Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue revealed her divine power to Qian Xunji and told him Spirit Hall would fake his death so her plan could proceed. As Qian Xunji withdrew into Angel God Palace, he apologized to Bibi Dong and left Spirit Hall’s future in her hands; Qian Daoliu then helped Qian Renxue understand the roots of her mother’s hatred.

• Qian Renxue warned Qian Xunji that Tang Hao’s strength had been backed by Shura, and Qian Xunji realized the god he had tried to create was meant to aid Tang San’s ascension.
• Qian Renxue revealed her nine red Soul Rings and told Qian Xunji she intended to contend with Tang San and restore the Angel’s glory.
• Qian Renxue explained that Spirit Hall would announce Qian Xunji’s death while he withdrew to Angel God Palace, and he agreed to leave.
• Qian Xunji met Bibi Dong, apologized for forcing his ambitions on her, and entrusted Spirit Hall’s future to her before entering the palace.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong’s deep hatred for Qian Xunji reflected how important he had once been to her.

After Spirit Hall announced Qian Xunji's supposed death at Tang Hao's hands, Qian Renxue reflected on her family’s sacrifices for godhood and discussed the aftermath with Huo Yuhao. He ordered her to punish the Clear Sky Sect without wiping it out, leaving her worried that the sect might threaten Spirit Hall again.

• Spirit Hall announced that Qian Xunji had died from wounds inflicted by Tang Hao and held a closed funeral hosted by Qian Daoliu.
• Tang Hao heard the announcement, accepted credit for Qian Xunji's death, and declared that he could defeat Spirit Hall's forces, even Qian Daoliu.
• At the funeral, Qian Renxue recalled her past life's loneliness and questioned whether becoming a god was worth the sacrifices; Qian Daoliu remained silent.
• Qian Renxue met Huo Yuhao in the Divine Realm and confirmed that Spirit Hall had faked her father's death and planned for her mother to become pope after reaching Titled Douluo strength.
• Huo Yuhao asked Qian Renxue to strip Yu Xiaogang of his Grandmaster title and to make the Clear Sky Sect pay for Tang Hao's actions.
• Qian Renxue agreed to attack the Clear Sky Sect, but Huo Yuhao told her to destroy only part of it and drive the survivors into hiding; she worried they could become a future threat.

Huo Yuhao ordered Spirit Hall to weaken the Clear Sky Sect while keeping its key members alive, then prepared to attend the God Realm Conference. At Tang Tian’s funeral, the subordinate clan leaders’ loyalty to Tang Hao sparked a fierce confrontation that left Tai Tan and Yang Wudi on the verge of fighting.

• Huo Yuhao gave Qian Renxue a list of Clear Sky Sect leaders to spare and told her to make his sect known on the Douluo Continent.
• Qian Daoliu condemned the Grandmaster for suspected plagiarism, assigned Guangling, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo to attack the Clear Sky Sect, and sent Yue Guan and Gui Mei to take control of its subordinate clans.
• Other factions gathered for Tang Tian’s funeral and saw how badly the Clear Sky Sect had been weakened by the battle at Heavenly Valley Ridge.
• Tai Tan attacked a Clear Sky Sect disciple for insulting Tang Hao, but Niu Gao and Yang Wudi restrained him and the clan leaders settled the dispute.
• Tai Tan defended his lifelong service to Tang Hao, and Yang Wudi challenged him to a fight after condemning Tang Hao’s actions.

After Tang Hao’s actions left the Clear Sky Sect weakened, its leaders gathered with the other Upper Three Sects to discuss standing together against Spirit Hall. The meeting ended when Qian Jun and Jiang Mo led a Spirit Hall attack, and the Clear Sky Sect’s members blamed Tang Hao for bringing the assault upon them.

