Recaps

At Yanmen Pass, Zhao Xuan watched as Heaven Dou Empire’s Third Soul Master Legion ambushed Spirit Hall’s forces. The battle descended into chaos, and Zhao Xuan sensed powerful experts approaching from afar.

• Zhao Xuan hid near Yanmen Pass with the Third Soul Master Legion and left its commander, Leimon, to lead the ambush.
• Leimon ordered the legion to stay concealed as Spirit Hall’s force of about twelve hundred soul masters approached.
• When Spirit Hall’s formation entered the ambush zone, Leimon gave the order to fire, and Godly Zhuge Crossbows killed more than one hundred and fifty enemies.
• Leimon and the deputy commander led the legion’s charge while Tang Sect disciples attacked with poison-coated darts.
• Zhao Xuan watched the fighting without intervening, then turned toward powerful experts approaching in the distance.

A Spirit Hall army led by Thousand Eyes Douluo approached Yanmen Pass as Zhao Xuan’s surprise attack drove the enemy force toward defeat. Zhao Xuan began withdrawing Heaven Dou’s troops, then struck Spirit Hall’s retreating soldiers with lightning before confronting Thousand Eyes Douluo, Thousand Jun Douluo, and Demon Subduing Douluo.

• Thousand Eyes Douluo sensed a battle and a Titled Douluo near Yanmen Pass, then led Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo toward the battlefield.
• Zhao Xuan ordered Heaven Dou’s troops to retreat, but two Spirit Hall Soul Douluo urged their soldiers to hold on for reinforcements.
• Zhao Xuan unleashed lightning on the Spirit Hall force, killing many soldiers and badly injuring the two Soul Douluo.
• Thousand Eyes Douluo attacked Zhao Xuan with an energy beam from a giant eye, but Zhao Xuan deflected it with a kick.
• Thousand Eyes Douluo recognized Zhao Xuan as Thunder Douluo, and Zhao Xuan recognized Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo as old enemies.

Thousand Eyes Douluo tried to recruit Zhao Xuan to Spirit Hall, but attacked after Zhao Xuan refused. Zhao Xuan fought off Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo until Thousand Eyes Douluo struck his consciousness, leaving him exposed to Thousand Jun Douluo’s Heaven-Bearing attack.

• Thousand Eyes Douluo offered Zhao Xuan power and even the possibility of becoming Empress if he joined Spirit Hall, but Zhao Xuan refused.
• Thousand Eyes Douluo covered the sky with golden eyes and ordered Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo to attack Zhao Xuan.
• Zhao Xuan immobilized Thousand Jun Douluo, cut off Demon Subduing Douluo’s Soul Power, and kicked Thousand Jun Douluo into the forest while blocking Thousand Eyes Douluo’s Spiritual Power chains.
• Demon Subduing Douluo attacked Zhao Xuan with waves of staff shadows, but Zhao Xuan escaped with Telecommunication Fraud and left an Illusionary Body behind.
• Thousand Eyes Douluo hit Zhao Xuan with Spiritual Storm, and while Zhao Xuan’s consciousness went blank, Thousand Jun Douluo emerged from the forest and struck at him with Heaven-Bearing.

Zhao Xuan battled Thousand Jun Douluo, Demon Subduing Douluo, and Thousand Eyes Douluo at Yanmen Pass, surviving their attacks and resisting Thousand Eyes Douluo’s attempt to seal his Sea of Consciousness. The golden eye shattered under Zhao Xuan’s assault, leaving Thousand Eyes Douluo’s Ninth Spirit Skill broken.

• Thousand Jun Douluo struck Zhao Xuan into a cliff, but Zhao Xuan emerged from the rubble and used his Life Domain to heal himself.
• Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo attacked Zhao Xuan while Thousand Eyes Douluo revealed his third eye and began preparing his Ninth Spirit Skill.
• Zhao Xuan summoned the Demon God True Body and unleashed a sea of lightning that destroyed the golden eyes raining down over the forest.
• Thousand Eyes Douluo sent a huge golden eye into the Demon God True Body to seal Zhao Xuan’s Sea of Consciousness, but the World Cleansing White Lotus blocked it temporarily.
• Zhao Xuan sent a flood of divine-sense weapons against the golden eye, cracking it and breaking Thousand Eyes Douluo’s Ninth Spirit Skill.

