Chapter Summaries

Ye Tian advised Qian Renxue on taking control of Heaven Dou City's military and weakening her political rivals. Their planning was interrupted when Xiao Wu arrived, grew jealous of Qian Renxue, and claimed to be Ye Tian's girlfriend.

• Ye Tian told Qian Renxue to focus on winning over Generals Luo Feng and Li Chao and explained why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could become a threat.
• Qian Renxue realized she could turn the generals against Snow Star Prince and Xue Beng by planting false evidence of bribery and an assassination plot.
• Qian Renxue hugged Ye Tian, then introduced herself to Xiao Wu as Xiao Xue, the Crown Prince's maid, and said she would stay to look after him.
• Xiao Wu tried to send Qian Renxue away, then claimed she was Ye Tian's girlfriend, startling both Qian Renxue and Ye Tian.

Xiao Wu pretended to be Ye Tian’s fiancée to drive Qian Renxue away, while Qian Renxue privately grieved over her feelings for him. Later, Ye Tian refined pills at Shrek Academy, drawing the teachers’ attention as he neared completion.

• Xiao Wu claimed she and Ye Tian were engaged, and Qian Renxue left believing Ye Tian had a lover.
• Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing overheard the exchange and discussed telling Tang San about Xiao Wu and Ye Tian.
• Xiao Wu brought Ye Tian food, and Ye Tian resolved to spare her if they ever met on a battlefield.
• Qian Renxue cried by the Dou Spirit River over Ye Tian and her painful hopes of earning Bibi Dong’s recognition, then composed herself and put on her hat.
• A fragrant surge of Soul Power drew Shrek Academy’s teachers to Ye Tian’s courtyard, where he was refining pills for Xue Lanlan.
• Flender recognized that the Soul Power came from Ye Tian’s pill furnace, withdrew from the courtyard, and ordered everyone unrelated to leave.

Ye Tian neared the end of refining a pill for Xue Lanlan while Snow Star Prince waited anxiously at Shrek Academy. In Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue prepared to assassinate Xue Ye amid Spirit Hall’s attack on the Clear Sky Sect, while Gui Mei and Ci Xue were sent to protect Ye Tian.

• Ye Tian continued refining the pill as Flender and Liu Erlong watched, and Snow Star Prince arrived at Shrek Academy hoping he would succeed.
• She Long reported that Snow Star Prince had gone to Shrek, and Gui Mei and Ci Xue revealed that Bibi Dong had mobilized Spirit Hall against the Clear Sky Sect while they came to find Ye Tian and assist Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue gave She Long the Tiger Tally and ordered him to have Luo Feng seal Heaven Dou City’s streets, then sent Gui Mei and Ci Xue to Shrek to protect Ye Tian.
• Qian Renxue and Xue Beng entered the imperial palace together, and she prepared herself to kill Xue Ye while reflecting on their years as father and son.

Qian Renxue summoned Xue Beng to Xue Ye’s bedchamber, where she killed him and revealed her true identity to the dying emperor. She left after Xue Ye choked to death, claiming that Xue Beng had attacked him and that he had died of rage.

• Qian Renxue and Xue Beng entered Xue Ye’s bedchamber, where the emperor urged his sons to support the empire and told Qinghe to maintain ties with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and exercise patience toward Spirit Hall.
• As Xue Beng imagined how he might have ruled, Qian Renxue suddenly stabbed him with the Angel’s Sword, killing him before he could react.
• Xue Ye condemned Qian Renxue for killing her brother, and she revealed that she was Qian Renxue, the Angel Family’s Young Master and Spirit Hall’s Holy Maiden, rather than Xue Qinghe.
• Qian Renxue confirmed that the real Xue Qinghe had also died by her hand, and Xue Ye choked to death after realizing he had been deceived.
• Qian Renxue left the bloodied sword behind and told Steward Yu that Xue Beng had attacked Xue Ye and been slain, while Xue Ye had died from rage.

