Chapter Summaries

After Zhu Zhuqing’s destruction of the Clear Sky Sect became known across the continent, Bibi Dong struggled to understand her strength and weighed the risks of acting on Yu Xiaogang’s request. Zhu Zhuqing arrived in the Star Luo Imperial Capital and sensed that Duke Nether’s Mansion was under intense surveillance.

• News spread that Zhu Zhuqing had destroyed the Clear Sky Sect, and people suspected she possessed Twin Martial Souls.
• Bibi Dong questioned Gui Mei and Yue Guan about Zhu Zhuqing’s identity and strength, but they could not locate her.
• Bibi Dong considered Yu Xiaogang’s request to pressure Dugu Bo into returning Tang San’s stolen External Soul Bone, then decided to help Yu Xiaogang one last time.
• Zhu Zhuqing reached the Star Luo Imperial Capital, planning to help her father obtain his Ninth Soul Ring and visit Eldest Sister.
• As Zhu Zhuqing approached Duke Nether’s Mansion, she sensed concealed observers and detection skills sweeping the area.

Zhu Zhuqing slipped into Duke Nether's Mansion and learned that the White Tiger Great Emperor had placed it under guard after suspecting her connection to the Nether Clan. She met Zhu Wushi, who explained how the emperor had questioned and confined him, while both remained confident that Zhu Zhuqing was strong enough to avoid capture.

• Zhu Zhuqing entered the heavily monitored Duke Nether's Mansion unseen and noticed that its servants had been replaced by powerful soul masters, with three Soul Douluo guarding the grounds.
• The White Tiger Great Emperor had confined Duke Nether's Mansion and gathered troops in Star Luo City, intending to capture Zhu Zhuqing if she appeared.
• Zhu Wushi told Zhu Zhuqing that the Duchess had reported his secret activities after noticing his rapidly growing strength and the hidden chamber.
• Zhu Wushi recounted how Dai Yutian had questioned him about the Zhu Zhuqing active in Heaven Dou and suspected she might be his daughter.
• Zhu Wushi had denied knowing where Zhu Zhuqing was, then returned to find the mansion sealed off and broke through to level 90 while under guard.

Zhu Zhuqing discovered that Dai Yutian had detained Zhu Zhuyun and led her Shadow Soldier Legion to the imperial palace. After seeing the White Tiger Great Emperor and Empress using the Martial Soul Fusion Cultivation Method, she prepared to attack.

• Zhu Wushi warned Zhu Zhuqing that Dai Yutian suspected him and that Zhu Zhuyun had likely been detained in the imperial palace.
• Zhu Zhuqing ordered the Black Shadow Soldiers to eliminate everyone monitoring Duke Nether's Mansion, and they killed the watchers, including three Soul Douluo.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Zhu Wushi to manage the mansion and traveled toward the imperial palace, while Zhu Wushi ordered his deathsworn to locate the Dark Night Cat Demon King's nest.
• Zhu Zhuqing gathered nearly nine thousand members of the Shadow Soldier Legion outside the palace and saw through a Black Shadow Grunt that Zhu Zhuyun was confined and guarded by powerful soul masters.
• Zhu Zhuqing saw the White Tiger Great Emperor and Empress cultivating with the Martial Soul Fusion Cultivation Method beside unfinished beef, condensed Dark Energy Convergence, and sent a Shadow General into the darkness.

The Shadow Soldier Legion surrounded the Star Luo Imperial Palace, alarming Dai Yutian and drawing the empire’s Soul Masters and guards into a tense standoff. Dai Yutian prepared to face the mysterious force, but its soldiers knelt as a formidable black-clad young woman appeared.

• Dai Yutian awoke to an explosion and sensed a powerful wave of Dark Attribute Soul Power as the Shadow Soldier Legion advanced on the palace.
• Dai Yutian’s guards and officials gathered, but fewer than five thousand Soul Masters assembled against the legion of more than ten thousand.
• Dai Yutian recognized the force’s strength and suspected Spirit Hall, then considered fighting alongside Zhu Wuyan or negotiating instead.
• Dai Yutian asked why the attackers had come, and a cold voice replied that he had wanted to see its speaker.
• The Shadow Soldier Legion knelt toward the swirling dark clouds, and a terrifying black-clad young woman appeared before Dai Yutian.

