Chapter Summaries

Seven Star Luo agility-attack Soul Douluos infiltrated the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace to take Chen Yue to their emperor, who wanted Chen Yue’s help unifying the realm. Unable to seize him safely while he was guarded, they began looking for a way to lure him outside the palace.

• The Star Luo Emperor sent seven Soul Douluos to investigate Chen Yue and bring him to the Star Luo Empire.
• The seven infiltrators confirmed Chen Yue’s whereabouts but learned a Soul Douluo was guarding him.
• The seven judged that forcibly taking Chen Yue risked interception by Dugu Bo and other powerful Soul Douluos.
• The infiltrators discussed how to drive Chen Yue out of the palace, and one of them said they had an idea.

Two Star Luo Empire Shadow Guards used their Black and White Nightmare Martial Soul Fusion Skill to put Chen Yue and the drunken Bai Xue to sleep. Their plan left Chen Yue vulnerable, but a third Soul Douluo questioned whether they should kill him, and the twins refused to risk waking him.

• Chen Yue sensed someone nearby after bathing but followed a guard's directions to the inner bedroom, where he mistook Bai Xue for Qian Renxue and fell asleep beside her.
• Two twin Soul Douluos from the Dai Family revealed that they had used their Black and White Nightmare Martial Soul Fusion Skill to put Chen Yue and Bai Xue to sleep.
• A third Soul Douluo suggested killing Chen Yue, but the twins warned that revealing killing intent would wake him and jeopardize His Majesty's mission.
• The middle-aged Soul Douluo left after telling the twins to hope their plan worked.

Dai Family shadow guards Spirit Tiger and Nightmare tried to use dream invasion to compromise Chen Yue and get him driven out of Heaven Dou City. Their soul skill failed against his spiritual defenses, leaving Nightmare wondering whether he possessed a hundred-thousand-year soul ring or spiritual skull bone.

• Nightmare told Spirit Tiger that they could invade Chen Yue and Xue Qinghe's dreams to make their relationship appear improper.
• The sisters activated their soul skills to enter Chen Yue's dreams, but could not penetrate his spiritual consciousness.
• Nightmare tried her dream invasion again and found Chen Yue's defenses still blocked her.
• Nightmare suspected Chen Yue might have a hundred-thousand-year soul ring or spiritual skull bone, though his low Soul Power level and reported soul rings made that seem impossible.

Nightmare and Spirit Tiger decided to invade Bai Xue’s mind before Xue Qinghe noticed anything was wrong. At Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji learned that Qian Daoliu and the other Worships would not interfere, and he planned to challenge Dugu Bo once he had recovered.

• Nightmare proposed that she and Spirit Tiger join forces to invade Bai Xue’s mind, and Spirit Tiger agreed.
• Qian Daoliu tacitly refrained from acting after he and Golden Crocodile Douluo openly disagreed in the Worship Hall.
• Qian Xunji heard from Demon Bear Douluo that the Worships would not interfere and felt relieved.
• Qian Xunji, still recovering from Dugu Bo’s poison, wondered what had made Dugu Bo so powerful.
• Qian Xunji resolved to go to Heaven Dou City with others and regain his dignity by confronting Dugu Bo.

Qian Xunji ordered Porcupinefish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo to investigate Dugu Bo’s transformation, then struggled to remember what he had forgotten. A voice reminded him that he had not visited his daughter Xiao Xue in more than ten years.

• Qian Xunji sent Porcupinefish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo to search near Heaven Dou City for clues about Dugu Bo’s transformation.
• Bibi Dong continued secluded cultivation as she approached Rank 96 without telling anyone.
• Qian Xunji could not sleep, sensing that he had forgotten something important.
• Qian Xunji went to the plaza before the Pope’s Palace and stared toward Heaven Dou City as he tried to remember.
• A voice told Qian Xunji not to worry about Xiao Xue, and he turned to find his father.

Qian Daoliu gave up trying to guide Qian Xunji and left him to face the Angel Lineage’s growing internal conflict. Demon Bear Douluo brought Qian Xunji winter clothes that Madam had left for him, but their faded color left Qian Xunji stunned.

• Qian Daoliu questioned Qian Xunji’s priorities, then left for the Angel Divine Hall disappointed in his son.
• Qian Daoliu accepted that he could not intervene in the conflict between Qian Xunji and his gifted grandson without putting one of them in danger.
• Qian Xunji wondered where his strange feeling was coming from, then sneezed and blamed the cold.
• Demon Bear Douluo told Qian Xunji that Madam had left him a winter outfit and that its color had faded after the servants washed it.
• Qian Xunji inspected the coat, hat, scarf, and other clothes and froze at their unusual color.

