Recaps

Ling Yun trained in the Extreme North, sharpening his control of laws through battles with powerful snow and ice soul beasts until his combat strength surpassed the Titled Douluo threshold. He entered the Ice Rift after sensing a mysterious force within it and found a little girl with a Titled Douluo aura guarding an Ice Cave, who threatened to kill him for trespassing.

• Ling Yun entered the Extreme North and began training in its outer regions, defeating a pack of snow wolves without relying on powerful soul skills.
• Ling Yun fought successive ice-type soul beasts for a month, refining his laws and elemental control while the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor healed his injuries.
• Ling Yun reached the Ice Rift and sensed pure ice-attribute energy and unusually ordered laws coming from within.
• Ling Yun crossed the dangerous canyon, defeated ice-type soul beasts, and discovered a hidden Ice Cave centered around a cold spring.
• A little girl with a Titled Douluo aura confronted Ling Yun and warned that intruders in her cultivation ground would die.

Ling Yun entered the Ice Empress’s Mysterious Ice Marrow Cave and fought her after she challenged him for trespassing. He left after they agreed to stop, while the Ice Empress went to warn Snow Empress about him.

• The Ice Empress confronted Ling Yun in her cave and threatened to kill him for disturbing her cultivation.
• Ling Yun exposed flaws in her unstable domain, and she attacked him with the Mysterious Ice Killing Array.
• Ling Yun’s Dragon Might melted her ice crystals, and his Dragon Emperor Earthshaker Wave broke through her domain.
• The Ice Empress met Ling Yun’s punch with Emperor’s Palm: Great Cold Without Snow, but the clash forced her back and left her wary of his power.
• Ling Yun said he had no interest in the Mysterious Ice Marrow and left after the Ice Empress agreed to end the fight.
• The Ice Empress decided to inform Snow Empress about Ling Yun, while Ling Yun looked toward the Extreme North’s core region.

Ling Yun reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes and cultivated in its opposing energies to strengthen both his Martial Souls. After condensing the Chaos Dragon God Origin True Liquid and gaining initial control over ice and fire, he prepared to form his third Origin Soul Ring.

• Ling Yun found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes in a glacier-ringed valley and saw its balanced lake surrounded by immortal herbs.
• Ling Yun absorbed the extreme ice and fire energies, refining them into Chaos Origin power and tempering the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor Martial Soul.
• Ling Yun's Chaos Dragon God origin airflow liquefied into the Chaos Dragon God Origin True Liquid, and he gained an initial grasp of the Ice and Fire Laws.
• Ling Yun sensed that the time to condense his third Origin Soul Ring had arrived and leapt into the center of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes.

Ling Yun endured the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes’ opposing energies and condensed his third Origin Soul Ring, gaining the Chaos Domain and rising to level fifty-five. After collecting several immortal herbs, he sensed fighting at the valley entrance and went to investigate.

• Ling Yun used the Chaos Dragon God Technique to withstand the ice and fire energies and temper his Chaos Dragon God Origin True Liquid.
• Ling Yun condensed the Ring of Chaos Beginning and gained the Chaos Domain, a domain-type soul skill that could distort or weaken enemy soul skills and enhance his absorption of primordial energy.
• Ling Yun absorbed the surrounding energies and advanced to level fifty-five, reaching the Soul King realm.
• Ling Yun tested his new domain, then collected several mature immortal herbs for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect or future use.
• Ling Yun sensed fighting near the valley entrance, concealed his aura, and silently headed toward it.

Ling Yun rescued Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng from Spirit Hall enforcers and agreed to help her find Dugu Bo. As they prepared to leave, the Snow Empress appeared, accusing someone of trespassing and stealing immortal herbs.

• Ling Yun intervened when three Spirit Hall Soul Emperors cornered Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng, defeated them with his domain, and drove them away.
• Dugu Yan told Ling Yun that Spirit Hall had taken the Netherworld Poison Pearl, severely injured Dugu Bo, and ambushed her and Yu Tianheng during their pursuit.
• Ling Yun used his Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor Martial Soul to heal Yu Tianheng and agreed to accompany Dugu Yan to find Dugu Bo.
• A powerful presence emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, and the Snow Empress demanded to know who had trespassed and stolen the immortal herbs.

The Snow Empress confronted Ling Yun over his cultivation at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes and the immortal herbs he had taken. Ling Yun resisted her attack with a new ice-fire Chaos technique, and the Ice Empress arrived as both sides prepared for a possible battle.