Bibi Dong’s army faced Clear Sky Sect’s cloud maze and iron chains, and Zhou Long proposed using Hot Air Balloons to cross them. Meanwhile, after Xue Ye’s death, Qian Renxue suppressed Li Chao’s challenge and won the ministers’ support to ascend the Heaven Dou throne.

• Bibi Dong learned that the mist and iron chains blocked Spirit Hall’s advance, and Zhou Long proposed making Hot Air Balloons based on Ye Tian’s idea.
• Tang Xiao met Bibi Dong, denied that Clear Sky Sect was responsible for Tang Hao’s attack, and warned her that the cliffs and mist had already claimed 189 soldiers.
• At Heaven Dou Palace, Li Chao surrounded Qian Renxue and demanded to know how Xue Ye had died, but the Imperial Guards lowered their weapons after ministers defended the Crown Prince.
• Qian Renxue spared Li Chao, appointed him temporary Minister of Military Affairs, and received the ministers’ plea to ascend the throne immediately.

Ye Tian saved Xue Lanlan as Snow Star Prince was confronted by Luo Feng after Xue Ye’s death, then escaped the auditorium with the unconscious girl as the battle erupted. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong prepared an aerial assault on Clear Sky Sect, while Ning Fengzhi arranged aid for the sect and went to find Ning Rongrong.

• Ye Tian declared Xue Lanlan out of danger, gave Snow Star Prince seven Soul Mending Pills, and planned to leave Heaven Dou City.
• A Silver Armor Lieutenant reported Xue Ye’s death, and Luo Feng surrounded Snow Star Prince with troops while presenting the Military Token and citing the emperor’s final decree.
• Snow Star Prince ordered his guards to fight Luo Feng’s forces; as the auditorium shook from their battle, Ye Tian carried Xue Lanlan out.
• Hu Liena proposed using Hot Air Balloons to descend through the canyon toward Clear Sky Sect, and Bibi Dong ordered her army to attack at dawn.
• Ning Fengzhi learned of Xue Ye’s death and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s lack of reliable allies, then sent Sword Douluo to Clear Sky Sect and went to look for Ning Rongrong.

After finding Ye Tian carrying the injured Xue Lanlan at Shrek Academy, Ning Fengzhi brought them to safety with Ning Rongrong and the others. Ye Tian comforted Xue Lanlan and refused food from Grandmaster, while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing teased each other over sharing food with him.

• Ning Fengzhi learned that the battle at Shrek Academy had caused deaths and injuries, then met Ye Tian carrying Xue Lanlan and warned him that protecting Xue Xing's daughter could be dangerous.
• Ye Tian insisted on helping Xue Lanlan, and Ning Fengzhi changed his mind and offered them protection; Jian Chenxin brought them to the secret room where Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Liu Erlong were safe.
• Ye Tian confronted Xue Lanlan about pretending to sleep, reassured her that he would not abandon her, and gave her bread to eat.
• Xiao Wu offered Ye Tian half a chicken leg, but he passed it to Xue Lanlan because her leg was injured and refused food from Grandmaster.
• Xiao Wu offered to fetch Zhu Zhuqing's food for Ye Tian, and Zhu Zhuqing appeared and teased Xiao Wu about caring more for her boyfriend than their friendship.

Ye Tian agreed to accompany Xiao Wu to meet Grandmaster after Shrek Academy was asked to send representatives to mourn the late emperor and attend the crown prince’s accession. He reassured the frightened Xue Lanlan that he would keep his promise, then met Grandmaster, who immediately took a dislike to him.

• Zhu Zhuqing teased Xiao Wu about Ye Tian while sharing bread with her, and Dai Mubai summoned them to Grandmaster on behalf of the palace.
• Dai Mubai explained that Shrek Academy students were being called to the palace as representatives and could serve as leverage over their noble families.
• When Xue Lanlan begged Ye Tian not to leave her, the crowd judged him for abandoning her, but he promised to stay by her and Xiao Wu defended him.
• Xiao Wu warned Ye Tian that Grandmaster might be working with the Heaven Dou Empire and advised him not to reveal too much.
• Ye Tian followed Xiao Wu to meet Grandmaster, who disapproved of their closeness and silently judged Ye Tian as rude.

