Chapter Summaries

With Su Cheng still missing one week before his promised return, Qian Renxue’s two personalities fought over whether to wait or search for him, and the darker personality gained the upper hand. She confronted Bibi Dong about finding Su Cheng and extending their cultivation agreement, then left after Bibi Dong questioned her about Immortal Herbs.

• Qian Renxue’s two personalities argued over whether to follow Su Cheng’s letter and wait or go looking for him, while their conflicting wills strengthened.
• The black-clad personality defeated the white-clad personality in their mental duel and took control of Qian Renxue’s body.
• Qian Renxue told Bibi Dong to send people to find Su Cheng and asked her to delay Su Cheng’s assigned task by another half year; Bibi Dong refused, and their auras clashed, injuring Qian Renxue.
• Bibi Dong asked Qian Renxue about Immortal Herbs, and Qian Renxue refused to explain whether she had eaten one.
• Bibi Dong guessed that Qian Renxue had eaten the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, but Qian Renxue left without answering.

Su Cheng completed his breakthrough to Soul Sage, and the Source Power in his Seventh Soul Ring transformed his domains and granted him a brief, near-God-level attack. At the foot of Sea God Mountain, he revealed to Bo Saixi that he had deliberately forgotten parts of his past, then challenged her and the Sacred Pillar Douluo to fight.

• Su Cheng released his transformed domains after gaining a pale pink Seventh Soul Ring infused with Source Power.
• Bo Saixi and the other Sacred Pillar Douluo gathered around Su Cheng as he assessed his new Martial Soul Avatar and its powerful but brief second stage.
• Lorelai recognized Su Cheng as the Mermaid Princess, though she could only recall fragments of their shared past.
• Su Cheng questioned Bo Saixi's faith in the Sea God's trials, and she asked whether he had been pretending before.
• Su Cheng admitted that he had used a trick to temporarily forget certain events, then asked Bo Saixi whether she would fight him alone or with the others.

Su Cheng fought Bo Saixi on Sea God Island, where she unleashed the island’s divine formation and Sea God power. He shattered the formation with his final sword strike, escaped with the key, and left Bo Saixi badly injured as he ended their teacher-student relationship.

• Bo Saixi stopped the Sacred Pillar Douluo from intervening and activated Sea God Island’s protective formation against Su Cheng.
• Su Cheng entered his Longevity True Body state and clashed with Bo Saixi, whose Sea God Martial Soul and domain drew power from the ocean.
• Su Cheng’s Sword Fifteen, Empty Mountain, was stopped by the formation, while Bo Saixi believed he would eventually run out of strength.
• Bo Saixi formed a divine trident from her ninth soul skill and the formation’s power, forcing Su Cheng to unleash Longevity True Body’s second stage.
• Su Cheng used Sword Seventeen, Leaning on Heaven, to shatter the formation and heavily injure Bo Saixi before escaping with the key.
• Su Cheng told Bo Saixi he would no longer call her teacher and urged her to take care of herself.

Su Cheng returned to Spirit City after six months away and revealed that he had advanced to Spirit Sage. He discovered that Qian Renxue’s two personalities had advanced their intent and Soul Power fusion, then was summoned to Pope’s Palace by Bibi Dong.

• Qian Renxue left Spirit City with Hu Liena, criticizing her cultivation and planning to involve the Upper Three Sects in a scheme against the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Su Cheng arrived at Spirit City, and Qian Renxue confronted him about his six-month disappearance before learning he had become a Spirit Sage.
• Su Cheng returned to his room with Qian Renxue and discovered that her black- and white-clothed personalities had both grasped their intent and improved their Soul Power fusion.
• Qian Renxue explained that the personalities had fought over whether to search for Su Cheng, and he realized his unexplained absence had nearly destabilized their souls.
• Yue Guan arrived with Bibi Dong’s order for Su Cheng to come immediately to Pope’s Palace.

