Chapter Summaries

Luo Ling exposed Yu Xiaogang and his Shrek allies as members of the Primal God Sect, prompting Spirit Hall to pursue them. Tang Hao helped Tang San escape by attacking the Papal Hall, then fled after Luo Ling revealed he had stolen the Blue Silver Emperor seed and soul bone.

• Luo Ling identified Flender and Zhao Wuji as the Primal God Sect’s Demon Eagle and Giant Bear, and Flender carried Yu Xiaogang away as Ghost Douluo gave chase.
• Tang San asked Tang Hao to save Yu Xiaogang, and Tang Hao attacked Ghost Douluo with his Clear Sky Hammer to stop the pursuit.
• Tang Hao tried to flee with Tang San, but Ghost Douluo and five other Titled Douluo blocked their way.
• Tang Hao summoned his Clear Sky True Body and brought down a giant hammer toward the Papal Hall, forcing Bibi Dong and the other Titled Douluo to destroy it.
• Luo Ling silently taunted Tang Hao by revealing his Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, and Tang Hao fled with Tang San while vowing revenge.

Bibi Dong ordered Tang Hao, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and their associates wanted after Tang Hao escaped and the Primal God Sect was exposed. Luo Ling feigned an injury to avoid the finals, while Yu Xiaogang regained hope of building the sect and challenging Spirit Hall.

• Bibi Dong stopped Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo from pursuing Tang Hao, then ordered Tang Hao and Tang San wanted and pressure put on the Clear Sky Sect.
• Bibi Dong learned Yu Xiaogang had escaped with Flender and Zhao Wuji, and ordered him and the others wanted while publicizing his ties to the Primal God Sect.
• The referee declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy the winner, and Luo Ling claimed Tang Hao’s aura had injured him and he needed three days to recover.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji discussed fleeing with Yu Xiaogang, who despaired after the sect’s exposure and the ruin of his reputation.
• Flender reminded Yu Xiaogang of the Blood Devil Ritual and the Primordial God’s promise, and Yu Xiaogang resolved to rebuild the Primal God Sect and challenge Spirit Hall.

Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Zhao Wuji discussed expanding the Primal God Sect before Tang Hao confronted Yu Xiaogang over Tang San’s training and the Blood Devil Ritual. In Spirit City, Bibi Dong revealed that she recognized Xiao Wu from the past, while Luo Ling disclosed that he was Bibi Dong’s disciple and Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, leaving Xiao Wu feeling betrayed.

• Yu Xiaogang declared that he wanted to expand the Primal God Sect and recruit more believers for the Primordial God.
• Tang Hao arrived with Tang San, slapped Yu Xiaogang, and accused him of teaching Tang San an evil ritual and encouraging him to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San defended Yu Xiaogang and explained the Blood Devil Ritual to Tang Hao, who asked to see its information.
• In Spirit City, Luo Ling accompanied Xiao Wu to the Papal Hall, where Bibi Dong recognized her as the one who had escaped in the past.
• Xiao Wu threatened to avenge her mother, and Bibi Dong told Luo Ling to stop pretending.
• Luo Ling revealed to Xiao Wu that Bibi Dong was his teacher and that he was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, prompting Xiao Wu to ask whether he had deceived her to lure her there.

Luo Ling assured Xiao Wu that she could leave Spirit Hall, but Bibi Dong revealed the truth about Xiao Wu’s mother, Ah Rou, and her sacrifice. Xiao Wu chose to stay, and Bibi Dong then questioned Luo Ling about what he was hiding and whether he would oppose her for Xiao Wu.

• Luo Ling told Xiao Wu that she could leave safely, and Xiao Wu accused Bibi Dong of killing her mother.
• Bibi Dong summoned her Second Martial Soul, revealing Ah Rou’s soul, and Ah Rou agreed to explain what happened.
• Ah Rou explained that she had sacrificed herself to Bibi Dong so Xiao Wu could escape a powerful Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xiao Wu learned that Bibi Dong had honored her promise to Ah Rou, asked whether her mother could be revived, and chose to remain in Spirit Hall.
• After Xiao Wu left, Bibi Dong confronted Luo Ling about what he was hiding and asked whether he would go against her to protect Xiao Wu.

Bibi Dong learned that Luo Ling possessed the Blue Silver Emperor's hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone and heard his plan to help Qian Renxue seize the throne. With Luo Ling unable to compete, Spirit Hall Academy won the final, while the chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang preparing Tang Hao to test the Blood Devil Ritual's Magic Array.