Zhu Zhuqing confronted Dai Yutian at the Star Luo Imperial Palace, revealed her overwhelming strength and rescued Zhu Zhuyun. As Dai Yutian summoned the Hell White Tiger to defend his throne, Zhu Zhuqing prepared to overthrow him.

• Zhu Zhuqing arrived above the Star Luo Imperial Palace with the Shadow Soldier Legion and confirmed her identity to Dai Yutian.
• Dai Yutian tried to dismiss his threats against Zhu Zhuqing as a misunderstanding, but she condemned him for imprisoning Zhu Zhuyun and surrounding Duke Nether's Mansion.
• Zhu Zhuqing's aura overwhelmed Dai Yutian and his officials, and she declared that rebellion had become an interesting prospect.
• A Black Shadow Soldier emerged with Dai Weisi and the rescued Zhu Zhuyun, destroying Dai Yutian's last leverage over Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dai Yutian and Zhu Wuyan fused their Soul Power to summon the Level 97 Hell White Tiger, which still seemed weaker than Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Yutian and Zhu Wuyan, took control of the Star Luo Empire, and revealed a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill. She ordered the empire’s high-ranking officials to gather in Star Luo City within three days.

• Zhu Zhuqing’s Shadow Soldier Legion restrained the ministers and household guards while her spiritual power incapacitated the Imperial Guards.
• Zhu Zhuqing crushed the Hell White Tiger, leaving Zhu Wuyan near death and fatally wounding Dai Yutian, who died after looking at his nation.
• Zhu Zhuqing claimed the throne and took six soul bones from Dai Yutian’s corpse, and the ministers knelt and accepted her as Empress.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed her Twin Martial Souls and fused them into a winged black-and-white White Tiger, astonishing the ministers with her immense power.
• Zhu Zhuqing transformed into an armored female war goddess and ordered every high-ranking official to pay respects in Star Luo City within three days.

After killing Dai Yutian and taking the Star Luo throne, Zhu Zhuqing ordered the palace secured and prepared for her coronation in three days. She spared Dai Weisi at Zhu Zhuyun’s request, punished him for betraying her, and left him resigned to her rule.

• Zhu Zhuqing sent most of the Shadow Soldier Legion to secure the palace and ordered the ministers to prepare for her coronation in three days.
• Zhu Zhuyun apologized to Zhu Zhuqing for nearly becoming a hostage and pleaded with her to spare Dai Weisi.
• Zhu Zhuqing kicked Dai Weisi, then agreed to spare his life because Zhu Zhuyun asked her to.
• Zhu Zhuqing ordered ten Black Shadow Soldiers to beat Dai Weisi for breaking his promise, and Zhu Zhuyun comforted him afterward.
• Dai Weisi swore never to betray Zhu Zhuyun again, and Zhu Zhuqing left in a concealed state.

Zhu Zhuqing was crowned Empress of the Star Luo Empire and laid down rules to preserve its order while she focused on cultivation. As her first court session ended, she sensed a familiar presence approaching from the direction of the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Over three days, Zhu Zhuqing’s reputation spread across the empire, and her Shadow Soldier Legion killed people who tried to loot or support Dai Yutian.
• Zhu Zhuqing attended her coronation in her Martial Soul Fusion form, cowed the gathered nobles and factions, and ordered them to maintain the current order and avoid oppressing commoners.
• At her first court session, Zhu Zhuqing warned that her Shadow Soldier Legion would patrol the empire and punish anyone who harmed the people.
• Zhu Zhuqing appointed the level 95 Black Shadow Commander to manage state affairs while she cultivated, and the ministers accepted her decree.
• As Zhu Zhuqing prepared to dismiss the court, she sensed a familiar aura rapidly approaching from the direction of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Dugu Yan brought her gravely wounded grandfather, Dugu Bo, to Zhu Zhuqing and explained that Bibi Dong had attacked them. After stabilizing Dugu Bo, Zhu Zhuqing flew to Spirit City to confront Bibi Dong, spreading darkness over the city and unleashing her aura above the Pope's Palace.