Su Cheng met with Bibi Dong, who arranged for herself and Qian Daoliu to guide Qian Renxue in three months and discovered a connection between the starlight in her soul and Su Cheng’s seventh soul ring. Afterward, Su Cheng reassured Qian Renxue that her progress was ahead of schedule and explained that he was developing a cultivation method to stabilize her twin souls.

• Su Cheng met Bibi Dong at the Pope’s Palace, where she noticed he had advanced to Soul Sage in only half a year.
• Bibi Dong said that she and Qian Daoliu would guide Qian Renxue when the one-year period ended, and Su Cheng agreed while warning her to keep Qian Renxue away from the Angel God inheritance.
• Bibi Dong praised Su Cheng’s resolve, joked about his promise to help Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing get along, then asked to see his soul rings.
• When Su Cheng summoned his Longevity Sword, Bibi Dong sensed that the starlight in her soul connected to his unusual seventh soul ring.
• Back at the Elder Hall, Su Cheng told Qian Renxue he would help Bibi Dong in three months and explained that her progress might let her master his Innate Power and begin stabilizing her twin souls.

Su Cheng guided Qian Renxue’s two souls through their first successful fusion of Innate Power, then discovered that the breakthrough had increased the Source Power in his Seventh Soul Ring. He resolved to investigate whether spreading the technique would earn him more Source Power and considered using Spirit Hall to promote it.

• Su Cheng developed the Azure Underworld Transformation to help Qian Renxue cultivate her heart and merge her twin souls.
• After three months of preparation, Qian Renxue’s two souls fused their Bloodline Power, Soul Power, and soul force to create a flame of Innate Power.
• Su Cheng noticed that the Source Power in his Seventh Soul Ring had increased when Qian Renxue created Innate Power.
• Su Cheng suspected that the world rewarded the spread of new cultivation paths and decided to test whether Spirit Hall could help promote the technique.
• Qian Renxue praised Innate Power as easier to control than Angel God Power, and Su Cheng urged her to continue cultivating.
• Qian Renxue’s first personality returned to her body after the fusion exhausted her soul force.

Qian Renxue asked Su Cheng for a reward after mastering her training, then sought reassurance that he would never leave or deceive her. As she approached him in the bedroom, Bibi Dong sensed that something she dreaded was about to happen in the nearby Elder Hall.

• Su Cheng praised Qian Renxue’s talent after she had fully mastered her training.
• Qian Renxue led Su Cheng from the cultivation room into the bedroom and asked for her reward.
• Qian Renxue asked Su Cheng whether he would leave or lie to her, and he promised not to deceive her.
• Qian Renxue undressed in front of Su Cheng, who spread his Five Elements Domain around the room.
• Bibi Dong felt the starlight in her soul flicker and sensed that something ominous was about to happen in the Elder Hall.

Bibi Dong interrupted Su Cheng and Qian Renxue, lost control when Qian Renxue taunted her, and nearly attacked her before Su Cheng intervened. Bibi Dong ordered Su Cheng to come to the Pope’s Palace because of Slaughter City, while both she and Su Cheng were left uneasy about her sudden jealousy and strange reactions.

• Bibi Dong tried to break through Su Cheng’s domain barrier and found Qian Renxue and Su Cheng together, then questioned their relationship and their ages.
• Qian Renxue mocked Bibi Dong about her past with a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Soul Master, provoking Bibi Dong to attack her with Rakshasa Power.
• Su Cheng blocked the attack and calmed Bibi Dong, who then ordered him to come to the Pope’s Palace and invoked Slaughter City.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue nearly fought after Qian Renxue challenged her, but Su Cheng stopped them and explained that Bibi Dong wanted to take him to Slaughter City.
• Qian Renxue let Su Cheng leave with Bibi Dong after he explained the Godhood Inheritance, and Bibi Dong privately wondered whether he would connect her to the version of herself in his memories.

