Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuena explained how her injuries had weakened her after splitting from the Dragon God, and Qian Gu Huang Yu comforted her. At the Soul Spirit Battle semifinals, Qian Gu Huang Yu faced Chen Hanyu, who bristled at her taunts.

• Gu Yuena said she could reach the strength of a Rank 2 God normally, a Rank 1 God with trump cards, and briefly contend with a God King by invoking the Dragon God's divine position.
• Gu Yuena revealed that she and the Golden Dragon King had been early-stage God Kings before her injuries forced her to disperse divine power, and Qian Gu Huang Yu promised she would regain her cultivation and status.
• Qian Ren Xue told Qian Gu Huang Yu that Chen Hanyu was her semifinal opponent, while the group discussed the tournament and Chen Hanyu greeted Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena.
• Cao Dezhi defeated Yue Zhengen in the first semifinal match.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu teased Chen Hanyu about the previous day's humiliating encounter, and Chen Hanyu angrily told her to stop provoking her.

Qian Gu Huang Yu and Chen Hanyu fought in the arena, where Chen Hanyu used the Sea Emperor’s Trident to strengthen her domain and give her Demon Soul Great White Shark an early advantage over Tai Kun. The battle was interrupted when Di Xuan joined in with its evolved, Biollante-like form.

• At Leng Yang Jun’s command, Qian Gu Huang Yu and Chen Hanyu summoned their soul rings and soul spirits.
• Tai Kun charged Chen Hanyu’s Demon Soul Great White Shark, but Chen Hanyu expanded Azure Sea Sacred Abyss using the Sea Emperor’s Trident.
• The Demon Soul Great White Shark attacked with Demon Shark Fang, and Tai Kun blocked the strikes with rocks before shrugging off the hits.
• Di Xuan suddenly struck at the Demon Soul Great White Shark with dark-purple lightning.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu recognized that Di Xuan had evolved into a strange, Biollante-like form under the influence of the King Ghidorah martial soul and bloodline.

Qian Gu Huang Yu defeated Chen Hanyu in a match after unleashing Di Xuan and overwhelming her defenses with Thunderclap Hell. Chen Hanyu conceded, and the chapter ended with Leng Yang Jun caught beneath the falling attack.

• Di Xuan joined the match, and Qian Gu Huang Yu and Chen Hanyu unleashed their domains.
• Chen Hanyu summoned the Nether Spirit Bone Cold Crab, whose domain merged with Azure Sea Sacred Abyss to hold the battle at a draw.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu ordered Di Xuan to use Thunderclap Hell, which broke through Chen Hanyu's defenses and overwhelmed the arena.
• Chen Hanyu conceded and challenged Qian Gu Huang Yu to spar again, while Qian Gu Huang Yu teased her about their previous encounter.
• After the spirit souls withdrew, Thunderclap Hell crashed down on Leng Yang Jun, who was standing in the arena.

Qian Gu Huang Yu's group planned their match against War God Hall, while Ning Yuqi reflected on her origins in the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and learned how Qian Gu Huang Yu was its Second Miss. Ning Yuqi left for the semifinal resolved to put her unhappy past behind her.

• Qian Gu Huang Yu's group assigned opponents and planned to use Dark Sky Curtain to help Qian Gu Qing Feng reach Yu Hao Sheng.
• Qian Ren Xue told Qian Gu Huang Yu that Ning Yuqi should technically call her Second Miss.
• Ning Yuqi recalled that her chessboard Martial Soul and lack of favor from her father had led her to leave the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with her mother and join War God Hall.
• Ning Yuqi explained that Qian Gu Huang Yu was the daughter of Ning Qing Yu, the previous sect master's third daughter, making her the sect's Second Miss.
• Ning Yuqi left the hotel for the semifinal, determined to bid farewell to her past self.

Qian Gu Huang Yu joked about claiming several major powers through her family ties before entering the Seven-on-Seven semifinal between the Spirit Pagoda and War God Hall. The match began with Qian Gu Dong Feng and Shen Lang clashing, while Ning Yuqi prepared a powerful fused soul skill.