Zhao Xuan escaped Thousand Eyes Douluo, Thousand Jun Douluo, and Demon Subduing Douluo after a dangerous battle, then recovered before flying toward the Heaven Dou army’s front lines. He arrived at Yanbo City and saw signs of a fierce battle, but the Heaven Dou banner still flew over the city.

• Thousand Eyes Douluo explained that Zhao Xuan had broken through his Ninth Spirit Skill by unleashing his spiritual strength, while Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo lamented his escape.
• Zhao Xuan fled the battlefield, checked that he was no longer being pursued, and used his Life Domain to recover in a forest.
• Zhao Xuan assessed his injuries and the battle, regretting that he had exhausted all his divine consciousness and vowing to deal with Qian Jun and Jiang Mo someday.
• After recovering much of his divine consciousness, Zhao Xuan flew toward the Heaven Dou army’s front lines, worried about the force following Thousand Eyes Douluo.
• Zhao Xuan reached Yanbo City, saw evidence of a fierce battle outside its walls, and was relieved to find the Heaven Dou military banner still flying.

At Yanbo City, Grandmaster struggled to plan the Heaven Dou army’s defenses as Zhao Xuan returned from fighting three powerful Title Douluo. Zhao Xuan identified one enemy as Thousand Eyes Douluo, and the chapter ended with him asking how the battle at Yanbo City had gone.

• Grandmaster asked the Heaven Dou army’s commanders for ideas about defending against Spirit Hall’s next attacks, but they admitted they lacked experience in coordinated warfare.
• Leimon reported that Zhao Xuan had stayed behind at Yanmen Pass to face several Title Douluo, prompting concern that he might not return.
• Zhao Xuan arrived at the manor and said he had nearly been killed by an unfamiliar Title Douluo alongside Qian Jun and Jiang Mo.
• Zhao Xuan described fighting a Rank 97 spiritual-type Title Douluo and two Rank 96 Title Douluo, and Grandmaster identified the unfamiliar enemy as Thousand Eyes Douluo.
• Zhao Xuan asked Grandmaster how the major battle outside Yanbo City had gone.

The Heaven Dou army’s first clash with Spirit Hall left Spirit Hall demoralized after heavy losses and failed attacks, while the commanders discussed the rules limiting Title Douluo from attacking ordinary soul masters. After the fighting spread around Yanbo City, Spirit Hall released news that shook the continent.

• The Grandmaster described how the Heaven Dou army ambushed Spirit Hall outside Yanbo City with Godly Zhuge Crossbows, and Jade Lord Douluo explained to Zhao Xuan why Title Douluo generally could not attack ordinary soul masters.
• Thousand Eyes Douluo confronted Spirit Hall’s legion commanders over their poor performance, but they said their troops lacked experience in large-scale warfare.
• Thousand Eyes Douluo suspended the offensive and ordered his commanders to find people with military experience.
• Spirit Hall later split its forces to retake cities, but Heaven Dou’s heavy cavalry stopped its advance across the border and drove it back into the Seals Duchy.
• The two armies fought a series of battles around Yanbo City, and Spirit Hall then released news that shook the continent.

Zhao Xuan and Grandmaster countered Spirit Hall’s Seven Great Sects Re-selection Assembly by proposing a joint assembly with the Star Luo Empire, to be held in Yanbo City and recognized by both empires. The announcement stirred the sects and enraged Bibi Dong, who vowed to face the challenge.

• Zhao Xuan learned that Spirit Hall planned to hold a Seven Great Sects Re-selection Assembly in Spirit City to restore its prestige and boost its troops’ morale.
• Zhao Xuan proposed that Heaven Dou and Star Luo hold their own assembly together, and Grandmaster agreed to contact Xue Ye and investigate which sects supported Spirit Hall.
• Heaven Dou and Star Luo announced that their assembly would take place in Yanbo City, with rankings officially recognized by both empires.
• Sect leaders weighed the risks and opportunities of choosing between the rival assemblies as the powers competed for influence.
• Bibi Dong smashed a teacup in anger over Heaven Dou’s interference and declared that she was ready to fight.