Su Cheng discovered that Bibi Dong had not cultivated Innate Skill because the Rakshasa inheritance had tainted her soul, and he planned to visit Slaughter City with Zhu Zhuqing. While Zhu Zhuqing rose to fame in the arena and Hu Liena sought permission to train there, Tang San completed a year of hammer training and prepared to meet Yu Xiaogang before pursuing further trials.

• Bibi Dong revealed that she carried the Rakshasa God inheritance, and Su Cheng found that its power had tainted both her Martial Souls and her soul.
• Su Cheng urged Bibi Dong to cultivate Innate Skill, planned to travel to Slaughter City in a month, and offered to help her train at the Pope's Palace.
• Hu Liena asked Bibi Dong for permission to go to Slaughter City, saying that Xie Yue and Yan wanted to go as well, and Bibi Dong suspected Qian Renxue had influenced them.
• Zhu Zhuqing continued her Slaughter City trials, reached eighty-seven victories, and was recognized by the Slaughter King as a threat sent by one of the remaining Slaughter Gods.
• Tang San completed a year of training with the Clear Sky Hammer, and Tang Hao told him they would meet Yu Xiaogang before going to train his killing intent.

Su Cheng secretly visited Qian Renxue after giving Bibi Dong medicine that would keep her in deep meditation, then took Qian Renxue beyond Spirit City for a night together. The chapter ended with Su Cheng and Qian Renxue alone in a hotel room, preparing to be intimate.

• Su Cheng discussed Bibi Dong’s stable condition and Rakshasa God inheritance, gave her mind-calming medicine, and warned her to stay cautious during the divine test.
• Su Cheng slipped into the Elder Hall and reached Qian Renxue’s room while Qian Daoliu sensed his presence but let him go.
• Su Cheng and Qian Renxue flew beyond Spirit City and climbed above the clouds, where Qian Renxue gained insight from the view.
• Su Cheng and Qian Renxue went to the July Starry Sky hotel and entered its Star Moon Room.
• Su Cheng undressed Qian Renxue as they prepared to spend the night together.

Su Cheng reflected on Qian Renxue’s growth and her wish to have a child, then spoke with her after she woke. He left the timing of their return to Spirit City up to her, while Bibi Dong and Zhu Zhuqing’s situations remained stable.

• Su Cheng considered how their flight above the continent had helped Qian Renxue’s two auras begin to blend and how further cultivation could strengthen her.
• Su Cheng thought about Qian Renxue’s desire for a child but worried about the dangers and constraints facing them beyond the Douluo Continent.
• Qian Renxue woke, reassured Su Cheng that her other soul was energetic, and recalled how she had behaved during the previous night.
• Su Cheng told Qian Renxue to make her other soul call him Older Brother next time, causing her aura to fluctuate between gold and black.
• Qian Renxue asked whether they should return with Bibi Dong, and Su Cheng said they could leave whenever she wished because neither Bibi Dong’s nor Zhu Zhuqing’s matter was urgent.

Su Cheng and Qian Renxue returned to Spirit City, where Qian Renxue clashed with Bibi Dong before Su Cheng defused the confrontation. Later, Qian Daoliu asked Qian Renxue whether she had truly decided not to attempt the Angel God's Inheritance.

• Su Cheng and Qian Renxue arrived at Spirit City and found Bibi Dong waiting with Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena.
• Qian Renxue rebuffed Bibi Dong, but Su Cheng changed the subject and eased their tense confrontation.
• Su Cheng encouraged Qian Renxue to speak honestly about her feelings toward Bibi Dong, but she said she had nothing to tell her.
• Qian Renxue went to see Qian Daoliu, who teased her about her night with Su Cheng and asked whether she had considered having a child.
• Qian Daoliu asked Qian Renxue whether she had truly decided against attempting the Angel God's Inheritance.

Su Cheng and Bibi Dong traveled toward Slaughter City with Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and another companion, while Tang San entered the city alone. There, Tang San encountered Zhu Zhuqing and learned she was the feared Gale King, Slaughter City's current strongest fighter.