Qian Xunji received and wore a Jade Swan feather winter outfit that Bai Xue had made for him, while Qian Renxue felt uneasy in Heaven Dou City and questioned Ling Yuan Douluo about whether she had sent someone to guide her brother. The chapter ended with Qian Renxue realizing from Ling Yuan Douluo’s startled reaction that no one had been sent.

• Demon Bear Douluo explained that the winter outfit had been dirtied and damaged by washing before he learned it was made from ten-thousand-year Jade Swan feathers.
• Qian Xunji recognized the outfit’s healing effect, put it on, and praised Bai Xue for having thought of him.
• Qian Renxue felt unsettled in her bedchamber and wondered whether it was because she had not seen her brother for too long.
• Qian Renxue asked Ling Yuan Douluo whether she had arranged for someone to guide her brother, then realized from Ling Yuan Douluo’s startled expression that she had not.

Qian Renxue rushed to the sleeping chamber after hearing something might have happened to Chen Yue, but found Bai Xue and several others alive. The chapter ended with Qian Renxue confused by the exhausted, sleeping Bai Xue and the strange scene in the room.

• Ling Yuan Douluo admitted that her prejudice against Chen Yue had led to her negligence, and Qian Renxue ordered her to settle the matter later.
• Qian Renxue gathered the Angel Legion and hurried to the sleeping chamber with Ling Yuan Douluo.
• The female Soul Saints entered the chamber, then came back out blushing and told Qian Renxue to see for herself.
• Qian Renxue and Ling Yuan Douluo entered and were shocked to find five pale figures, including Bai Xue.
• Qian Renxue embraced Bai Xue, realized she was alive and sleeping soundly, and wondered what had happened.

Qian Renxue realized what had happened to the people in the palace, while Nightmare and Spirit Tiger recounted how Bai Xue’s spiritual power had disrupted their attack and overwhelmed their companions. The surviving Soul Douluos abandoned their Heaven Dou City stronghold and fled before reinforcements could find them.

• Qian Renxue looked over the bodies and reacted in shock as she understood what had happened.
• Nightmare warned the Soul Douluos at the stronghold that their operation had failed and they needed to withdraw.
• Nightmare explained that Bai Xue’s spiritual power had interrupted her and Spirit Tiger’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill and blasted four attackers into idiots.
• Bai Xue briefly took control of Nightmare and Spirit Tiger, forcing them to experience what they had done to her.
• Nightmare and Spirit Tiger fled the palace as Ling Yuan Douluo and several Soul Sages approached, and the surviving Soul Douluos relocated the stronghold.

After their operation to capture Chen Yue was disrupted, Xu Jiaxun and the Star Luo group withdrew to a hidden stronghold and waited for Madam Nether. She returned and reported a miscalculation, leaving Xu Jiaxun to ask why the mission had not been easy for someone with her skills.

• The Soul Douluo ordered the female Soul Saints to support Spirit Tiger and Nightmare and leave the camp outside Heaven Dou City.
• Xu Jiaxun led the group to a hidden stronghold, where a Soul Douluo asked what they should do next.
• Xu Jiaxun explained that they would wait for Duchess Nether, and the Soul Douluo realized she had gone after the Third Prince and his consort.
• Xu Jiaxun sensed Madam Nether's return, and she appeared beside him and the Soul Douluo.
• Madam Nether said the operation had been a miscalculation, and Xu Jiaxun questioned why it had not been easy for her.

Zhu Yunqing revealed that she had found Madam Nether in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, only to discover that Yu Yuanzhen had tracked her down. The chapter then explained how Liu Erlong had taken Zhu Zhuqing under her personal guidance.

• Zhu Yunqing told Xu Jiaxun and the Imperial Soul Douluo that she had found Madam Nether at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yu Yuanzhen appeared and accused the three of trespassing, while Xu Jiaxun realized Zhu Yunqing had broken into the clan.
• The Imperial Soul Douluo warned that Yu Yuanzhen had become a Super Douluo, and Yu Yuanzhen declared that the intruders would not leave.
• Liu Erlong chose Zhu Zhuqing as a potential trusted successor to help manage Heaven Dou Lightning Academy after she gave birth.
• Zhu Zhuqing agreed to serve Liu Erlong in exchange for protection and help becoming stronger, and Liu Erlong considered introducing her to Chen Yue.