Ye Tian accompanied Shrek Academy’s delegation to Heaven Dou Palace, where Qian Renxue met with him and Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang. She appointed Yu Xiaogang as a diplomatic envoy, then named Ye Tian State Preceptor, provoking the ministers’ furious protests.

• Grandmaster, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu disagreed over whether Ye Tian should accompany the delegation, but Ye Tian chose to go for Xue Lanlan’s sake.
• The Shrek delegation passed several inspections and reached the palace, where Li Gonggong summoned Ye Tian to the Imperial Study at Qian Renxue’s request.
• Qian Renxue silenced arguing ministers and announced new personnel appointments, including Yu Xiaogang as Heaven Dou’s diplomatic envoy to the Star Luo Empire.
• Qian Renxue appointed Ye Tian State Preceptor, giving him authority over the realm’s military and political affairs.
• The ministers protested Ye Tian’s appointment and begged Qian Renxue to rescind the order.

Qian Renxue appointed Ye Tian State Preceptor, confessed that she had killed Xue Ye and Xue Beng, and asked him to stay by her side as she prepared for the succession ceremony. Meanwhile, Spirit Hall launched an attack on the Clear Sky Sect, catching its patrolling disciples off guard.

• Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang objected to Ye Tian's appointment as State Preceptor, and Qian Renxue dismissed him after he angrily called her a tyrant.
• Qian Renxue confirmed Ye Tian's appointment, then privately told him she had killed Xue Ye and Xue Beng and confessed her feelings for him.
• Qian Renxue left to hold the succession ceremony at Xuanzheng Hall, and Ye Tian agreed to accompany her.
• Tang Li and the Clear Sky Sect patrol dismissed reports of light beneath the cliffs until Spirit Hall's arrows struck and killed a disciple.
• The Clear Sky Sect patrol shouted that Spirit Hall was attacking.

As Spirit Hall launched a surprise assault on Clear Sky Sect using Sky Lanterns, Tang Xiao prepared to defend the sect and faced Bibi Dong. In Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue succeeded to the throne and appointed Ye Tian State Preceptor, leaving the Grandmaster overwhelmed by envy and resentment.

• Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky elders discussed seeking allies as Spirit Hall's prolonged attack threatened the sect.
• An injured disciple warned that Spirit Hall had attacked, and Tang Xiao discovered more than a thousand Sky Lanterns carrying enemy soldiers through the clouds.
• Tang Xiao summoned his Clear Sky Hammer, ordered the disciples to fight, and challenged Bibi Dong, who appeared to face him.
• Qian Renxue succeeded to the throne before Snow Night Emperor's coffin and issued her first edict appointing Ye Tian Heaven Dou's State Preceptor.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing praised Ye Tian's abilities, while the Grandmaster grew despondent and fainted.
• When Xiao Wu suggested calling Ye Tian to help, the Grandmaster spat blood and refused, prompting Xiao Wu to wonder about their history.

Ye Tian accepted Qian Renxue’s appointment as Heaven Dou State Preceptor and learned that Clear Sky Sect had abandoned its headquarters after Spirit Hall’s attack. He agreed to stay temporarily and help Qian Renxue push through her policies, despite the risk of being blamed for cooperation with Spirit Hall.

• Qian Renxue appointed Ye Tian State Preceptor before the court, and he accepted the Imperial Edict and pledged to serve Heaven Dou.
• During the mourning rites for Xue Ye, Ye Tian learned that his daughter Xue Ke was grieving continuously, and Qian Renxue said she planned to send her to a remote fief once matters stabilized.
• Qian Renxue showed Ye Tian a letter about Spirit Hall’s attack on Clear Sky Sect; Ye Tian credited Zhou Long’s hot air balloon suggestion and said Tang Xiao and the sect disciples had fled through secret passages.
• Ye Tian warned Qian Renxue that nobles might blame him as a traitor for helping Heaven Dou cooperate with Spirit Hall, and she realized his appointment could make him a target.
• Ye Tian agreed to remain in Heaven Dou temporarily and take the blame for some of Qian Renxue’s policies, while Qian Renxue hinted she would not let him do it for nothing.

