Chapter Summaries

Bi Zihan reunited with Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin at a hotel, where Chen Xin proposed a rematch after five years apart. Bi Zihan agreed to spar after their meal, while Ning Fengzhi’s purpose for meeting him remained unclear.

• Bi Zihan ordered a meal and let Blue Buddha Child and Little White choose the dishes, while Chen Xin privately warned Ning Fengzhi not to underestimate Bi Zihan and the girl in blue.
• Ning Fengzhi asked where Bi Zihan had spent the past five years, and Bi Zihan said he had traveled with his fiancée and barely cultivated.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin invited Bi Zihan to spar, recalling that he had blocked Chen Xin’s six Killing characters five years earlier.
• Bi Zihan agreed to spar after the meal and reflected that his sword mastery had advanced to Sword Domain, though he believed the world’s laws prevented further progress.
• The group began eating, Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue communicated with glances, and Ning Fengzhi remarked on Blue Buddha Child’s large appetite.

Bi Zihan and Chen Xin began a sword spar outside Heaven Dou City, but Chen Xin used a soul skill without warning, provoking Qian Renxue. Bi Zihan revealed his second Martial Soul and three red Soul Rings, then launched a hidden attack with his first Soul Skill.

• Ning Fengzhi paid for the meal, and the group traveled outside Heaven Dou City for a spar between Bi Zihan and Chen Xin.
• Bi Zihan and Chen Xin traded basic sword techniques until Bi Zihan began to gain the advantage.
• Chen Xin used his third Soul Skill, and Bi Zihan blocked the attack after countering it with Sword Qi.
• Qian Renxue threatened Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Ning Fengzhi feigned confusion about her objection.
• Bi Zihan switched to the Rakshasa Demon Scythe and revealed three red Soul Rings, astonishing Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi.
• Bi Zihan used his first Soul Skill, Demonic Whale Abyssal Slash, and Chen Xin instinctively raised the Seven Kill Sword to defend himself.

Bi Zihan and Chen Xin fought to a draw after escalating from spirit skills to their most powerful attacks. Ning Fengzhi tried to keep Bi Zihan from leaving, offering an apology and compensation while asking to discuss important matters.

• Bi Zihan attacked Chen Xin with the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, and Chen Xin defended with the Seven Kill Sword.
• Chen Xin used Myriad Swords Returning to Origin, but Bi Zihan’s nearly million-year spirit ring gradually overwhelmed the swords with its soul skill.
• Chen Xin unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar and Divine-Demonic Dual Slash, while Bi Zihan countered with Origin Falling Yama Slash.
• Their attacks canceled each other out, and Ning Fengzhi called the fight a draw before either man could escalate further.
• Chen Xin recalled his Martial Soul and apologized, but Bi Zihan said he hoped they would never meet again and started to leave with Qian Renxue.
• Ning Fengzhi stopped Bi Zihan and offered compensation, asking him to stay and discuss important matters with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue followed Ning Fengzhi to a teahouse after he warned that a serious matter could threaten the Misty Rain Tower and Cold Snow Auction House. Ning Fengzhi revealed that the Clear Sky Sect had been destroyed by a powerful seven-ringed Soul Sage, while Bi Zihan concealed his role and feigned surprise.

• Bi Zihan initially refused to hear Ning Fengzhi out, but stopped when Ning Fengzhi warned that the Misty Rain Tower and Cold Snow Auction House might face calamity.
• Bi Zihan, Qian Renxue, Blue Buddha Child, and Little White accompanied Ning Fengzhi to a private room in a Heaven Dou City teahouse.
• Ning Fengzhi asked why Bi Zihan's second martial soul had only three soul rings, all of them hundred-thousand-year rings, and Bi Zihan claimed his martial soul could only bear three.
• Ning Fengzhi connected the destruction of the Clear Sky Sect to the heavenly phenomenon from seventeen years earlier and said its destroyer had a martial soul resembling that phenomenon.
• Ning Fengzhi said the destroyer was reportedly a seven-ringed Soul Sage with black ten-thousand-year soul rings who had killed three Titled Douluo and injured the other three in a solo assault.

Ning Fengzhi tried to secure an alliance with the Misty Rain Tower and Cold Snow Auction House by warning them about the Clear Sky Sect's destruction, but Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue refused to commit without knowing the facts or receiving concrete terms. Chen Xin then asked why Bi Zihan's sword intent suppressed his, and Bi Zihan revealed that he had reached the level of Sword Domain.