• Bai He challenged Tai Tan’s loyalty to Tang Hao, and Tai Tan defended his decision to serve his former master.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Ning Fengzhi attended Tang Tian’s funeral, where Ning urged the Upper Three Sects to unite against Spirit Hall.
• A Clear Sky Sect disciple reported a Spirit Hall attack, and Tang Kai and the other leaders found the sect’s checkpoints breached.
• Mad Rhino recognized Qian Jun and Jiang Mo, while Tang Kai explained that Spirit Hall had come to avenge the deaths caused by Tang Hao.
• Qian Jun and Jiang Mo demanded that the other sects stay out of the conflict, and Clear Sky Sect members angrily blamed Tang Hao for the attack.

Ning Fengzhi tried to stop Spirit Hall from attacking the Clear Sky Sect by arguing that Tang Hao alone should bear responsibility, but Qian Jun and Jiang Mo rejected his reasoning. Ning Fengzhi then invoked the Upper Three Sects’ alliance, unaware that two hidden arrows had struck Mad Rhino and Wild Bull.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Mad Rhino and Wild Bull to accompany him as he approached Qian Jun and Jiang Mo to mediate.
• Ning Fengzhi boosted Mad Rhino and Wild Bull with his soul skills and urged Spirit Hall to make peace with the Clear Sky Sect and pursue Tang Hao instead.
• Qian Jun and Jiang Mo argued that Tang Hao’s crimes still implicated the Clear Sky Sect because he had committed them as its heir and carried its name and Martial Soul.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed that Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect join forces against Tang Hao, but Qian Jun insisted Spirit Hall would attack the Clear Sky Sect first.
• Ning Fengzhi threatened that the Upper Three Sects would stand together, and two unseen arrows struck Mad Rhino and Wild Bull in the heart.

Light Feather Douluo killed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s two protecting Titled Douluo, leaving Ning Fengzhi at Demon Subduing Douluo’s mercy. After humiliating Ning Fengzhi into retreating, Demon Subduing Douluo questioned Yu Yuanzhen, who disavowed any involvement in the conflict.

• Light Feather Douluo revealed himself as a level ninety-eight Super Douluo after killing Mad Rhino and Wild Bull with ice arrows.
• Ning Fengzhi grieved over Mad Rhino and Wild Bull, then found himself exposed before Demon Subduing Douluo.
• Demon Subduing Douluo threatened to destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and forced Ning Fengzhi to kneel, kowtow, and shout an apology before rolling away.
• Demon Subduing Douluo asked Yu Yuanzhen whether the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would support the Clear Sky Sect, and Yu Yuanzhen denied any involvement.

The Clear Sky Sect fought to defend itself as Tang Ba confronted Demon Subduing Douluo, who revealed he could use Ring Explosion too. During the disciples’ retreat toward the Ancestral Land, Light Feather Douluo shot Tang Kai and sent the group into panic.

• Tang Ba arrived to shield the Clear Sky Sect and fought Demon Subduing Douluo, who matched his Ring Explosion technique.
• Thousand Jun Douluo and Light Feather Douluo watched the duel while Tang Kai led the remaining disciples toward the Ancestral Land.
• Light Feather Douluo shot Tang Kai through the heart as the group fled, and Tang Lie cried out when his uncle fell.
• Light Feather Douluo fired more arrows, scattering the disciples, while Thousand Jun Douluo reminded him that some Clear Sky Sect members had to survive.

Tang Ba and Demon Subduing Douluo unleashed their ultimate techniques in a clash that killed Tang Ba, while the Clear Sky Sect survivors retreated to their ancestral grounds. There, Tang Lie turned the disciples against Tang Xiao just as Spirit Hall gathered across the Cliff, leaving the sect’s fate uncertain.

• Tang Ba and Demon Subduing Douluo detonated their Soul Rings and clashed with the Great Sumeru Hammer and Great Sumeru Staff, while Demon Subduing revealed he had bought the technique from Tang Hao.
• The collision shattered both Martial Souls, killed Tang Ba, and left Demon Subduing injured until Thousand Jun Douluo caught him; Demon Subduing then used the Mysterious Heaven Skill to recover.
• Spirit Hall pursued the Clear Sky Sect disciples to their ancestral grounds, where Tang Xiao said Qian Daoliu’s agreement with Tang Chen still protected the sect.
• Tang Lie accused Tang Xiao and Tang Hao of bringing disaster on the sect, stirred the surviving disciples against Tang Xiao, and provoked him into summoning his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Lie prepared to fight, but Guangling and Qian Jun’s taunts drew their attention to Spirit Hall’s forces gathering across the Cliff, prompting Tang Lie to invoke the old agreement.

