Chapter Summaries

Rota persuaded Master Xinglan to withdraw from the Blacksmith Competition before his injuries worsened, then confronted and killed Tie Gutong for sabotaging him. As Master Xinglan received treatment, he remembered Rota’s question from the previous night and decided he had no choice but to act on it.

• Rota told Master Xinglan that someone had sabotaged him, and Master Xinglan withdrew from the competition to protect his health.
• Master Xinglan thanked Rota and urged Tang Hao to win first place.
• Rota accused Tie Gutong of sabotaging Master Xinglan, pointing to his unused material as evidence, while the audience turned against him.
• Rota kicked Tie Gutong hundreds of meters away, shattering his spine, and Ning Fengzhi praised Rota for acting.
• While receiving treatment, Master Xinglan thanked Rota and recalled the question Rota had asked him the previous night.

Tang Hao won the Blacksmith Competition, then met with Rota, who revealed that he was a Spirit Hall elder sent to recruit him. Rota asked Tang Hao and Ah Yin to pretend to accept the recruitment, while Tang Hao realized his brother’s letter was no longer needed.

• Tang Hao submitted his forge work early and won the Blacksmith Competition, while Xinglan remained recognized as the foremost blacksmith beneath him.
• Tang Hao took Rota and Ah Yin to a private restaurant, where he regretted being unable to compete fairly with Xinglan.
• Rota told Tang Hao and Ah Yin that he was a Spirit Hall elder who had come to recruit Tang Hao on the Pope’s orders.
• Rota asked Tang Hao to play along with the recruitment so he could receive the rest of his payment, and Tang Hao and Ah Yin laughed at the arrangement.
• Rota gave Tang Hao the letter his brother Tang Xiao had passed along, and Tang Hao realized it was no longer necessary.

Tang Hao agreed to help Kizaru stage his apparent cooperation with Spirit Hall, while Ah Yin would stay at Kizaru’s house. Xinglan also accepted Kizaru’s invitation to join Tongbao Pavilion, and Rota prepared to deal with the Furensi Clan with Ning Fengzhi’s support.

• Tang Hao agreed to help Kizaru put on an act and planned to stay at Kizaru’s house with Ah Yin.
• Kizaru assured Tang Hao that he would handle Qian Xunjie and explained his plans before heading to meet Xinglan.
• Xinglan told Kizaru that he had decided to join Tongbao Pavilion.
• Kizaru recognized that Xinglan’s forging skills and reputation would help Tongbao Pavilion grow.
• Rota planned to pursue the Furensi Clan while Ning Fengzhi handled the Heaven Dou imperial family and helped secure evidence of the clan’s profiteering.
• Rota suspected Ning Fengzhi had been showing off the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s wealth.

After sending Xinglan to the Star Luo Empire, Rota learned that his imitation level had reached 90% and decided to confront the Furensi Family using his true body. He introduced himself to Tang Hao and Ah Yin as Kizaru’s representative, but Tang Hao remained uncertain about his strength and challenged him to an arm-wrestling match.

• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Rota gave Xinglan a Den Den Mushi and sent him to the Star Luo Empire.
• The system rewarded Rota with a 10% imitation-level increase, bringing him to 90%.
• Rota decided to deal with the Furensi Family in his true body and changed back to his original appearance in a deserted alley.
• Rota met Tang Hao and Ah Yin at the restaurant, introduced himself as Kizaru’s representative, and explained the plan to take them to Spirit City.
• Tang Hao questioned whether Rota could handle the Furensi Family, so Rota proposed an arm-wrestling match to demonstrate his strength.

Rota defeated Tang Hao in an arm-wrestling match, then revealed that his Soul Power was Level 98, far above Tang Hao’s Level 86. Tang Hao recovered from his shock and vowed to challenge Rota again.

• Tang Hao and Rota arm-wrestled while Ah Yin refereed, and Tang Hao was surprised that Rota matched his strength.
• Tang Hao gradually pushed Rota’s hand down, but Rota pushed it back and asked whether Tang Hao had used any strength.
• Rota used more force and slammed Tang Hao’s wrist down, leaving Tang Hao embarrassed while Ah Yin comforted him.
• Rota explained that the contest had been unfair because his Soul Power was Level 98, and Tang Hao realized Rota was a young genius.
• Tang Hao regained his fighting spirit and promised to teach Rota a lesson someday.

