Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong withstood the Gourd Babies’ strongest attack and faced their final assault, while Qian Renxue emerged from seclusion after completing eight Divine Trials. Qian Renxue refused to complete the Ninth Trial and ascend without Shi Bantian, then learned Bibi Dong had injured Qian Daoliu and declared her an enemy.

• Bibi Dong survived the Gourd Babies’ combined attack with her Invincible Golden Body Spirit Skill, and Gourd Little Vajra launched a weaker follow-up as part of their plan.
• Qi Wa took control of Little Vajra and used her domain to suppress the exhausted Bibi Dong before their final strike.
• Qian Renxue emerged from seclusion after nearly completing her first eight Divine Trials and chose not to complete the Ninth Trial because she did not want to leave Shi Bantian behind.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong had injured him and had become extraordinarily powerful with Divine Armor and a Divine Artifact.
• Qian Renxue became furious over Qian Daoliu’s injuries and resolved that she and Bibi Dong were irreconcilable enemies.

Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that seven Gourd Babies born from Shi Bantian’s Martial Soul were in danger at Spirit City, prompting her to rush to their rescue. At Spirit Hall, the fused Gourd Babies defeated Bibi Dong and celebrated their victory, hoping to save their mother.

• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that seven Gourd Babies had emerged from Shi Bantian’s Seven Star Gourd Vine and were fighting Bibi Dong in Spirit City.
• Qian Renxue sensed a familiar aura in Spirit City and hurried off to save the Gourd Babies.
• Bibi Dong lay defeated in a crater after the fused Gourd Babies overwhelmed her with their combined power.
• The Gourd Babies celebrated their victory and said they could now save their mother.

After defeating Bibi Dong, the Gourd Babies tried to make her reconsider choosing power over family, but she refused and admitted she had abandoned their mother. Qian Renxue arrived on the battlefield, and she and Little Vajra sensed a powerful bloodline connection.

• The spectators reacted to Bibi Dong’s defeat as she rose and asked Gourd Little Vajra what he wanted.
• Qi Wa urged Bibi Dong to value family and trust others, but Bibi Dong said she trusted only power because Qian Xunji had betrayed and hurt her.
• Bibi Dong admitted she had abandoned the Gourd Babies’ mother and said she did not regret pursuing strength.
• Da Wa and the others urged Qi Wa to stop talking as the two sides prepared to fight again.
• Qian Renxue descended onto the battlefield in golden Divine Armor, and she and Little Vajra froze when they sensed a bloodline bond between them.

Qian Renxue met the seven Gourd Babies on the battlefield and realized they were her children with Shi Bantian. After hearing how they had come to Spirit Hall to rescue her, she embraced them and accepted them as her family.

• Little Vajra asked Qian Renxue if she was his mother, and she replied that she thought she was.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Shi Bantian was their father, and Little Vajra confirmed it as the Gourd Babies called out to her.
• Little Vajra split into seven Gourd Babies, who introduced themselves by the colors of the gourds on their heads.
• The Gourd Babies told Qian Renxue that they had braved many dangers to reach Spirit Hall and save her because Shi Bantian missed her.
• Qian Renxue hugged the Gourd Babies, accepted them as her children with Batian, and cried as they gathered around her.

Bibi Dong watched Qian Renxue and the Seven Gourd Babies share a family moment and regretted how she had treated them. Qian Renxue refused to forgive her and severed their ties, leaving Bibi Dong to depart the battlefield in despair.

• Bibi Dong reflected on her past, regretting that her pursuit of power had cost her family affection and trust.
• Bibi Dong apologized to Qian Renxue and the Gourd Babies, explaining that her painful past had driven her actions.
• Qian Renxue rejected Bibi Dong’s excuses and declared that they were no longer mother and daughter, nor was Bibi Dong the Gourd Babies’ grandmother.
• Bibi Dong reacted with shock and grief, then staggered away from Qian Renxue and the Gourd Babies.
• Bibi Dong vanished in a purple-black radiance, leaving the battlefield silent.