Guangling and Qian Jun exploited the wording of Qian Daoliu’s oath to threaten the Clear Sky Sect and force its survivors to submit. Qian Jun renamed their stronghold Rat Hole and promised to inspect it every year.

• Guangling killed Clear Sky Sect disciples with arrows while insisting he had not crossed the cliff or broken Qian Daoliu’s oath.
• Qian Jun announced that he was leaving Spirit Hall, crossed the cliff, and slapped Tang Xiao to prove the oath no longer bound him.
• Qian Jun threatened to wipe out the Clear Sky Sect unless its members met his demand, then smashed their Stone Plaque.
• Guangling threw Qian Jun a plaque reading Rat Hole, and Guangling shot a Clear Sky Sect disciple who charged at Qian Jun.
• Qian Jun ordered the survivors to keep the new name and warned that he would inspect the place every year; the disciples agreed.

The Four Great Single-Attribute Families escaped the Clear Sky Sect’s defeat and argued over the causes of its downfall before returning to their headquarters. There, Yue Guan confronted them as a Palace Guardian Elder of Spirit Hall, leaving Tai Tan wounded.

• At the ruined mountain gate, Tang Xiao defended Tang Chen as the Clear Sky Sect’s surviving members blamed one another for their decline.
• Bai He, Yang Wudi, Tai Tan, and Niu Gao discussed the sect’s fall and agreed that their four families should join forces to survive Spirit Hall’s attack.
• Back at the Four Clan Hall, Tai Tan attacked the unfamiliar man waiting inside, but a chrysanthemum stopped his punch and cut him.
• The man introduced himself as Yue Guan, a Chrysanthemum-titled Palace Guardian Elder of the Spirit Hall Pope’s Palace.

Yue Guan gave the four clans three days to submit to Spirit Hall or be destroyed, while Tai Tan insisted the Strength Clan would fight rather than betray Tang Hao. Lu Zhou then offered the clans protection through the Body Sect, and three clan leaders agreed to join; Tai Tan remained furious that they were abandoning his master.

• Yue Guan demanded the four clans join Spirit Hall and threatened to destroy them if they refused within three days.
• Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, Bai He, and Tai Tan weighed their choices, but Bai He's plan to flee failed because Spirit Hall had spies watching the roads.
• Tai Tan rallied more than a thousand Strength Clan Soul Masters to fight Spirit Hall, struck down his brother Taiming for suggesting surrender, and went to a meeting at the Four Clan Hall.
• Lu Zhou introduced himself as an envoy of the hidden Body Sect and offered to protect the four clans from Spirit Hall if they joined.
• Niu Gao and Bai He agreed to join the Body Sect, and Yang Wudi accepted the offer; Tai Tan confronted them afterward for switching allegiance.

The Body Sect intervened when Spirit Hall tried to force the Four Great Single-Attribute Families to join, sending Zhao Quan and Lu Yuan to rescue them. Zhao Quan and Lu Yuan drove back Yue Guan and Gui Mei, leaving Spirit Hall facing two Titled Douluo whose powers countered its leaders.

• Bai He persuaded Tai Tan and the others to let the Body Sect confront Spirit Hall before the families chose a side.
• Huo Qiqiang ordered Zhao Quan and Lu Yuan to rescue the Four Great Single-Attribute Families.
• After the families refused to join Spirit Hall, Yue Guan attacked them with his Martial Soul Avatar and Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.
• Zhao Quan raised a blazing barrier that burned away Yue Guan's petals and revealed his three Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings.
• Gui Mei tried to attack Zhao Quan from the shadows, but Lu Yuan intercepted him and struck him to the ground.
• Zhao Quan's Fire Dragon fist broke Yue Guan's Martial Soul Avatar, forcing Yue Guan and Gui Mei to retreat.