Rota infiltrated the Furensi estate to eliminate the family while Ning Fengzhi kept Xue Ye occupied. He revealed his Titled Douluo strength to Furensi Kulun and left Kulun helpless after defeating the clan’s strongest fighters.

• Tang Hao recovered from his gloom, and Rota set out with him and Ah Yin to carry out Kizaru’s mission.
• Ning Fengzhi went to the palace to draw Xue Ye’s attention while Rota located the Furensi estate.
• Rota slipped past the estate’s guards and found Furensi Kulun scolding his son, Young Master Furensi.
• Rota announced that the Furensi Clan would cease to exist and revealed nine Soul Rings, including a red one, stunning Kulun.
• Kulun called for guards, but none arrived because Rota had already dealt with them and the clan’s three Soul Douluo.

Rota tricked Kulun into handing over his clan’s account books and assets, then killed him and secured the evidence for Ning Fengzhi. Ning Fengzhi told Xue Ye that Flying Cloud Douluo was dead and urged him to punish the Furensi Clan, leaving the emperor focused on dealing with domestic corruption amid growing uncertainty across the continent.

• Rota offered to help Kulun if he surrendered evidence of embezzlement, then persuaded him to transfer all his assets onto a bank card.
• Rota killed Kulun, took the bank card and account books, and disintegrated Kulun’s body with golden lightning.
• Rota reunited with Tang Hao and Ah Yin and showed them the evidence he had obtained.
• Ning Fengzhi reported the Furensi Clan’s crimes to Xue Ye and revealed that Flying Cloud Douluo had died.
• Xue Ye accepted Ning Fengzhi’s advice to punish corrupt nobles and settle Heaven Dou’s domestic affairs first.

Ning Fengzhi presented evidence of the Furensi Clan’s corruption to Xue Ye, who authorized him to handle the matter. Rota escorted Tang Hao and Ah Yin to Spirit City, where Kizaru welcomed them at the gates and invited them to his home.

• Sword Douluo found account books documenting the Furensi Clan’s corruption and delivered them to Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi showed the account books to Xue Ye, who recognized Kulun’s handwriting and told Ning Fengzhi to handle Furensi as he saw fit.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo left the imperial garden, and Ning Fengzhi concluded that someone connected to Kizaru had secretly delivered the evidence.
• Rota parted ways with Tang Hao and Ah Yin at Spirit City’s border and told them that Kizaru was waiting for them at the gate.
• Kizaru welcomed Tang Hao and Ah Yin into Spirit City and invited them to his home to talk.

Rota brought Tang Hao to Spirit Hall, where Qian Xunjie formally invited him to become an elder, and secured a salary increase for himself. Tang Hao was allowed to continue traveling instead of staying in Spirit City, and Rota left with him to explain the arrangements.

• Rota gave Ah Yin his Elder Token so she could explore while he took Tang Hao to meet Qian Xunjie.
• Rota presented Tang Hao at the Spirit Hall Sacred Hall, where Qian Xunjie invited him to join Spirit Hall as an elder.
• Tang Hao accepted the position and asked to keep traveling rather than remain in Spirit City, and Qian Xunjie approved.
• Rota asked Qian Xunjie to pay his salary, prompting Qian Xunjie to promise both his pay and an extra raise.
• Rota left the Sacred Hall with Tang Hao to explain the relevant arrangements.

After maxing out Kizaru’s portrayal progress, Rota drew Uchiha Madara and discovered that Illusion Transformation also changed his voice. He sent a Shadow Clone to portray Kizaru and went with Ghost to a meeting about the returning Holy Son, leaving the conflict over Spirit Hall’s leadership unresolved.

• Rota drew Uchiha Madara as his second character and used Illusion Transformation to take on Madara’s appearance and power.
• Rota made a Shadow Clone, had it transform into Kizaru, and assigned it to portray Kizaru when both characters needed to appear at once.
• The system explained that Illusion Transformation automatically imitated a character’s voice, and Rota realized it had done the same for his Kizaru portrayal.
• Ghost told Kizaru that Spirit Hall’s meeting concerned choosing sides before the Holy Son’s return, and said he supported Bibi Dong.
• Kizaru told Ghost he also supported Bibi Dong, then went with him to the meeting on time.