• Dugu Yan arrived with an unconscious, severely wounded Dugu Bo and begged Zhu Zhuqing to save him.
• Zhu Zhuqing healed Dugu Bo enough to stabilize him, and Dugu Yan explained that Bibi Dong had attacked them over her External Soul Bone and pursued them into the Star Luo Empire.
• Zhu Zhuqing arranged for Dugu Bo to receive further treatment and told Dugu Yan to rest, then left the Black Shadow Commander to hear the ministers' reports.
• Zhu Zhuqing flew to Spirit City and found that Bibi Dong had not yet returned to the Pope's Palace.
• Zhu Zhuqing appeared above the Pope's Palace as darkness spread across Spirit City and her terrifying aura pressed down on the city.

Zhu Zhuqing arrived over Spirit City and used her Dark Domain to suppress its residents and Spirit Hall’s Soul Masters. The enshriners recognized her overwhelming strength and chose to stay in the Worship Hall, leaving Bibi Dong and the Pope’s Palace to face her first.

• Zhu Zhuqing covered Spirit City in storm clouds and forced its Soul Rings dark, knocking Spirit Hall’s Soul Douluo from the air and pinning those below Titled Douluo rank to the ground.
• Yue Guan supported Ghost Douluo as Gui Mei urged them to retreat toward the Worship Hall rather than challenge Zhu Zhuqing.
• Jin E stopped Qian Jun and Jiang Mo from confronting Zhu Zhuqing and brought them into the Worship Hall, where Qian Daoliu and the other enshriners were gathered.
• Guang Ling judged Zhu Zhuqing’s aura ordinary, but Jin E and Qian Daoliu revealed that she had nearly defeated them, shocking the other enshriners.
• Qian Daoliu advised the enshriners to wait until Zhu Zhuqing had vented her anger at the people in the Pope’s Palace, and the group agreed not to intervene yet.

Bibi Dong failed to reclaim Tang San’s External Soul Bone from Dugu Bo and visited Yu Xiaogang and Tang San to explain. She gave Tang San a box as compensation, while Zhu Zhuqing waited in Spirit City for Bibi Dong’s return.

• Zhu Zhuqing arrived in Spirit City, sensed that Bibi Dong was absent, and waited for her without revealing her full strength.
• Bibi Dong abandoned her pursuit of Dugu Bo and went to Heaven Dou Imperial City, where Tang San and Yu Xiaogang learned she had hunted him.
• Bibi Dong entered Yu Xiaogang and Tang San’s room, caught Tang San’s Sleeve Arrow, and admitted she had failed to recover the Soul Bone.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned Bibi Dong’s failure, and she warned him that even a Titled Douluo could struggle to catch another who fled.
• Bibi Dong gave Tang San a box as compensation, then asked him to leave so she and Yu Xiaogang could speak privately.
• Bibi Dong told Yu Xiaogang she would always come when he called, unaware that he was preparing to betray her.

Bibi Dong visited Yu Xiaogang, but their clashing expectations turned the meeting bitter and she left Shrek Academy. Yu Xiaogang then gave Tang San the fifty-thousand-year Spirit Soul Bone Bibi Dong had left him, and Tang San began absorbing it as Bibi Dong flew back toward Spirit City.

• Bibi Dong inspected Yu Xiaogang's room and tried to reconnect, but Yu Xiaogang told her to leave.
• Bibi Dong angrily vanished from Yu Xiaogang's chair, and Yu Xiaogang felt relieved that she had not questioned him about Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang went to Tang San's dormitory and asked to see the gift Bibi Dong had given him.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San discovered that the gift was a fifty-thousand-year Head Soul Bone with enhanced Spiritual Power and a Bewitching Ability.
• Yu Xiaogang reminded Tang San that he had lost an External Soul Bone, and Tang San began absorbing the Head Soul Bone.
• Bibi Dong flew toward Spirit City, still feeling wronged by Yu Xiaogang's treatment.

