Chapter Summaries

Zhou Chen, Zhu Zhuqing, and Yu Tianmeng were surrounded at the Hanhai Grand Hotel by Prince Xue Xing’s forces, who blamed them for attacking Xue Beng and assumed they served Xue Qinghe. Zhu Zhuqing revealed her Titled Douluo power when the Royal Knights tried to seize them, leaving the troops stunned and unwilling to advance.

• Zhou Chen sensed tens of thousands of Tiandou Empire soldiers closing in on the Hanhai Grand Hotel, but he and Zhu Zhuqing stayed calm.
• The hotel’s staff had helped Prince Xue Xing locate Zhou Chen and Zhu Zhuqing because the hotel belonged to him.
• Hundreds of elite Royal Knights surrounded the three as Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng arrived.
• Prince Xue Xing accused Zhou Chen’s group of serving Xue Qinghe and ordered the Royal Knights to capture them.
• Zhu Zhuqing released her nine soul rings and repelled the attacking Soul Emperors and Soul Saints with her Soul Power Pressure.
• Prince Xue Xing recognized Zhu Zhuqing as a Titled Douluo, and the Royal Knights lost their nerve.

Zhu Zhuqing revealed herself as a Titled Douluo during the confrontation with Prince Xue Xing, who sent up a signal for help. While Xue Shan and Dugu Bo watched Xue Qinghe in the East Palace, Qian Renxue learned Dugu Bo had left and slipped out with Uncle Ci Xue to investigate Xue Xing’s plans and kill Xue Shan.

• Xue Beng panicked when Zhu Zhuqing revealed the nine soul rings of a Titled Douluo, while Prince Xue Xing stood his ground.
• Prince Xue Xing shattered the dining hall windows and launched a white swan signal firework into the sky.
• Xue Shan and Dugu Bo watched the East Palace as part of the effort to keep Xue Qinghe from intervening in the capture of the assassins.
• Dugu Bo left to assist Xue Xing after spotting the signal, while Xue Shan remained to watch the East Palace.
• Qian Renxue learned Dugu Bo had departed and arranged for Uncle She to imitate her aura while she and Uncle Ci Xue left the palace.
• Qian Renxue declared that Xue Shan had to die, then vanished with Uncle Ci Xue while Uncle She maintained her aura in the residence.

Zhou Chen and Zhu Zhuqing attacked Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng after the prince refused their warning, but Dugu Bo intervened before Zhu Zhuqing could kill them. Recognizing Zhou Chen as the Palace Master of Purple Micro Palace, Prince Xue Xing struck Xue Beng unconscious and begged Zhou Chen for mercy.

• Zhou Chen told Zhu Zhuqing to kill Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng after the royal party refused to back down.
• Zhu Zhuqing unleashed her Shadow Domain and cut through the Royal Knights and soul masters guarding the two princes.
• Dugu Bo rushed into the hotel and clashed with Zhu Zhuqing, stopping her spear from reaching Prince Xue Xing.
• Dugu Bo recognized Zhou Chen and Zhu Zhuqing, and Prince Xue Xing realized Zhou Chen was the Palace Master of Purple Micro Palace.
• Prince Xue Xing slapped Xue Beng unconscious, bowed to Zhou Chen, and asked him to spare the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

Zhou Chen spared Prince Xue Xing but refused to spare Xue Beng, whose desperate pleas did not change his mind. Xue Qinghe arrived and offered to save Xue Beng, then met Zhou Chen, who hinted that he knew the crown prince was disguised as a woman.

• Prince Xue Xing begged Zhou Chen to spare him, and Zhou Chen agreed but insisted Xue Beng would still die.
• Prince Xue Xing woke Xue Beng and forced him to kneel and beg Zhou Chen for mercy.
• Xue Qinghe arrived and pleaded for Xue Beng, surprising Prince Xue Xing and the gathered Royal Knights.
• Xue Qinghe introduced himself to Zhou Chen and praised him, and Zhou Chen teased him about being as beautiful as a woman, unsettling Qian Renxue.