• Qian Gu Die Ting told Qian Gu Huang Yu that her bloodline gave her a claim to the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, though he withheld information about its missing eldest young lady.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu traced her inheritance claims through the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and other intermarried dynasties, then jokingly declared she would unite them as Emperor of Douluo Star.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu and the Spirit Pagoda team entered the semifinal against War God Hall, where Chen Hanyu provoked Qian Gu Huang Yu before the match began.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng confronted Shen Lang, who attacked with his Ice Dreadclaws, and the two fighters' opening exchange ended evenly.
• Ning Yuqi fused her three purple and two black soul rings into a single black ring at the rear of the War God Hall team.

Ning Yuqi used her Ring Fusion to create the Black and White Division domain, strengthening allies without disrupting their other domains. As the battle escalated, Yu Guan Zhi and Chen Hanyu combined their abilities to summon the Void Sea Dragon Emperor against Qian Gu Huang Yu.

• Ning Yuqi completed her Ring Fusion and raised the Black and White Division domain, while Shui Qingli and Chen Hanyu blocked Qian Gu Huang Yu's Soul Punishing Eyes.
• Ning Yuqi's domain enhanced allied Soul Masters and gave her control and awareness across the chessboard, and both sides donned their battle armor.
• Qian Ren Xue chased Yue Zhengen within her Angel Domain, while Leng Yao Zhu drove Ao Rui back and Leng Yulai secretly brought Qian Gu Qing Feng toward Yu Guan Zhi.
• Yu Guan Zhi used his Divine Brush to draw a blue dragon, and Chen Hanyu joined it with her Soul Spirit to form the Void Sea Dragon Emperor.
• Chen Hanyu transformed with Shui Qingli into the Sea Empress and faced Qian Gu Huang Yu alongside the Void Sea Dragon Emperor.

The War God Hall used Ning Yuqi’s King-Rook Shift to move the Sea Empress across the battlefield, ambushing isolated Spirit Pagoda fighters while Yu Guan Zhi and the Void Sea Dragon Emperor held off Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena. Gu Yuena countered the strategy by teleporting Qian Ren Xue into the Sea Empress’s fight.

• Gu Yuena and Qian Gu Huang Yu attacked the Sea Empress and the Void Sea Dragon Emperor, but the dragon reflected their attacks back at them.
• Ning Yuqi swapped Yu Guan Zhi with the Sea Empress, who knocked Qian Gu Qing Feng away and attacked Leng Yulai.
• Ning Yuqi used King-Rook Shift to bring the Sea Empress to protect Ao Rui from Leng Yao Zhu, then moved her away again once Ao Rui was safe.
• Ning Yuqi sent the Sea Empress to confront Qian Gu Dong Feng, disrupting his advantage against Shen Lang.
• Gu Yuena used teleportation to switch Qian Gu Dong Feng and Qian Ren Xue, sending Qian Ren Xue to face the Sea Empress.

Ning Yuqi’s strategy began to collapse when Qian Ren Xue trapped the Sea Empress and Gu Yuena isolated Yu Guan Zhi from the Void Sea Dragon Emperor. By the end, Qian Ren Xue had captured the Sea Empress, leaving Ning Yuqi stunned as her team fell into disarray.

• Qian Ren Xue switched places with Qian Gu Dong Feng and confronted the Sea Empress, while Ning Yuqi failed to teleport the Sea Empress away because of Qian Ren Xue’s Angel Domain.
• Gu Yuena raised a barrier between Yu Guan Zhi and the Void Sea Dragon Emperor, then stopped Yu Guan Zhi from crossing it.
• Ning Yuqi saw Shen Lang, Yue Zhengen, Yu Guan Zhi, and the Void Sea Dragon Emperor losing their fights, while Ao Rui was eliminated by Leng Yao Zhu.
• Qian Ren Xue bound the Sea Empress with crimson chains, disarmed her, and forced her to look up as she mocked her humiliation.
• Ning Yuqi watched in disbelief as the Sea Empress, whose strength rivaled a Titled Douluo, was captured by Qian Ren Xue.

The Spirit Pagoda defeated the War God Hall across several tournament events, with Qian Ren Xue crushing Chen Hanyu and Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena eliminating Yu Guan Zhi. The Spirit Pagoda celebrated its success while the War God Hall faced the consequences of its losses.