Bibi Dong arrived at Spirit City after Zhu Zhuqing had suppressed it for a day, while the Worships learned that Zhu Zhuqing had come because Bibi Dong had attacked Dugu Bo. Qian Daoliu warned everyone not to provoke Zhu Zhuqing, and she finally opened her eyes.

• Bibi Dong traveled toward Spirit City in frustration after Yu Xiaogang showed no appreciation for the Soul Bone she had given him.
• Zhu Zhuqing kept Spirit City under her Dark Domain, forcing its people to kneel while she waited above the Pope's Palace.
• The Worships questioned Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who revealed that Bibi Dong had attacked Dugu Bo in Heaven Dou and pursued him.
• Qian Daoliu deduced that Zhu Zhuqing had come to Spirit City because Dugu Bo had likely escaped to her, and he ordered the others not to act recklessly.
• Qian Daoliu explained that Zhu Zhuqing's domain drew in nearby Soul Power, allowing her to sustain it and making her dangerous to challenge.
• Zhu Zhuqing slowly opened her eyes.

Bibi Dong confronted Zhu Zhuqing outside Spirit City after Zhu Zhuqing's Dark Domain forced the city's Soul Masters to kneel. Bibi Dong attacked, only to discover Zhu Zhuqing's blades were powerful Hundred Thousand Year External Soul Bones, and their clash continued as Bibi Dong tried a ranged attack.

• Bibi Dong arrived outside Spirit City and used Divine Slaughter's Domain to free the kneeling Patrol Knights, but Zhu Zhuqing's Dark Domain broke through and forced them down again.
• Bibi Dong recognized Zhu Zhuqing, summoned her nine Soul Rings, and spread Death Domain, which could barely extend within three meters of Zhu Zhuqing.
• Bibi Dong charged Zhu Zhuqing with her Six-Winged Purple Light Wings and spider-leg scythes, believing Zhu Zhuqing's powerful domain meant she was weak in close combat.
• Zhu Zhuqing rose from her Dark Throne and formed two blades, which Bibi Dong recognized as Hundred Thousand Year External Soul Bones with enhanced abilities.
• Bibi Dong's Death Spider Web Restraint was destroyed by Zhu Zhuqing's blade aura, so Bibi Dong switched to her Vampiric Spider Thorns and launched a ranged attack.

Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed Bibi Dong’s attacks and saw through her disguised clone and surprise strike. Zhu Zhuqing unleashed Eternal Realm, and Bibi Dong transformed into her Soul Eating Spider Emperor form as the unavoidable attack pursued her.

• Zhu Zhuqing used Bloodline Power to withstand Bibi Dong’s spider spikes and charged through them toward her.
• Bibi Dong used Spider Emperor Clone, but Zhu Zhuqing fought both figures with her blades and forced Bibi Dong onto the defensive.
• Bibi Dong switched Martial Souls and used Eternal Creation to strike at Zhu Zhuqing’s neck, but Zhu Zhuqing blocked the attack because she had anticipated the trick.
• Zhu Zhuqing activated her Blade’s Edge Soul Bone Skill, Limit Break, and unleashed Eternal Realm against Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong failed to escape the locked attack and activated Martial Soul Avatar, transforming into the Soul Eating Spider Emperor.

Bibi Dong used Rakshasa Divine Power to reach Level 99 strength and attack Zhu Zhuqing, but Zhu Zhuqing revealed even greater power and killed her. Zhu Zhuqing said Bibi Dong was still useful to her, leaving her intended fate unclear.

• Bibi Dong struggled to withstand Zhu Zhuqing's Eternal Realm and considered reviving with her Ninth Soul Skill or spending her stored Rakshasa Divine Power.
• Bibi Dong unleashed Rakshasa Divine Power, raising her strength and launching her Sixth Soul Skill, Eternal Creation, Space Tear Abyss Slash, at Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing merged her White Tiger and Spirit Cat Martial Souls, surged beyond Level 99, and canceled Bibi Dong's blade energies.
• Zhu Zhuqing appeared behind Bibi Dong and pierced her through the chest, saying she would kill her only once because Bibi Dong was still useful to her.