At a Spirit Hall meeting, Qian Xunjie found that most members supported the absent Holy Son over Bibi Dong, prompting Kizaru to help her plan a response. After learning the Holy Son was Qian Xunjie’s illegitimate son, Bibi Dong agreed to seek help from Kizaru’s friend Uchiha Madara, who was waiting outside Spirit City.

• Qian Xunjie opened a meeting to survey support for the Holy Son or Bibi Dong as the next heir to the papacy.
• Most attendees raised their hands for the Holy Son, while Kizaru, Yue Guan, and Ghost supported Bibi Dong; Qian Xunjie said the final election would come after the Holy Son arrived.
• Kizaru waited at a café, where Bibi Dong told him the Holy Son was Qian Xunjie’s illegitimate son and suspected Qian Xunjie had pressured members to support him.
• Kizaru said Bibi Dong should seek help from his friend Uchiha Madara, whom he had already arranged to wait outside Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong thanked Kizaru and left to meet Uchiha Madara.

Bibi Dong met Uchiha Madara outside Spirit City and asked him to help deal with the Holy Son before he arrived. Madara agreed and entered the city with her to inspect an old portrait, while Bibi Dong learned that he could use Illusion Technique but would not teach it to her.

• Bibi Dong met Uchiha Madara outside Spirit City and explained that she wanted to deal with the Holy Son before he arrived.
• Madara agreed to help and asked Bibi Dong for the Holy Son’s appearance; she said she had an old portrait at home.
• Bibi Dong and Madara returned through Spirit City’s gates, where a Spirit Hall Knight abruptly welcomed Madara instead of checking his token.
• Bibi Dong asked how Madara had changed the knight’s behavior, and he explained that he had used a simple Illusion Technique.
• Bibi Dong asked to learn the technique, but Madara refused, saying it did not suit her while praising her spiritual power.

Rota learned that the Holy Son was named Qian Xunlie and set out to intercept him near Boundary Canyon. Bibi Dong secretly followed Rota as he raced ahead and waited for Qian Xunlie’s group to arrive.

• Bibi Dong showed Rota a portrait of Qian Xunlie and warned him not to underestimate the Holy Son.
• Rota boasted that Qian Xunlie could not trouble him, then left to confront the group at Boundary Canyon.
• Bibi Dong secretly followed Rota after he left Spirit City, while Kizaru let her eavesdrop on their conversation.
• Rota raced ahead at high speed, and Bibi Dong struggled to keep up as they traveled toward Boundary Canyon.
• Rota stopped near the canyon and settled in a tree for the night, while the system issued him a Battlefield Dancer imitation mission.
• Bibi Dong watched Rota rest without a tent as he looked forward to facing Qian Xunlie.

Rota, posing as Uchiha Madara, blocked Qian Xunlie’s enormous party on a plain and provoked the Holy Son into a confrontation. As the two sides faced off, Rota revealed his Sharingan and prepared to fight, while Bibi Dong watched for a chance to intervene.

• Rota spotted Qian Xunlie’s approaching force of thousands and chose to face them on the plain instead of retreating.
• Bibi Dong considered persuading Uchiha Madara to withdraw but decided to trust his strength and stand by.
• Rota raised a massive rock wall to block the road, and Qian Xunlie ordered his party to charge despite the steward’s warning.
• Qian Xunlie confronted Rota, who identified him and mocked him by comparing him to his father, Qian Xunjie.
• Rota announced that he would show them Uchiha Madara’s power, revealed his scarlet Sharingan, and began the battle.

Rota, posing as Uchiha Madara, slaughtered Qian Xunlie’s forces with fluid close-quarters fighting and devastating fire techniques while Bibi Dong watched in awe. He remained unharmed by a Soul Sage’s storm attack and defeated two Soul Douluos, leaving the battle still raging.

• Rota charged into the guards and cut through them with stolen blades, asking a spearman, “You, too, want to dance?”
• A Soul Sage blasted Rota away with a storm attack, but Rota brushed off the dust without being hurt.
• Rota unleashed Great Fire Annihilation, overwhelmed the water-element soul masters, and followed it with the Dragon Flame Song Technique.
• A Soul Douluo attacked Rota from behind, but Rota blocked with Uchiha’s Fan and reflected the blow, knocking him unconscious.
• Rota kicked a furious Soul Douluo under the chin and knocked him unconscious as Bibi Dong watched.

