Recaps

Jiang Zhen caught Zi Ji as she fled, and the two became intimate on a secluded mountaintop. They returned to Dugu Bo’s residence, where Jiang Zhen told Lan Xi and Dugu Yan that Zi Ji had given them a thorough lesson and that they should get along as sisters.

• Zi Ji fled from Heaven Dou City, but Jiang Zhen appeared ahead of her and caught her in his arms.
• Jiang Zhen brought Zi Ji to a mountaintop, where they kissed and became intimate.
• Jiang Zhen and Zi Ji returned to Dugu Bo’s residence, drawing knowing looks from Bi Ji, Ice Empress, Snow Empress, Jiang Lingxi, Lan Xi, and Dugu Yan.
• Jiang Zhen told Lan Xi and Dugu Yan that Zi Ji had given them a thorough lesson and urged them to get along as sisters.

Jiang Zhen visited Qian Renxue in the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace and offered her a powerful Immortal Herb, teasing her until she called him “husband” and claimed it as a betrothal gift. Qian Renxue fled to her cultivation chamber to absorb it, left flustered by her own words.

• Qian Renxue returned to the study and revealed her true appearance after finding Jiang Zhen waiting there.
• Jiang Zhen reminded Qian Renxue of her grandfather's request to help replenish her foundation and presented her with the Flowing Light Sacred Flame Orchid.
• Jiang Zhen teased Qian Renxue by asking her to call him Grandpa, but she called him “husband” to obtain the herb.
• Qian Renxue took the Flowing Light Sacred Flame Orchid, declared it a betrothal gift, and rushed to her cultivation chamber.
• Jiang Zhen joked to himself about making Qian Renxue call him “dad” next time, while Qian Renxue blushed and pondered her words.

After absorbing the Flowing Light Sacred Flame Orchid, Qian Renxue broke through to quasi-Spirit Saint and reunited with Jiang Zhen. He revealed that he intended to accelerate the Heaven Dou Empire's transfer of power and deal with threats before leaving to condense his Godhead, then began telling her about the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

• Qian Renxue emerged from cultivation with her soul power purified and her level increased from sixty-eight to seventy, making her a quasi-Spirit Saint.
• Qian Renxue found Jiang Zhen waiting in the courtyard, and he teased her before agreeing to discuss something serious.
• Jiang Zhen asked about Xue Ye's poisoning, and Qian Renxue said he would likely die in about five years.
• Jiang Zhen decided five years was too slow and explained that he planned to secure Qian Renxue's position and remove threats before going overseas to condense his Godhead.
• Jiang Zhen offered to tell Qian Renxue a story and named it the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

Qian Renxue gathered her faction in the Eastern Palace and secured their support for a coup against the ailing Emperor. With He Chang’s imperial guards, their combined force of eight hundred soldiers, and Jiang Zhen’s promise to block outside intervention, she ordered preparations for an attack at mao hour.

• Qian Renxue told her ministers she intended to purge the court and restore order, signaling a move against the throne.
• He Chang revealed that he controlled the Northern Gate Imperial Guard and pledged his support to Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue counted the imperial guards, her Eastern Palace troops, and her allies’ forces as eight hundred elite soldiers.
• Qian Renxue reassured her ministers that Jiang Zhen and his people would stop the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Marshal Gelong’s legion.
• The ministers swore allegiance to Qian Renxue, who ordered them to mobilize their forces and prepare to move at mao hour.

Qian Renxue led a coup that forced Xue Ye to abdicate and seized control of Heaven Dou Empire. After Xue Ye died, her faction purged its opponents and consolidated the new regime.

• Qian Renxue led eight hundred elite soldiers through the northern gate, renamed it Xuanwu Gate, and ordered the palace sealed.
• Qian Renxue confronted Xue Ye in his bedchamber and forced him to seal an abdication edict transferring the throne to Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Ye handed Qian Renxue the Imperial Jade Seal and collapsed from illness after she left.
• Qian Renxue's faction arrested Prince Xue Xing and purged nobles and officials tied to Xue Ye and Fourth Prince Xue Beng.
• The court announced that Xue Ye had died after a prolonged illness, leaving the Old Faction without hope of reversing the coup.

After Xue Qinghe’s coup and his alliance with Spirit Hall came to light, Ning Fengzhi decided to confront him in Tian Dou City, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan dismissed the upheaval as an opportunity to gain influence. The chapter ended with Yu Yuanzhen unaware that a greater crisis was approaching.

