Chapter Summaries

Qin Shiyuan revealed his overwhelming strength and killed the ministers who opposed him. Du Wangchen recognized him as Qin Jianjiu, the Lord of the Star-Plucking Tower, and accepted that he would die.

• Qin Shiyuan summoned the Nine Abyss Sword Box and revealed nine Spirit Rings, including five Hundred Thousand Year rings and one Golden ring.
• Qin Shiyuan used Clear Rain Swaying Leaves to kill more than twenty ministers and Ge Long.
• Qin Shiyuan asked whether anyone else challenged him, then questioned Du Wangchen when the others stayed silent.
• Du Wangchen admitted he would not dare oppose Qin Shiyuan and realized his bid to seize power had doomed him.
• Qin Shiyuan revealed that he was Qin Jianjiu, the Lord of the Star-Plucking Tower, and Du Wangchen accepted his coming death.

Qin Shiyuan taught Qian Renxue a Soul Restriction so she could control the capable but ambitious Du Wangchen. After Du Wangchen submitted, Qian Renxue renamed the Heaven Dou Empire the Qian Qin Empire and appointed the Star-Plucking Tower as its Guardian Divine Cult, with Qin Shiyuan as Imperial Preceptor.

• Qin Shiyuan taught Qian Renxue how to use a Soul Restriction and left Du Wangchen's fate to her.
• Qian Renxue offered Du Wangchen a chance to live if he opened his Sea of Spirit, then planted the restriction in his mind.
• Qian Renxue demonstrated her control over the restriction, and Du Wangchen pledged to obey before leaving with his men.
• Qian Renxue renamed the Heaven Dou Empire the Qian Qin Empire, declared herself its first sovereign, and appointed the Star-Plucking Tower as Guardian Divine Cult and Qin Shiyuan as Imperial Preceptor.
• Qian Renxue told Qin Shiyuan that the changes were settled, including the empire's new name, which combined their surnames.

Qian Renxue reassured Qin Shiyuan that she had no affection for Bibi Dong and would not object to his conflict with her. Pufferfish Douluo fled to report Qian Renxue’s suspected betrayal, but Qin Shiyuan’s Ten-Headed Solar Flood Dragon intercepted and killed him.

• Qian Renxue told Qin Shiyuan that she held no grudge against Elder Hall’s offerings and considered only her grandfather family.
• Qian Renxue said she had no feelings for Bibi Dong and told Qin Shiyuan to do as he wished.
• Qian Renxue noticed Pufferfish Douluo was missing and feared he had gone to report to Bibi Dong, but Qin Shiyuan assured her he would not return to Spirit Hall.
• Pufferfish Douluo fled through Star Dou Forest and concluded that Qian Renxue had betrayed Spirit Hall by associating with Star-Plucking Tower.
• The Ten-Headed Solar Flood Dragon ambushed Pufferfish Douluo and tore through his body, killing him.

Bibi Dong decided to go to the City of Slaughter after receiving no news from Hu Liena, while ordering Yue Guan to punish Qian Renxue for her apparent failure in the Heaven Dou Empire. After Bibi Dong left, Yue Guan learned that Qian Renxue had taken the throne with Qin Shiyuan’s help and formed a close alliance with Star-Plucking Tower.

• Bibi Dong worried that Hu Liena had not returned from the City of Slaughter and decided to investigate herself.
• Bibi Dong told Yue Guan to oversee Spirit Hall and ordered that Qian Renxue be punished for failing to seize control of the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Bibi Dong left for the City of Slaughter after insisting that Qian Renxue and she had no relationship.
• A Crimson Level report arrived, and Yue Guan learned that Qin Shiyuan had helped Qian Renxue ascend the throne during the Heaven Dou Palace Coup.
• Yue Guan discovered that Qian Renxue had renamed the Heaven Dou Empire the Qian Qin Empire, appointed Qin Shiyuan Imperial Preceptor, and designated Star-Plucking Tower the Guardian Divine Cult.

Bibi Dong returned to the City of Slaughter to find her disciple Hu Liena, and her ominous suspicions grew as the King of Slaughter reacted guiltily. He revealed that Qin Jianjiu had taken Hu Liena away, leaving Bibi Dong to pursue them.

• Bibi Dong destroyed the tavern entrance and entered the City of Slaughter, killing the new black-armored soldier who tried to stop her.
• The Fallen Ones attacked Bibi Dong, and she killed hundreds of them with a burst of Soul Power.
• Bibi Dong summoned the King of Slaughter and demanded to know where Hu Liena was.
• The King of Slaughter admitted that Qin Jianjiu had taken Hu Liena and pointed in the direction they had gone.