Rota defeated Qian Xunlie’s team, killed Qian Xunlie, and burned the bodies before reuniting with Bibi Dong. After confronting her for following him, he completed his role-playing mission and unlocked Wood Style Ninjutsu.

• Rota knocked down the last Soul Douluo and sent Qian Xunlie flying with a kick.
• Qian Xunlie pleaded for his life by invoking Qian Xunjie, but Rota dismissed the appeal and strangled him.
• Rota burned the bodies on the plain with Fire Style: Great Fire Destruction while Bibi Dong watched from nearby.
• Rota found Bibi Dong after she turned to leave, and she admitted she had followed because she feared for his safety.
• Rota accepted Bibi Dong’s concern, then received the mission reward of 40% role-playing progress and unlocked Wood Style Ninjutsu.

Rota brought Bibi Dong back toward Spirit City after Qian Xunlie’s death and warned her not to kill Qian Xunjie recklessly, since Qian Daoliu would retaliate. He carried her back to the city, where they walked the streets together and Rota asked if she wanted a snack.

• Rota told Bibi Dong that Kizaru would handle Qian Xunjie and urged her to plan carefully rather than provoke Qian Daoliu.
• Bibi Dong asked about Rota’s story and whether he would help her in the future, but he refused to answer warmly.
• Bibi Dong confronted Rota about the pain of being harmed by someone she hated, and Rota left her to work through her feelings herself.
• When Bibi Dong stayed behind, Rota carried her over his shoulder and sprinted with her back to Spirit City.
• Rota and Bibi Dong entered Spirit City and walked its streets, where Rota asked whether she wanted something to eat.

Rota treated Bibi Dong to snacks, and she took his actions as signs that he cared about her. Afterward, she asked him to train her, and he agreed to teach her Body Techniques but refused to teach her his fire-breathing move.

• Bibi Dong accepted Rota’s offer of snacks, and Rota insisted on paying when the shop owner tried to give them away for free.
• Rota’s insistence on paying confused the shop owner, who decided he should raise his prices.
• Rota and Bibi Dong ate the snacks, and he told her not to sneak glances at him.
• Bibi Dong asked Rota to teach her so she could become stronger, and he agreed to teach her Body Techniques.
• Bibi Dong asked to learn Rota’s fire-breathing move, but Rota refused and explained that she could not safely use Chakra.

Rota and Kizaru planned to exploit Qian Xunjie's worries over Qian Xunlie's disappearance, while Rota erased witnesses' memories of his connection to Bibi Dong. After two days without news, Qian Xunjie decided to search for the Holy Son himself and brought Kizaru along, unknowingly walking into their trap.

• Bibi Dong thanked Rota for their pleasant conversation and left, after which Rota discussed Qian Xunlie's disappearance with Kizaru.
• Rota and Kizaru settled on a plan that relied on Qian Xunjie noticing the delay in Qian Xunlie's journey to Spirit City.
• Rota used Illusion Techniques to erase the memories of the shop owner and the Spirit City knights who had seen him with Bibi Dong.
• After two days without word from Qian Xunlie, Qian Xunjie raised his disappearance at a Spirit Hall meeting.
• Qian Xunjie ordered Kizaru to accompany him to Fenjia Canyon to search for Qian Xunlie, playing into Rota and Kizaru's trap.

Kizaru led Qian Xunjie to the devastated plain near Boundary Canyon, where Rota revealed Qian Xunlie’s corpse and challenged them. Kizaru saved Qian Xunjie from Rota’s fire attack, then clashed with Rota as Qian Xunjie watched.

• Kizaru and Qian Xunjie traveled from Spirit City to Boundary Canyon, taking a full day because Qian Xunjie insisted they move at his pace.
• At the ruined plain, Qian Xunjie feared Qian Xunlie had died, and Rota appeared with Qian Xunlie’s corpse.
• Rota identified himself as Uchiha Madara and taunted Qian Xunjie, who recognized the danger he posed.
• Rota attacked Qian Xunjie with a Great Fireball, but Kizaru cut the fireball apart with the Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi.
• Rota charged Kizaru with his war fan and scythe, and the two began fighting while Qian Xunjie watched.