• The Snow Empress appeared in the valley, accused Ling Yun and his companions of disturbing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, and demanded the herbs and one of his arms.
• Ling Yun refused the Snow Empress's demand, and she froze the space around him with a wave of her hand.
• Ling Yun broke through the restraint and attacked with Ice-Fire Chaos Strike, clashing with the Snow Empress's Emperor's Palm: Snow Dance Shines Sun.
• The Snow Empress was surprised that Ling Yun could withstand her attack, while Ling Yun reassessed her strength.
• The Ice Empress arrived and warned the Snow Empress that Ling Yun's strange power restrained her Extreme Ice.
• Ling Yun gathered his power as the Snow Empress and Ice Empress faced him, bringing the valley to the brink of battle.

Ling Yun intimidated Ice Empress and Snow Empress by revealing the immense power of his Chaos Dragon God Martial Soul, then negotiated peacefully over the immortal herbs he had taken. He warned them about the Holy Spirit Cult and left with Dugu Yan and the unconscious Yu Tianheng, while Snow Empress offered him a safe place to train in the Extreme North.

• Ling Yun unleashed the Dragon God phantom, shocking Ice Empress and Snow Empress into reconsidering their hostility.
• Ling Yun told Snow Empress his Martial Soul came from an origin older than the Dragon God and promised not to disturb the core of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes.
• Ling Yun offered information about the Holy Spirit Cult as compensation for the immortal herbs and warned that the cult might target the Extreme North.
• Snow Empress accepted the warning and invited Ling Yun to train in the outer regions of the Extreme North under her protection.
• Ling Yun left the valley with Dugu Yan and the unconscious Yu Tianheng, while Snow Empress decided it was wiser to befriend him than make him an enemy.

Ling Yun healed Yu Tianheng in a sheltered ice cave, then learned that Yu Yuanzhen was likely imprisoned at Spirit Hall’s Ice Seal City stronghold. After receiving the Silver Dragon King’s warning of an imminent Holy Spirit Cult offensive, Ling Yun led Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng toward the city to use the coming chaos to rescue him.

• Ling Yun found a concealed ice cave and used the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor to treat Yu Tianheng’s wounds and purge some of the evil poison.
• Yu Tianheng regained consciousness, thanked Ling Yun for saving him, and apologized for his former hostility.
• Dugu Yan revealed that Yu Yuanzhen was likely held at the Ice Seal City Spirit Hall Main Hall, overseen by a rank-eighty-six red-clad bishop.
• Ling Yun ruled out a frontal assault and considered ways to infiltrate the heavily guarded stronghold.
• The Silver Dragon King warned Ling Yun that the Holy Spirit Cult was preparing a large-scale operation targeting the Extreme North and Spirit Hall branches.
• Ling Yun decided to take Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng toward Ice Seal City and wait for the Holy Spirit Cult’s attack to create an opportunity to rescue Yu Yuanzhen.

Ling Yun entered Ice Seal City to confirm that the Holy Spirit Cult had infiltrated it and that Dugu Bo was imprisoned beneath the Spirit Hall Main Hall. When the cult launched a coordinated attack at night, Ling Yun used the chaos to approach the dungeon.

• Ling Yun told Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng that the Holy Spirit Cult might attack Spirit Hall, then left alone to scout Ice Seal City.
• Ling Yun entered the city in disguise and heard that Spirit Hall had captured Dugu Bo and locked him in its dungeon.
• Ling Yun detected Holy Spirit Cult infiltrators in a tavern and around the Spirit Hall Main Hall, and assessed the hall's defenses.
• Ling Yun waited for nightfall as Spirit Hall guards grew more alert and the infiltrators gathered to strike.
• The Holy Spirit Cult attacked the city gates and the Spirit Hall Main Hall, plunging Ice Seal City into chaos.
• Ling Yun used the fighting as cover and silently headed toward the rear of the Spirit Hall Main Hall.

Ling Yun infiltrated Spirit Hall amid the Holy Spirit Cult’s attack and rescued Dugu Bo from the dungeon with Dugu Yan. They escaped Ice Seal City as a god-level attack struck the Spirit Hall Main Hall, leaving the continent’s growing crisis unresolved.