Zhao Xuan and the other representatives reviewed preparations for the Seven Great Sects Re-selection Assembly in Yanbo City, where forty-seven sects had registered. As Zhao Xuan began identifying Spirit Hall infiltrators, Spirit Hall's commander gathered his teams and prepared to issue an order.

• Zhao Xuan, Bone Douluo, Xuanwu Douluo, and the other Titled Douluo discussed the possibility of Spirit Hall disrupting the assembly.
• The master reported that forty-seven sects and more than a thousand soul masters had registered or arrived in Yanbo City.
• Zhao Xuan said he would use his Spiritual Power and Computer Spirit to identify Spirit Hall agents among more than seventeen hundred outside soul masters.
• A sinister Spirit Hall commander learned that most of his teams had entered the city and ordered them to maintain contact until he gave the signal.

The Blazing Fire Sect, Divine Wind Sect, and Heavenly Water Sect arrived in Yanbo City and met while their younger members reunited. The sect leaders affirmed their support for the Heaven Dou Empire, while Feng Xing suspected Spirit Hall had infiltrators in the city and wondered why its defenders allowed them to remain.

• Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Yan met Feng Xiaotian, Feng Xing, and the Divine Wind Sect in Yanbo City.
• Granny Water arrived with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, and the three sects joined together to find a place to settle.
• An onlooker noted that all the Lower Four Sects except the Elephant Armored Sect had come to Yanbo City, then hurried away in alarm.
• Feng Xing asked Huo Yan and Granny Water about the war, and Granny Water said the three sects had chosen to stand with the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Feng Xing said Spirit Hall bishops had appeared in the city and wondered why the defenders allowed infiltrators to remain.

The Seven Sects Reselection Tournament began in Yanbo City, with Yu Xiaogang explaining the rules and introducing the Titled Douluo judges. As the contestants for the upper three sects were announced, a powerful voice approached the venue, challenging the assumption that Clear Sky Sect would stay away.

• Zhao Xuan and Bone Douluo prepared to begin the tournament while noting that Clear Sky Sect had not arrived.
• Yu Xiaogang opened the tournament and explained the eligibility requirements and match rules.
• Yu Xiaogang introduced Elder Song, Jade Lord Douluo, Xuanwu Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Zhao Xuan as the judges.
• Yu Xiaogang announced the start of the tournament and read out the contestants for the upper three sects.
• Zhao Xuan noticed a powerful voice approaching the venue, declaring that they would not be left out.

Tang Xiaotian led Clear Sky Sect into the competition, joining Zhao Xuan and Bone Douluo as holders of the three arena flags. With the other sects unwilling to challenge them, Grandmaster was about to declare the upper three sects decided when an Old Woman stepped forward to challenge.

• Tang Xiaotian arrived with Clear Sky Sect and asked Grandmaster to let them participate in the competition.
• Huo Yan and Feng Xing doubted their sects could compete with Clear Sky Sect, while Feng Xiaotian noticed that someone he knew seemed to belong to it.
• Zhao Xuan, Bone Douluo, and Tang Xiaotian each claimed one of the three arena flags.
• The sect leaders stayed silent when Grandmaster asked who would challenge the arena holders.
• Just as Grandmaster was about to announce the results, an Old Woman stepped forward and declared her challenge.

The Sect Leader of Green Peak Mountain challenged Tang Xiaotian, but Zhao Xuan sensed something strange about her and moved the duel outside Yanbo City. The Old Woman revealed a powerful ice-blue sword and a hundred-thousand-year soul ring as the battle began.

