Chapter Summaries

Bi Zihan gave Qian Renxue maps and intelligence on the two empires, then explained why he believed the Grand Priest knew the Clear Sky Sect's hidden location and kept it secret. Qian Renxue asked for his advice on the Heaven Dou Empire, leaving their discussion poised to continue.

• Bibi Dong gave Bi Zihan maps and force reports for the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires and told him to leave for the Star Luo Empire in three days.
• Bi Zihan found Qian Renxue waiting for him and brought her to his room to share the documents over tea.
• Qian Renxue noticed the documents lacked the Clear Sky Sect's location, and Bi Zihan deduced that the Grand Priest had hidden it to uphold an agreement.
• Qian Renxue said she wanted to avenge Qian Xunji, and Bi Zihan privately resolved to keep the truth from her.
• Qian Renxue asked Bi Zihan for suggestions about the Heaven Dou Empire.

Bi Zihan proposed that Qian Renxue weaken the alliance between the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then establish a mission-based force that would reward Free Soul Masters without restricting their freedom. Qian Renxue considered the plan promising, but the Star Luo Empire remained a challenge that Bi Zihan intended to handle gradually.

• Bi Zihan assessed the major sects and warned Qian Renxue that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was the most important one to treat cautiously.
• Bi Zihan advised Qian Renxue to make Xue Ye wary of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and break its ties with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
• Bi Zihan proposed creating a force in both empires that offered mission rewards to Free Soul Masters without requiring them to join.
• Qian Renxue recognized that the force could gain Free Soul Masters’ support and eventually strengthen Spirit Hall’s prestige.
• Qian Renxue asked how Bi Zihan would deal with the Star Luo Empire, and he said he would proceed slowly because he knew little about Dai Tianfeng.

Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue made a bet over whether he could destroy the Star Luo Empire, and she punished him after he added a condition about their wedding if he failed. The next morning, Bi Zihan studied the empire’s factions, then learned Bibi Dong had gone to Spirit Hall as Hu Liena asked whether he had time.

• Bi Zihan proposed that, if he destroyed the Star Luo Empire, he would give it as a betrothal gift in exchange for Qian Renxue marrying him, and Qian Renxue accepted the bet.
• Qian Renxue pointed out that Bi Zihan had not said what would happen if he failed, so he promised her the wedding procession if he did; she attacked him as he tried to escape.
• Qian Renxue left with information about the Heaven Dou Empire, and Bi Zihan read documents about the Star Luo Imperial Family and several sects before resting.
• The next morning, Bi Zihan found Hu Liena eating alone and learned that Bibi Dong had gone to Spirit Hall early.
• Hu Liena asked Bi Zihan if he had time, and he asked her to explain what she needed before he decided.

Bi Zihan refused Yan’s invitation to spar, then went to Bibi Dong to request authority and protection for his mission to the Star Luo Empire. Bibi Dong granted him administrative autonomy and a Pope’s Decree, and assigned three elders to protect him in place of the Angel’s Decree.

• Hu Liena told Bi Zihan that Yan wanted to spar, but Bi Zihan refused because Yan was only a level twenty-eight Soul Grandmaster.
• Bi Zihan asked Bibi Dong for administrative autonomy in the Star Luo Empire, a Pope’s Decree, an Angel’s Decree, and a hidden or rarely seen Titled Douluo of at least level ninety-three.
• Bibi Dong granted Bi Zihan administrative autonomy and the Pope’s Decree, but explained that she could not give him an Angel’s Decree.
• Bibi Dong summoned Jade, Blaze, and Demon Scythe and ordered all three elders to remain at Bi Zihan’s side and protect him.
• Demon Scythe knelt before Bi Zihan and vowed to die before allowing harm to come to him.

Bibi Dong explained that Demon Scythe served Bi Zihan because he carried the Rakshasa God's Divine Blood, then granted him administrative autonomy in the Star Luo Empire. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue absorbed two Seeds of Life, strengthened her Angel Martial Soul, and went to meet Bi Zihan as Qian Daoliu dismissed Golden Crocodile's concerns.

• Bibi Dong introduced Jade Douluo, Blaze Douluo, and Demon Scythe Douluo to Bi Zihan, then sent the two women away.
• Bibi Dong told Bi Zihan that Demon Scythe was a god's envoy who served him because of the Divine Blood in his body, and Bi Zihan wondered if it connected him to the Rakshasa God.
• Bibi Dong ordered Demon Scythe to tell the Star Luo Empire's bishop that Bi Zihan had administrative autonomy, then sent Bi Zihan back to Lake Heart Pavilion.
• Qian Renxue absorbed two Seeds of Life, reached the rank fifty bottleneck, and transformed her six-winged Angel Martial Soul into a Ten-Winged Angel.
• Qian Renxue went to the garden to see Bi Zihan while Qian Daoliu calmly brushed aside Golden Crocodile's worries about Bi Zihan's Fallen Angel Martial Soul.

Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile watched Qian Renxue and Bi Zihan spar and discussed their exceptional abilities. Golden Crocodile considered taking Bi Zihan as his disciple, but Qian Daoliu said his best chance would be to master sword intent.

• Qian Daoliu argued that the Fallen Angel belonged to the Angel Lineage and reminded Golden Crocodile that both members of the lineage possessed Innate Level Twenty.
• Golden Crocodile changed the subject, and Qian Daoliu led him to watch Qian Renxue and Bi Zihan spar in the garden.
• Golden Crocodile saw Qian Renxue's martial soul had become a Ten-Winged Angel and watched Bi Zihan catch her first soul skill barehanded.
• Qian Daoliu explained that the Seed of Life had raised Qian Renxue's martial soul by two ranks and said Bi Zihan focused on swordsmanship rather than body training.
• Golden Crocodile asked whether he could take Bi Zihan as his inheritor, and Qian Daoliu said there was little chance unless Golden Crocodile learned sword intent.

Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue sparred to a draw, and Qian Daoliu estimated that Bi Zihan could contend with a Soul Sage. When Qian Renxue invited him to the Worship Hall for advice on his sword, Bi Zihan refused and explained his reasons.

• Golden Crocodile worried that Qian Renxue might not be able to keep Bi Zihan under control, while Qian Daoliu agreed that Bi Zihan would become a great aid to her and said he could contend with a Soul Sage.
• Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue ended their spar in a draw, continuing their record of one hundred and twenty draws.
• Bi Zihan praised the improvements to Qian Renxue's Ten-Winged Angel and admitted he had not used his domain or sword intent during their spar.
• Qian Renxue invited Bi Zihan to the Worship Hall to ask Qian Daoliu for advice about his sword, but Bi Zihan refused.
• Bi Zihan told Qian Renxue he avoided the Worship Hall because of its relationship with Spirit Hall and because Qian Daoliu had once considered eliminating him.

Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu argued over who would accompany Bi Zihan to the Star Luo Empire, and Qian Daoliu insisted that the Fourth and Fifth Enshrinements protect him. The discussion left Qian Renxue flustered when the others suggested Bi Zihan might develop feelings for his future fiancée.

• Bi Zihan told Qian Renxue that he respected Qian Daoliu formally despite resenting his past search for him.
• Bibi Dong proposed sending several Titled Douluo from Pope's Palace instead of the Fourth and Fifth Enshrinements to accompany Bi Zihan to the Star Luo Empire.
• Qian Daoliu overruled Bibi Dong and said the two enshrinements would accompany Bi Zihan and prioritize his safety.
• Bibi Dong left with Bi Zihan, while Qian Renxue watched him depart in silence.
• Golden Crocodile suggested that Bi Zihan might grow close to his future fiancée, and Qian Renxue insisted that he should be watched for the sake of Spirit Hall's plans.

As Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue prepared to part, he revealed a plan to destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, leaving her impressed and alarmed by his abilities. Qian Renxue made him promise never to betray Spirit Hall or attack the Worship Hall, and Bi Zihan solemnly agreed.

• Golden Crocodile teased Qian Renxue, and Qian Daoliu led her back to the Worship Hall.
• Two days later, Bi Zihan met Qian Renxue before his departure for the Star Luo Empire, and they spoke about missing each other and their wager.
• Bi Zihan kissed Qian Renxue, then held her and asked who posed the greatest obstacle to her in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Qian Renxue named Ning Fengzhi, and Bi Zihan described a plan to use an Immortal Herb and poison to bring down the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qian Renxue told Bi Zihan to promise he would never betray Spirit Hall or move against the Worship Hall, and he pledged to do neither.

Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue shared an affectionate farewell before departing Spirit Hall for separate empires. On the road to the Star Luo Empire, Bi Zihan studied its factions and ordered the carriage to head directly to the capital.

• Bi Zihan promised Qian Renxue that he would protect her, and they shared a kiss before Bibi Dong interrupted them.
• Bibi Dong reminded them that the elders and enshrinements had been waiting, and Qian Renxue and Bi Zihan prepared to leave for separate empires.
• Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue boarded separate carriages and watched each other until their routes split after leaving Spirit City.
• Bi Zihan studied information on the Star Luo Empire and arranged its factions on a chessboard, with his own forces represented by a white piece.
• Bi Zihan ordered the carriage to head directly to the Star Luo Empire’s capital.

Bi Zihan arrived in Star Luo City and avoided Platinum Bishop Ausfei’s conspicuous welcome, then began a covert plan to weaken the Star Luo Empire’s authority. He used the Misty Rain Tower as a decoy and ordered missions against border-city lords while arranging surveillance on Dai Mubai.