• Ling Yun avoided the fighting around Spirit Hall and slipped into its dungeon by tearing through the metal gates.
• Ling Yun found Dugu Bo poisoned, bound, and weakened, then broke the cell’s barrier and chains and healed him while Dugu Yan joined them.
• Ling Yun carried Dugu Bo out with Dugu Yan and fought through the guards pursuing them.
• A giant claw emerged from a rift above Ice Seal City and attacked the Spirit Hall Main Hall, forcing the red-clothed bishop to abandon the chase.
• Ling Yun, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan escaped the city amid the chaos.

Ling Yun escaped Ice Seal City with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, then purged most of the poison that had weakened Dugu Bo. After Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan pledged to follow him, Ling Yun prepared to leave the Extreme North and enter the continent’s gathering storm.

• Ling Yun led Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan more than a hundred li from Ice Seal City before stopping in a sheltered ice valley.
• Dugu Bo thanked Ling Yun for rescuing him and explained that Spirit Hall had poisoned him with a compound that damaged his Soul Power and Martial Soul origin.
• Ling Yun used the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor and Chaos Dragon God Power to remove most of Dugu Bo’s poison and begin healing his Martial Soul origin.
• Dugu Bo pledged to follow Ling Yun, and Dugu Yan offered her allegiance as well; Ling Yun accepted them as companions.
• Ling Yun decided to leave the Extreme North with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to seek intelligence and a foothold in the continent’s center.

Ling Yun, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan were ambushed in the Black Wind Mountain Range by the Black Wind Stockade, whose bandits were secretly tied to the Holy Spirit Cult. After defeating them and learning they had been ordered to intercept travelers from the Extreme North, the three left the mountains, and Ling Yun resolved to grow stronger and build his own force.

• Ling Yun traveled south through remote mountains with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, whose injuries and strength had largely recovered.
• Ling Yun sensed an ambush in a valley of the Black Wind Mountain Range, where a one-eyed Spirit Sage and armed bandits surrounded the trio and demanded their possessions.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan fought the bandits while Ling Yun used his Chaos Domain and defeated the one-eyed leader.
• Ling Yun searched the leader's memories and discovered that the Black Wind Stockade served the Holy Spirit Cult, which had ordered them to intercept suspicious travelers from the Extreme North.
• Ling Yun, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan departed after the battle, and Ling Yun decided he needed to strengthen himself and establish a force of his own.

Ling Yun returned to Heaven Dou City, learned that the Holy Spirit Cult was attacking Spirit Hall and that Tang San had gone overseas, then met with Ning Fengzhi to share news and request intelligence and resources. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi revealing that Bibi Dong had sent a confidential letter asking to meet Ling Yun.

• Ling Yun gathered reports that the Holy Spirit Cult had attacked Spirit Hall branches, tensions between the empires were rising, and Tang San had left overseas with Tang Hao.
• Ling Yun visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and reunited with Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo.
• Ling Yun told them about his journey to the Extreme North, his encounter with the Ice Empress and Snow Empress, and the Holy Spirit Cult's attack on Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi welcomed the news that Dugu Bo had returned and agreed to provide Ling Yun with intelligence, precious metals, and medicinal herbs.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ling Yun that Bibi Dong had sent a confidential letter requesting a meeting.

Ling Yun met Pope Bibi Dong at Moon Gazing Pavilion, where she tried to recruit him into Spirit Hall with promises of power and godhood. After he refused and stood firm against her threat, Bibi Dong warned him that the Holy Spirit Cult was interested in him before disappearing.

• Ning Fengzhi told Ling Yun that Bibi Dong had invited him to meet alone at Moon Gazing Pavilion.
• Ling Yun met Bibi Dong, who praised his talent and offered to make him her personal disciple and devote Spirit Hall's resources to him.
• Bibi Dong promised Ling Yun a path to godhood, but he refused and said he would follow his own path.
• Bibi Dong threatened Ling Yun with Spirit Hall's enmity, and he declared that he would accept anyone who chose to become his enemy.
• Bibi Dong withdrew her killing intent, warned Ling Yun about the Holy Spirit Cult's interest in him, and vanished.
• Ling Yun left the pavilion, realizing that he and Bibi Dong had made their positions clear and that future clashes were likely.

Ling Yun entered secluded cultivation to consolidate his power and forge a weapon capable of wielding the Chaos Dragon God Power. He successfully completed the Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler, leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect astonished by its power.

