Chapter Summaries

Zhuge Lan and his allies destroyed the remaining three fortresses, opening the way to and from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. They planned to return to the sect to deal with Spirit Hall infiltrators, while Ning Rongrong went to clear up the misunderstanding with her father.

• After Chrysanthemum Douluo escaped, Zhuge Lan joined Ning Rongrong and decided to take the Third Fortress and the two remaining fortresses.
• Sword Douluo destroyed the Third Fortress, and he and Poison Douluo demolished the empty Second and First Fortresses.
• Ning Rongrong invited Zhuge Lan, Poison Douluo, Nebula Douluo, and Clan Chief Bai He to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Poison Douluo said they would search for remaining Spirit Hall Soul Masters.
• Zhuge Lan revealed that Ghost Douluo and Qian Renxue were inside the sect and suspected a Spirit Hall informant had helped them enter.
• Sword Douluo agreed to report the infiltration to Sovereign Ning, and Ning Rongrong decided to go with him to clear up the misunderstanding about Zhuge Lan.

Qian Renxue healed Chrysanthemum Douluo after he escaped, learned that all five fortresses had fallen, and agreed to lie low while waiting for Zhuge Lan to reveal a weakness. She and her allies disguised themselves and prepared to continue their operation without seeking reinforcements.

• Qian Renxue used Holy Light Protection to heal Chrysanthemum Douluo, who explained that Zhuge Lan’s golden object had immobilized him and that all five fortresses had been breached.
• Li Jiaqi advised Qian Renxue to recall Ghost Douluo and abandon their failed attempt to divide the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect from Zhuge Lan.
• Qian Renxue sent Ghost Douluo a message to return and rejected Chrysanthemum Douluo’s suggestion to request reinforcements from Spirit Hall.
• Li Jiaqi proposed waiting for Zhuge Lan to create conflict with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and exploiting the resulting weakness, and Qian Renxue accepted the plan.
• Qian Renxue, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Li Jiaqi put on human-skin masks and agreed not to reveal their identities or use each other’s names.

Sovereign Ning reunited with Ning Rongrong and learned that Zhuge Lan had helped break Spirit Hall’s siege, prompting him to protect Zhuge Lan and convene the elders. He revealed that Zhuge Lan and three Douluo had destroyed all five fortresses, leaving the elders stunned.

• Sovereign Ning embraced Ning Rongrong, who explained that Zhuge Lan had led her and Sword Douluo through Spirit Hall’s five fortresses.
• Sovereign Ning ordered Sword Douluo not to attack Zhuge Lan and sent Ning Rongrong to invite him to a celebration banquet.
• Sovereign Ning gave Sword Douluo a list of exposed Spirit Hall spies to deal with and summoned the elders.
• Sovereign Ning told the skeptical elders that Spirit Hall’s five fortresses had been dismantled and its soul masters had withdrawn.
• Sovereign Ning revealed that Zhuge Lan, Sword Douluo, Poison Douluo, and Nebula Douluo had destroyed the fortresses and killed a Titled Douluo from Spirit Hall.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s elders confirmed that Zhuge Lan had destroyed Spirit Hall’s five fortresses and agreed to honor him with a celebration and special reward. Meanwhile, Zhuge Lan and his companions searched for the Speed Clan’s Swift Light Seal, and a captured Spirit Hall Soul Douluo confirmed he knew Bai Huyang.

• An elder verified that Zhuge Lan had led the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s disciples in destroying Spirit Hall’s five fortresses.
• The elders agreed to hold a celebration banquet and give Zhuge Lan a special reward, while Sovereign Ning accepted their decision despite feeling wronged.
• Zhuge Lan learned that interrogating Spirit Hall soul masters had yielded no clues about the Swift Light Seal.
• Poison Douluo reminded Zhuge Lan that he had captured a Spirit Hall Soul Douluo, who might be connected to Bai Huyang.
• Zhuge Lan summoned the captured Soul Douluo, who confirmed that he knew Bai Huyang.

Clan Chief Bai He learned that Bai Huyang had defected to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, though the Soul Douluo could not reveal his classified mission or confirm the Swift Light Seal’s location. Zhuge Lan and Dugu Bo went with Ning Rongrong to meet Sovereign Ning, while Bai He and Nebula Douluo stayed behind to search for Bai Huyang.