• Bi Zihan refused to meet Ausfei and had the group stay at an inn, avoiding attention outside the Spirit Soul Sanctuary.
• Bi Zihan booked the inn’s fourth floor and ordered Lor Diarra to buy a prominent tavern, rename it Misty Rain Tower, and post a mission to assassinate two border-city lords.
• Bi Zihan directed Lu Zheng, Ye Ming, and Yang Wushuang to spread news of the missions so it would reach Dai Tianfeng.
• Bi Zihan sent Jade and Blaze to carry out the border-city missions and told Demon Scythe to watch the Star Luo Imperial Palace so Dai Mubai could not escape.
• Bi Zihan explained to Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear that the empty Misty Rain Tower was a decoy intended to provoke the Star Luo Empire and weaken its control and prestige.

Bi Zihan used Misty Rain Tower to announce assassination missions against Star Luo officials, drawing the empire’s attention while he planned a broader strike against the nobility. He sent Lor Diarra to obtain information on an auction house and left Misty Rain Tower exposed for Dai Tianfeng to destroy.

• Lor Diarra opened Misty Rain Tower in Star Luo City and displayed two assassination missions, prompting residents and the imperial court to investigate it.
• Dai Tianfeng ordered his subordinates to watch Misty Rain Tower and identify its operator, but dismissed it as an insignificant threat.
• Bi Zihan told Lor Diarra to stop posting missions and secretly retrieve information about an auction house from the Spirit Soul Sanctuary.
• Bi Zihan explained that he intended to target nobles who profited from the illegal trade of people and slaves, winning support from commoners while keeping Spirit Hall’s involvement hidden.

Osfer learned that the auction house would sell a strange gold coin bearing a twelve-winged black angel and emitting both dark and light attributes. After Lor Diarra reported the coin to Bi Zihan, Bi Zihan recognized that it might be the Fallen Angel coin he had been searching for and decided to visit the auction tomorrow.

• Osfer ordered the sanctuary steward to search Star Luo City for the young master, then learned from Lor Diarra that Bi Zihan had avoided the sanctuary because Osfer's welcome was too grand.
• Lor Diarra collected the auction house information for Bi Zihan, and Osfer told him about the strange gold coin scheduled for the next day's auction.
• Lor Diarra returned to the hotel, gave Bi Zihan the auction materials, and described the coin's twelve-winged angel engraving and dark and light attributes.
• Bi Zihan recognized that the coin might be the Fallen Angel coin he had sought and decided to visit the auction house the following day.

Bi Zihan went to the Star Luo Auction House with Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear while investigating the nobles connected to it. The elders detected two Evil Soul Masters in the auction hall, and Bi Zihan learned that they had entered.

• Bi Zihan sent Lor Diarra, Lu Zheng, Ye Ming, and Yang Wushuang to investigate the reputations of nobles backing the auction house.
• Bi Zihan told Ghost Leopard that he planned to flip the board rather than accept defeat in the struggle against the Star Luo Empire.
• Bi Zihan, Ghost Leopard, and Demon Bear entered the Star Luo Auction House and took seats in the black section.
• Bi Zihan ignored the auction items while Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear waited with him.
• Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear sensed two black-robed Evil Soul Masters in the auction hall, and Ghost Leopard confirmed their identities to Bi Zihan.

Bi Zihan bought the Angel Gold Coin after sensing it resonated with his martial soul and bloodline, then left the auction house with Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear after they captured two Evil Soul Masters attempting to rob it. Back at the hotel, the group questioned the captives, who asked who they were.

• Bi Zihan bid 210,000 Gold Soul Coins for the Angel Gold Coin engraved with twelve black wings.
• Bi Zihan, Ghost Leopard, and Demon Bear went to collect their auction items alongside the two Evil Soul Masters, who had bought the seventy-thousand-year soul bone.
• The Evil Soul Masters tried to rob the auction house, but Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear defeated them, sealed their Soul Power, and handed them over to Bi Zihan.
• Bi Zihan told the auction house staff to repair the damage themselves and left with Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear, who carried the captives back to the hotel.
• Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear demanded to know why the Evil Soul Masters had come to the Star Luo Empire, and one captive asked who they were.

Bi Zihan’s reaction to the Fallen Angel coin awakened the Fallen Angels and revealed a hidden divine inheritance. He gained the Book of the Gods, the Sword of the Gods, and the Divine Punishment Heavenly Eye.