The Body Sect drove Spirit Hall away from the Four Great Single-Attribute Families, then demanded that the families honor their promise to join. Tai Tan refused on the Strength Clan’s behalf, and the Body Sect maimed every member before driving them from their compound.

• Yue Guan and Gui Mei withdrew with Spirit Hall’s forces after Zhao Quan warned that the Body Sect would defend the Four Great Single-Attribute Families.
• Huo Qiqiang revealed himself as the Body Sect’s Sect Leader and Destiny Douluo, and Yang Wudi, Bai He, and Niu Gao agreed to join as affiliated forces.
• Tai Tan refused to join the Body Sect, claiming that Lu Zhou had never asked the Strength Clan to pledge allegiance.
• Huo Qiqiang’s pressure forced Tai Tan and the Strength Clan to their knees, and invisible blades severed one arm from Tai Tan, Taino, Tailong, and every other clan member.
• Zhao Quan declared the compound Body Sect property, and Tai Tan led the maimed Strength Clan away, vowing that his master would seek justice.

The author reflected on the early Yu Xiaogang plotline, explained his approach to characterization and comedy, and discussed the challenge of writing Huo Yuhao as an overpowered protagonist. He planned to finish the story but would consider reader interest before choosing the subject of a future Douluo fanfiction.

• The author said the Spirit Hall plotline involving Bibi Dong, Qian Xunji, and Yu Xiaogang had alienated readers, though he had originally written it to explore their motives and relationships.
• The author explained that he turned selected character traits into obsessive behavior, citing Tai Tan, Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, Shura God, and Ning Fengzhi as examples.
• The author said Huo Yuhao's overwhelming strength made it difficult to give him conventional progression and explained that his stories relied on schemes and exaggerated character traits.
• The author said he thought finishing the current story was best, though he made no promise to do so.
• The author said he would assess reader interest after finishing the book and might read Douluo II before writing another story.

Tai Tan forced the Strength Clan to reaffirm its loyalty to Tang Hao and brutally punished members who wanted to join the Body Sect. After learning that his son and grandson had also been castrated, he made them kneel with him and begged Tang Hao to return and avenge the clan’s humiliation.

• Tai Tan brought the Strength Clan to its Ancestral Hall and rebuked Taiming for suggesting they join the Body Sect.
• Tai Tan forced the clan members who considered leaving to kneel before Tang Hao’s statue and whipped several of them, killing some.
• Tai Tan returned home and learned from Taino that both Taino and Tailong had been castrated, leaving their branch without an heir.
• Tai Tan slapped Tailong for questioning their loyalty to Tang Hao, then made Taino and Tailong kneel and kowtow with him toward the place Tang Hao had last appeared.
• Tai Tan mournfully begged Tang Hao to return and uphold justice for the Strength Clan.

Zhao Quan brought Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Bai He to the Body Sect, where Huo Qiqiang welcomed their clans and assigned them new roles. He rewarded the clan heads with Soul Pills and gave Yang Wudi the Aromatic Silk Beauty, leaving Yang Wudi utterly captivated by the Immortal Herb.

• Yang Wudi told Zhao Quan about an eye-type Body Martial Soul user who had been enslaved and killed by Prince Xue Xing, enraging Zhao Quan.
• Zhao Quan introduced Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Bai He to Huo Qiqiang, who confirmed that their three clans had joined the Body Sect.
• Huo Qiqiang assigned the Breaking Clan to produce and sell medicines, the Defense Clan to build the sect’s secular holdings, and the Speed Clan to handle intelligence.
• Huo Qiqiang gave each clan head a Soul Pill and promised that its effects could help Niu Gao and Bai He reach the Titled Douluo level.
• Huo Qiqiang gave Yang Wudi the Aromatic Silk Beauty for medicine-making, and Yang Wudi became so entranced that he cuddled it and murmured over it outside the hall.