• Zhuge Lan made the Soul Douluo answer Clan Chief Bai He, who learned that Bai Huyang had defected to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and sent other Speed Clan soul masters to their deaths.
• The Soul Douluo said Bai Huyang had not mentioned the Swift Light Seal and that Chrysanthemum Douluo had assigned his classified mission, leaving Bai He and Nebula Douluo to suspect the seal was still with Bai Huyang.
• Zhuge Lan stored the Soul Douluo in the God-level Pet Ball and agreed to meet Sovereign Ning after Ning Rongrong told him about the victory banquet and promised treasure.
• Ning Rongrong led Zhuge Lan and Dugu Bo into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, whose Mountain Protection Array had been deactivated.
• Clan Chief Bai He and Nebula Douluo parted from the others so they could search the sect for Bai Huyang.

Zhuge Lan asked Sovereign Ning about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s stance toward Spirit Hall, but learned that the sect’s elders refused to openly antagonize it. After discovering that Qian Renxue was still in the sect and Sovereign Ning would not act against her, Zhuge Lan resolved to deal with her himself.

• Clan Chief Bai He and Nebula Douluo left, and Ning Rongrong brought Zhuge Lan and Poison Douluo to meet Sovereign Ning.
• Zhuge Lan pressed Sovereign Ning about the sect’s relationship with Spirit Hall, and Sovereign Ning admitted that the Council of Elders opposed making an enemy of it.
• Ning Rongrong offered Zhuge Lan treasures, and he told her that her happiness was the greatest treasure to him, moving her to tears.
• Sovereign Ning explained that he had little power over major decisions and that the sect only planned to remove some recently active Spirit Hall spies to protect its own infiltrators.
• Zhuge Lan warned Sovereign Ning that Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Qian Renxue were still inside the sect, but Sovereign Ning said they could not harm Qian Renxue.
• Zhuge Lan concluded that he would have to kill Qian Renxue himself.

Tang San infiltrated Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect by posing as a Speed Clan Soul Master, then killed Bai Huyang and assumed his identity to get closer to Zhuge Lan. He met Clan Chief Bai He and Nebula Douluo at the Gathering Guest Residence and introduced himself as Bai Huyang.

• Tang San reached Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and used a stolen Speed Clan token to enter, claiming to be Destroyer Bro.
• Tang San asked a sect disciple about Zhuge Lan and learned that Zhuge Lan was admired for helping defeat Spirit Hall.
• A masked man named Bai Huyang confronted Tang San and demanded that he become his dog.
• Tang San defeated Bai Huyang with his Blue Silver Emperor, took the Swift Light Seal, and transformed to look like him.
• Tang San found Clan Chief Bai He and Nebula Douluo at the Gathering Guest Residence and introduced himself as Bai Huyang.

Tang San, disguised as Bai Huyang, returned the Swift Light Seal to Clan Chief Bai He, who mistakenly believed Bai Huyang had come back from Spirit Hall. Tang San escaped before they could capture him, while Clan Chief Bai He decided to stay and investigate; he later met Zhuge Lan at a restaurant.

• Tang San gave Clan Chief Bai He the genuine Swift Light Seal, leaving Clan Chief Bai He and Nebula Douluo shocked and unsure why Bai Huyang had returned it.
• Clan Chief Bai He and Nebula Douluo left the room to discuss whether Bai Huyang had switched sides, and Tang San vanished in a flash of blue light.
• Clan Chief Bai He and Nebula Douluo returned to find the room empty and realized Bai Huyang had escaped.
• Clan Chief Bai He chose to remain at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to investigate Bai Huyang, while Nebula Douluo cautioned him to be wary.
• Clan Chief Bai He and Nebula Douluo went to a restaurant, where they encountered Zhuge Lan and invited him to drink.

Clan Chief Bai He told Zhuge Lan that Bai Huyang had returned the genuine Swift Light Seal, but Bai Huyang had disappeared. Meanwhile, Tang San, disguised as Bai Huyang, met Ghost Douluo and learned that Spirit Hall was plotting against Zhuge Lan, though he was told to wait for an opportunity.

• Clan Chief Bai He told Zhuge Lan and Nebula Douluo that Bai Huyang had returned the genuine Swift Light Seal and then left.
• Zhuge Lan questioned why Bai Huyang had returned the seal, but Clan Chief Bai He said he did not know where Bai Huyang had gone.
• Tang San, disguised as Bai Huyang, left the Gathering Guest Residence after sensing Clan Chief Bai He's killing intent and considered how to approach Zhuge Lan.
• Ghost Douluo met Tang San and warned him to avoid attention while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect purged traitors.
• Tang San asked when Spirit Hall would attack Zhuge Lan, and Ghost Douluo told him to wait because several Titled Douluo guarded Zhuge Lan.
• Ghost Douluo suspected Tang San wanted to kill Zhuge Lan to take Clan Chief Bai He's position, and Tang San accepted the explanation and agreed to lie low.