Bibi Dong learned that Qin Jianjiu had come to the City of Slaughter and searched for her still-living disciple. At Fox Fragrance Tower, Hu Liena endured abuse until the men’s mention of Tang San broke through her numbness and brought her to tears, just as Bibi Dong called out to her.

• The King of Slaughter told Bibi Dong that her disciple was alive and pointed her toward the area where she might be found.
• Bibi Dong threatened the King of Slaughter and searched the City of Slaughter with her spiritual power.
• Fox Fragrance Tower’s guests described how difficult it was to win a chance to see its Flower Queen.
• Hu Liena, chained and numb, submitted to five guests who taunted her about her past as the Hell Envoy.
• The guests’ mention of Tang San made Hu Liena cry and resist slightly, and Bibi Dong’s voice rang out, calling her Na’er.

Bibi Dong found Hu Liena in the City of Slaughter and was horrified by the abuse she had suffered. After Hu Liena begged her not to come closer, Bibi Dong unleashed her fury on the city and demanded that the King of Slaughter appear.

• Bibi Dong entered the room, killed the five figures, and recognized Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena hid in a corner and begged Bibi Dong not to approach, while Bibi Dong promised to stay back.
• Bibi Dong swore vengeance on Qin Jianjiu and attacked the Fallen Ones outside Fox Fragrance Tower.
• Bibi Dong destroyed everything within ten thousand meters except the room and called for the King of Slaughter to come out.

Bibi Dong confronted the King of Slaughter over what had happened to her disciple and accused him of enabling Qin Jianjiu to cripple her. After he provoked her, Bibi Dong attacked with her Death Spider Emperor and its clone, while the King of Slaughter drew power from the Fallen Ones; just as he prepared to force her back, another consciousness appeared in his Sea of Spirit.

• Bibi Dong demanded an explanation from the King of Slaughter for her disciple's condition and accused him of manipulating events.
• The King of Slaughter blamed Qin Jianjiu, defended the City of Slaughter's rules, and taunted Bibi Dong about her disciple's blood sacrifices.
• Bibi Dong transformed into her Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul Avatar and summoned a Spider Emperor Clone.
• The King of Slaughter forcibly drained blood energy from the Fallen Ones and formed a blood-red sword to meet Bibi Dong's charge.
• Bibi Dong and her clone trapped the King of Slaughter with spiderwebs and attacked, but he blocked their advance with his sword.
• As the King of Slaughter prepared to blast Bibi Dong and her clone away, another consciousness appeared in his Sea of Spirit.

Bibi Dong revealed her second Martial Soul, the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, and unleashed its power against the King of Slaughter. She sent deadly poison demon spiders to slaughter the City of Slaughter’s inhabitants and poison its blood supply, while the King of Slaughter warned her of divine punishment.

• The Blood Red Three-Headed Bat King briefly lost control of the King of Slaughter’s body when Tang Chen’s consciousness resurfaced, giving Bibi Dong an opening.
• Bibi Dong pierced the King of Slaughter’s limbs with the Death Spider Emperor clone’s spikes and immobilized him.
• Bibi Dong revealed her seven-ring Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, whose Spirit Rings were each at least fifty thousand years old.
• Bibi Dong used her third Spirit Ability to summon a spreading tide of deadly poison demon spiders from the deathly aura beneath the City of Slaughter.
• Bibi Dong ordered the spiders to slaughter the city’s fallen inhabitants and poison its blood supply, and the King of Slaughter shouted at her to stop and warned of the gods’ punishment.

Bibi Dong destroyed the Fallen Ones and struck down the weakened King of Slaughter with her hundred-thousand-year soul skill, Eternal Creation. She left to hunt the people who had harmed Na'er, unaware that the King of Slaughter's corpse was beginning to show signs of another kind of life.

• Bibi Dong continued slaughtering the Fallen Ones, weakening the King of Slaughter by cutting off his supply of blood energy.
• The King of Slaughter broke free and searched the Hell Road for the god's presence, but found that its aura had disappeared.
• Bibi Dong transformed into the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor's Martial Soul Avatar and struck the King of Slaughter with Eternal Creation.
• Eternal Creation drained the King of Slaughter's Soul Power and life force until he collapsed and appeared to die.
• Bibi Dong confirmed the King's death, then flew toward the towering building and vowed to avenge Na'er.
• After Bibi Dong left, the King's corpse began to emit a different kind of life force.