• Ning Fengzhi learned that Xue Qinghe had seized power and reacted with shock and anger at his former disciple’s betrayal.
• Ning Fengzhi discovered that Spirit Hall had assisted Xue Qinghe’s faction, and he resolved to go to Tian Dou City to demand answers.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin warned Ning Fengzhi that the city was dangerous, but Bone Douluo Gu Rong agreed to protect him and took him there.
• Yu Yuanzhen dismissed the coup as ordinary imperial politics and ordered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to stay put while awaiting the new ruler’s support.
• Yu Yuanzhen remained confident in his clan’s position, unaware that a major crisis was approaching.

Ning Fengzhi confronted Qian Renxue in the imperial palace over her coup and alliance with Spirit Hall, but found her already ruling with new officials and refusing to treat him as her teacher. Dugu Bo arrived as her protector, revealing his breakthrough to level 96, and Qian Renxue turned Ning’s demand for an apology back on him.

• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong entered the palace and found preparations for Qian Renxue’s ascension underway while she issued orders from the throne.
• Ning Fengzhi confronted Qian Renxue, but she addressed him as Sect Master Ning and rejected his appeal to their teacher-student relationship.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Qian Renxue that Spirit Hall could not be trusted and demanded that she apologize to him.
• Dugu Bo entered the hall and announced that he was protecting Qian Renxue, then revealed that he had reached level 96.
• Qian Renxue mocked Ning Fengzhi by demanding that he apologize for barging into the hall and speaking disrespectfully.

Qian Renxue declared the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect traitors and ordered its assets seized and its disciples captured or killed. Gu Rong sent Ning Fengzhi to safety, but remained behind in the Imperial Palace, leaving Chen Xin to prepare to rescue him.

• Qian Renxue mocked Ning Fengzhi, who was overcome by fury and collapsed after spitting blood.
• Gu Rong accused Xue Qinghe of driving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect into war with the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Qian Renxue declared the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect traitors and ordered its assets sealed and its disciples captured, with resisters killed.
• Dugu Bo used Time Freeze to interfere with Gu Rong's escape, but Gu Rong forced open a spatial passage and sent Ning Fengzhi through it.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's castle and told Chen Xin that Xue Qinghe, Dugu Bo, and Jiang Zhen had sided with Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi urged Chen Xin to save Gu Rong, who remained trapped in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

Gu Rong lost to Dugu Bo’s evolved Jade Phosphor Poison and died after Dugu Bo delivered the finishing blow. At Nine Dragon Mountain, Zi Ji, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress began their attack on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Gu Rong and Dugu Bo fought in their Martial Soul Avatars, but Dugu Bo’s Ultimate Poison corroded Gu Rong’s defenses and overwhelmed him.
• Qian Renxue refused Porcupine Douluo’s offer to help, saying the battle was Dugu Bo’s chance to establish his authority.
• Dugu Bo defeated Gu Rong with his Ninth Spirit Skill, then killed him with a poisonous ray as Qian Renxue and the others watched.
• Zi Ji, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress arrived above Nine Dragon Mountain and prepared to attack the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Zi Ji transformed into her Hell Demon Dragon King True Body, and her bloodline pressure weakened the clan’s disciples as they raised the alarm.

Zi Ji, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress launched a sudden assault on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, trapping Nine Dragon Mountain in deadly overlapping ice domains. Yu Yuanzhen tried to sacrifice himself to give his clansmen a chance to escape, but Snow Empress prepared to end his charge with Emperor Sword - Ice Extreme Unrivaled.

• Zi Ji transformed into the Hell Demon Dragon King and attacked Nine Dragon Mountain as Ice Empress and Snow Empress sealed the area inside their freezing domains.
• Yu Yuanzhen emerged in his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon True Body and realized that the three attackers vastly outmatched him.
• Yu Yuanzhen burned his Soul Power and damaged his origin to charge the attackers, hoping to buy his clansmen time to escape.
• Zi Ji prepared to strike Yu Yuanzhen, but Snow Empress told her to finish the battle quickly.
• Snow Empress gathered the domain's cold at her fingertips and invoked Emperor Sword - Ice Extreme Unrivaled.

The Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Zi Ji annihilated the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and looted its vault before returning to report to Jiang Zhen. Meanwhile, Spirit Hall launched its attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as Jiang Zhen watched anxiously from nearby.