• Zhao Xuan warned the Title Douluos that his divine sense could not detect the Old Woman’s Soul Power or spiritual fluctuations.
• The Old Woman chose to challenge Tang Xiaotian, and Zhao Xuan suggested they move the fight outside the city.
• The spectators gathered in the wilderness as Tang Xiaotian and the Old Woman prepared to fight under Zhao Xuan’s watch.
• Tang Xiaotian summoned his Clear Sky Hammer, while the Old Woman revealed an ice-blue longsword and nine soul rings, including a hundred-thousand-year ring.

Old Woman revealed herself as a Rank 96 Titled Douluo and challenged Tang Xiaotian, beginning a fierce duel between her icy sword and his Clear Sky Hammer. The chapter ended as both fighters unleashed their seventh Soul Ring abilities for a decisive clash.

• Old Woman revealed a crimson Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and reached Rank 96, shocking the spectators.
• Old Woman challenged Tang Xiaotian, who welcomed the fight after twenty years of silence.
• Tang Xiaotian struck Old Woman with his Clear Sky Hammer, but she dodged and attacked with an icy-blue sword.
• Old Woman raised a vast forest of ice pillars to evade the returning hammer, and Tang Xiaotian shattered them with a ground-shaking blow.
• Old Woman emerged with a seventh-ring technique that formed an ice Chi Dragon, while Tang Xiaotian used his seventh Soul Ring to turn the Clear Sky Hammer into a mountainlike defense.

Tang Xiaotian gained the upper hand against the mysterious old woman, then unleashed his ninth soul skill, Dawn. The old woman vanished into the blood-red frozen ground, where a colossal entity emerged and charged into the sky.

• Tang Xiaotian and the old woman’s clash shook the area around Yanbo City, while Zhao Xuan and the other Titled Douluo shielded the spectators.
• Zhao Xuan noticed the old woman seemed to be losing despite continuing to fight Tang Xiaotian head-on, and Tang Xiaotian grew wary of her strange tactics.
• Tang Xiaotian retreated and summoned the immense power of his ninth soul skill, Dawn, as the Clear Sky Hammer tore open a black hole in space.
• The old woman activated her hundred-thousand-year soul ring, stained her Ice Chi Sword with blood, and merged with the frozen ground.
• Zhao Xuan warned the other Titled Douluo to evacuate the spectators as the ice turned crimson and a colossal entity rose from the ground, crying out and charging skyward.

Zhao Xuan faced an assault by Spirit Hall forces while Tang Xiaotian battled the Blood Ice Chi outside Yanbo City. As the real battle began, Zhao Xuan’s allies intercepted most of the attackers, leaving him to confront Thousand Eyes Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo.

• Tang Xiaotian clashed with the Blood Ice Chi, and their collision sent frost, cracks, and a shockwave toward Yanbo City.
• Elder Song and Xuanwu Douluo protected the city as Zhao Xuan noticed a force gathering to attack it.
• Zhao Xuan confirmed that Tang Xiaotian could keep fighting, then summoned the Thunder Domain as the approaching enemies emerged from the mountains.
• Thousand Eyes Douluo ordered seven Title Douluos to kill Zhao Xuan, and Chrysanthemum Douluo joined the assault.
• Bone Douluo intercepted Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo, while Elder Song, Xuanwu Douluo, and Jade Lord Douluo engaged three other attackers.
• Zhao Xuan faced Thousand Eyes Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo with his Demon God True Body.

Spirit Hall forces attacked Yanbo City's north gate while Zhao Xuan fought Yue Guan and Thousand Eyes Douluo outside the city. The battle continued after Yue Guan's black Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum exploded around Zhao Xuan without weakening his aura.

• Leimon and the Tang Sect disciples ambushed Spirit Hall infiltrators at the north gate with poisoned bolts, then moved to stop their charge.
• Grandmaster ordered the Soul Master Legions to gather at the north gate and eliminate the attackers as the enemy's main force approached.
• Zhao Xuan dispelled Thousand Eyes Douluo's spiritual attack and recognized a deathly aura in Yue Guan's black Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
• Zhao Xuan immobilized Yue Guan and struck, but the figure dispersed and reformed a hundred meters away.
• Yue Guan detonated the black chrysanthemum beneath Zhao Xuan, creating a tornado of slicing petals, but Thousand Eyes Douluo saw that Zhao Xuan's aura had not weakened.