• Luo Ling admitted to Bibi Dong that his right leg held the Blue Silver Emperor's hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone and said he planned to help Qian Renxue complete the Seize the Country Plan.
• Spirit Hall Academy defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the final and received the competition's three Soul Bones, awarded to Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan.
• Yu Tianheng, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun were released from custody, and Yu Tianheng invited Oscar and Ma Hongjun to join the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing prepared to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Xiao Wu stayed in Spirit Hall, and Luo Ling prepared to leave for Heaven Dou Imperial City as news of the scandal spread.
• Tang Hao examined Yu Xiaogang's Magic Array among Soul Beast corpses, and Yu Xiaogang told him to enter it and recite the prayer.

Tang Hao tested the Blood Devil Ritual and found that it increased his Soul Power, then took Tang San away to attempt a Second Martial Soul Awakening for his Blue Silver Grass. In Spirit City, Hu Liena persuaded Bibi Dong to let her enter the City of Slaughter so she could become strong enough to stand beside Luo Ling.

• Tang Hao entered Yu Xiaogang's Magic Array, and the Blood Devil Ritual dissolved Soul Beast Corpses and raised Tang Hao's Soul Power limit.
• Tang Hao declined to discuss whether the Primordial God existed and said restoring Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer was the priority.
• Tang Hao told Yu Xiaogang and Flender to seek a way to repair Tang San's Martial Soul while he took Tang San away to attempt a Second Martial Soul Awakening for his Blue Silver Grass.
• Hu Liena told Bibi Dong she wanted to enter the City of Slaughter to become strong enough to help Luo Ling.
• Bibi Dong warned Hu Liena about the dangers of the City of Slaughter but ultimately granted her request and told her to return alive.

Tang Hao brought Tang San to the Blue Silver Forest, hoping the Blue Silver King would awaken Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and perhaps help repair his destroyed Clear Sky Hammer. The Blue Silver King rejected them, declaring that another Blue Silver Emperor had already awakened, and Tang Hao fled with Tang San.

• Tang Hao told Tang San that his Blue Silver Grass was the Blue Silver Emperor inherited from his mother, Ah Yin, and explained how Spirit Hall had forced her to sacrifice herself.
• Tang Hao and Tang San reached the Blue Silver Forest five days later, where Tang Hao instructed Tang San to release his Blue Silver Grass and sense the Blue Silver King.
• The Blue Silver Grass fled from Tang San, and the Blue Silver King attacked him, calling him evil and ordering both intruders to leave.
• The Blue Silver King insisted that the Blue Silver Emperor had already awakened, leading Tang Hao to suspect that the Mystic Mage had awakened the stolen Blue Silver Emperor Seed.
• Tang Hao carried Tang San away from the Blue Silver King’s attack and left the forest, grimly abandoning his plan to awaken Tang San’s bloodline there.

After Heaven Dou Royal Academy placed second in the Soul Master Competition, Xue Ye rewarded Luo Ling with the title of Imperial Marquis and recruited the team into the empire’s nobility. At the Crown Prince Residence, Luo Ling urged Qian Renxue to seize power by framing Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing’s supporters as members of the Evil Sect.

• Luo Ling told Qian Renxue that Yu Xiaogang was a eunuch while privately laughing about Tang San and sensing new followers of the Primordial God.
• Ten days after returning to Heaven Dou Imperial City, Xue Ye awarded Luo Ling the title of Imperial Marquis, Dugu Yan the title of Imperial Count, and the others Imperial Viscount titles.
• Luo Ling accepted his title despite a minister’s objection, then went to the Crown Prince Residence to speak with Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue said she planned to have Poison Douluo slowly poison Xue Ye, but Luo Ling proposed eliminating their rivals and finding a legitimate pretext.
• Luo Ling suggested linking Xue Beng’s supporters, Prince Xue Xing, and even Xue Ye to the Evil Sect, and Qian Renxue asked what he intended to do.

Luo Ling learned that Hu Liena had gone to the City of Slaughter and decided to follow her, while Tang Hao brought Tang San to the same place to strengthen him. The chapter left Luo Ling and Tang San traveling toward the City of Slaughter for different reasons.

• Qian Renxue asked Luo Ling how he would turn Xue Ye into an Evil Soul Master, and Luo Ling planned to exploit the Blood Devil Ritual while putting the plan on hold for his journey.
• Luo Ling received Bibi Dong's letter saying Hu Liena had entered the City of Slaughter because she wanted to become strong enough to help him.
• Luo Ling left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, informed Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Qian Renxue that he would be away, and asked Ghost Douluo to take him to the City of Slaughter.
• Tang Hao took Tang San to the City of Slaughter, explaining that it could give him a powerful ability if he survived.

Tang San entered the City of Slaughter after slaughtering the tavern’s patrons and defeating Terror Knight Scott. Luo Ling followed him and discovered that, unlike other entrants, he could still use his Soul Skills inside the City of Slaughter.