• Su Cheng and Bibi Dong's group continued northeast toward Slaughter City, traveling slowly because Xie Yue and the others needed breaks to recover their Soul Power.
• Tang San entered Slaughter City, received the identification token Number 9316, and learned from the Black Veil Girl that leaving required winning the Hell Slaughter Arena and surviving Hell Road.
• The Black Veil Girl guided Tang San through the Outer City and into the chaotic Inner City, where he encountered Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang San tried to draw Zhu Zhuqing against Spirit Hall by reminding her of Qian Renxue and Su Cheng, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed that Su Cheng had no shame without revealing Bibi Dong had brought her there.
• After Zhu Zhuqing left, the Black Veil Girl told Tang San that she had won eighty-nine Hell Slaughter Arena battles and was known as the Gale King, Slaughter City's strongest person.

Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang discussed Tang San’s training after Slaughter City, including a future trial on Sea God Island and the Angel Divine Armor that Qian Renxue might obtain. They encountered Su Cheng and Bibi Dong, and Su Cheng saw a chance to shape Tang San’s eventual inheritance of the Asura God’s position.

• Tang Hao asked Yu Xiaogang whether Slaughter City could help Tang San grow, and Yu Xiaogang confirmed that it would.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang Hao about Sea God Island and its powerful guardian, and Tang Hao agreed to send Tang San there after Slaughter City.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that soul bones could strengthen Tang San’s body and warned that Qian Renxue might acquire Spirit Hall’s six Angel Divine Armor soul bones.
• Yu Xiaogang said Tang San had lost confidence after hearing about Su Cheng and Qian Renxue, and Tang Hao agreed that his son needed careful guidance.
• Tang Hao stopped when he sensed figures emerging from the forest, and Su Cheng recognized Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang beside Bibi Dong.
• Su Cheng considered using the encounter to guide Tang San toward inheriting the Asura God’s position as a more manageable opponent than the Asura God King.

Su Cheng and Bibi Dong confronted Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang, and Tang Hao fought Bibi Dong before escaping with Yu Xiaogang. Su Cheng revealed his extraordinary Soul Rings, then explained that he had spared the pair because Tang San still needed them to grow stronger.

• Tang Hao attacked Su Cheng, but Bibi Dong charged in to fight him, first overpowering him and then matching his Ring Detonation-fueled strikes.
• Su Cheng stopped Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang from escaping with a sword strike, revealing his five black and two red Soul Rings.
• Yu Xiaogang appealed to Bibi Dong over their past and threatened Spirit Hall with Heaven Dou Empire's retaliation, but Bibi Dong continued attacking Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao detonated his remaining Soul Rings and fled with Yu Xiaogang, warning Bibi Dong not to harm the Grandmaster.
• Bibi Dong tried to kill Yu Xiaogang, but Su Cheng intercepted her attack and let him leave after Tang Hao escaped.
• Su Cheng reflected that he had spared Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang because they could help Tang San grow and pursue the Asura God position.

Bibi Dong and Su Cheng brought Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan to Slaughter City, where Bibi Dong negotiated their training terms with the Slaughter King. Su Cheng assessed the Slaughter King and left to find Zhuqing, while Bibi Dong set conditions for the three recruits’ arena matches.

• Bibi Dong asked Su Cheng to explain why he had stopped her from killing Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang, and he said Tang San’s growth in Slaughter City would help his research.
• Su Cheng warned Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan about Slaughter City’s dangers, but they chose to enter anyway.
• The group entered Slaughter City, where the Slaughter King confronted them and reacted with suspicion to Su Cheng’s ability to resist the city’s influence.
• Su Cheng examined the Slaughter King, judged Tang Chen beyond recovery, and left to find Zhuqing.
• Bibi Dong told the Slaughter King that the three newcomers had come to train and promised they would not attempt Hell Road.
• Bibi Dong demanded that the three newcomers not face one another in the arena or be matched against the young man brought by the other Slaughter God.

