoba Xi back with a spear thrust.
• Yang Wudi, Titan, and Niu Gao pressed their coordinated attack, and Bai He joined in by harassing the Sacred Dragon Sect with his speed.
• Yu Yuanzhen praised the Clear Sky Sect’s deep foundations, while Yu Tianlin said the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect could build its own strength over time.
• Tuoba Xi unleashed his ninth soul skill and spat a concentrated Dragon Breath at Niu Gao, who stood in its path.

Tuoba Xi surrendered to Yang Wudi, allowing the Four Attribute Sect to claim a provisional Upper Three Sects position, but the Star Crown Sect then failed to take it from them. Tuoba Xi next challenged Yu Yuanzhen to probe his strength on Bibi Dong’s orders, and Yu Yuanzhen prepared to accept.

• Niu Gao used his eighth soul skill to withstand Tuoba Xi’s Dragon Breath while Yang Wudi wounded Tuoba Xi with his spear.
• Tuoba Xi admitted defeat, and Bibi Dong ordered a red-robed bishop to heal him and restore his Soul Power.
• The Four Attribute Sect was declared a provisional Upper Three Sects member, and the Star Crown Sect challenged but lost to them.
• After recovering, Tuoba Xi challenged Yu Yuanzhen, rejecting Yu Mingfeng’s offer to fight instead.
• Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Tianlin that Bibi Dong had sent Tuoba Xi to test his strength and decided to let her see it.

Yu Yuanzhen effortlessly subdued Tuoba Xi, revealing a level of strength that led Bibi Dong to suspect he was level 98 with a way to unleash power near the peak of level 99. The Seven Great Sects Ranking Tournament concluded with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Four Attribute Sect named the new Upper Three Sects.

• Tuoba Xi challenged Yu Yuanzhen to probe his strength, but Yu Yuanzhen held him motionless with one hand without using his martial soul.
• Bibi Dong concluded that Yu Yuanzhen was likely level 98 and resolved to visit the Star Dou Great Forest after the tournament to complete the soul rings on her second martial soul.
• Yu Yuanzhen knocked Tuoba Xi unconscious with a burst of lightning after Tuoba Xi refused to surrender.
• No Lower Four Sects challenged the Upper Three Sects, and the sects settled their rankings without fighting.
• The tournament ended with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect first, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect second, and the Four Attribute Sect third among the Upper Three Sects.

After Yu Tianlin broke through to level eighty, he and Yu Yuanzhen headed into the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt the Sky Azure Bull Python for his eighth soul ring and recover the Holy Dragon Soul Bone. There, Bibi Dong also approached the forest’s core, where the Titan Giant Ape anxiously watched the Sky Azure Bull Python undergo a painful Dragon Transformation.

• Yu Tianlin broke through to level eighty as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect returned from the tournament, and Yu Yuanzhen decided to escort him to obtain his eighth soul ring.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Tianlin entered the Star Dou Great Forest and chose the Sky Azure Bull Python as their target, hoping to recover the Holy Dragon Soul Bone.
• Bibi Dong entered the forest with three Titled Douluo and said she would confront the two Kings of the Forest while the elders prevented their escape.
• The Titan Giant Ape watched the Sky Azure Bull Python struggle through Dragon Transformation and grew excited when its cry began to sound dragon-like.
• Bibi Dong and the three elders reached the lake, where Bibi Dong saw the Titan Giant Ape roaring excitedly and wondered what was happening.

Bibi Dong attacked the Titan Giant Ape while it guarded the Sky Azure Bull Python during its Dragon Transformation. She overwhelmed it with her Death Domain and poisoned it, leaving the Titan Giant Ape facing death unless it could escape and find a cure.

• Bibi Dong sent three Titled Douluo to block the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python's escape routes.
• Bibi Dong activated her Death Spider Emperor martial soul and charged the Titan Giant Ape, which tried to stop her with its Gravity Control Domain.
• Bibi Dong broke through the Titan Giant Ape's domain with her Death Domain and dodged its punch.
• Bibi Dong used her Martial Soul Avatar and Spider Emperor Clone to attack the Titan Giant Ape from both sides.
• The Titan Giant Ape's fists were pierced, and Bibi Dong's deadly poison began spreading through its body.