At Hanhai Grand Hotel, Zhou Chen unnerved Qian Renxue by embracing her, then negotiated with her over Xue Beng’s life. Qian Renxue offered three million Gold Soul Coins as the imperial family’s limit, leaving Zhou Chen to decide whether to accept.

• Zhou Chen hugged Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Xue Qinghe, and absorbed the Angel Soul Power she used to try to break free.
• Prince Xue Xing and Zhu Zhuqing wondered about Zhou Chen and Xue Qinghe’s closeness, while Yu Tianmeng recognized Zhou Chen was deliberately taking advantage of Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue condemned Xue Beng’s crimes before the assembled knights and experts, then bowed and asked Zhou Chen to spare him.
• Zhou Chen rejected Qian Renxue’s offers of one million and two million Gold Soul Coins.
• Qian Renxue offered three million Gold Soul Coins and explained that the imperial family could not afford to pay more.

Zhou Chen accepted Qian Renxue's offer of three million Gold Soul Coins, then persuaded her that Xue Beng was a dangerous pretender to the throne. Qian Renxue left planning to have Xue Beng killed, while Zhou Chen believed his rival's death was near.

• Qian Renxue offered Zhou Chen three million Gold Soul Coins to spare Xue Beng, and Zhou Chen accepted the deal while searching for a way to kill Xue Beng anyway.
• Zhou Chen warned Qian Renxue that Xue Beng's patience and willingness to abase himself made him a threat if he ever became emperor.
• Zhou Chen privately lied that Dugu Bo had told him Xue Beng pretended to be a wastrel because he and Prince Xue Xing suspected Qian Renxue of killing the second and third princes.
• Qian Renxue believed Zhou Chen and resolved to arrange Xue Beng's swift assassination, while also considering killing Prince Xue Xing and Xue Shan.
• Qian Renxue withdrew the Royal Guards and surrounding troops, then told Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing to return with her.

Xue Ye punished Xue Beng for provoking Zhou Chen but struggled with how to handle Zhou Chen and Purple Micro Palace. Xue Qinghe revealed that Zhou Chen had a mysterious female Titled Douluo guard and that Dugu Bo had become an offering elder of Purple Micro Palace, leaving Xue Ye alarmed about the Imperial Family’s weakened position.

• Xue Ye ordered Xue Beng confined under house arrest for half a year and assigned Meng Shenji and the other Three Great Education Committee Members to educate him.
• Xue Ye complained that Zhou Chen had humiliated the Imperial Family, while Xue Qinghe urged him to stay calm and consider befriending Zhou Chen.
• Xue Qinghe told Xue Ye that Spirit Hall had found no records of Zhou Chen’s young female Titled Douluo guard, leading them to suspect she belonged to the reclusive Xuanyuan Family.
• Xue Qinghe revealed that Dugu Bo had become an offering elder of Purple Micro Palace and had refused to help the Imperial Family.
• Xue Ye leapt to his feet, alarmed that Dugu Bo might have defected and further weakened the Imperial Family.

Emperor Xue Ye and Qian Renxue decided to reconcile with Zhou Chen by arranging his marriage to Princess Xue Ke. Zhou Chen accepted the imperial family’s estate, three million Gold Soul Coins, and an invitation to a banquet, unaware that the banquet was meant to announce their engagement.

• Qian Renxue warned Emperor Xue Ye that Dugu Bo, the Nine Heart Begonia Clan, and the Black Tortoise Clan would side with Zhou Chen, and urged him to win Zhou Chen over by marrying him to Xue Ke.
• Emperor Xue Ye authorized Qian Renxue to give Zhou Chen an estate and three million Gold Soul Coins, while Zhou Chen refused the offered ducal title.
• Three days later, Zhou Chen supervised the delivery of three hundred chests of Gold Soul Coins to his new estate.
• Qian Renxue and Xue Ke visited Zhou Chen, gave him an invitation to an imperial banquet, and persuaded him to attend.
• Qian Renxue and Emperor Xue Ye planned to announce Zhou Chen and Xue Ke’s engagement publicly, presenting the three million Gold Soul Coins as Xue Ke’s dowry.