Su Cheng found Zhu Zhuqing in Slaughter City after she had earned eighty-nine consecutive victories and helped ease the strain and Killing Intent she had endured. After their reunion, he calmed her through teasing and intimacy, preparing her for the dangers of the Hell Road.

• Su Cheng sensed traces of Asura and Rakshasa divine power in the Inner City and went to Zhu Zhuqing’s wooden house.
• Zhu Zhuqing, irritated by Su Cheng’s relentless knocking, shattered the door with a wind blade, but Su Cheng stopped the attack and entered.
• Zhu Zhuqing recognized Su Cheng and relaxed as he embraced her and used Innate Power to soothe her eroded meridians.
• Su Cheng asked whether Zhu Zhuqing regretted coming to Slaughter City, and she defiantly said she did not.
• Su Cheng teased and kissed Zhu Zhuqing, easing her hostility and tension before taking her to experience the Hell Road’s deeper Asura Killing Intent.

Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing left the wooden house after he helped cleanse the impurities from her meridians, and they argued over whether she should join Spirit Hall in Spirit City. Su Cheng showed her his Innate Power and agreed to protect and teach her, while Zhu Zhuqing quietly resolved to compete for his affection and make her own plans.

• Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing walked through Slaughter City's Inner City together, drawing wary stares as her usual Killing Intent was restrained.
• Zhu Zhuqing said she would join Spirit Hall as Bibi Dong's disciple, but accused Su Cheng of trying to keep her away from Spirit City because of Qian Renxue.
• Su Cheng hesitated, fearing Zhu Zhuqing would be outmatched by Qian Renxue and that her arrival would complicate his uncertain relationship with Bibi Dong.
• When Zhu Zhuqing turned to leave, Su Cheng stopped her and demonstrated his Innate Power, which repelled Slaughter City's foul ambient Soul Power.
• Su Cheng agreed that Zhu Zhuqing could go to Spirit City, promised to protect her and teach her Innate Power, and asked her not to provoke Qian Renxue before she was strong enough.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted his proposal but resolved to fight for her relationship with Su Cheng and use her own methods against Qian Renxue.

Tang San confronted Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing in Slaughter City, then attacked Su Cheng with Tang Sect hidden weapons after deciding he could kill him there. Su Cheng stopped the attack with wind blades, and Zhu Zhuqing reacted angrily when Tang San tried to turn her against him.

• Tang San saw Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing holding hands and demanded to know why she was with him.
• Tang San criticized Spirit Hall for allowing Slaughter City to exist, while Zhu Zhuqing called his idea foolish and explained why the city served as a secure outlet for criminals.
• Su Cheng mocked Tang San's claims of justice, and Tang San decided to kill him in Slaughter City.
• Tang San attacked Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing with Silver Needles and Phoenix Leads Nine Chicks, but Su Cheng's wind blades knocked the hidden weapons aside.
• Tang San accused Su Cheng of hiding behind Zhu Zhuqing and reminded her that she had called Su Cheng shameless; Zhu Zhuqing confirmed that she had.

Su Cheng defeated Tang San in Slaughter City, shattered his Eight Spider Lances, and forced him to offer half of the Mysterious Heaven Skill as collateral for a chance to survive. Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing returned to the city gate hand in hand, where Bibi Dong and the others saw them arrive.

• Tang San attacked Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing with his Eight Spider Lances, but Su Cheng shattered all eight with his sword fingers.
• Tang San summoned his Clear Sky Hammer, but Su Cheng stopped it with two fingers, disarmed him, and revealed that he had reached Soul Sage.
• Su Cheng threatened to kill Tang San, then demanded an apology to him and Zhu Zhuqing; Tang San refused and offered the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer instead.
• Su Cheng rejected that offer and demanded half of Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill as collateral, which Tang San wrote down before Su Cheng left with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Su Cheng told Zhu Zhuqing he wanted Tang San alive because he might play a crucial role in the future, though he would not care if Tang San died in Slaughter City.
• Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing returned to the Outer City hand in hand, and Bibi Dong, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, Yan, and the Slaughter King noticed them.