After severing ties with Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue was comforted by the Gourd Babies and returned with them to Spirit Hall. News of the battle spread across the continent and reached the Heaven Dou Empire, where Xue Ye's brief hope turned to alarm when he learned Qian Renxue was Bibi Dong's daughter and the Gourd Babies' mother.

• Qian Renxue struggled with her feelings after Bibi Dong left, but the Gourd Babies comforted her and helped her regain her smile.
• Qian Renxue led the Gourd Babies back toward Spirit Hall while people across the continent discussed the battle and the family connections it revealed.
• Spirit Hall soldiers on the battlefield heard that the Gourd Little Vajra had defeated Bibi Dong and began to doubt whether they could keep fighting.
• Xue Ye celebrated the report that Bibi Dong had been defeated, believing Spirit Hall's forces had lost their advantage.
• A guard told Xue Ye that Qian Renxue had appeared in Divine Armor and was both Bibi Dong's daughter and the mother of the Seven Gourd Babies.

Xue Ye despaired over Spirit Hall’s growing strength and the Heaven Dou Empire’s chances in the war. In the Worship Hall, Qian Renxue learned how the Gourd Babies were born and heard their stories, until a furtive white-haired old man arrived.

• Xue Ye heard that Qian Renxue had seven Gourd Babies and withdrew without answering his ministers’ anxious questions.
• Qian Renxue asked the Gourd Babies how they were born, and Da Wa explained that Shi Bantian raised them from the Seven Star Gourd Vine’s buds.
• The Gourd Babies told Qian Renxue how they grew up, gained their Martial Souls, and set out to bring her back.
• Qian Renxue heard about the Gourd Babies’ adventures and hardships, including Liu Wa’s rescue of the others and Qi Wa’s captivity under Bibi Dong.
• A furtive white-haired old man entered the Worship Hall.

Qian Daoliu tried to earn the Gourd Babies’ forgiveness by agreeing to apologize to Shi Bantian, but they discovered that Shi Bantian had not returned home. Qian Renxue grew uneasy as they wondered where he had gone.

• Qian Daoliu asked the Gourd Babies what he could do to earn their forgiveness, and they demanded that he apologize to Shi Bantian in person.
• Qian Daoliu agreed to find Shi Bantian and apologize, hoping to repair his relationship with the Gourd Babies and protect Spirit Hall from unrest.
• Qian Renxue asked where Shi Bantian was, and the Gourd Babies said they expected him to be at home waiting for them.
• Liu Wa revealed that Shi Bantian had already been missing when he left home, and Qian Renxue became worried about his whereabouts.

Qian Renxue and the Seven Gourd Babies returned to Star Soul Village expecting to reunite with Shi Bantian, but found their home ruined and him missing. After searching unsuccessfully, they learned that two men had waited near the village around the time Shi Bantian disappeared, and Da Wa proposed capturing them for answers.

• Qian Renxue and the Seven Gourd Babies traveled to Star Soul Village, excited to see Shi Bantian again.
• Qian Renxue and the children found their cabin in ruins and the Gourd Vine broken, with no sign that anyone had lived there for a long time.
• Qian Renxue and the Seven Gourd Babies searched Star Soul Village with their Spiritual Power but could not find Shi Bantian.
• Er Wa questioned Liu Wa, who recalled that two men had waited near the road for three days after taking Seventh Sister.
• Da Wa proposed capturing the two men and questioning them about Shi Bantian's disappearance.

Qian Renxue questioned Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo about Shi Bantian’s disappearance, but they denied ever seeing him. She ordered Spirit Hall to search across the empire and continent, leaving the war effort disrupted and Xue Ye ready to exploit the distraction.

• Qian Renxue summoned Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo and asked whether they had captured Shi Bantian.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo said they had only taken the purple Gourd Baby and had never seen Shi Bantian.
• Qian Renxue ordered every Spirit Hall branch and available force to search for Shi Bantian and promised a generous reward for reliable information.
• Spirit Hall recalled personnel from the front lines, prompting its soldiers to complain about Qian Renxue’s priorities.
• Xue Ye heard of the search and decided the Heaven Dou Empire should strike back while Spirit Hall was distracted.