After becoming Heaven Dou’s State Preceptor, Ye Tian was summoned to dinner by Qian Renxue and tasked with swiftly prosecuting Minister of Finance Pan Song. Xue Ke’s plan to arrange a marriage between Ye Tian and Xue Lanlan failed when she learned Ye Tian was already married.

• Ye Tian met Princess Xue Ke, who invited him to dinner and hoped to arrange a match between him and her cousin Xue Lanlan.
• Steward Yu summoned Ye Tian to dine with the emperor, and Xue Ke joined them.
• Qian Renxue gave Ye Tian a memorial accusing Pan Song of embezzling imperial assets and ordered him to prove the case, try Pan Song, and execute him within a day.
• Xue Ke objected to executing Pan Song, but Qian Renxue insisted that Pan Song’s survival would endanger her.
• Xue Ke asked Qian Renxue to arrange a marriage between Ye Tian and Xue Lanlan, then learned that Ye Tian was already married and withdrew the request.

Bo Saixi visited Ye Tian to question him about rejecting the Sea God’s inheritance, but chose not to force him and revealed that she was losing her powers and had only a year to live. Before leaving to say goodbye to Sea Witch and visit her old friends, she learned that Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu had grandsons.

• Ye Tian welcomed Bo Saixi into his courtyard, where she asked why he had rejected the Sea God’s inheritance.
• Ye Tian reminded Bo Saixi that she had told him he could refuse the inheritance, and she wondered why the Sea God had once given up his own divine position.
• Bo Saixi explained that the Sea God had ordered her to bring Ye Tian back or lose her representative status and powers, but she refused to harm him after learning about his good deeds.
• Bo Saixi revealed that her strength had fallen to Rank 98 and her life force was fading, leaving her at most one year to live.
• Bo Saixi said she had come to see Sea Witch and planned to visit Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu, and Ye Tian told her that both men had grandsons.

Ye Tian told Bo Saixi what had happened to Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu, then gave her Source of Life that restored her youth and vitality. The next morning, Xiao Wu arrived with breakfast, mistook Bo Saixi for a woman Ye Tian had brought home, and heard him introduce Bo Saixi as old enough to be her grandmother.

• Ye Tian recounted Tang Chen's fate and explained how Qian Daoliu had been invited to Sea God Island before Bibi Dong took power in Spirit Hall.
• Bo Saixi learned that Bibi Dong had conquered the Clear Sky Sect and that Spirit Hall might unify Douluo Continent.
• Ye Tian gave Bo Saixi Source of Life from the Silver Dragon King, and Bo Saixi drank it, regaining her health and youthful appearance.
• Bo Saixi asked about Sea Witch and Xiao Bai, and Ye Tian suggested they wait in Heaven Dou City while he contacted Bibi Dong.
• Xiao Wu arrived with breakfast and mistook Bo Saixi for a woman who had spent the night with Ye Tian.
• Ye Tian introduced Bo Saixi to Xiao Wu and said Bo Saixi was old enough to be her grandmother.

Ye Tian took Qian Renxue’s imperial edict to the Military Department to request troops to arrest Duke Pan Song. Vice Minister Luo Feng warned that Pan Song’s ties to the nobility and the Four Kingdoms could spark a rebellion if he were executed.

• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing told Xiao Wu that Headmaster Flender had summoned them, while Ye Tian said he had an important task from Qian Renxue.
• Bo Saixi revealed that Xiao Wu was a reincarnated soul beast and urged Ye Tian to pursue her, but he said he was married and Xiao Wu already loved someone else.
• Bo Saixi asked to accompany Ye Tian around the human world, so he covered her in a black cloak to keep her from attracting attention.
• Ye Tian visited Vice Minister Luo Feng at the Military Department and presented Qian Renxue’s edict requesting three thousand troops to arrest traitors.
• Luo Feng verified the edict and warned that arresting Duke Pan Song could provoke rebellion among the Four Kingdoms because of Pan Song’s political connections.