Sovereign Ning and the elders debated whether to postpone the Upper Three Sects Youth Soul Master Exchange Tournament for Zhuge Lan’s celebration banquet. They left the decision unresolved, with one elder suggesting Ning privately ask Zhuge Lan to delay the banquet in exchange for greater benefits.

• The elders discussed holding the tournament as scheduled to restore Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s prestige after its defeat by Clear Sky Sect.
• Sovereign Ning proposed postponing the tournament so the sect could hold Zhuge Lan’s celebration banquet first.
• An elderly elder rejected the delay, insisting the sect needed to focus on winning the tournament and proving its strength.
• An elder suggested combining the banquet with the tournament, but another elderly elder objected because revealing Zhuge Lan’s role in breaking Spirit Hall’s siege would shame the sect.
• Sovereign Ning proposed holding the banquet early, but an elderly elder again refused and urged the sect to focus on selecting young soul masters.
• The third elderly elder suggested that Sovereign Ning privately ask Zhuge Lan to postpone the banquet in return for greater benefits.

Sovereign Ning asked Zhuge Lan to let the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect postpone his celebration banquet so it could host the Upper Three Sects Youth Soul Master Competition, and Zhuge Lan agreed with a warning. The sect elders began planning the competition and debated whether to invite Spirit Hall despite its recent attack on the sect.

• Sovereign Ning’s elders insisted that the sect’s dignity required holding the competition as scheduled, so he agreed to ask Zhuge Lan to postpone his celebration banquet.
• Sovereign Ning explained the competition to Zhuge Lan, who agreed to the postponement but warned that the sect must not treat him that way again.
• Sovereign Ning told the elders that Zhuge Lan had agreed, and the elders began planning the competition and assigning invitations to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Clear Sky Sect, and other powerful sects.
• The elders raised the question of inviting Spirit Hall, and Sovereign Ning considered the anger its invitation might provoke among the sect’s disciples, Zhuge Lan, and Ning Rongrong.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect decided that Ning would have to invite Spirit Hall to its competition after the elders voted against his wishes. The sect rejected an arena match and a Star Dou Forest hunt, leaving the Secret Realm Contest as its only choice.

• Ning tried to assign an elder to contact Spirit Hall, but the elders refused and proposed voting on who would go.
• Ning cast the first vote against the elder who had proposed voting, but the three senior elders then voted for Ning, and the others followed.
• Ning reluctantly agreed to invite Spirit Hall after the vote revealed the senior elders’ influence within the sect.
• The sect considered an arena competition, a Star Dou Forest hunt, and a Secret Realm Contest, then ruled out the first two and settled on the Secret Realm Contest.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect chose Wood Emperor Forest as the venue for the secret realm contest and planned an internal arena competition to select its participants. The elders pushed Sovereign Ning to ask Ning Rongrong to recruit Zhuge Lan as an outside helper, offering her the position of Young Clan Leader if the sect won.

• The elders and Sovereign Ning decided that Wood Emperor Forest best suited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s control and support soul masters, despite concerns that the Wood Kui’s assistance would count as cheating.
• Sovereign Ning proposed selecting five to seven participants through an internal Arena Competition and required every competitor to have the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul to prevent Spirit Hall spies from joining.
• An elder suggested bringing in outside helpers, and the elders identified Zhuge Lan as their preferred candidate because his strength was comparable to a Titled Douluo’s.
• Sovereign Ning objected that Zhuge Lan was already dissatisfied with the sect, but the elders urged him to have Ning Rongrong make the request.
• Sovereign Ning agreed to speak with Rong Rong after the elders promised to make Ning Rongrong Young Clan Leader if the sect secured first place.

Sovereign Ning asked Ning Rongrong to persuade Zhuge Lan to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect team in the Wood Emperor Forest secret realm competition. Ning Rongrong agreed and went to find Zhuge Lan, but the chapter ended before she made her request.

• Sovereign Ning told Ning Rongrong that she could enter the competition with Zhuge Lan and asked her to persuade him to join.
• Sovereign Ning promised Ning Rongrong the Young Clan Leader position if she led the sect to victory, and she agreed to persuade Zhuge Lan.
• Sovereign Ning said the seven-person team would include five sect members whose martial souls were the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Rongrong found Zhuge Lan drinking with Clan Chief Bai He and asked to speak with him privately.
• Zhuge Lan excused himself from Clan Chief Bai He to hear Ning Rongrong's request.

Zhuge Lan and Ning Rongrong shared an intimate moment in her private garden and discussed the Upper Three Sects Youth Soul Master Competition. The chapter ended with Ning Rongrong kissing Zhuge Lan as a reward for coming to help her.