• Tang Hao ordered Tang San to kill everyone in the tavern, and Tang San slaughtered the patrons before leaping into the entrance to the City of Slaughter.
• Luo Ling and Ghost Douluo arrived at the tavern, and Luo Ling entered the City of Slaughter using Phantom Stealth.
• Tang San defeated Terror Knight Scott with a forged sledgehammer and received a token to enter the city.
• Luo Ling appeared before Terror Knight Scott, obtained a token, and vanished into the City of Slaughter.
• Luo Ling tested Phantom Stealth and his other Soul Skills inside the city and confirmed that he could use them there.

Luo Ling rescued Hu Liena from four criminals in the City of Slaughter, and the two spent the night together after she was drugged. The next morning, they reaffirmed their relationship and left the room in disguise to keep their identities secret.

• Hu Liena won her fifth Hell Slaughter Arena battle and left the arena as criminals followed her into a dark corner.
• Four men ambushed Hu Liena, using a Soul Bone and aphrodisiac powder to weaken her.
• Luo Ling appeared and killed the four men with Raven Feather before carrying Hu Liena away.
• Hu Liena woke the next morning, remembered their night together, and agreed with Luo Ling that she belonged to him.
• Luo Ling gave Hu Liena a mask so they could conceal their identities from others in the City of Slaughter.

Luo Ling and Hu Liena built fearsome reputations in the Hell Slaughter Arena, while Tang San’s progress lagged behind. After sensing something unusual as he and Hu Liena left the arena, Luo Ling kept the discovery to himself.

• Hu Liena watched Tang San fight and suggested killing him, but Luo Ling warned her that Tang Hao was secretly protecting him and told her to conceal her identity.
• Over the next year, Luo Ling used the Raven Shadow Puppet to win fifty-seven arena matches and became known as the Undying; Hu Liena won fifty-five and became known as the Hell Envoy.
• Luo Ling protected Hu Liena with invisible Darkness Threads when she was in danger, and the arena’s Fallen came to regard the pair as untouchable.
• Tang San won only forty consecutive matches, slowed by his reduced strength and the need to avoid Luo Ling.
• After leaving the arena with Hu Liena, Luo Ling sensed something amusing, but he did not tell her what he had noticed.

Xue Ye used the Blood Devil Ritual to absorb power from the corpses in the royal prison, while Luo Ling sensed the sacrifice and began planning to spread the ritual in the City of Slaughter. The King of Slaughter discussed the three contenders for Hell Road and decided to let Undying and Hell Envoy proceed, while doubting Iron Hammer Man could pass.

• Xue Ye sacrificed the royal prison’s corpses with the Blood Devil Ritual and felt his Soul Power rise.
• Luo Ling sensed Xue Ye’s ritual, noted his own growth to level sixty-eight, and planned to spread the ritual in the City of Slaughter.
• The King of Slaughter learned that Undying and Hell Envoy had each won half their matches and that Iron Hammer Man had forty consecutive victories.
• The woman in black gauze urged the King of Slaughter to intervene, but he said the contenders sought Hell Road and should be left alone.
• The King of Slaughter expected Iron Hammer Man to fail Hell Road and feared that new Gods of Slaughter would threaten the City of Slaughter.

Tang San discovered that the Blood Devil Ritual had spread through the City of Slaughter. A year later, Luo Ling won his hundredth Hell Slaughter Arena match and demanded that the King of Slaughter open the Hell Road.

• Tang San killed a Fallen who was preparing a Blood Devil Ritual and found a booklet containing its sacrificial method.
• Luo Ling defeated his final opponent, completing a hundred arena victories without being tainted by killing intent.
• The King of Slaughter appeared and welcomed Luo Ling and Hu Liena as hundred-match winners.
• Luo Ling interrupted the King of Slaughter and demanded that he open the Hell Road.
• The King of Slaughter released his Slaughter Domain, making the Fallen slaughter one another while Luo Ling stayed calm and Tang San watched in shock.

Luo Ling and Hu Liena entered Hell Road and fought through the red bat swarm while the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King fled from them. Luo Ling then proposed that Hu Liena use the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent’s Inner Core to obtain her Sixth Soul Ring and possibly evolve her Martial Soul.

• The King of Slaughter calmed his Slaughter Domain after sensing Tang San’s change and noticing Tang Hao nearby.
• Luo Ling and Hu Liena were transported to Hell Road, where Luo Ling used his Soul Skill to fly with her through the darkness.
• Luo Ling attacked the red bat swarm with Raven Feathers, and Hu Liena supported him with Fox Fire until the bats were routed.
• The Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King sensed Luo Ling’s danger and fled deeper into Hell Road, so Luo Ling let it go.
• Luo Ling asked Hu Liena about her Sixth Soul Ring and suggested that the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent’s Inner Core might evolve her Demon Fox Martial Soul.
• Hu Liena urged Luo Ling to keep the Inner Core for himself, but he told her the choice was hers and explained that she could gain a fire-attribute skill even if her Martial Soul did not evolve.