Zhu Zhuqing killed Bibi Dong, removed her Spirit Immunity Wisdom Soul Bone, and left Spirit City. Bibi Dong revived through her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and Zhu Zhuqing watched from concealment as she considered whether Bibi Dong could become an endless source of Soul Rings.

• Zhu Zhuqing killed Bibi Dong, took her Spirit Immunity Wisdom Soul Bone, and left her corpse in the Pope's Palace as the Dark Domain over Spirit City faded.
• Guang Ling and the other enshrined elders were shocked by Zhu Zhuqing's strength, while Qian Daoliu went to retrieve Bibi Dong's body.
• Bibi Dong's corpse dissolved into energy and entered her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, from which she revived at level 86 after losing ten levels.
• Bibi Dong blamed Qian Daoliu for Spirit Hall's failure to help her, and Qian Daoliu told her to answer for the damage to Spirit Hall's prestige.
• Zhu Zhuqing secretly watched Bibi Dong open a box containing a dark-blue Head Soul Bone and wondered whether she could use the Life-Death Arena to make Bibi Dong an endless source of Soul Rings.

Zhu Zhuqing returned to the Star Luo Empire after taking Bibi Dong's Head Soul Bone and leaving her weakened, then checked on the recovering Dugu Bo and arranged for Dugu Yan to join the Star Luo Royal Team. She visited Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, where the couple suddenly found they could no longer sense their Soul Power.

• Zhu Zhuqing left Bibi Dong after confirming that Bibi Dong had revived but lost ten levels of strength and her Head Soul Bone.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned to Star Luo City, where the Black Shadow Commander continued managing the empire's affairs.
• Zhu Zhuqing visited Dugu Bo in the Imperial Medical Chamber and told Dugu Yan that Bibi Dong could revive after death.
• Zhu Zhuqing gave Dugu Bo a ball containing the Light Attribute and ordered Dugu Yan to stay in the Star Luo Empire and join the Star Luo Royal Team.
• Zhu Zhuqing went to White Tiger Prince's Mansion, where Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun suddenly lost the ability to sense their Soul Power.

Zhu Zhuqing met with Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi, explained why she had killed Dai Yutian, and arranged for Dugu Yan to join the Star Luo Royal Academy team. She left them to cultivate, promising they would hear about her visit to Spirit City later.

• Zhu Zhuqing appeared before Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi, who recognized that her presence had stopped their accelerated cultivation.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained to Dai Weisi that she had killed Dai Yutian to prevent him from secretly threatening her and the Zhu Family.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked about the All-Continent Soul Master Tournament and ordered Zhu Zhuyun to add Dugu Yan to the team.
• Zhu Zhuyun worried that the tournament finals in Spirit City would put Zhu Zhuqing in danger, but Zhu Zhuqing vowed to kill Bibi Dong if she caused trouble again.
• Zhu Zhuqing left to prepare for cultivation, and Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi resumed cultivating together.

After Zhu Zhuqing’s assault on Spirit Hall, the continent’s powers reacted to her strength and the Star Luo Empire’s rising prestige. Bibi Dong recovered and headed for the Worship Hall, while Qian Renxue resolved to focus on cultivation.

• Ning Fengzhi decided the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would stay neutral if war broke out, while Gu Rong reported that the sect had learned to assemble several Hidden Weapons.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Tang San whether he could make stronger Hidden Weapons, weighing the value of buying them against eliminating him to conceal the sect’s theft.
• Xue Qinghe learned that Bibi Dong had survived and considered how Xue Ke might inherit Heaven Dou, then transformed into Qian Renxue and committed to cultivating for the tournament.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s defeat of Spirit Hall’s Pope stirred disbelief and alarm, while her Shadow Soldier Legion and overwhelming power strengthened her standing across the Star Luo Empire.
• After five days, Bibi Dong recovered her strength and carried the Rakshasa Devil Scythe toward the Worship Hall.