Liu Erlong trained Zhu Zhuqing as her maid while searching for a way to strengthen her, reluctant to ask Chen Yue for help. Yu Yuanzhen discovered intruders near his clan’s forbidden territory and attacked them, while Dugu Bo reflected on his recent battle with Qian Xunji.

• Liu Erlong decided she could only seek Chen Yue’s help to improve Zhu Zhuqing, but guilt and pride kept her from approaching him.
• Liu Erlong trained Zhu Zhuqing as her maid and looked for another way to strengthen her Martial Soul.
• Madam Nether entered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s forbidden area while searching for Zhu Zhuqing, startling Liu Erlong and fleeing as Yu Yuanzhen pursued her.
• Yu Yuanzhen caught up with Xu Jiaxun and two others near Heaven Dou City, and Xu Jiaxun ordered his companions to hold him back while the others escaped.
• Yu Yuanzhen attacked, and the three intruders released their Martial Souls to resist as Soul Power clashes erupted near Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Bo recalled nearly losing to Qian Xunji and wondered whether the difference in their ranks or Martial Soul quality had decided the fight.

Dugu Bo learned that Dugu Yan and Grandmaster Chen had gone to Heaven Dou City, so he decided to follow and challenge Yu Yuanzhen. He arrived to find Yu Yuanzhen fighting Zhu Yunqing and Xu Jiaxun, then plunged into the battle with his poison.

• Dugu Bo found Dugu Yan’s note saying she had gone to Heaven Dou City with Grandmaster Chen at the Crown Prince’s summons.
• Dugu Bo decided to visit Heaven Dou City and test Yu Yuanzhen’s strength, recalling that Yu Yuanzhen had once helped him obtain his ninth soul ring.
• Dugu Bo sensed Yu Yuanzhen’s Soul Power and charged toward the fight, intending to help before challenging his old friend.
• Dugu Bo unleashed his sixth soul skill, Myriad Poisonous Snake Rain, and his venomous snakes corroded the battlefield.
• Yu Yuanzhen, Zhu Yunqing, and Xu Jiaxun were startled by Dugu Bo’s sudden attack and retreated.

Dugu Bo’s attack forced Yu Yuanzhen, Xu Jiaxun, and the others to retreat, while Zhu Yunqing charged at Dugu Bo’s summoned Soul Power and was blasted away. With only two Titled Douluos left facing them, Xu Jiaxun and the Star Luo Imperial Family’s Soul Douluo considered surrendering, reasoning that their imperial status might protect them.

• Yu Yuanzhen was touched by a trace of poison but resisted its effects, while Xu Jiaxun used his Star Crown Martial Soul to evade the falling venom.
• Zhu Yunqing activated her Martial Soul Avatar and attacked the Soul Power circle in Dugu Bo’s palm.
• Dugu Bo’s Soul Power erupted and blasted Zhu Yunqing away, leaving her whereabouts unclear.
• Xu Jiaxun and the Star Luo Imperial Family’s Soul Douluo realized they were outnumbered by Titled Douluos and discussed surrendering.
• The Star Luo Imperial Family’s Soul Douluo argued that their imperial status would keep the Heaven Dou Empire’s Titled Douluos from harming them.

Xu Jiaxun and a Star Luo Imperial Family Soul Douluo were taken away after their attempt to retrieve Zhu Zhuqing. Zhu Yunqing escaped Dugu Bo’s attack but fell into the northern part of Sunset Forest, seriously injured and struggling to suppress the poison in her body.

• Xu Jiaxun reasoned that the Star Luo Empire could justify its actions by claiming it had come to retrieve Zhu Zhuqing, putting the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan under suspicion if it refused to release her.
• Xu Jiaxun and the Star Luo Imperial Family Soul Douluo were taken away, while Zhu Yunqing fell from the northern part of Sunset Forest.
• Zhu Yunqing used her Martial Soul Avatar to detonate Dugu Bo’s soul skill and blast herself away from the attack.
• Zhu Yunqing survived the explosion but was seriously injured and poisoned, and she suppressed the poison with her Soul Power.
• Zhu Yunqing realized her injuries had slowed her down and feared the two Title Douluo would find her.