Ning Fengzhi proposed an alliance against Spirit Hall, while Ye Tian led troops to seize Duke Pan Song’s estate. The chapter left Ye Tian poised to detain the household as Bo Saixi wondered whether he would punish Pan Song’s family.

• Luo Feng warned Ye Tian that moving against Pan Song so soon after the late emperor’s death could create political chaos, but Ye Tian dismissed his concerns.
• Ning Fengzhi told the Shrek group that the Clear Sky Sect had been breached, Tang Xiao was gravely wounded, and more than half the sect’s disciples had been lost.
• Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng agreed to Ning Fengzhi’s proposed alliance against Spirit Hall, with Yu Tianheng asking him to help revoke the warrant for his arrest.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed approaching Ye Tian to help secure Heaven Dou’s place in the alliance, and Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai supported the plan despite Yu Tianheng’s suspicions.
• Ye Tian led three thousand soldiers to Duke Pan Song’s estate and ordered his deputies to seal the exits and detain everyone inside.
• Bo Saixi asked Ye Tian how he would deal with Pan Song’s family as the troops prepared to enter the estate.

Qian Daoliu lost his way while searching the ocean for Sea God Island, then met Tang San, who was disguised as Tang Yin and returning from the Sea God Trials. Tang San accepted Qian Daoliu as his teacher while secretly planning to exploit Spirit Hall, and Qian Daoliu hurried toward the mainland after learning Bo Saixi had left the island.

• After drifting at sea for two months, Qian Daoliu used the stars to find his direction and flew toward Sea God Island.
• Qian Daoliu sensed Tang San nearby, and Tang San introduced himself as Tang Yin and said he had returned from Sea God Island.
• Qian Daoliu offered to take Tang San as his disciple, and Tang San accepted while hiding his identity and hatred of the Angel Family.
• Qian Daoliu gave Tang San a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Lamp and asked whether he had seen Bo Saixi on Sea God Island.
• Tang San told Qian Daoliu that Bo Saixi had left for the mainland, and Qian Daoliu grabbed Tang San and flew toward the continent.

Ye Tian consolidated his authority after Pan Song’s death, then told Ning Fengzhi he planned to seek an alliance between Heaven Dou and Spirit Hall. Ning Fengzhi left in shock and warned that their friendship would end if Ye Tian chose the wrong side.

• Ye Tian dismissed Liu Sheng and had him dragged away after Pan Song’s suicide and the confiscation of his residence.
• Ning Fengzhi, Dai Mubai, and Ning Rongrong discussed Ye Tian’s handling of Pan Song and speculated about his motives and his relationship with Xiao Wu.
• Ning Fengzhi visited Ye Tian with Jian Chenxin and asked why he had allowed the Four Kingdoms to gain an excuse to act against Heaven Dou.
• Ye Tian said he would write to the Pope of Spirit Hall and ask her not to support the Four Kingdoms, then revealed that he wanted to form an alliance with Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi left in shock, and Jian Chenxin warned Ye Tian that their relationship would end if he chose the wrong side.

Ye Tian realized he could revive Xiao Wu’s mother and began searching for the rare materials needed, hoping to repay Xiao Wu and ease her hatred of Spirit Hall. Bo Saixi revealed that an Ancient Spirit Beast Inner Core might still exist somewhere beyond the destroyed City of Slaughter, but she was unsure where.

• Bo Saixi offered to use her remaining strength to protect Ye Tian, but he refused because he did not want to put her in danger.
• Ye Tian realized Xiao Wu might become his enemy because her mother had died at Bibi Dong’s hands.
• Ye Tian recalled that Xiao Wu’s mother had willingly sacrificed herself and concluded that revival might be possible with several rare ingredients, including an Ancient Spirit Beast Inner Core.
• Ye Tian sent a secret letter to Bibi Dong about his plan to revive Xiao Wu’s mother.
• Bo Saixi explained that Ancient Spirit Beasts came from beyond the world and said one had lived in the City of Slaughter, while another might remain elsewhere.