• The Snow Empress killed Yu Yuanzhen with Emperor Sword - Ice Extreme Unrivaled, and Zi Ji's Deathly Decay killed the clan's elders and remaining disciples.
• The Snow Empress maintained her domain while the Ice Empress and Zi Ji destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's stronghold, then the three women looted its secret vault and left for Jiang Zhen.
• Jiang Zhen watched Spirit Hall's army gather outside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and worried that Chen Xin might overcome the odds.
• Bi Ji questioned Jiang Zhen's concern about people protected by extraordinary fortune, while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin waited tensely inside the sect.
• Spirit Luan's burning feathers appeared over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Spirit Hall's Spirit Skills struck from the forest, beginning the assault.

The Spirit Hall invaded the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi fought five Titled Douluo to protect it. As Ning Rongrong was hurried toward escape, Chen Xin was overwhelmed by the attackers and Ning Fengzhi feared the sect’s destruction.

• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin emerged from the main hall to find the sect burning and its disciples being slaughtered by Spirit Hall forces.
• Yue Guan offered Chen Xin a chance to withdraw, but Chen Xin refused and activated his Seven Kill True Body while Ning Fengzhi empowered him with the Seven Treasures True Body.
• Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Demon Bear, Ghost Leopard, and Ling Yuan activated their Martial Soul Avatars and attacked Chen Xin together.
• A female death warrior woke Ning Rongrong and dragged her away after warning that the Spirit Hall had stormed the mountain and Bone Douluo had probably met with disaster.
• Chen Xin struggled to defend against the five Titled Douluo as Ning Fengzhi poured his strength into supporting him, while the sect burned below.

Spirit Hall killed Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi during the assault on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Jiang Zhen spared Ning Rongrong once, but intercepted her again in the forest and greeted her ominously.

• Yue Guan and Gui Mei used the Two Extremes Stillness Domain to freeze Chen Xin, allowing the Demon Bear, Ghost Leopard, and Spirit Kite Douluo to kill him.
• Ning Fengzhi watched Chen Xin die, then Yue Guan killed him with his sixth spirit skill.
• Jiang Zhen killed Ning Rongrong's female death warrior and allowed Ning Rongrong to flee, warning her that he would tear her limb from limb if they met again.
• Ning Rongrong ran through the forest until she found Jiang Zhen and Bi Ji waiting ahead, and Jiang Zhen greeted her.

Jiang Zhen’s allies returned after destroying the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and defeating the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Family, while he postponed pursuing the Clear Sky Sect until its location could be found. He learned Shui Bing'er had arrived at his estate, then found the Ice Empress and Snow Empress waiting in his bedroom; the night passed, and time moved on.

• Jiang Zhen killed Ning Rongrong with Heavy Water after dealing with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Dugu Bo and the others reported their victories against the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Family and discussed investigating the elusive Clear Sky Sect before attacking.
• The Ice Empress pulled the Snow Empress toward Jiang Zhen and Lan Xi’s courtyard as the group dispersed.
• Dugu Bo told Jiang Zhen that Shui Bing'er had arrived from Skywater Academy and was staying in the Guest Room.
• Jiang Zhen entered his bedroom and found the blushing Snow Empress with the Ice Empress, and the night passed without words.

Jiang Zhen woke beside Ice Empress and Snow Empress, then gathered Dugu Yan, Lan Xi, Shui Bing'er, Ye Lingling, and Jiang Lingxi to fulfill his promised tournament rewards. He gave them rare resources suited to their abilities, leaving Shui Bing'er welcomed into the group and determined to repay his generosity.

• Jiang Zhen teased Snow Empress after she woke beside him and Ice Empress, then got up and went to wash.
• Dugu Yan reminded Jiang Zhen that he had promised tournament rewards, so he took the women to the training ground.
• Jiang Zhen gave Dugu Yan a complete set of powerful Dragon-type soul bones and Ye Lingling a complete set of Jade Swan soul bones.
• Jiang Zhen gave Lan Xi the Blue Dragon Spirit-Nourishing Ganoderma and Jiang Lingxi the Imperial Destiny Auspicious Cloud Flower.
• Jiang Zhen welcomed Shui Bing'er with Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, then urged all the women to cultivate diligently.

Qian Renxue became the new emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire as news of the great sects’ destruction spread across the continent. Jiang Zhen and his companions tracked Clear Sky Sect messengers to the sect’s outpost and began their assault, leaving the hidden sect as their next target.

