Chapter Summaries

Tang San returned to Tang Hao after securing the Four Great Single-Attribute Clans for the Tang Sect, unaware that his father had personally won their acceptance and worsened his fatal injuries. Dugu Bo then summoned Tang San because Emperor Xue Ye's poisoning had become critical, leaving Tang San to face an urgent crisis.

• Tang San told Tang Hao that the Four Great Single-Attribute Clans had agreed to join his Tang Sect and that his Blue Silver Emperor had fully evolved.
• Tang Hao urged Tang San to visit Ah Yin and hid his bitterness, revealing that he had apologized to the clans and taken Yang Wudi's Soul Breaking Spear strike to help his son win their support.
• Tang Hao considered sacrificing his inherited Spirit Bones to secure Tang San's future through the Clear Sky Sect, but Dugu Bo's urgent call stopped him.
• Dugu Bo found Tang Hao and summoned Tang San, explaining that Xue Ye's poisoning had become far more serious and that the emperor was near death.

Tang San learned that Xue Ye’s rapidly worsening poison could soon kill him, threatening the Heaven Dou Empire’s stability, and hurried toward the imperial palace with Dugu Bo to seek help. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue prepared to seize the empire despite Spirit Hall sending only Porcupinefish Douluo and a Soul Douluo, and suspected the Heaven Dou Empire’s allies would soon return.

• Dugu Bo told Tang San that Xue Ye’s poison had worsened, that he had used his poison-against-poison method six times, and that using it again could kill Xue Ye.
• Tang San agreed to go with Dugu Bo to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and decided to find another poison expert to bring with them.
• Shadow reported to Qian Renxue that Xue Ye would die within half a day and that Dugu Bo had gone to find someone.
• Porcupinefish Douluo told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong had sent him and a Soul Douluo-level Platinum Bishop instead of two Titled Douluo.
• Qian Renxue angrily blamed Bibi Dong for weakening her plan, then set out for the palace and told Porcupinefish Douluo that the Heaven Dou Empire’s helpers should be returning.

Tang San, Dugu Bo, and Yang Wudi went to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace to treat Xue Ye, but soldiers blocked their way under orders from the Crown Prince. As they prepared to force their way inside, Xue Qinghe appeared with two mysterious elders and confronted them.

• On the way to the palace, Dugu Bo asked to join the Tang Sect as an elder, and Tang San agreed.
• Dugu Bo led Tang San and Yang Wudi through the palace toward Xue Ye’s bedchamber, but armored soldiers barred their way.
• Tang San suspected Xue Qinghe had poisoned Xue Ye and ordered the guards to prevent them from treating him.
• Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi prepared to fight through the soldiers so they could reach Xue Ye.
• Xue Qinghe emerged from the bedchamber with two elderly men, and Tang San noticed Dugu Bo tense at their presence.

Tang San and his companions confronted Xue Qinghe over Emperor Xue Ye’s poisoning, and Xue Qinghe ordered two Spirit Hall elders to attack them. As Tang San signaled for reinforcements and the battle spread, he blocked Xue Qinghe and challenged the Crown Prince to fight.

• Xue Qinghe refused to let Tang San, Dugu Bo, and Yang Wudi enter, and Tang San accused him of plotting to murder Emperor Xue Ye and colluding with Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue ordered two elders to attack while Spirit Hall guards surrounded Tang San’s group, and Tang San sent up a signal flare for reinforcements.
• Porcupinefish Douluo absorbed Dugu Bo’s poisonous mist and turned it into poison-coated spikes.
• Yang Wudi’s Soul Breaking Spear blasted away the Soul Douluo wielding a greatsword.
• Tang San blocked Qian Renxue from joining the fight and taunted her about her strength.

Qian Renxue revealed her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and overwhelmed Tang San’s attacks before charging at him. Tang San countered by summoning his Clear Sky Hammer and preparing to use the Dance of the Chaotic Cape.

• Yang Wudi severely wounded the Soul Douluo, prompting Qian Renxue to turn her attention toward the battle’s danger.
• Tang San attacked Qian Renxue with his Blue Silver Thorn Array and Blue Silver Overlord Spear, accusing her of treason and murder.
• Qian Renxue transformed, revealing seven Spirit Rings, six wings, and her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
• Tang San identified the legendary Martial Soul as Qian Renxue destroyed his attacks and charged at him with overwhelming golden power.
• Tang San summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and began the self-created soul skill Dance of the Chaotic Cape.