• Ning Rongrong gave Clan Chief Bai He a Black Card containing one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins before leaving with Zhuge Lan.
• Ning Rongrong brought Zhuge Lan to her private garden, where they embraced and grew closer.
• Ning Rongrong told Zhuge Lan she wanted to compete in the Upper Three Sects Youth Soul Master Competition and asked him to participate with her.
• Zhuge Lan said he had come to help Ning Rongrong and agreed to support her in the competition.
• Ning Rongrong asked how she should reward Zhuge Lan, then kissed him.

After Ning Rongrong rewarded Zhuge Lan, she asked him to help her win the Soul Master Tournament so she could become the Young Clan Leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Zhuge Lan agreed to compete under a new identity and promised to defeat Spirit Hall’s team, then walked Ning Rongrong back as night fell.

• Ning Rongrong asked Zhuge Lan to enter the Soul Master Tournament and help her win the Young Clan Leader position.
• Zhuge Lan proposed competing under a changed identity to avoid exposing his overwhelming strength, and Ning Rongrong agreed.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Spirit Hall would likely send a team, and Zhuge Lan said he would defeat them.
• As evening came, Zhuge Lan walked Ning Rongrong back toward her quarters, and they parted near her destination.

Zhuge Lan encountered Qian Renxue while she was disguised as Leng Xiaoxue, then Qian Renxue plotted to frame the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for attacks on rival sects. Li Jiaqi warned that Zhuge Lan would likely target Spirit Hall’s tournament team, and Qian Renxue asked Chrysanthemum Douluo how to proceed.

• Zhuge Lan spotted Leng Xiaoxue, grabbed her hand, and was rebuffed when she denied knowing him.
• Qian Renxue told Chrysanthemum Douluo that Zhuge Lan had mistaken her for Leng Xiaoxue and touched her.
• Qian Renxue proposed disguising Spirit Hall disciples as attackers on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and Clear Sky Sect, then framing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Li Jiaqi warned that Zhuge Lan could attack Spirit Hall’s team and proposed that they stay hidden as Elephant Armor Sect disciples until an opportunity arose.
• Qian Renxue considered Li Jiaqi’s suggestion and asked Chrysanthemum Douluo for his opinion.

Qian Renxue told Ghost Douluo to ignore Bai Huyang and focus on waiting for the Soul Master Tournament. Disguised as Bai Huyang, Tang San learned about the Upper Three Sects Youth Soul Master Competition and decided he needed to enter so he could target Zhuge Lan.

• Qian Renxue told Ghost Douluo that Bai Huyang was of little use and ordered him to focus on the coming Soul Master Tournament.
• Disguised as Bai Huyang, Tang San patrolled the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and considered how to get close to Zhuge Lan.
• A fellow patrol member told Tang San about the Upper Three Sects Youth Soul Master Competition and explained that their squad could not participate because they lacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul.
• Tang San learned that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was selecting five competitors, while two places had been reserved for Ning Rongrong and Zhuge Lan.
• After discovering Zhuge Lan had a reserved place, Tang San decided he had to enter the competition and kill him there.

Tang San learned that Zhuge Lan might disguise himself to compete in the Soul Master Tournament at Wood Emperor Forest, and decided to infiltrate the Clear Sky Sect’s team. Zhuge Lan then arrived to ask whether anyone recognized a woman in a portrait.

• Tang San heard that Wood Emperor Forest was a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect secret realm where its members could control Wood Kui.
• A sect member suggested that Ning Rongrong could ask Zhuge Lan to compete, and that Zhuge Lan could disguise himself to avoid objections from the other sects.
• Tang San became convinced Zhuge Lan would participate and decided to join the tournament by infiltrating the Clear Sky Sect’s team.
• Zhuge Lan approached the crowd with a portrait of a woman and asked whether anyone had seen her.

Zhuge Lan tried to find Leng Xiaoxue and was turned away from the Elephant Armor Sect's residence, while Qian Renxue prepared to ambush him in Wood Emperor Forest. Qian Renxue explained the forest's Soul Beasts and concluded that Tree Xiao was their main threat.

• Zhuge Lan asked a patrol about Leng Xiaoxue, but abandoned a possible lead at a brothel to protect his reputation.
• Zhuge Lan located the Elephant Armor Sect's residence and asked to see Leng Xiaoxue, but its gatekeeper refused him.
• Zhuge Lan said he would return the next day with a gift, and the frightened Spirit Hall gatekeeper planned to report his visit.
• Qian Renxue showed Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Li Jiaqi a map of Wood Emperor Forest obtained from Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue explained that Tree Xiao was the strongest and most violent Soul Beast in the forest and identified it as their main target.