Qian Renxue suspected the two great empires had taken Shi Bantian and prepared to lead Spirit Hall into battle to find him. Meanwhile, Tang San and Tang Hao remained unable to break Shi Bantian’s cocoon, so Tang Hao urged Tang San to absorb the soul bone his mother had left him.

• After half a month of searching without finding Shi Bantian, Qian Renxue suspected the two great empires had captured him and ordered a decisive battle.
• The Gourd Babies begged Qian Renxue to let them join the campaign, and she agreed to bring them to Jialing Pass but keep them behind the front lines.
• In a secluded valley in the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San and Tang Hao continued trying in vain to break Shi Bantian’s cocoon.
• Tang Hao told Tang San to stop dwelling on his frustration and absorb the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone his mother had left him.

Tang Hao offered Tang San the Blue Silver Emperor's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, hoping it would heal his crippled leg, but Shi Bantian's cocoon seized it before Tang San could absorb it. The cocoon began changing as a Gourd Vine grew and wrapped around Shi Bantian.

• Tang Hao told Tang San that his mother had left him the Blue Silver Emperor's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, which might restore his leg.
• Tang Hao opened the box and revealed the glowing Soul Bone, and Tang San eagerly took it.
• As Tang San prepared to absorb the Soul Bone, Shi Bantian's cocoon shone green and sent out a vine that snatched it from Tang San's hands.
• Shi Bantian's cocoon showed a strong desire to fuse with the Soul Bone, and a Gourd Vine rapidly grew around Shi Bantian and his cocoon.

Shi Bantian transformed into a seven-colored gourd as the Gourd Vine absorbed Ah Yin’s Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone and defeated Tang Hao and Tang San. After Tang Hao and Tang San fled, the scene shifted to the armies facing each other at Jialing Pass, ready for battle.

• Shi Bantian became a seven-colored giant gourd as the Gourd Vine enveloped him during his fusion with the Soul Bone.
• Tang San attacked the gourd, and Tang Hao joined him with his Clear Sky Hammer and Martial Soul Avatar.
• The Gourd Vine overwhelmed Tang Hao and Tang San, suppressing them and trapping them in a sturdy vine cage.
• Tang Hao pulled Tang San away after concluding they could not stop Shi Bantian, and Tang San left with a final glare at the gourd.
• At Jialing Pass, the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empire armies faced the Spirit Hall Empire army as battle approached.

Qian Renxue arrived at Jialing Pass and easily stopped a Star Luo Empire Titled Douluo’s Ninth Spirit Skill. When the two empires refused her demand to surrender, she prepared to unleash an attack on their ranks.

• A Star Luo Empire guardian Titled Douluo launched his Ninth Spirit Skill at the Spirit Hall Empire’s front lines.
• Qian Renxue appeared behind the Spirit Hall Empire’s forces and effortlessly scattered the attack.
• Qian Renxue demanded that the two empires surrender or face destruction, but their generals and soldiers refused.
• Qian Renxue gathered golden light in her hand and sent it toward the two empires’ ranks.

Qian Renxue’s attack overwhelmed the gathered Titled Douluo and devastated the battlefield before the seven Gourd Babies arrived to join the fight. She reluctantly allowed them to battle after they promised to stay united, and they lined up at the front of the battlefield.

• The Titled Douluo joined their attacks against Qian Renxue, but she shattered their combined assault and struck down soldiers from the two great empires.
• The seven Gourd Babies arrived on the battlefield, astonishing both sides and boosting the Spirit Hall Empire’s morale.
• Qian Renxue ordered the Gourd Babies to return, but they pleaded to fight and help find their father.
• Qian Renxue agreed to let them battle, warning them to be careful and work together.
• The seven Gourd Babies leaped to the front of the battlefield and lined up, ready to fight.

The Seven Gourd Babies unleashed their Martial Souls against the Heaven Dou Empire’s army, overwhelming its troops with their extraordinary powers. As Si Wa’s flames engulfed the battlefield, Wu Wa began summoning a storm of ice, leaving the battle still raging.