Meng Yiran and Ye Lingling emerged from Sunset Forest after Meng Yiran obtained her third spirit ring and mistook Zhu Yunqing for someone sent by Chen Yue. The misunderstanding left Zhu Yunqing staring at them in disbelief.

• Meng Yiran and Ye Lingling discussed whether finding a beautiful woman could help them meet Master Chen.
• The two noticed Zhu Yunqing dressed in black and suspected she was an Imperial Guard sent to take them to the palace.
• Ye Lingling guessed that Zhu Yunqing might have come on behalf of her cousin Little Ye's teacher, Chen Yue.
• Meng Yiran accepted the guess and told Zhu Yunqing to lead them to Chen Yue.
• Zhu Yunqing stared at the pair, baffled by their assumption.

Zhu Yunqing mistook Meng Yiran and Ye Lingling for allies and seized them, intending to return to the imperial palace and steal the crystal. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue struggled with the discovery of Chen Yue and Bai Xue in her hidden side hall.

• Zhu Yunqing realized Meng Yiran and Ye Lingling had mistaken her for someone else, then claimed she would take them with her.
• Zhu Yunqing decided to return to the imperial palace, where she believed Grandmaster Chen remained, and steal the crystal amid the disturbance caused by Yu Yuanzhen.
• Zhu Yunqing grabbed Meng Yiran and Ye Lingling and fled at full speed, while Ye Lingling's Soul Douluo guard realized something was wrong and pursued them.
• Zhu Yunqing feared she would be unable to escape if a Soul Douluo caught up with her because her strength was limited.
• Qian Renxue sat beside Chen Yue and Bai Xue in a side hall, distressed that her mother had been discovered, while Ling Yuan Douluo stayed silent.

Qian Renxue investigated the spiritual force that had taken control of Bai Xue, while the Angel Legion’s experts struggled to identify its source. The elderly woman from the secret guards began narrowing down the suspects by noting that the continent’s noble families all possessed Inherited Martial Souls.

• Qian Renxue ordered a female Soul Saint to explain what she had learned about Bai Xue’s condition.
• The female Soul Saint reported that a powerful spiritual force controlled Bai Xue, likely from a spiritual-type Titled Douluo or a Martial Soul Fusion Skill performed by two spiritual-type Soul Douluos.
• Ling Yuan Douluo said Spirit Hall’s records listed no spiritual-type Titled Douluos, though hidden Soul Douluo pairs could have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Qian Renxue asked who was most suspicious, and Ling Yuan Douluo struggled to answer.
• An elderly woman from the secret guards told Qian Renxue that all noble families across the continent possessed Inherited Martial Souls.

Qian Renxue and an old woman considered which faction might have trespassed into the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, narrowing their suspicions to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Holy Dragon Legion. Ling Yuan Douluo’s suggestion revealed that the Holy-Armored Spirit Dragon branch was closely tied to Golden Crocodile Douluo, leaving Qian Renxue surprised by its strength and allegiance.

• The old woman ruled out the Clear Sky Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then identified the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as suspicious because it accepted many kinds of combat-oriented martial souls.
• Qian Renxue argued that Ning Fengzhi would not dare trespass into the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and asked whether other factions could be responsible.
• The old woman discussed the Lower Four Sects and ruled out the White Tiger Sect, Wind Sword Sect, and Fire Leopard Sect.
• Ling Yuan Douluo asked whether the Holy Dragon Legion founded by the former Pope could be involved, prompting Qian Renxue to wonder whether Qian Xunji had sent it.
• The old woman explained that the Holy-Armored Spirit Dragon branch favored the Second Worship and that its elite members were nearly as capable as the Angel Legion.
• Qian Renxue was startled to learn that Golden Crocodile Douluo had a loyal soul master legion of his own.

Qian Renxue and Ling Yuan Douluo discussed who might be behind the White Tiger Sect’s activities, with the Star Luo Imperial Family emerging as the main suspect. Qian Renxue then told Ling Yuan Douluo to handle Chen Yue herself because she did not want to see him for now.

• Ling Yuan Douluo explained that the Star Luo Imperial Family had established the White Tiger Sect and might be using it to gather intelligence during the selection of the Seven Great Sects.
• Qian Renxue agreed that the Dai Family was a likely suspect and condemned the Star Luo Imperial Family as Spirit Hall’s enemy.
• Ling Yuan Douluo asked Qian Renxue how Chen Yue should be dealt with.
• Qian Renxue said she did not want to see Chen Yue for now and ordered Ling Yuan Douluo to handle it herself.