• Qian Ren Xue defeated Chen Hanyu, whose Golden Trident Martial Soul and Martial Soul Fusion Skill could not overcome Qian Ren Xue's control and combat experience.
• Qian Gu Qing Feng eliminated Shen Lang and subdued Ning Yuqi, while Leng Yao Zhu and Qian Gu Dong Feng defeated Yue Zhengen.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena defeated Yu Guan Zhi after the Sea Empress recalled the Void Sea Dragon Emperor.
• Ya Li watched Qian Ren Xue defeat the Sea Empress and agreed with Yu Hao Sheng that she could meet Qian Ren Xue at the War God Hall.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu and the Spirit Pagoda celebrated their tournament victories, and Gu Yuena led a toast wishing her health and constant victory.
• Yu Guan Zhi brooded over the War God Hall's losses, and Yu Hao Sheng entered to find the team in a gloomy mood.

After the Spirit Pagoda defeated its opponents, Yu Hao Sheng urged Yu Guan Zhi and the others to accept the gap in talent, while Yun Ming recovered from Ha Luosa’s assassination and returned to Shrek. Meanwhile, the Holy Spirit Cult gathered its forces in Mingdu and prepared to strike.

• Yu Hao Sheng told Yu Guan Zhi and the others that their loss came from facing rare geniuses, but reminded them that talent was not the only path to strength.
• At the Spirit Pagoda’s banquet, Qian Gu Huang Yu, Gu Yuena, and the others wondered why Shrek had seemed subdued and prepared for Yun Ming’s possible return.
• Beddon and Lin Zeyu treated Yun Ming’s injuries, and Yun Ming returned to Shrek’s meeting room ready to face the final battle.
• Yun Ming thanked the War God Hall for helping expose the Spirit Pagoda’s hidden strength and offered them credit if Shrek won the championship.
• Dragon Lord, Li Renwang, and the Ghost Emperor met in Mingdu, where Li Renwang reported that around one hundred thousand Holy Spirit Cult followers, including thirteen Titled Douluo, had assembled.

Qian Ren Xue met Ya Li, a young Prayer Angel, on the Mingyue Hotel rooftop, where Ya Li tried to recruit her to the War God Hall. Their conversation was interrupted by a Face Dog that attacked them, and the chapter left them facing the revealed Soul Saint threat.

• Qian Ren Xue met Ya Li on the rooftop, and Ya Li excitedly introduced herself as the rare inheritor of the Prayer Angel Martial Soul.
• Ya Li told Qian Ren Xue she had come with the War God Hall and invited her to join as its future Hall Master.
• Ya Li rushed to investigate cries for help, and she and Qian Ren Xue discovered a Face Dog with a human head and canine body.
• The Face Dog revealed Soul Saint-level power and attacked with ghostly blue flames.
• Qian Ren Xue entered Martial Soul Possession, shielded Ya Li, and shattered the flame with the Sky Burning Sacred Divine Sword.
• Ya Li activated her Prayer Angel Martial Soul Possession and revealed her Five Rings Soul King cultivation.

Ya Li and Qian Ren Xue killed a Face Dog at Mingyue Hotel and investigated how the hidden creatures had entered. As more Face Dogs attacked across the hotel, the Limit Douluo held back to guard their own juniors and watch for the mastermind.

• Ya Li empowered Qian Ren Xue and cursed a Face Dog with her healing skill, allowing them to kill it together.
• Qian Ren Xue and Ya Li wondered who had smuggled the Face Dogs into Mingyue Hotel despite its security and eight Limit Douluo.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena killed another Face Dog, and Bei Gong Li told them that similar attacks had thrown the hotel into chaos.
• Bei Gong Li explained that the Limit Douluo were protecting their own juniors rather than intervening, while other groups made similar arrangements.
• Qian Gu Die Ting and Yu Hao Sheng watched Ya Li and Qian Ren Xue defeat a Face Dog, and Yu Hao Sheng grew visibly displeased.

Qian Gu Die Ting persuaded Yu Hao Sheng to let Ya Li decide for herself whether to meet Le Qian Xue, though Yu Hao Sheng still tried to turn her against Sister Xue. Meanwhile, Dragon Lord and the Holy Spirit Cult prepared an attack on the Federation and marked the Prayer Angel for death.