• The Gourd Babies summoned their Martial Souls, terrifying the enemy army and astonishing the Heaven Dou commander with their Spirit Ring configurations.
• The commander rallied his troops and ordered them to charge, but Da Wa struck them down with a powerful punch.
• Er Wa used his Double Pupils to overwhelm the exhausted soldiers’ minds, collapsing their battle line.
• San Wa transformed his body into an indestructible form, withstood the enemy Spirit Masters’ attacks, and defeated them as they ran out of Soul Power.
• Si Wa unleashed a torrent of flames that swept across the battlefield and burned soldiers to ash.
• Wu Wa called on his Ice Power and made icy rain begin to fall.

Wu Wa's Extreme Ice and the other Gourd Babies' powers overwhelmed the armies of the two empires, forcing their marshals to surrender. Qian Renxue accepted the surrender and declared Spirit Hall victorious, while the Gourd Babies complained that the battle had ended too soon.

• Wu Wa froze the scorched battlefield with Extreme Ice, and Liu Wa turned invisible to ambush the enemy commander.
• Qi Wa used the Purple Gold Gourd to suck in soldiers weakened by the Gourd Babies' attacks.
• The marshals of the two empires called for surrender as their armies lost the will and ability to fight.
• Qian Renxue accepted the surrender and declared Spirit Hall the winner, prompting its soldiers to celebrate.
• The Gourd Babies gathered beside Qian Renxue and grumbled that they had not used their full strength and wanted to keep fighting.

Qian Renxue and the Seven Gourd Babies defeated the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires, bringing the Douluo Continent under Spirit Hall’s rule. Seven days later, Spirit City prospered under the new empire as its residents discussed the victory and the Gourd Babies’ role in it.

• Qian Renxue recognized that the Seven Gourd Babies had overwhelmed the two empires’ armies without using their full strength and reflected on how easily the continent had been unified.
• Qian Renxue declared that Spirit Hall would rule the united continent and treat surrendered prisoners fairly, prompting the soldiers to lay down their weapons.
• Qian Renxue arranged the surrender and its aftermath, ordered the emperors of the two defeated empires to meet her at Spirit Hall, and left the battlefield with several Gourd Babies.
• Seven days later, Spirit City had grown busier and more prosperous as the Spirit Hall Empire took over the former empires’ industries.
• Men in a tavern praised Qian Renxue’s victory, while an old man credited the Seven Gourd Babies with securing the final win.

Qian Renxue questioned the defeated emperors about Shi Bantian’s disappearance, but they denied knowing where he was. She decided to keep investigating and made their former empires subordinate states under the Spirit Hall Empire, imposing territorial and annual tribute demands.

• People across Spirit City celebrated the Spirit Hall Empire’s prosperity and anticipated a better future.
• Qian Renxue summoned Xue Ye and the Star Luo Emperor and asked whether they had tried to control the Gourd Babies.
• Qian Renxue accused the emperors of hiding Shi Bantian, the Gourd Babies’ father and her husband, but both denied knowing him.
• The emperors argued they had no reason to keep a hostage after their countries were defeated, and Qian Renxue accepted that they might be telling the truth.
• Qian Renxue decided to continue investigating Shi Bantian’s disappearance and told the emperors they could retain their former territories and titles as rulers of subordinate states.
• Qian Renxue required the subordinate states to cede land and send precious resources and talented people as annual tribute to the Spirit Hall Empire.

Qian Renxue forced the Heaven Dou and Star Luo emperors to accept harsh terms and ordered them to find Shi Bantian, promising concessions if they succeeded. Meanwhile, Tang Hao and injured Tang San failed to break Shi Bantian out of his cocoon, and Tang Hao tried to reassure his son as they considered what to do next.

• Qian Renxue made the two emperors accept the Spirit Hall Empire's demands and tasked them with finding Shi Bantian, dead or alive.
• The Heaven Dou and Star Luo empires launched a continent-wide search for Shi Bantian, offering titles and rewards for information.
• Tang Hao and Tang San tried to break the vine cocoon around Shi Bantian, but it absorbed their Soul Power and resisted Tang San's hidden weapons.
• Tang San worried that Shi Bantian would never emerge, and Tang Hao reassured him that his injured leg would not hinder him much and reminded him he had learned the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.