• Ling Yun reported his meeting with Bibi Dong to Ning Fengzhi, then requested rare materials and medicinal herbs before entering the secluded chamber.
• Ling Yun used the Chaos Dragon Flame to purify and fuse rare metals while refining his cultivation insights and controlling the demanding forging process.
• Ling Yun shaped the molten metal into a ruler and inscribed it with runes derived from the Chaos Dragon God's Origin Laws.
• The Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler stirred the sect's protective formation, alarming Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, and Sword Douluo outside the chamber.
• Ling Yun completed the ruler, grasped it with a sense of perfect connection, and tested its sharpness by cutting the chamber wall.

Ling Yun revealed the Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler and demonstrated its power by forcing Sword Douluo Chen Xin back with one strike, earning the title Venerable Measuring Heaven across the continent. With major powers now watching him, Ling Yun set out alone for the City of Slaughter to temper himself and condense his fourth Origin Soul Ring.

• Ling Yun emerged from seclusion with the Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler, stunning Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and the others with its extraordinary aura.
• At the sect’s training grounds, Ling Yun struck Chen Xin with the ruler, and Chen Xin was forced backward despite defending at Spirit Douluo strength.
• Chen Xin praised the ruler’s power, and news of Ling Yun’s feat spread across the continent, where he became known as Venerable Measuring Heaven.
• Ling Yun told Ning Fengzhi he planned to travel to the City of Slaughter to hone his will and condense his fourth Origin Soul Ring.
• Three days later, Ling Yun said farewell to the sect and departed alone for the City of Slaughter.

Ling Yun entered Death Town and learned that reaching the City of Slaughter supposedly required sacrificing living people for a Slaughter Token. He destroyed the bone archway and blood pool with the Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler, obtained a token, and entered the City of Slaughter.

• Ling Yun entered Death Town disguised as an ordinary Soul Emperor and frightened Scarface away with his killing intent.
• A black-robed Spirit Douluo told Ling Yun that entering the City of Slaughter required a Slaughter Token obtained by sacrificing living people, but Ling Yun refused to cooperate.
• Ling Yun traveled to the basin and saw a guide demand sacrifices from those waiting at the bone archway.
• Ling Yun used the Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler to destroy the archway and purify the blood pool, causing a dark token to rise from the ruins.
• Ling Yun took the token and entered the City of Slaughter through the black mist.

Ling Yun entered the City of Slaughter and began winning the Hell Slaughter Arena’s matches with overwhelming ease, building his killing intent while keeping his mind clear. After reaching ninety-nine consecutive victories, he faced the final trial needed to earn Divine Slaughter's Domain.

• Ling Yun killed the fallen ones who ambushed him after he entered the City of Slaughter.
• Ling Yun entered the Hell Slaughter Arena and killed all nine contestants in his first match with one sweep of the Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler.
• Ling Yun built an undefeated streak as Heaven-Measuring, winning matches with a single move and refining his combat techniques and killing intent.
• Ling Yun reached ninety-nine consecutive victories while the Chaos Dragon God Martial Soul kept him from being consumed by slaughter.
• Ling Yun stood ready for his hundredth match as a powerful, evil aura descended and the final trial began.

Ling Yun completed the final trial by defeating the King of Slaughter and obtaining Divine Slaughter's Domain, then left the City of Slaughter. After Ling Yun departed, the King of Slaughter hinted that the victory might free Tang Chen as something stirred in the city's depths.

• The King of Slaughter challenged Ling Yun to survive for the time it took an incense stick to burn, but Ling Yun said he would defeat him instead.
• Ling Yun revealed his true Soul Emperor strength and unleashed the Chaos Slaughter Domain, suppressing the King of Slaughter's domain.
• Ling Yun overwhelmed the King of Slaughter with his ruler techniques, broke his demonic sword, and struck him down.
• The defeated King of Slaughter granted Ling Yun Divine Slaughter's Domain and permission to enter and leave the City of Slaughter freely.
• Ling Yun left the arena as the King of Slaughter murmured about Tang Chen and a stirring presence deep within the city.

Ling Yun returned from the City of Slaughter to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, having become a level-sixty Soul Emperor with the Chaos Slaughter Domain. As the continent faced rising conflict, he agreed to lead the sect to Spirit Hall’s Soul Hunting Competition in three months.

• Ling Yun left Death Town for Heaven Dou City after completing a hundred victories in the City of Slaughter and defeating the King of Slaughter.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo welcomed Ling Yun back and witnessed the power of his Chaos Slaughter Domain.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ling Yun that the Holy Spirit Cult was escalating its attacks and that tensions between the Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou Empire were growing.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that Bibi Dong had invited the continent’s sects and advanced academies to a Soul Hunting Competition in Spirit City three months later.
• Ling Yun chose to attend the competition, and Ning Fengzhi committed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to accompanying him.