• Qian Gu Die Ting pressed Yu Hao Sheng to let Ya Li and Le Qian Xue meet, and Yu Hao Sheng agreed that the children should decide their own affairs.
• Yu Hao Sheng warned Ya Li to stay away from Le Qian Xue, but Ya Li defended Sister Xue and surprised him by contradicting him.
• Dragon Lord, Ghost Emperor, and Li Renwang played music in the empty Federation Council chamber and discussed the Council Members' move to the Mingyue Hotel.
• Dragon Lord ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to kill the five-ring Prayer Angel and recalled its members as preparations for a planned attack neared completion.

After Evil Soul Masters infiltrated Mingdu, the leaders of the Shadow Council strengthened the capital’s defenses and debated how to confront Dragon Lord. Yu Hao Sheng committed troops and War God Hall forces, while Yu Chengfeng was chosen to take the blame after the crisis.

• Yu Hao Sheng condemned the Evil Soul Masters’ infiltration, and Bei Gong Li admitted she had failed to detect them.
• Bei Gong Li ordered Yu Hao Sheng to send three Central Legion divisions to Mingdu, and he agreed to take charge of its security.
• The leaders discussed Dragon Lord’s possible Peak Quasi-God strength and considered calling Le Jing Chen, but Yu Hao Sheng instead pledged a hundred War God Hall members, including the Second War God, and three additional War Gods.
• The Central Legion entered Mingdu as rumors of danger unsettled the public, while the competition continued and protests from fake parliamentarians were dismissed.
• Qian Gu Die Ting and the others selected Yu Chengfeng as the scapegoat and ordered him to announce his resignation and accept blame before stepping down after the Federation Grand Competition.

Yu Chengfeng declared emergency martial law to avoid resigning, ordering arrests of the Federation’s powerful leaders. Qian Gu Die Ting rallied Council Members and citizens against him and headed for Parliament, while Yu Chengfeng sought military support as his orders went unanswered.

• Yu Chengfeng rejected the demand that he resign and apologize, and Jin Yurou persuaded him to declare emergency martial law and arrest his critics.
• Yu Chengfeng announced martial law, launched impeachment proceedings against Yu Hao Sheng, Chen Yi Ming, and Bei Gong Li, and called on other leaders to resign.
• Yu Hao Sheng, Bei Gong Li, and Chen Yi Ming learned that their subordinates had been ordered to arrest them, while Cheng Ping An was told to guard Parliament’s gates.
• Qian Gu Die Ting livestreamed a denunciation of Yu Chengfeng and urged Council Members and citizens to protect Parliament and vote to lift martial law.
• Qian Gu Die Ting exposed Yu Chengfeng’s alleged scandals, and Council Members and citizens began heading to Parliament in support of lifting martial law.
• Yu Chengfeng learned that his arrest orders had been ignored, and Jin Yurou suggested recruiting Le Jing Chen to oppose Yu Hao Sheng.

Le Jing Chen reluctantly sent Nine Void Transport to Mingdu after Yu Chengfeng ordered him to suppress the rebellion, while Spirit Pagoda exposed Yu Chengfeng’s loss of authority and its access to communications through Spirit Link. At Parliament, Qian Gu Die Ting led a huge crowd toward the gates, and Cheng Ping An avoided a confrontation by pulling the cordon back as Qian Gu Die Ting approached.

• Yu Chengfeng ordered Le Jing Chen to send elite troops to suppress the rebellion and promised him the War God Hall leadership and a general’s promotion.
• Le Jing Chen dispatched Nine Void Transport but claimed the Southern Legion’s vehicles would run out of fuel without subsidies, while Yu Chengfeng discovered he could neither broadcast from the television tower nor use his banned Spirit Link account.
• Bai Yin Qing warned Le Jing Chen not to help Yu Chengfeng, revealing that Spirit Pagoda had monitored Yu Chengfeng’s communications, and Le Jing Chen banned Soul Guidance Communicators at important gatherings.
• Qian Gu Die Ting arrived at Parliament with a massive crowd and confronted Cheng Ping An, urging him not to betray the people who had chosen him.
• As Qian Gu Die Ting neared the cordon, Cheng Ping An pulled it backward step by step to avoid either arresting him or letting him cross it.