Zhou Chen absorbed the royal family's Gold Soul Coins and used them for ten System draws, while suspecting Yu Tianmeng had pocketed some of the money. The final draw awarded him the Great Desolate Imprisoning Heaven Finger.

• Yu Tianmeng guarded the three million Gold Soul Coins by sleeping atop their pile until Zhou Chen sent her out of the chamber.
• Zhou Chen had the System absorb the coins and discovered that 23,790 Gold Soul Coins were missing, which he suspected Yu Tianmeng had stolen.
• Zhou Chen spent 100,000 Gold Yuan Points on ten draws and received several low-grade cultivation techniques for his subordinates.
• Zhou Chen's tenth draw awarded him the Great Desolate Imprisoning Heaven Finger.

Zhou Chen received and learned the Great Desolate Imprisoning Heaven Finger from the System, causing a massive disturbance as he cultivated in the Secret Chamber. The chapter ended with his first form covering Heaven Dou City in a vast black prison.

• The System revealed that Zhou Chen had drawn the Great Desolate Imprisoning Heaven Finger, a martial art created by the Great Desolate Emperor.
• Zhou Chen asked the System to transmit the technique, and the Great Desolate Emperor’s recorded message explained its five forms and ultimate sixth form.
• Zhou Chen absorbed the technique’s demonstrations and began cultivating, with black light surging from his hands.
• Yu Tianmeng and Zhu Zhuqing noticed the disturbance outside the Secret Chamber, and Yu Tianmeng used the Silver Moon Divine Light Shroud to conceal it.
• The black light overwhelmed the shroud and spread across Heaven Dou City as Zhou Chen unleashed One Finger Imprisons Heaven and Earth.

A pitch-black giant finger appeared above Zhou Chen's Residence, terrifying Heaven Dou City and drawing the attention of the imperial court, noble houses, and powerful soul masters. As the crowd gathered and some began eyeing the phenomenon greedily, the situation threatened to erupt.

• Heaven Dou City awoke to the giant finger, and Yu Tianmeng and Zhu Zhuqing speculated about its nature.
• Dugu Yan absorbed the remaining Jade Scale Serpent poison and reached level 60, then feared Zhou Chen was in danger when the phenomenon appeared above his residence.
• Xue Ye chose to wait and observe after Qian Renxue warned against sending people to Zhou Chen's Residence without knowing what had happened.
• Ye Yinzhu gave Ye Lingling the patriarch's token and sent her to mobilize the Offering Legion to protect Zhou Chen.
• The Black Tortoise Clan's three Grand Elders and other powerful soul masters headed toward Zhou Chen's Residence as more onlookers gathered and eyed the phenomenon greedily.

Zhu Zhuqing guarded Zhou Chen’s residence as crowds gathered to claim its treasure, and Dugu Bo arrived to support her. Three newly ascended Titled Douluo from the Black Tortoise Clan then appeared, revealing that they too belonged to Purple Micro Palace.

• Zhu Zhuqing revealed nine Soul Rings, including a hundred-thousand-year ring, and ordered everyone to stay at least a thousand meters from Zhou Chen’s residence.
• The crowd retreated beyond the boundary but remained nearby, still hoping to obtain the treasure.
• Dugu Bo arrived, and Zhu Zhuqing thanked him for coming to protect Zhou Chen’s residence.
• Three Titled Douluo arrived, and Zhu Zhuqing warned them to leave the restricted area.
• Shi Feng recognized Dugu Bo, explained that he and his companions had come to help, and showed him a North Dipper token.
• Dugu Bo recognized the token and asked whether Shi Feng, Shi Yu, and Shi Lei were also members of Purple Micro Palace.