• Bi Zihan told Ning Fengzhi that the Misty Rain Tower and Cold Snow Auction House would stay out of the Clear Sky Sect matter until its cause was known.
• Ning Fengzhi urged the two organizations to form an alliance with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, citing the threat of the unknown force that destroyed the Clear Sky Sect.
• Qian Renxue and Bi Zihan agreed that mutual assistance could be worthwhile but said they would not make a rash commitment without more information or tangible terms.
• Ning Fengzhi realized that he would need to offer substantial resources to win their cooperation, while Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue waited.
• Chen Xin asked why Bi Zihan's sword intent had suppressed his, and Bi Zihan explained that he had advanced beyond sword intent to Sword Domain.

Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue negotiated an alliance with Ning Fengzhi, agreeing to help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in exchange for regular resources. After signing the agreement, Bi Zihan explained how its wording limited when they would be obligated to help.

• Ning Fengzhi offered five million Gold Soul Coins and various cultivation resources every three years in exchange for the alliance and the promise of aid during the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's difficulties.
• Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue agreed, adding a clause that exempted them from helping with trivial matters.
• Ning Fengzhi, Bi Zihan, and Qian Renxue reviewed and signed two copies of the agreement, with the alliance taking effect once Ning Fengzhi delivered the resources.
• Bi Zihan declined Ning Fengzhi's invitation to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and left with Qian Renxue for Cold Snow Auction House.
• Qian Renxue asked why Bi Zihan specified that Ning Fengzhi had to come to them for help, and Bi Zihan explained that the wording meant they only had to assist if Ning Fengzhi personally told them of the trouble.

Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue arranged for Little White to manage the Cold Snow Auction House so Tang Xiao would not recognize them. On the way back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi discussed recruiting Jian Hen and warned Chen Xin that the Misty Rain Tower and Cold Snow Auction House had become powerful forces among Free Soul Masters.

• Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue agreed to avoid meeting Tang Xiao and let Little White represent the Cold Snow Auction House when dealing with Ning Fengzhi.
• Little White agreed to take charge temporarily, and Qian Renxue explained that she only needed to meet Ning Fengzhi while the auction house handled its other affairs.
• Ning Fengzhi told Chen Xin that an agreement could let the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect recover the resources it sent, possibly with interest.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Jian Hen’s talent and considered recruiting him, while Chen Xin objected that Ning Rongrong should not become his concubine.
• Ning Fengzhi said Rongrong’s future husband needed to protect the sect and warned that the continent’s recent peace might precede a major upheaval.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that the Misty Rain Tower and Cold Snow Auction House had gathered Free Soul Masters and possessed a Peerless Douluo and several Titled Douluo.

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin discussed the shifting balance of power on the continent and the kind of talent Rongrong’s future husband would need to help protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After returning to the sect, Ning Fengzhi told Tang Xiao about Misty Rain Tower and urged him to ally with it and Cold Snow Auction House.

• Ning Fengzhi explained that Misty Rain Tower and Cold Snow Auction House had united the Free Soul Masters and could reshape the continent’s balance of power.
• Chen Xin asked whether the two organizations had great ambitions, and Ning Fengzhi said he did not know but wanted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to prepare.
• Ning Fengzhi said Rongrong’s future husband needed to be able to contend with Jian Hen, while Chen Xin considered how rare such a prodigy would be.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Fengzhi recounted what they had seen to Tang Xiao.
• Tang Xiao said the person who destroyed the Clear Sky Sect had completely suppressed him and the five elders, and Ning Fengzhi advised him to ally with Misty Rain Tower and Cold Snow Auction House.

Tang Xiao agreed to visit Cold Snow Auction House with Ning Fengzhi, while Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue assessed Spirit Hall’s position in the Heaven Dou Empire and planned to hasten Xue Ye’s death. The chapter ended with Bi Zihan carrying Qian Renxue to bed after she declined his offer to help with the political plan.

• Tang Xiao accepted Ning Fengzhi’s invitation to visit Cold Snow Auction House and said he wanted to meet Misty Rain Tower’s Peerless Douluo.
• Bi Zihan used a chessboard to show Qian Renxue that Spirit Hall held a major advantage over the Heaven Dou Empire’s forces.
• Qian Renxue revealed that Yu Luomian had secretly defected from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to Spirit Hall.
• Bi Zihan warned that Yang Wudi could cure Xue Ye’s Seven-Colored Splendor Poison, so he and Qian Renxue agreed to remove Xue Ye before that became a problem.
• Qian Renxue said her existing plan would take a few months, and Bi Zihan carried her toward the bed after suggesting they try to have a child.

After learning that Zhu Zhuqing had challenged Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue decided to investigate her motives. Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi and Tang Xiao left the Cold Snow Auction House without meeting the figures they had hoped to see.