Luo Ling defeated the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent and gave its Inner Core to Hu Liena, who used it to gain her sixth Soul Ring and evolve her Martial Soul into a Nine-Tailed Flame Fox. After testing her new powers, Hu Liena and Luo Ling remained together in the depths of Hell Road.

• Luo Ling used his Soul Body Threads to overwhelm the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, then killed it with his Nether Shadow Sickle.
• Luo Ling gave the serpent's Inner Core to Hu Liena, and she swallowed it to obtain her sixth Soul Ring.
• Hu Liena endured the Inner Core's power for three hours as her Demon Fox Martial Soul evolved into a Nine-Tailed Flame Fox and her strength rose to level fifty-five.
• Hu Liena demonstrated her Sixth Soul Skill, Evil Flame of Demonic Fire, and its powerful Nine-Tailed Flame attack.
• Luo Ling praised Hu Liena's new skill and pulled her into his arms.

Luo Ling and Hu Liena crossed Hell Road, where Luo Ling’s Soul of Desire Devil devoured the Asura God’s Divine Slaughter’s Domain and transformed his own Soul Domain. The Asura God noticed that someone had escaped his imprint, while Luo Ling emerged outside Hell Road and flew to find Hu Liena after they were separated.

• Luo Ling and Hu Liena reached the sea of blood at the end of Hell Road, and Luo Ling used the Soul of Desire Garment to fly them to the exit.
• Luo Ling passed through the light screen with Hu Liena, but his Martial Soul rejected and devoured Divine Slaughter’s Domain, transforming his Soul Domain and severing its connection to the Asura God.
• The Asura God watched Hell Road and discovered that someone had passed through while escaping the imprint of Divine Slaughter’s Domain.
• Luo Ling emerged outside Hell Road and found that Hu Liena had been separated from him; he sensed her aura ten kilometers away and flew toward her.

Luo Ling and Hu Liena returned to Heaven Dou Imperial City and learned that Soul Masters, families, and Royal Knights had been disappearing. After warning Yu Tianheng, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar about their rapid cultivation and ties to forbidden practices, Luo Ling left with Hu Liena.

• Luo Ling used his Noble Token to enter the city and learned that unexplained disappearances and massacres had prompted heavy guards and widespread fear.
• Luo Ling suspected that Xue Ye might have been sacrificing Soul Masters to advance his cultivation.
• Luo Ling reminded Hu Liena to restrain the killing intent from Divine Slaughter's Domain as they walked through the city.
• Luo Ling reunited with Yu Tianheng, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar, and sensed that all three had grown stronger through sacrifices.
• Luo Ling warned the three not to follow Yu Xiaogang and Tang San into becoming Evil Soul Masters, then left with Hu Liena.

Luo Ling returned to the Crown Prince Residence with Hu Liena and reunited with Qian Renxue, teasing both women about their feelings and his Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Qian Renxue. He then asked about Qian Renxue’s plan to seize the throne, which had stalled because she had not seen Xue Ye.

• Luo Ling told Hu Liena that Yu Tianheng and the others belonged to the Primal God Sect, and explained why he had not exposed Yu Tianheng during the Soul Master Competition.
• Luo Ling and Hu Liena arrived at the Crown Prince Residence, where Qian Renxue greeted Luo Ling with jealous sarcasm.
• Hu Liena clung to Luo Ling after learning that he and Qian Renxue had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Luo Ling reassured her before teasing her about accepting Qian Renxue as another partner.
• Qian Renxue angrily attacked Luo Ling after he joked about the three of them becoming a couple, then stopped when he defended himself and apologized.
• Luo Ling asked Qian Renxue how her plan to seize the throne was progressing, and she said it had stalled because she had not seen Xue Ye to poison him.

Luo Ling warned Qian Renxue that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Xue Ye were likely involved in the disappearances and had practiced the Blood Devil Ritual. As Yu Xiaogang urged Xue Ye to stop hunting Soul Masters, Xue Ye refused, unwilling to give up his chance to become a Titled Douluo.

• Luo Ling told Qian Renxue that Yu Tianheng’s rapid growth and the disappearances suggested the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was using an Evil Skill.
• Luo Ling warned Qian Renxue that Xue Ye and the missing Royal Knights were also connected to the disappearances, and told her to report to Spirit City without alerting anyone or acting yet.
• Xue Ye absorbed blood mist from sacrificed corpses in a Magic Array and reached the peak of Soul Douluo.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that he and Xue Ye had secretly cooperated in the disappearances after the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan learned the Blood Devil Ritual.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Xue Ye to stop hunting ordinary Soul Masters because Luo Ling might expose them, but Xue Ye refused.