Tang San and Yang Wudi combined their attacks against Qian Renxue, who had already defeated Tang San once. Their trap left Qian Renxue unable to dodge the redirected Soul Breaking Spear as it hurtled toward her.

• Qian Renxue blasted Tang San dozens of meters away and moved to kill him, but Yang Wudi's spear forced her to retreat.
• Yang Wudi killed the Soul Douluo guarding him, retrieved his Soul Breaking Spear, and clashed with Qian Renxue, pushing her back.
• Tang San recovered and trapped Qian Renxue's vision with One Thousand and One Nights, while Yang Wudi hurled his spear at her.
• Qian Renxue escaped the black sphere, but Tang San struck the spear with his Clear Sky Hammer and redirected it toward her at close range.
• Qian Renxue realized she could neither dodge nor withstand the spear.

Qian Renxue’s disguise as Xue Qinghe vanished as Yang Wudi’s Soul Breaking Spear shattered her barrier and nearly killed her. A phoenix-shaped hairpin released a red shield that repelled the spear, leaving everyone stunned as cracks spread across its gemstone.

• Qian Renxue’s Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone concealment failed, revealing her true appearance as a golden-haired woman.
• Tang San and Dugu Bo realized that the woman had impersonated Xue Qinghe, and Tang San declared her his enemy.
• Yang Wudi’s Soul Breaking Spear shattered Qian Renxue’s golden barrier, leaving her certain she was about to die.
• A red light burst from Qian Renxue’s collar and sent the Soul Breaking Spear flying back.
• A phoenix-shaped hairpin rose before Qian Renxue, its cracked red gemstone appearing ready to release something within.

Qian Renxue discovered that the Phoenix Head Hairpin had transformed into the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, leading her to realize Qin Shiyuan’s hidden identity and reunite with him. Their reunion was interrupted when Tang Hao attacked, only for his Clear Sky Hammer to be stopped.

• Qian Renxue watched the Phoenix Head Hairpin’s ruby shatter, then saw a crimson flower grow from it and recognized it as the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Qian Renxue recalled that the Lovesick Heartbreak Red came from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and realized Qin Shiyuan had hidden his identity from her.
• Qin Shiyuan appeared and apologized for arriving late, and Qian Renxue recognized him as the person she had missed.
• Tang Hao arrived after receiving Tang San’s distress signal and swung his Clear Sky Hammer at Qin Shiyuan.
• Tang San felt relieved to see Tang Hao, but Qin Shiyuan’s furious voice rang out as Tang Hao’s hammer stopped in midair.

Qin Shiyuan arrived to protect Qian Renxue and revealed his identity and Titled Douluo strength to Tang Hao. He attacked Tang Hao with his sword skills, leaving the outcome of the fight unresolved as four swords struck Tang Hao’s limbs.

• Qin Shiyuan blocked Tang Hao’s hammer strike, then wiped Qian Renxue’s tears and promised to deal with their attackers.
• Tang Hao recognized Qin Shiyuan as Qin Jianjiu and was shocked to learn he had become a Titled Douluo.
• Qin Shiyuan summoned the Nine Abyss Sword Box and used Drunken Wind Sword Domain to stun Tang Hao.
• Qin Shiyuan’s Seal Gate Soul Capture sent six swords to surround and attack Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao’s Soul Power barriers stopped two swords, but the other four pierced his limbs.

Tang Hao broke through to level ninety-six after Qin Shiyuan’s sword attack left him badly injured, then launched a vastly empowered Great Sumeru Hammer strike. Qin Shiyuan calmly activated his Million-Year Spirit Ring’s ninth Spirit Ability, Mortal World... Sword Immortal, preparing to test its second ability.

• Qin Shiyuan pierced Tang Hao’s arms and legs with four swords, then used their Sword Intent to attack Tang Hao’s spirit and force him to his knees.
• Tang Hao drew strength from his desire to protect Tang San and broke through to level ninety-six, healing his wounds and forcing the swords out of his body.
• Tang San believed his father’s breakthrough and Clear Sky Hammer gave him the advantage over Qin Shiyuan.
• Tang Hao enlarged the Clear Sky Hammer to a hundred meters and attacked Qin Shiyuan with the Great Sumeru Hammer.
• Qin Shiyuan stayed calm and activated his Million-Year Spirit Ring’s ninth Spirit Ability, Mortal World... Sword Immortal.