• Qian Renxue woke late and ate lunch with Bi Zihan, who had prepared the meal.
• Snake Lance reported that Zhu Zhuqing, a lone Soul Grandmaster, had challenged Heaven Dou Royal Academy, with the match set to begin in one hour.
• Qian Renxue and Bi Zihan questioned why Zhu Zhuqing had challenged the academy and dismissed the idea that the Star Luo Imperial Family was behind it.
• Qian Renxue decided to visit the academy as Xue Qinghe, with Bi Zihan disguised as her guard.
• Ning Fengzhi and Tang Xiao left the Cold Snow Auction House disappointed that they had not met the Peerless Douluo or Jian Hen.

Tang Xiao asked Ning Fengzhi to help rebuild the Clear Sky Sect, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to provide support and help contact its former affiliated sects. They went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to watch its latest challenge, where Xue Qinghe arrived with a mysterious guard whose survival in Misty Trace Grand Canyon surprised Ning Fengzhi and Tang Xiao.

• Tang Xiao asked Ning Fengzhi for a site, resources, and help contacting the Strength Clan so he could rebuild the Clear Sky Sect, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to help as much as possible.
• Ning Fengzhi and Tang Xiao went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and waited with its education committee members for the challenge to begin.
• Xue Qinghe arrived with a masked guard and assured Meng Shenji that the academy would not lose again.
• Ning Fengzhi and Tang Xiao noticed they could not discern the guard's Soul Power, and Xue Qinghe claimed the imperial family had rescued him from Misty Trace Grand Canyon after he was gravely injured.

Zhu Zhuqing recognized Xue Qinghe’s masked guard as Xiao Han and confronted him, insisting that a distinctive necklace proved his identity. The guard denied knowing her, while Ning Fengzhi suggested his memory loss might explain the denial.

• Zhu Zhuqing entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy, spotted the guard behind Xue Qinghe, and conceded the competition before approaching him.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked why the guard was hiding from her, but he denied ever meeting her.
• Zhu Zhuqing identified the necklace as unique and demanded that the guard remove his mask.
• Xue Qinghe defended the guard and claimed Zhu Zhuqing had no authority to detain him in Heaven Dou City.
• Zhu Zhuqing named the guard as Xiao Han and said he had been sent to Misty Trace Grand Canyon about five years earlier.
• Ning Fengzhi noted that Xue Qinghe had said the guard was found at Misty Trace Grand Canyon and suggested his memory loss might explain why he did not recognize Zhu Zhuqing.

Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue discussed Zhu Zhuqing’s arrival and planned to meet her that night, while Qian Renxue teased Bi Zihan about his admirers. The chapter ended with Asura God visiting Angel God in the God Realm.

• Bi Zihan, disguised as a guard, told Zhu Zhuqing to visit a residence east of Heaven Dou City that night, and she left for the outskirts.
• Qian Renxue and Bi Zihan revealed their true appearances in the Crown Prince’s chambers and discussed Zhu Zhuqing recognizing him.
• Qian Renxue decided to accompany Bi Zihan to meet Zhu Zhuqing, then she and Bi Zihan reconciled with affectionate promises.
• Angel God sneezed in the God Realm as Asura God entered his Divine Temple and said he was taking a stroll.

The Asura God questioned the Angel God about Bi Zihan’s Fallen Angel powers and revealed he wanted Bi Zihan as his inheritor. Later, Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue confronted Zhu Zhuqing, and Bi Zihan explained why he had avoided her while insisting he wanted a peaceful life.

• The Asura God asked the Angel God why Bi Zihan could not use his Fallen Angel abilities, and she admitted she did not know.
• The Asura God said he wanted Bi Zihan as his inheritor because Tang Chen had failed his trial, then left the temple with a mysterious smile.
• Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue waited for Zhu Zhuqing in their courtyard with Blue Buddha Child and Little White present.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Bi Zihan why he had avoided her, and he introduced Qian Renxue as his fiancée.
• Bi Zihan blamed Zhu Zhuqing for his dangerous trip to Misty Trace Grand Canyon and said he wanted a peaceful life with Qian Renxue.
• Zhu Zhuqing questioned why Bi Zihan served as a guard for the Heaven Dou Empire crown prince, and Qian Renxue said the work paid well.

Zhu Zhuqing confronted Bi Zihan about whether he was Jian Hen, the Tower Master of Misty Rain Tower, and explained that she wanted to escape becoming a sacrifice in the Star Luo Imperial Family’s succession struggle. Bi Zihan confirmed his identity and threatened her, while Zhu Zhuqing maintained that she had told no one else.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Bi Zihan whether she should call him Xiao Han or the Tower Master of Misty Rain Tower.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that a black chess piece marked with Han and the timing of Bi Zihan’s disappearance had led her to suspect he was Jian Hen.
• Bi Zihan confirmed that he was Jian Hen and slashed Zhu Zhuqing’s neck, then asked how many people she had told.
• Zhu Zhuqing said she had told no one and explained that she wanted to avoid becoming a sacrifice of the Star Luo Imperial Family.
• Bi Zihan questioned Zhu Zhuqing’s purpose as Qian Renxue, Little White, and Blue Buddha Child blocked her escape, while Zhu Zhuqing remained silent.