Yue Guan transformed into a black mist and unleashed a Death Domain that swallowed Zhao Xuan, trapping him in darkness where his senses and direction were erased. Spirit Hall’s titled douluos entered the domain, and Chrysanthemum Douluo identified Zhao Xuan’s two bodies and sent their coordinates so they could kill him.

• Zhao Xuan weathered Yue Guan’s black tornado, but Yue Guan then turned into deathly black mist that withered the surrounding grass.
• Zhao Xuan recognized the mist as a domain and concluded that the revived God of Death was connected to Spirit Hall.
• The Death Domain expanded to engulf Zhao Xuan, and Spirit Hall’s titled douluos entered it while Zhao Xuan warned his allies to stay outside.
• Inside the domain, Zhao Xuan’s senses and divine sense were dulled, and the Old Woman attacked him with the Blood Ice Chi Sword.
• Zhao Xuan used Telecommunication Fraud to move a thousand meters, but remained trapped and suspected the domain had erased his sense of direction.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo told the Spirit Hall titled douluos that Zhao Xuan had split into two bodies and sent them both coordinates to attack.

Zhao Xuan fought his way through Chrysanthemum Douluo’s Death Domain, using Divine Slaughter’s Domain to sense his pursuers and repeatedly escape their attacks. He emerged from the black mist into sunlight near Yanbo City, while Jade Lord Douluo realized he was about to break free.

• Zhao Xuan evaded attacks from Thousand Jun Douluo, Demon Subduing Douluo, and Snake Lance Douluo, then wounded Snake Lance Douluo with a Thunder Long Spear.
• After his Illusionary Body was destroyed, Zhao Xuan spread Divine Slaughter’s Domain and partially merged it with the Death Domain, regaining his sense of the surroundings.
• Zhao Xuan ambushed Thousand Eyes Douluo and kicked him hard enough to cave in his chest, but the Old Woman and the others counterattacked and slowed him with icy sword energy and bamboo.
• Zhao Xuan used his Third Soul Skill to escape a barrage of attacks, then used Fifth Spirit Skill: Ruler to refresh it and flee north again.
• As Chrysanthemum Douluo’s black mist moved toward Yanbo City, Jade Lord Douluo guessed that Zhao Xuan was about to emerge, and Zhao Xuan appeared outside the mist in the sunlight.

Zhao Xuan escaped the black mist as Spirit Hall’s ambush fell apart, and both sides withdrew after suffering heavy losses. The battle outside Yanbo City ended without a victor, leaving Grandmaster and the observing sect leaders to face the devastation of war.

• Zhao Xuan emerged from the receding black mist, and Bone Douluo and the others confirmed he was still able to fight.
• The Old Woman assessed Spirit Hall’s losses and, after sensing that the city assault had failed and noticing Tang Xiaotian, ordered a retreat.
• The Old Woman fired a signal, and Spirit Hall’s Soul Masters withdrew from the battlefield north of Yanbo City.
• Grandmaster ordered the allied troops to return to Yanbo City and later arranged for the dead to be dealt with.
• Feng Xing, Huo Yan, and the other sect leaders surveyed the casualties and recognized the horror of the battle.

After healing his injuries, Zhao Xuan met with Tang Xiaotian, who asked about Tang Hao’s condition and proposed that the Clear Sky Sect join the allied army. Zhao Xuan welcomed the proposal, leaving the sect poised to enter the war against Spirit Hall.

• After Spirit Hall’s forces withdrew, Yanbo City’s residents returned to their daily lives while Zhao Xuan treated his injuries in the City Lord’s Manor.
• A Clear Sky Sect disciple summoned Zhao Xuan to meet Tang Xiaotian in the eastern wing.
• Tang Xiaotian asked Zhao Xuan about Tang Hao, and Zhao Xuan warned that Tang Hao’s old injuries and damaged meridians left him in very poor condition.
• Tang Xiaotian explained that he wanted the Clear Sky Sect to emerge from seclusion and saw the battle as an opportunity for revenge against Spirit Hall.
• Tang Xiaotian asked whether Zhao Xuan would accept the Clear Sky Sect joining the allied army, and Zhao Xuan welcomed them.