Qian Gu Die Ting used Yu Chengfeng’s failed lockdown to rally the public, enter Parliament, and remove him as Speaker, raising Spirit Pagoda’s prestige. The chapter ended with Qian Gu Die Ting revealing that Qian Gu Huang Yu had urged him to act, while the danger from the Holy Spirit Cult and other enemies remained.

• Cheng Ping An ordered the police mechas to tear down Parliament’s entrance rather than fire on Qian Gu Die Ting’s supporters, then declared loyalty to the Federation.
• Qian Gu Die Ting led Council Members and civilians into Parliament, where they unanimously ended the lockdown and removed Yu Chengfeng as Speaker.
• Qian Gu Die Ting confronted Yu Chengfeng in his bunker, and Yu blamed his failed coup on eating vegetarian food for too long.
• Leng Yang Jun admitted that Qian Gu Die Ting had seized the political opportunity, while Qian Gu Die Ting refused the vacant Speakership because of the danger facing Mingdu.
• Le Jing Chen ordered the Nine Void Transport not to deploy after Yu Chengfeng surrendered, and Qian Gu Die Ting told Bei Gong Li that Qian Gu Huang Yu had proposed his intervention.

Qian Gu Die Ting arranged Yu Chengfeng’s arrest and planned to use his rebellion charge to target political opponents, while the faction leaders chose Li Zishu as Council Chairman. After a month-long suspension, the Federation Grand Competition resumed, and Gu Yuena won the One-on-One title when Yu Guan Zhi conceded.

• Qian Gu Die Ting had Yue Hong Chen take Yu Chengfeng into military custody for interrogation, intending to use the investigation to implicate Spirit Pagoda’s political enemies.
• Qian Gu Die Ting said he would charge Yu Chengfeng with instigating rebellion, alarming Shrek and War God Hall over the threat of further charges and political purges.
• The faction leaders rejected the Council Chairmanship for themselves and chose unaffiliated Council Member Li Zishu.
• The Federation Grand Competition resumed after a month-long delay, and Yu Guan Zhi conceded the One-on-One final because of his injuries, making Gu Yuena champion.
• Cao Dezhi said he would slay a dragon in the upcoming two-on-two competition.

Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin faced Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena in the two-on-two final, with both pairs unveiling their strongest abilities. Cao Dezhi’s Ruthless Domain helped him push toward Qian Gu Huang Yu, and the chapter ended as he launched a blood-colored blade at her.

• Spectators and supporters gathered for the highly anticipated two-on-two final, and Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin prepared to represent the Tang Sect against Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena.
• Before the match, Qian Gu Huang Yu teased Zang Xin about Cao Dezhi agreeing to cultivate a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with him.
• All four contestants equipped Rank 2 Battle Armor as the match began, and Cao Dezhi activated his Martial Soul Avatar before charging at the opposing pair.
• Cao Dezhi used his Fifth Soul Skill, Killing Intent, as the Ruthless Domain to counter Qian Gu Huang Yu’s lightning and attack her while Zang Xin supported him.
• Zang Xin used Purple Demon Eye and Once to distract Gu Yuena and keep her from attacking Cao Dezhi.
• As Cao Dezhi approached within a hundred meters of Qian Gu Huang Yu, he compressed the Ruthless Domain’s killing intent into a blood-colored blade and sent it toward her.

Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin tried to defeat Qian Gu Huang Yu while Gu Yuena held them off, but Qian Gu Huang Yu’s gravity and spiritual attacks quickly turned the fight against them. Cao Dezhi and Qian Gu Huang Yu then clashed with their weapons, leaving the arena engulfed in a massive explosion.

• Cao Dezhi rushed Qian Gu Huang Yu, but she blasted him away with Shinra Tensei and pulled him back with Universal Pull.
• Zang Xin tried to use Once Again Regret against Qian Gu Huang Yu, but Gu Yuena intercepted the attack with her Spiritual Power.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu struck Zang Xin with Soul Punishing Eyes, wounding him and shocking Jun Sheng Bai with her ability to fuse death energy with Spiritual Power.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu formed a lightning spear and attacked Cao Dezhi, who countered with his Ruthless Domain and Severing Emotions.
• Cao Dezhi and Qian Gu Huang Yu clashed their weapons, unleashing a huge explosion that engulfed the competition stage.