Yang Wudi celebrated finding the Aromatic Silk Beauty as Spirit Hall considered its next move against the Body Sect. After two Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect elders died at the Clear Sky Sect, Ning Fengzhi grieved their deaths and renewed his call for an alliance against Spirit Hall, then learned that the Body Sect had emerged.

• Yang Wudi explained that the Aromatic Silk Beauty would make him immune to poison, while Niu Gao and Bai He discussed their choice to join the Body Sect and Old Gorilla's loyalty to Tang Hao.
• Qian Daoliu accepted Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo's failure against the Body Sect, then assigned them Bibi Dong's Soul Hunting mission.
• Ning Fengzhi mourned Mad Rhino and Wild Bull, blaming himself for their deaths and vowing to avenge them.
• Gu Rong and Chen Xin questioned why Ning Fengzhi had intervened in the Clear Sky Sect's conflict with Spirit Hall, and Ning Fengzhi defended his plan to form a Shared-Fate Alliance.
• Ning Fengzhi recalled the era when Tang Chen led the Clear Sky Sect and the Upper Three Sects stood together against Spirit Hall.
• A Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect intelligence officer told Ning Fengzhi that the Body Sect had emerged.

Ning Fengzhi visited Huo Qiqiang to propose an alliance between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Body Sect against the Spirit Hall. Huo Qiqiang accepted Ning Fengzhi’s offer to help establish the Body Sect, while the alliance remained under discussion.

• Ning Fengzhi learned that the Body Sect had repelled the Spirit Hall and decided to seek an alliance with it.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin met Huo Qiqiang and Zhao Quan at the former site of the Four Great Single-Attribute Families.
• Huo Qiqiang explained the strength of the Spirit Hall’s Consecrated, and Ning Fengzhi urged the Body Sect to join forces with other powers against them.
• Zhao Quan questioned what the Body Sect could gain from an alliance, but Huo Qiqiang rebuked him.
• Huo Qiqiang revealed that the newly emerged Body Sect lacked funds to establish a secular sect, and Ning Fengzhi offered to cover the costs.

At a Divine Realm Trial Conference, Qian Hanyu accused Shura God of abusing his authority by empowering Tang Hao, and presented evidence of Tang Hao’s slaughter of the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall Titled Douluo. Shura God defended himself by claiming he had granted Divine Slaughter’s Domain according to the rules, but the gods began to doubt him.

• The Evil God opened an emergency God Realm Conference and called Angel God Qian Hanyu forward to state her grievance.
• Qian Hanyu accused Shura God of interfering in the Lower Realm and supporting Tang Hao, while Shura God tried to silence her with his aura and threats.
• God of Destruction stopped Shura God from suppressing Qian Hanyu and insisted that she be allowed to present her case.
• Qian Hanyu projected evidence showing Tang Hao killing or crippling Clear Sky Sect elders and killing two Spirit Hall Titled Douluo while gravely wounding Qian Xunji.
• Qian Hanyu argued that Tang Hao’s strength came from Divine Slaughter’s Domain, which Shura God had granted him.
• Shura God claimed Tang Hao had earned Divine Slaughter’s Domain by passing the City of Slaughter, as Goodness, Destruction, and other gods looked at him with suspicion.

At the God Conference, Qian Hanyu accused Shura God of secretly empowering Tang Hao and breaking Divine Realm law. Huo Yuhao restrained Shura God and publicly condemned his conduct, leaving the Gods confronted with the injustice and the fragility of their rules.

• Qian Hanyu questioned Shura God about his aid to Tang Hao and accused him of supporting a sinner and violating Divine Realm law.
• Shura God drew the Shura Demonic Sword and threatened Qian Hanyu, who stood by her accusations and demanded justice for her descendants.
• Huo Yuhao stopped Shura God with the Eternal Forbidden Spear and rebuked him for threatening the Angel God at the God Conference.
• Huo Yuhao showed the Gods evidence of Shura God's power strengthening Tang Hao and enabling his repeated use of Ring Explosion.
• Huo Yuhao condemned Shura God as Tang Hao's accomplice and said he had stepped forward to defend justice and fairness.