Bibi Dong found Hu Liena traumatized and injured in the City of Slaughter and begged her to leave with her. Hu Liena pretended to wash before leaving, then took her own life, leaving Bibi Dong to discover her body.

• Bibi Dong entered the room, apologized to Hu Liena, and promised she had avenged her by wiping out everyone in the City of Slaughter.
• Hu Liena rose and revealed her bruises, but she remained numb and emotionally distant despite Bibi Dong's pleas.
• Hu Liena agreed to leave after washing herself, and Bibi Dong waited outside the bathroom.
• Hu Liena submerged herself in the hot water, then retrieved a hairpin and drove it into her heart.
• Bibi Dong rushed into the bathroom after hearing Hu Liena say she could finally die clean and found her dead in the bloodied water.

Bibi Dong returned to Spirit City and learned that Qian Renxue had taken control of the Heaven Dou Empire, renamed it the Qian Qin Empire, and formed a close alliance with Qin Shiyuan and Star-Plucking Tower. Enraged by the news, Bibi Dong attacked Yue Guan before demanding a full report.

• Yue Guan anxiously awaited Bibi Dong's return while reports described the Qian Qin Empire purging Spirit Hall's spies and Star-Plucking Tower gaining influence.
• Bibi Dong arrived without Hu Liena, and Yue Guan feared something had gone wrong.
• Yue Guan told Bibi Dong that Qian Renxue had seized the Heaven Dou Empire and seemed to have an unusual relationship with Qin Jianjiu.
• Bibi Dong erupted in anger, blasted Yue Guan backward, and grabbed him by the throat before releasing him.
• Yue Guan explained that Qin Shiyuan had helped Qian Renxue take the throne, become Imperial Preceptor, and made Star-Plucking Tower the empire's Guardian Divine Cult.
• Bibi Dong roared in fury after hearing that Star-Plucking Tower was unifying forces across the Qian Qin Empire.

Bibi Dong vowed to kill Qin Shiyuan and Qian Renxue, secretly planning to strengthen her Second Martial Soul with five Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings. Meanwhile, Qin Shiyuan spent a month frustrated by Qian Renxue’s royal duties and cultivation seclusion, and had barely seen her.

• Bibi Dong blamed Qin Shiyuan for Hu Liena’s death and declared that she would take revenge on him and Qian Renxue.
• Bibi Dong rejected Yue Guan’s suggestion to involve First Worship and ordered the Worships kept unaware of her plans to kill Qian Renxue and blame her death on Qin Shiyuan.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to summon Gui Mei and accompany her to Star Dou Forest to obtain two soul beasts for her Second Martial Soul.
• Qian Renxue’s first month as sovereign passed, and Qin Shiyuan resented that her duties and month-long seclusion kept them apart.

After Qian Renxue emerged late from a month of seclusion, she went to meet Qin Shiyuan, who staged a dark, immobilizing ambush as punishment for making him wait. He revealed himself and embraced her, leaving her pleading for him to stop as his teasing continued.

• Qin Shiyuan waited for Qian Renxue to finish her month of seclusion and decided to teach her a lesson when she arrived late.
• Qian Renxue hurried to Qin Shiyuan's room and apologized, but received no answer and found it empty.
• As Qian Renxue searched the room, Qin Shiyuan shut the door, restrained her, and approached her in the darkness.
• Qian Renxue struggled and declared that she would never betray Qin Shiyuan before he revealed his identity.
• Qin Shiyuan embraced Qian Renxue from behind and teased her until she pleaded that she could not take any more.

Qian Renxue brought Qin Shiyuan the Heaven Dou Empire’s national treasure, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and he revealed that it was a divine artifact tied to the Sea God. Their talk turned to divine inheritances and Tang San, leaving Qian Renxue wondering why they needed the artifact if only the Sea God’s successor could use it.

• Qian Renxue pleaded with Qin Shiyuan to stop touching her because she had come to discuss something important, and he reluctantly withdrew his hands.
• Qian Renxue produced a blue tetrahedral crystal she had found for Qin Shiyuan, and he confirmed it was the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Qin Shiyuan explained that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was a divine artifact belonging to the Sea God and could only be wielded by the Sea God’s chosen successor.
• Qin Shiyuan told Qian Renxue that she was the Angel God’s successor, while privately resolving not to let her inherit that divine position.
• Qin Shiyuan revealed that Tang San was the Sea God’s successor, and Qian Renxue expressed disgust at the idea.
• Qian Renxue asked Qin Shiyuan what use the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud could have for them if only Tang San could use it.