Qin Shiyuan awakened the Million-Year Spirit Skill Red Dust Sword Immortal and used its threefold attribute boost to overwhelm Tang Hao. As Qin Shiyuan rushed toward him, Tang Hao realized he might not survive the encounter.

• Qin Shiyuan activated Red Dust Sword Immortal, transforming into a white-haired, red-eyed form as his cocoon shattered beneath Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer.
• Qin Shiyuan’s Sword Intent repelled the Clear Sky Hammer and staggered Tang Hao, who was horrified by the power of the attack.
• Qin Shiyuan realized Red Dust Sword Immortal tripled all his attributes, with stronger multipliers shortening its duration and risking permanent bodily damage.
• Qin Shiyuan closed in on Tang Hao at blinding speed, leaving afterimages that Tang Hao could not distinguish.
• Tang Hao lost confidence in his victory and feared Qin Shiyuan would kill him.

Qin Shiyuan overwhelmed Tang Hao, severing his thumb and leaving him gravely wounded as Tang Hao despaired of surviving. Tang Hao cut off his own right arm to give Tang San its inherited Spirit Bone and urged him to seek refuge with the Clear Sky Sect, while Tang San focused on the promise of protection from its six Titled Douluo.

• Qin Shiyuan used his speed and swordsmanship to cut off Tang Hao’s thumb and inflict six deep wounds, cracking the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San cried out in concern for Tang Hao, who took comfort in his son’s apparent devotion.
• Tang Hao severed his right arm and revealed that it contained one of the Clear Sky Sect’s inherited Spirit Bones.
• Tang Hao told Tang San to take the arm to the Clear Sky Sect and seek protection from his uncle and its six Titled Douluo.
• Tang San ignored the rest of Tang Hao’s instructions and was delighted by the prospect of the sect protecting him.

Tang San pretended to seek help from the Clear Sky Sect, then fled with Dugu Bo and the others while Tang Hao stayed behind to face Qin Shiyuan. After Qin Shiyuan killed Yang Wudi, he hinted that Tang San was not Tang Hao’s real son and had murdered his biological child.

• Tang San feigned eagerness to bring Clear Sky Sect reinforcements, and Tang Hao gave him the arm containing a Spirit Bone.
• Tang Hao asked Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi to protect Tang San as he fled, and they agreed before withdrawing from their fight with Porcupinefish Douluo.
• Tang San kowtowed to Tang Hao, then hurried away with Dugu Bo and the others; Tang Hao mistook his haste for filial concern.
• Qin Shiyuan sent the Mortal World Immortal Sword after the fleeing group, then returned with Yang Wudi’s corpse and explained that he had killed him for threatening Qian Renxue.
• Qin Shiyuan accused Tang Hao of cold-heartedness and suggested Tang San was not his son but had killed his biological child.

Qin Shiyuan told Tang Hao that Tang San’s consciousness had been replaced by an adult from another plane at birth, and Tang Hao began to believe him. The chapter left Tang Hao horrified by the possibility that he had raised the murderer of his own infant son for over ten years.

• Tang Hao laughed off Qin Shiyuan’s claim that Tang San was not his son and pretended to listen so he could buy time for Tang San to escape.
• Qin Shiyuan suggested Tang Hao’s wife had not betrayed him, but Tang Hao mistook his words and furiously defended her.
• Qin Shiyuan exposed Tang Hao’s plan to stall and warned him to stay quiet if he wanted to buy time for Tang San.
• Qin Shiyuan explained that an adult Outsider had seized Tang San’s body at birth, replacing the infant’s consciousness.
• Tang Hao recalled Tang San’s unusual abilities and mature behavior in Holy Soul Village, then began to fear he had raised his own son’s murderer.

Qin Shiyuan convinced Tang Hao that Tang San had never cared about him and had killed his true child, leaving Tang Hao emotionally broken. As he died, Tang Hao offered his Spirit Bone to Qin Shiyuan and asked him to kill Tang San.

• Qin Shiyuan reminded Tang Hao that he had called Tang San an “Outsider” in the City of Slaughter, deepening Tang Hao’s suspicions about Tang San’s origins.
• Qin Shiyuan argued that Tang San had only wanted Tang Hao’s Spirit Bone and would not return to save him, causing Tang Hao to lose hope.
• Tang Hao charged toward Qin Shiyuan without using a soul skill and was pierced through the heart by the Mortal World Immortal Sword.
• Before dying, Tang Hao severed his left leg and offered its Spirit Bone to Qin Shiyuan in exchange for killing Tang San, whom he called the murderer of Little San.