• Qian Renxue was crowned emperor, while the destruction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect spread panic among the continent’s forces.
• Clear Sky Sect spies in Moonlight Pavilion sent messengers toward their secluded sect with urgent news of the upheaval.
• Jiang Zhen, Zi Ji, Bi Ji, Ice Empress, and Dugu Bo followed the messengers to the Clear Sky Sect’s outpost.
• Dugu Bo released his poison and killed the Clear Sky Sect disciples gathered at the village entrance.
• Jiang Zhen surveyed the mountains and declared that he and his companions would make themselves at home.

As the Clear Sky Sect's elders blamed Tang Hao for the destruction of two major sects, Jiang Zhen launched his ninth Spirit Skill against the sect. The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King Phantoms descended on its core structures, leaving the Clear Sky Sect under attack.

• A disciple reported that the Spirit Hall had destroyed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, killing Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Yu Yuanzhen.
• Second Elder and Seventh Elder blamed Tang Hao for the Clear Sky Sect's isolation and the Spirit Hall's growing power.
• Jiang Zhen used Spiritual Sense to locate Tang San in a secluded courtyard within the Clear Sky Sect.
• Jiang Zhen unleashed his ninth Spirit Skill, Whale Fall: All Things Extinguished, and dark-gold Magic Arrays appeared above the sect.
• Enormous Deep Sea Demonic Whale King Phantoms emerged from the arrays and plunged toward the Clear Sky Sect's main hall, training grounds, and residences.

Jiang Zhen’s attack devastated the Clear Sky Sect, and he ordered his companions to kill every survivor. He found and killed Tang San in the ruins after revealing that he had killed Tang Hao and was holding Xiao Wu for her Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone.

• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s phantom strike destroyed much of the Clear Sky Sect, killing Tang Yuehua and several elders while gravely injuring Tang Xiao and others.
• Jiang Zhen sent Zi Ji, Ice Empress, and Dugu Bo to finish off the Clear Sky Sect’s survivors, and they attacked the ruins with fire, frost, and poison.
• Jiang Zhen found Tang San trapped beneath a collapsed pillar in the Sect Backyard.
• Tang San asked whether Jiang Zhen had killed Tang Hao and Xiao Wu, and Jiang Zhen confirmed he had killed Tang Hao and was keeping Xiao Wu alive for her Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone.
• Jiang Zhen killed Tang San with a Water Droplet that pierced the center of his brow.

Jiang Zhen completely destroyed Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect before returning to Heaven Dou City with his companions. In the God Realm, the Rakshasa God turned her attention back to Bibi Dong, the Asura God began watching Jiang Zhen, and the Sea God sensed an unexplained weakness.

• Jiang Zhen obliterated Tang San's body and soul, causing the Rakshasa God's attached divine will to vanish.
• Bi Ji, Zi Ji, the Ice Empress, and Dugu Bo regrouped with Jiang Zhen after Dugu Bo poisoned the Clear Sky Sect grounds, and they flew toward Heaven Dou City.
• The Rakshasa God learned that Tang San had died and decided to find a way to motivate Bibi Dong to resume her divine trials.
• The Asura God accepted Tang San's death without much concern and resolved to observe Jiang Zhen, whose influence over Soul Beasts could threaten the God Realm's rules.
• The Sea God felt a strange weakness around his kidneys and decided to seek Life Nectar from the Life Goddess.

With the Heaven Dou Empire’s upheaval settled, Jiang Zhen prepared to focus on condensing his Godhead, but Bi Ji arrived with a message from Zi Ji. Jiang Zhen instead carried Bi Ji to his room, leaving her confused about how the night had strayed from her expectations.

• Jiang Zhen reflected that the Upper Three Sects had been eliminated and that his companions had cultivation resources, leaving him free to pursue godhood.
• Bi Ji told Jiang Zhen that Zi Ji wanted him to visit her room for cultivation guidance.
• Jiang Zhen teased Bi Ji by massaging her feet, and she gradually relaxed into his attention.
• Jiang Zhen lifted Bi Ji into his arms, kissed her forehead, and carried her to his room while she wondered where her expected sweet words had gone.
• The night passed, and time flew by as the years slipped away.

Jiang Zhen traveled to the Demon Whale Sea Domain with Lan Fozi and the Sea Princess to find a place rich in Water Element for his path to godhood. At the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Royal Court, he discovered a mysterious underwater pit that might be a Sea Eye.