After several kingdoms and duchies pledged allegiance to Spirit Hall, Zhao Xuan helped the Heaven Dou allied forces withdraw from Yanbo City and secure the empire’s border passes. Back in Heaven Dou City, he learned that the Tang Sect had expanded its operations and uncovered multiple spies, leaving him to warn its leaders to protect their secrets and punish infiltrators.

• A messenger reported that several kingdoms and duchies had publicly pledged allegiance to Spirit Hall, and Zhao Xuan learned that Spirit Hall had contacted them.
• Zhao Xuan argued that the Heaven Dou forces should abandon Yanbo City because their supply lines and army risked being trapped; Elder Marshal Ge Yuan supported his proposal.
• The Heaven Dou allied forces withdrew into the empire and captured border passes, while the fighting did not resume.
• Zhao Xuan returned to Heaven Dou City and heard Yang Wudi report that the Tang Sect had established an herb garden, found mineral deposits, and armed twelve hundred disciples.
• Yang Wudi revealed that the Tang Sect had caught spies, including eight from Spirit Hall, and Zhao Xuan ordered the sect to punish infiltrators severely and keep core secrets protected.

Zhao Xuan asked Lou Gao to build a gunpowder-propelled firearm and instructed him to add a self-destruct mechanism to protect its design. As Zhao Xuan wondered about Tang San and the others and suspected Bibi Dong was colluding with the Evil Gods, a Tang Sect disciple delivered him a letter from the palace.

• Zhao Xuan showed Lou Gao a firearm blueprint and asked whether the design was feasible.
• Lou Gao judged that the firearm could be made within three days and might be easier to produce in quantity than the Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
• Zhao Xuan told Lou Gao to complicate the design and add a self-destruct mechanism to protect the technology.
• After Lou Gao left, Zhao Xuan wondered how Tang San and the others were faring and suspected Bibi Dong was colluding with the Evil Gods.
• A Tang Sect disciple delivered Zhao Xuan a letter from the palace, and Zhao Xuan sighed that another matter had come up.

After receiving a troubling report, Zhao Xuan returned to the City of Slaughter and found its entrance and surrounding town in ruins. He discovered the secret realm was nearly empty and the King of Slaughter’s palace had been destroyed, but the cause remained unknown.

• Zhao Xuan received a letter from a Tang Sect disciple, read it, and hurried to the imperial palace.
• Zhao Xuan traveled to the ruined settlement concealing the City of Slaughter and found the tavern replaced by a vast pit of lava.
• Zhao Xuan found the entrance beneath the lava, crossed into the secret realm, and suspected someone had sealed the gateway.
• Zhao Xuan reached the empty outer city and saw that buildings were crushed and burned, with much of the wall to the inner city collapsed.
• Zhao Xuan noticed that the King of Slaughter’s palace had been attacked and considered whether Tang San’s Snow Swan Kiss had caused the destruction.
• Zhao Xuan arrived at the palace and stared into the bottomless abyss before it, overcome by a chilling sense of dread.

Zhao Xuan discovered an enormous eight-headed Giant Snake in the abyss beneath the ruined City of Slaughter, which attacked him with its tail and lava fireballs. After dodging the attack with his Third Soul Skill, Zhao Xuan prepared a lightning arrow to strike back.

• Zhao Xuan probed the abyss with divine lightning and glimpsed a colossal black-scaled creature at its bottom.
• The Slaughter Secret Realm shook, and the Giant Snake emerged from the abyss with eight heads.
• The Giant Snake spoke to Zhao Xuan, then attacked him with its tail and destroyed more of the City of Slaughter.
• The Giant Snake launched eight lava fireballs, and Zhao Xuan used his Third Soul Skill to evade them.
• Zhao Xuan drew his Lightning Longbow and fired a lightning arrow at the Giant Snake.