After defeating his enemy, Qin Shiyuan found Qian Renxue in the Eastern Palace and faced her anger over his deception. They confessed their long-held feelings and kissed, leaving the two of them embracing.

• Qin Shiyuan ended the battle, and the soldiers serving Qian Renxue wondered why the Star-Plucking Tower Lord had come to her aid.
• Qin Shiyuan searched for Qian Renxue and found her in the Eastern Palace of the Heaven Dou Crown Prince.
• Qian Renxue confronted Qin Shiyuan for hiding his identity and strength, then cried and struck his chest.
• Qian Renxue kissed Qin Shiyuan and admitted she regretted waiting so long to confess her feelings.
• Qin Shiyuan embraced Qian Renxue and kissed her again as she wrapped her arms around him.

After Xue Ye died, Qian Renxue decided to appear as herself and rely on Qin Shiyuan as she pursued the throne. At the ministers’ gathering, she and Qin Shiyuan arrived together, and the stunned officials mistook them for impostors.

• Qin Shiyuan told Qian Renxue to stop wearing Xue Qinghe’s face and dared anyone to deny her claim to the throne.
• Qian Renxue confirmed that Xue Ye was dead and ordered the ministers and royal family to gather at the palace the next morning.
• The ministers arrived in mourning while secretly weighing their chances in the succession struggle.
• Qian Renxue and Qin Shiyuan entered together and told the gathered officials to rise.
• The ministers recognized Qian Renxue’s true face and accused her and Qin Shiyuan of impersonating the Crown Prince.

Qian Renxue revealed herself as the Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe, before Heaven Dou Empire’s ministers and ordered her guards to seal the hall. As Du Wangchen and Ge Long confronted her, a faction of ministers pledged their support and demanded that she ascend the throne.

• Qian Renxue’s personal guards ignored the ministers’ orders and sealed the hall at her command.
• Qian Renxue revealed her disguise as Xue Qinghe, shocking the ministers who demanded to know what had happened to the Crown Prince.
• Ge Long challenged Qian Renxue, but Du Wangchen stopped him and questioned her identity and motives.
• Qian Renxue accused Du Wangchen of plotting to seize power after eliminating the royal bloodline.
• Qian Renxue declared that she had been Xue Qinghe for fifteen years, and nearly one-third of the ministers knelt to pledge their support and call for her coronation.
• Du Wangchen was visibly shocked by the revelation.

Du Wangchen revealed his hidden Shadow Guards to challenge Qian Renxue’s plan to take control of the Heaven Dou Empire. Qian Renxue blocked Ge Long’s attack with a single strike, and Du Wangchen noticed Qin Shiyuan beside her as another possible trump card.

• Du Wangchen recognized that Qian Renxue had spent fifteen years recruiting elites across the Heaven Dou Empire, but insisted she could not seize the Empire without defeating his forces.
• Du Wangchen summoned 101 Shadow Guards, including an Eight-ringed Soul Douluo, six Soul Saints, and fourteen Soul Emperors.
• Ge Long transformed into his Yazi Martial Soul Avatar and attacked Qian Renxue with his eighth Spirit Ability, while Du Wangchen let him test her strength.
• Qian Renxue revealed her seven-ringed Martial Soul and blocked Ge Long’s attack with her Sacred Sword.
• Du Wangchen searched the hall and suddenly recognized Qin Shiyuan beside Qian Renxue.

Du Wangchen realized that Qin Shiyuan was a Titled Douluo and feared the consequences for his ambitions and the Heaven Dou Empire. As Ge Long rallied officials to attack Qian Renxue, Qin Shiyuan revealed himself and took charge after she had deliberately held back to draw out the imperial family's supporters.

• Du Wangchen met the white-robed Qin Shiyuan's gaze, felt overwhelming pressure, and concluded that he was a Titled Douluo.
• Du Wangchen hoped Dugu Bo would arrive, unaware that Dugu Bo was traveling to the Clear Sky Sect with Tang San.
• Ge Long suffered heavy wounds fighting Qian Renxue and urged officials to help him, promising them promotions and noble titles.
• Around twenty officials, including two Soul Douluo, charged forward while Du Wangchen stayed back and stopped his Shadow Guards from joining them.
• Qin Shiyuan let his concealment fade, praised Ge Long for drawing out the officials, and told Qian Renxue that he would handle the rest.