• Jiang Zhen told the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King that he had a vague direction for godhood and asked to visit the Demon Whale Sea Domain; the Sea Princess agreed to accompany him.
• Jiang Zhen carried Lan Fozi, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, and the Demon Empress across the land and down to the Royal Court beneath the sea.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King summoned his Core Elders, who reported that the Demon Soul Great White Sharks had been unusually active and Little White had approached the edge of the sea domain.
• Lan Fozi led Jiang Zhen to a vast underwater pit where she said the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had found immense pressure and chaotic currents.
• Jiang Zhen sensed concentrated Water Element flowing from the pit and wondered whether it was a Sea Eye, prompting Lan Fozi to ask what that was.

Jiang Zhen discovered that the deep-sea pit was a Sea Eye connected to the laws of the world and began descending into it to cultivate. He fought through crushing pressure and a deadly Water Blade Storm, reaching a calmer zone near the Sea Eye’s core.

• Jiang Zhen explained to Lan Fozi that the pit might be a law-connected Sea Eye and said he would cultivate inside it.
• Lan Fozi promised to guard Jiang Zhen, who strengthened his Soul Power barrier and descended into the Sea Eye.
• Jiang Zhen passed through glowing seaweed-lined Crystal Walls as pressure and violent energy currents grew stronger.
• Jiang Zhen encountered a rotating Water Blade Storm around a deep-blue Water Vein Light Pillar; the blades shattered his shield, but his Whale Pattern Heavy Armor protected him.
• Jiang Zhen crossed the storm and entered a relatively stable zone, which he suspected was a buffer between the storm and the core.

Jiang Zhen reached the Sea Eye’s Core Zone and began using its vivid Water Law to pursue condensing a Godhead. Meanwhile, Bo Saixi learned that the Evil Spirit Orcas had vanished and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s aura was missing, then received a summons from the Sea God.

• Jiang Zhen found Little Spirits manifesting the active Water Law in the Sea Eye’s Core Zone and recognized it as an ideal place to comprehend laws.
• Jiang Zhen sat among the blue-gold patterns and began combining his law comprehension with his Soul Core and Soul Origin to condense a Godhead.
• Bo Saixi questioned the Seven Sacred Pillar Douluo and Little White about unusual activity near Sea God Island.
• Sea Dragon Douluo reported no disturbances near the island, while Little White reported that the Evil Spirit Orcas had disappeared and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s aura could no longer be sensed.
• Bo Saixi dismissed the others, prayed in Sea God Hall, and heard the Sea God ask whether anything unusual had happened.

The Sea God discovered that he had lost more than half of his ocean authority and ordered Bo Saixi to investigate unusual activity in the sea. At the Demon Whale Sea Domain's Sea Eye, Lan Fozi explained its significance to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, the Demon Empress, and the Sea Princess as they waited for Jiang Zhen to return.

• The Sea God realized his authority over the oceans had fallen by more than half and suspected a powerful rival was taking it.
• Bo Saixi reported that the Evil Spirit Orca clan had left its territory and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's aura had disappeared.
• The Sea God ordered Bo Saixi to monitor abnormal energy fluctuations and report any discoveries.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, the Demon Empress, and the Sea Princess arrived at the Sea Eye and asked Lan Fozi about Jiang Zhen.
• Lan Fozi explained that Jiang Zhen had entered the Sea Eye and described it as an ocean's energy heart, possibly connected to the laws of heaven and earth.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, the Demon Empress, the Sea Princess, and Lan Fozi guarded the Sea Eye while waiting for news from below.

Qian Renxue consolidated her rule over the Heaven Dou Empire through reforms and an alliance with Spirit Hall, then returned to Spirit City to begin the Angel God Trial. Her reunion with Bibi Dong remained strained as the Worshippers prepared to open the trial.

• Qian Renxue allied the Heaven Dou Empire with Spirit Hall, reorganized its government and army, and bound the heirs of powerful nobles to Spirit Hall through study placements.
• The Star Luo Empire reinforced its border, and Qian Renxue moved loyal legions into the Balak Kingdom while both empires avoided open war.
• After arranging for a substitute to rule as Xue Qinghe, Qian Renxue left Heaven Dou City and returned to Spirit City under Porcupine Douluo's protection.
• Bibi Dong waited outside the Worship Hall, called Qian Renxue “Xue'er,” and received a cold reply before welcoming her back and walking away.
• Qian Renxue asked Qian Daoliu and the Worshippers to open the Angel God Trial, and the Angel God Statue began to glow as divine power stirred.