Five Titled Douluo revealed their ties to Purple Micro Palace, convincing Heaven Dou City that it had surpassed the Upper Three Sects. News of the faction reached the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Clear Sky Sect, where Ning Fengzhi and the Clear Sky Sect’s leaders reacted with shock and resentment.

• Shi Feng confirmed that he, Dugu Bo, and the Three Elders of the Shi Family served as Purple Micro Palace elders, and the crowd realized the faction had five Titled Douluo.
• The black finger vanished, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Bo, and the Three Elders returned to Zhou Chen’s residence, and the spectators dispersed without seeing the Palace Master.
• Major factions across the Douluo Continent received reports that Purple Micro Palace had five Titled Douluo and a mysterious Palace Master.
• At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi rose in shock after hearing the report.
• At the Clear Sky Sect, its leader and five elders learned that Purple Micro Palace appeared to have six Titled Douluo and worried that their sect might lose its title as the number one sect under heaven.

Zhou Chen spent the day drawing prizes and obtained bloodlines of the Four Ultimate Warriors, along with a large number of Longevity Pills. Frustrated by the System’s repeated pill rewards, he decided to auction some of them to Douluo Continent’s major factions, but still needed a safe way to protect the auction.

• Zhou Chen drew the Dragonblood Warrior, Violet Flame Warrior, Undying Warrior, and Tiger Stripe Warrior bloodlines, and considered using them to empower four loyal subordinates.
• Zhou Chen drew twenty-six Longevity Pills, including a streak of draws that yielded nothing else, and argued with the System over the repeated results.
• Zhou Chen considered giving the pills to elderly allies or recruiting Titled Douluo, but decided the pills were more useful as a source of money.
• Zhou Chen planned an auction for a limited number of Longevity Pills, expecting major factions to bid against one another, and wondered how to keep the pills safe from theft.

After spending nearly three days drawing rewards and practicing, Zhou Chen emerged to learn that Purple Micro Palace had defeated the Upper Three Sects and become the continent’s top sect. He gathered his Soul Sage and stronger subordinates to distribute his rewards and strengthen the forces under his direct control.

• Zhou Chen emerged from the Secret Chamber with 133 Longevity Pills after spending his remaining Gold Soul Coins on the lottery.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Tianmeng told Zhou Chen that Purple Micro Palace had crushed the Upper Three Sects and become the number one sect under heaven.
• Zhou Chen concluded that Purple Micro Palace’s new reputation would protect its planned auction, then asked Yu Tianmeng to summon all members ranked Soul Sage and above.
• Yu Tianmeng gathered the Purple Micro Palace experts, while Dugu Bo was absent because he had taken Dugu Yan to hunt for her sixth soul ring.
• Zhou Chen assembled the sect’s experts and prepared to use his rewards to strengthen his direct followers and balance the Black Tortoise Clan’s influence.

Zhou Chen rewarded his followers with cultivation treasures and divine blood, then gave the Black Tortoise Divine Blood to Shi Feng after the old Shi Feng chose his great-grandson to inherit it. Shi Feng's power rose from level 72 to level 80, where it stalled for lack of an Eighth Soul Ring.

• Zhou Chen announced that Purple Micro Palace's techniques, pills, and divine blood would be rewards for his followers' achievements.
• Zhou Chen offered the Black Tortoise Divine Blood to Shi Feng, who asked that his great-grandson inherit it instead.
• Old Shi Feng demanded that his descendant swear lifelong service to Zhou Chen, and Shi Feng made a blood oath.
• Zhou Chen secretly relied on the Blood Guiding Divine Fiend Technique and traces of his Xuanyuan Divine Blood to control anyone who might betray him.
• Shi Feng swallowed the Black Tortoise Divine Blood and rose from level 72 to level 80 before his Soul Power stopped without an Eighth Soul Ring.

Zhou Chen gave Wang Sheng White Tiger divine blood, Qin Ming the Flame Manipulation Art, and Lin Yang Azure Dragon divine blood. Lin Yang transformed into an Azure Dragon and broke through to level 90, becoming a Titled Douluo candidate for Purple Micro Palace.