Boye returned to the courtyard and offered Zhu Zhuqing a chance to join Misty Rain Tower rather than face death for what she knew. Zhu Zhuqing accepted Boye’s offer to follow her, while insisting that she would not be forced to do anything against her wishes.

• Boye returned, learned what had happened, and silently shared her thoughts with Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue.
• Bi Zihan gave Zhu Zhuqing the choice to join Misty Rain Tower or die, but Zhu Zhuqing refused to abandon the Star Luo Zhu Family.
• Boye explained that Zhu Zhuqing’s suspicions and her wish to avoid becoming a sacrifice had led her to seek Misty Rain Tower’s help.
• Boye offered to keep Zhu Zhuqing by her side and consider helping resolve her engagement to the Star Luo Imperial Family.
• Zhu Zhuqing agreed to follow Boye, provided Boye did not make her do anything she did not wish to do.

Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue planned how to handle the Heaven Dou Empire and their enemies while leaving Zhu Zhuqing in Boye’s care. At the Cold Snow Auction House, Boye assessed Zhu Zhuqing and began preparing to improve her physique, hinting at a future beyond the Titled Douluo realm.

• Bi Zihan sent Zhu Zhuqing with Boye to stay at the Cold Snow Auction House, reassuring Qian Renxue that Boye could keep her under control.
• Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue divided their plans: Qian Renxue would handle the imperial palace while Bi Zihan watched Ning Fengzhi and Tang Xiao and dealt with matters outside it.
• Bi Zihan, Qian Renxue, Blue Buddha Child, and Little White returned to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and rested in the crown prince’s chambers.
• Boye examined Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul and physique, finding her foundation solid but her natural talent and physique somewhat lacking.
• Boye told Zhu Zhuqing that Gods existed beyond Titled Douluo and said Zhu Zhuqing would understand more if she met Boye’s expectations.
• Boye instructed Zhu Zhuqing to prepare hot water and arranged medicinal herbs to improve her physique.

Boye prepared a medicinal bath diluted with her Divine Blood so Zhu Zhuqing could safely absorb its energy. Zhu Zhuqing began cultivating in the tub, while Boye monitored her and judged her potential as an heir to her divine position.

• Boye ground medicinal herbs into powder, divided a drop of her Divine Blood, and diluted half of it among the herbs because Zhu Zhuqing could not safely absorb it undiluted.
• Boye explained that she wanted an heir for her divine position and that Zhu Zhuqing’s ability to absorb the diluted Divine Blood would help reveal whether she could inherit it.
• Boye mixed the powdered herbs into Zhu Zhuqing’s overheated bath and instructed her to absorb the energy slowly.
• Zhu Zhuqing entered the tub and meditated, sensing its immense energy as her physique grew stronger.
• Boye watched Zhu Zhuqing with her spiritual power, approved of her careful absorption, and estimated the bath would sustain her for several days.

Bi Zihan prepared to establish the Divine Temple and traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to ask Gu Yuena for help. There, a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger ambushed him, and the two began fighting.

• Boye brought Bi Zihan a dossier of clans and sects willing to join the Divine Temple, and he told her to establish it outside Heaven Dou City while he was away.
• Bi Zihan left for the Star Dou Great Forest, intending to ask Gu Yuena to lend him people to support the Divine Temple.
• A Dark Demon Evil God Tiger ambushed Bi Zihan in the forest, drawn to the evil power in his body and the Necklace around his neck.
• Bi Zihan summoned his Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel, released the Seven Deadly Sins domain, and fought the tiger after it attacked him.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger entered the void using its spatial power to search for Bi Zihan's weakness.

Bi Zihan fought the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, which sent a spiritual attack into his Spiritual Sea and was captured by the Evil Eye Saint King. The Fallen Angels punished the tiger for provoking them, leaving it battered and cowering before Pervasive Angel.

• Bi Zihan's necklace increased his attributes tenfold as he battled the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, which launched a spiritual attack into his Spiritual Sea.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger approached the great door and provoked Slaughtering Angel and the other Fallen Angels with a roar before turning to leave.
• At Slaughtering Angel's signal, the Evil Eye Saint King ambushed the tiger, restrained it with three-colored light, and dragged it through the door.
• Slaughtering Angel imprisoned the tiger and hurled it into the great door, while Lost Angel also struck it for daring to provoke them.
• Pervasive Angel approached the battered tiger in a gentle tone, then struck it harder than the others and sent it crashing into the door.