Ling Yun discovered that the Holy Spirit Cult had infiltrated Spirit City and planned to attack during Spirit Hall’s Soul Hunting Competition. He warned Ning Fengzhi and the others, who prepared for trouble as the competition approached.

• Factions from across the continent gathered in Spirit City for Spirit Hall’s Soul Hunting Competition, and Ling Yun sensed many powerful soul masters had arrived.
• Ning Fengzhi received an invitation to a discussion at the Pope’s Palace, while Ling Yun declined to attend and explored the city alone.
• Ling Yun overheard three Holy Spirit Cult members planning to attack the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Clear Sky Sect during the competition, with Ling Yun among their targets.
• Ling Yun learned that the cult had an insider in the Pope’s Palace and memorized the infiltrators’ identities without alerting them.
• Ling Yun reported the plot to Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo, and they agreed to prepare for the attack.

At the Soul Hunting Competition’s opening ceremony, Bibi Dong called for the factions to unite against the Holy Spirit Cult, while their leaders exchanged wary political statements. When the arena matches began, Star Luo’s Liu Meng challenged the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ling Yun stepped forward to face him.

• Bibi Dong opened the competition and urged the factions to join Spirit Hall in fighting the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Xue Qinghe, the Star Luo representative, Ning Fengzhi, and other leaders voiced support while cautioning against Spirit Hall exploiting the campaign.
• Ling Yun watched the factions’ maneuvering, noticed hidden Holy Spirit Cult members and unusual Spirit Hall elders, and assessed the young talents present.
• The referee announced the start of the arena matches, and Liu Meng challenged the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to send a fighter.
• Ling Yun stopped Ning Fengzhi from sending a stronger combatant and appeared in the arena to take the first match.
• Liu Meng mocked Ling Yun for being young and told him to leave the arena.

Ling Yun effortlessly cowed the Soul Hunting Competition by forcing Liu Meng to kneel and defeating a Spirit Douluo with a flick of his fingers. He claimed the first arena champion title and waited for the Holy Spirit Cult’s conspiracy and Spirit Hall’s ambitions to surface.

• Ling Yun’s Dragon Might terrified Liu Meng and made the Soul Saint drop to his knees.
• Ling Yun challenged the Star Luo Empire delegation, and a Spirit Douluo attacked him with his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Ling Yun shattered the Spirit Douluo’s axe phantom with a finger flick and knocked him unconscious.
• Ling Yun took the arena champion title, and no one dared challenge him.
• Ling Yun watched the plaza with his Spiritual Sense while waiting for the hidden storm to begin.

After the first day of the Soul Hunting Competition, Ling Yun and the others discovered signs that the Holy Spirit Cult was plotting an attack. Ling Yun stopped an infiltration of the inn and concluded that the cult’s larger scheme would unfold during the next day’s competition.

• Ning Fengzhi told Ling Yun, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Bone Douluo Gu Rong, and Dugu Bo that the Holy Spirit Cult and several Spirit Hall elders had made suspicious moves.
• Ning Fengzhi said he had contacted the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Clear Sky Sect so their factions could support one another if trouble arose.
• Ling Yun sensed an infiltrator outside the inn and wounded the figure, but he abandoned the chase after detecting more intruders targeting the others.
• Ling Yun killed the infiltrators near Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo’s rooms, while Dugu Yan defeated the one outside her own room with poison.
• Ling Yun found Holy Spirit Cult tokens and an explosive Soul Tool among the attackers and warned that the cult’s real move would come during the next day’s competition.

The Holy Spirit Cult launched a coordinated attack during the Soul Hunting Competition, turning Pope’s Palace Plaza into a battlefield. Ling Yun protected the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then joined Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to hunt the cult’s leaders.

• Ling Yun yielded his arena to a Soul Sage disciple and watched as Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation and other talented soul masters won their matches.
• A Spirit Hall deacon attacked a White Tiger Sect elder in a frenzy and self-destructed, triggering chaos across the plaza.
• Hidden Holy Spirit Cult followers among the spectators and guards attacked or blew themselves up, forcing factions to defend their people.
• Ling Yun rushed to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Ning Fengzhi formed the Seven Treasure Glazed Formation and Dugu Bo, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo fought off attackers.
• Ling Yun sensed Holy Spirit Cult experts targeting powerful representatives and led Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo into the battlefield to kill the cult’s leaders.