• Bi Zihan sent Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear to question the Evil Soul Masters.
• Bi Zihan poured Soul Power into the Fallen Angel coin, causing his Fallen Angel martial soul and the six figures in his Consciousness Sea to awaken.
• The coin became a box that drew in nine divine artifacts and revealed a Twelve-Winged Angel holding the Book of the Gods.
• The Fallen Angels and the Twelve-Winged Angel displayed their power before submitting to Bi Zihan.
• The Twelve-Winged Angel transformed into a silver sword that became Bi Zihan’s third martial soul, the Sword of the Gods, while the Book of the Gods remained before him.
• Bi Zihan realized that the two beams had transformed his eyes into the Divine Punishment Heavenly Eye and learned that the book revealed knowledge suited to each reader.

Bi Zihan learned that the Book of the Gods contained the Underworld God Sword Art, but he was forced to stop reading and turned his attention to the Angel God’s interference. As Star Luo City cracked down on Misty Rain Tower, Bi Zihan prepared a new plan to draw attention and strike at rival factions’ businesses.

• Bi Zihan opened the Book of the Gods, saw the requirements for the Underworld God Sword Art, and spat blood when its power forced the book to close and return to his Consciousness Sea.
• The Evil God King discovered that his Divine Sense on Bi Zihan had vanished and suspected a First-Rank God with a Super Divine Artifact was competing for his candidate.
• Dai Tianfeng ordered troops to destroy Misty Rain Tower and impose martial law in Star Luo City after officials and members of four noble families were assassinated.
• Bi Zihan told Lor Diarra to hang another Misty Rain Tower plaque and post a mission to assassinate members of the Star Luo Imperial Family, then leave without carrying it out.
• Bi Zihan ordered Jade, Blaze, and Demon Scythe to destroy the Star Luo City businesses of the White Tiger Sect, Wind Sword Sect, and Fire Leopard Sect after the second Misty Rain Tower was destroyed.

Bi Zihan arranged for Lor Diarra to use Osfer to misdirect Dai Tianfeng while the group hid in the Spirit Soul Sanctuary. He then threatened two captured Evil Soul Masters with Lingchi until one offered valuable information, leaving Bi Zihan ready to hear what he knew.

• Bi Zihan told Lor Diarra to beat Osfer and send him to Dai Tianfeng to report a search for Misty Rain Tower members, then planned to hide in the Spirit Soul Sanctuary.
• Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear reported that the two Evil Soul Masters had refused to reveal anything under questioning.
• Bi Zihan went to the prisoners and threatened to make them endure Lingchi and eat their own flesh.
• Yang Wushuang brought a knife and salt, and Bi Zihan ordered him to carry out the punishment while keeping the prisoners alive.
• As the knife neared them, one Evil Soul Master offered to share valuable information, and Bi Zihan told Yang Wushuang to pause.

Bi Zihan learned that an unknown organization was secretly helping the Evil Soul Masters in the Extreme North and ordered Spirit Hall to monitor the region. Meanwhile, Lor Diarra staged an attack on Osfer to frame Misty Rain Tower and set a plan against the Star Luo Imperial Family in motion.

• The Evil Soul Masters told Bi Zihan that their group had a level ninety-three Titled Douluo and received secret help from an organization whose name they did not know.
• Bi Zihan ordered the Evil Soul Masters killed and told Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear to warn Spirit Hall to watch the Extreme North Land.
• Bi Zihan wrote a letter for Lor Diarra to deliver to Spirit Hall, then left the matter of the Evil Soul Masters to others.
• Lor Diarra posted a mission to assassinate the Star Luo Imperial Family, then changed the inn's sign to Misty Rain Tower.
• Lor Diarra told Osfer to deliver Bi Zihan's letter, beat him up, and blame Misty Rain Tower so Dai Tianfeng would search for them.

A patrol force investigated the Misty Rain Tower, but Dai Tianfeng and the major factions struggled to understand its motives and strength after its attacks on their interests. After learning that a veiled woman with nine spirit rings had destroyed several sects’ businesses, Dai Yuheng ordered the White Tiger Sect to stay cautious as Star Luo City waited for the next move.

• A patrol force entered the Misty Rain Tower, took down its two missions, and reported the tower to Dai Tianfeng, who ordered the troops to keep patrolling while he waited for its people to arrive.
• Osfer asked Dai Tianfeng to help find the Misty Rain Tower, and Dai Tianfeng said Star Luo City was under lockdown and dismissed him.
• Dai Tianfeng considered the tower’s attacks on several powerful factions and realized the signboard in Star Luo City might only be meant to draw attention.
• A White Tiger Sect disciple reported that a veiled woman with nine spirit rings had destroyed businesses belonging to the White Tiger Sect, Wind Sword Sect, and Fire Leopard Sect.
• Dai Yuheng ordered the White Tiger Sect to keep the news quiet and avoid confronting the Misty Rain Tower until other factions tested its strength.
• The three sects and several nobles held back their forces as rumors spread that a Titled Douluo was stationed at the Misty Rain Tower.