• Zhou Chen gave Wang Sheng White Tiger divine blood, purifying his Battle Tiger martial soul into a White Tiger Spirit and raising his Soul Power to level 80.
• Zhou Chen gave Qin Ming the Flame Manipulation Art, which raised his Soul Power from level 81 to level 83 and left a crimson flame mark on his brow.
• Zhou Chen gave Lin Yang Azure Dragon divine blood after Lin Yang swore loyalty and cut his hands in a blood oath.
• Lin Yang's Purple Dragon martial soul shed its scales and flesh as it evolved, and Yu Tianmeng explained that this was a normal part of dragon growth.
• Lin Yang transformed into a thirty-meter Azure Dragon and broke through to level 90.

Lin Yang broke through to Rank 90, revealing Purple Micro Palace’s growing strength and alarming Qian Renxue and other factions. Zhou Chen welcomed Lin Yang as a future worshipper, distributed the remaining treasures, and gave Longevity Pills to elderly members of the Black Tortoise Clan and Dean Marx.

• Lin Yang flew over Heaven Dou City in his dragon form, and Qian Renxue learned from Uncle She that he was a newly advanced Titled Douluo and Purple Micro Palace’s seventh such expert.
• Qian Renxue regretted using Xue Ke’s marriage alliance to draw Zhou Chen closer and considered weakening Purple Micro Palace as factions across the city assessed its rising power.
• Lin Yang returned to Zhou Chen’s Residence, reported his breakthrough, and heard Zhou Chen name him the future Azure Dragon worshipper once he obtained a soul ring.
• Zhou Chen tasked Xiao Chenyu, Dean Marx, and Wang Sheng with fairly distributing the remaining treasures among Purple Micro Palace’s subordinates.
• Zhou Chen gave nine Longevity Pills to Shi Feng for the Black Tortoise Clan’s elders and one to Marx; they swallowed the pills immediately, while Yu Tianmeng looked on with longing.

Zhou Chen learned that Yu Tianmeng was a transmigrator and that she wanted a Longevity Pill for her great-grandfather, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Grand Elder. She revealed that the elderly Titled Douluo had only about five years to live after his martial soul evolved and he broke through to the Titled Douluo rank.

• Yu Tianmeng visited Zhou Chen late at night and asked him for a Longevity Pill, but he refused.
• Yu Tianmeng accidentally revealed her knowledge of the Soul Hunt Operation, and Zhou Chen recognized that she was a transmigrator.
• Yu Tianmeng admitted her identity, and she and Zhou Chen spoke about marrying each other.
• Yu Tianmeng explained that her great-grandfather was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Grand Elder and the clan's second Titled Douluo.
• Yu Tianmeng said she had used a Soul Guidance Device to increase her great-grandfather's dragon bloodline, evolving his martial soul into the Light Sacred Dragon and helping him break through.
• Yu Tianmeng revealed that her one-hundred-and-twenty-seven-year-old great-grandfather had expended much of his life force and had at most five years left to live.

Yu Tianmeng persuaded Zhou Chen to provide Longevity Pills for her family and agreed to help stage an auction that would inflate their price. At the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family’s stronghold, Yu Yuanzhen reflected on the clan’s decline and his failed hopes for his children.

• Zhou Chen agreed to sell Yu Tianmeng five Longevity Pills for fifteen million Gold Soul Coins.
• Zhou Chen asked the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family to pose as bidders, buying five pills at ten million Gold Soul Coins each to drive up auction prices, while only paying fifteen million in practice.
• Yu Tianmeng agreed to notify her family and began writing a letter to arrange the plan.
• At True Dragon Mountain, Yu Yuanzhen surveyed the few elders and clan members gathered in the Council Hall and mourned the family’s decline from its former strength.
• Yu Yuanzhen recalled that he had fathered over a hundred children to strengthen the clan, but lamented that most were mediocre and that Yu Xiaogang’s weak Soul Power and mutated martial soul had disgraced the family.