Qin Shiyuan tested whether the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s Divine Power could fuel the Nine Abyss Sword Box’s evolution, then discovered the surplus could raise his Soul Power. After reaching level ninety-three, he wondered whether he could use the transformed energy to strengthen Qian Renxue.

• Qian Renxue asked Qin Shiyuan why he needed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and suggested hiding it from Tang San.
• Qin Shiyuan summoned the Nine Abyss Sword Box and used the Mortal World Immortal Sword to break through the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s protective barrier and damage the artifact.
• The Nine Abyss Sword Box absorbed a tiny amount of refined Divine Power but rejected most of the energy, revealing that it could still evolve but required more and purer power.
• The remaining Divine Power flowed through Qin Shiyuan and transformed into Soul Power, raising his cultivation from level ninety-two to level ninety-three.
• Qian Renxue was startled by Qin Shiyuan’s breakthrough, and he wondered whether Divine Power transformed into Soul Power could strengthen other people.

Qin Shiyuan used the Mortal World Immortal Sword to convert Divine Power from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud into Soul Power and help Qian Renxue cultivate. After Qian Renxue insisted on taking the risk, he carefully transferred the Soul Power to her, and she broke through several levels.

• Qin Shiyuan detached the Mortal World Immortal Sword from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and asked Qian Renxue about her Soul Power Level.
• Qin Shiyuan offered to help Qian Renxue use the converted Soul Power, but hesitated over the danger of transferring it into her body.
• Qian Renxue insisted that she wanted to grow stronger so she could help Qin Shiyuan, and he agreed to support her decision.
• Qin Shiyuan converted the Divine Power into Soul Power in his own body and transferred it to Qian Renxue in a controlled stream.
• Qian Renxue broke through to level seventy-five, then continued receiving Soul Power and reached further breakthroughs as Qin Shiyuan monitored her.

After Qin Shiyuan transferred Soul Power from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, Qian Renxue reached level eighty and confirmed that her cultivation remained stable. Qin Shiyuan then invoked a promise she had made at the Star-Plucking Tower and told her he wanted to be intimate with her, leaving her flustered and curious about the sensation beneath her.

• The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud dimmed after Qin Shiyuan and Qian Renxue absorbed its energy, and the Blue Crystal crumbled to powder.
• Qian Renxue awoke at level eighty and discovered that the pure Soul Power had strengthened her cultivation without destabilizing it.
• Qin Shiyuan checked that Qian Renxue felt well, and she thanked him warmly.
• Qin Shiyuan pulled Qian Renxue onto his lap and reminded her of the extra request she had promised him at the Star-Plucking Tower.
• Qin Shiyuan said he wanted to eat her, and Qian Renxue blushed before noticing something pressing against her and reaching down to investigate.

Qin Shiyuan and Qian Renxue stopped before going further when she reminded him of her grandfather's condition that she remain chaste until she became a Titled Douluo. As Qin Shiyuan prepared to leave, Qian Renxue offered another way to help him, and he immediately returned to her.

• Qian Renxue touched Qin Shiyuan and pulled away in embarrassment, while he grew aroused and began touching her beneath her clothes.
• Qian Renxue asked Qin Shiyuan to stop, explaining that her grandfather had forbidden her from giving herself away before she became a Titled Douluo.
• Qin Shiyuan regained his senses, reassured Qian Renxue that he accepted her grandfather's condition, and got up to leave.
• Qian Renxue called Qin Shiyuan back and offered to help him another way.
• Qin Shiyuan pounced on Qian Renxue, kissed her, and guided her hands toward him.

Qin Shiyuan and Qian Renxue teased and flirted after spending the night together, then discussed finding Qian Renxue an Eighth Spirit Ring. Qin Shiyuan proposed they go to the Star Dou Forest and find a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, leaving Qian Renxue wondering whether an even higher-ranked ring existed.

• Qin Shiyuan found Qian Renxue waiting in the garden and teased her about the previous night.
• Qian Renxue bit Qin Shiyuan's arm to escape his embrace, then worried she had bitten him too hard.
• Qin Shiyuan tickled Qian Renxue after she joked that she could find someone else.
• Qin Shiyuan told Qian Renxue that, since she had reached level eighty, they should go to the Star Dou Forest to obtain her Eighth Spirit Ring.
• Qin Shiyuan said Qian Renxue deserved at least a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, and she questioned whether a higher-ranked ring existed.