Chapter Summaries

Lin Xiao used his Exile Domain and Black Sun Purifying Fire to suppress the God of Lust’s influence over Hu Liena and discovered the god’s hidden divine sense inside her. The divine sense revealed itself and threatened Lin Xiao after he attacked it, but he remained undaunted.

• Lin Xiao activated his Exile Domain to cool Hu Liena’s lust, but a Charm Mark appeared and released divine power that resisted the purification.
• Lin Xiao strengthened his spiritual power and used the Great Sun Golden Eyes to see a hazy figure inside Hu Liena, then shared what he saw with Feng Yu.
• Feng Yu explained that the God of Lust had placed her divine sense and power inside Hu Liena and could take control of her if she succumbed to lust.
• The God of Lust took over Hu Liena’s speech and tried to embrace Lin Xiao, but he blocked her and launched a Fire Lotus made from dark Phoenix Fire.
• Lin Xiao’s Fire Lotus devastated the God of Lust’s divine sense, and she angrily threatened him while he mocked her for acting like the Destruction God King.

The God of Lust tried to overwhelm Lin Xiao with seductive illusions and tempt him into surrendering to desire. Lin Xiao resisted, trapped her divine sense in the Exile Domain, and punished it with his flames.

• The God of Lust attacked Lin Xiao with Color Dance Heavenly Demon, creating lifelike illusions of women he knew and urging him to abandon morality for pleasure.
• Lin Xiao fired Blazing Feather Sky Burning Strike, but the God of Lust evaded him by multiplying her forms and using his desires against him.
• As Lin Xiao began to succumb to the illusions, the Tianmeng Spiritual Pivot Crown and his Exile Domain powers surged, allowing him to strike with Soul Devouring Fire Armor and Nine Nether Flame Hell.
• Lin Xiao drew the God of Lust's divine sense out of Hu Liena and swallowed it with the Nether Feather Fire Crow, then sealed it inside the Exile Domain.
• The trapped God of Lust pleaded and moaned for mercy, but Lin Xiao whipped her divine sense with a fiery lash until it spun like a top.

Lin Xiao subdued the Divine Sense of Lust with his Phoenix Fire whip and questioned her about Hu Liena’s inheritance. After learning how the Lust God had evaded the God Realm’s laws, Lin Xiao kept her captive and decided to make her help him cultivate.

• Lin Xiao prevented the Divine Sense of Lust from self-destructing and whipped her until she agreed to answer his questions.
• The Divine Sense of Lust revealed that the Rakshasa God had introduced Hu Liena as a potential successor, intending to play with her while avoiding the God Realm’s law enforcement.
• Lin Xiao reasoned that the Rakshasa God feared Asura God and connected that rivalry to the Rakshasa God’s absence from Bibi Dong’s conflict with Tang San.
• The Divine Sense of Lust begged Lin Xiao to kill her, but he refused and told her he wanted her to help him cultivate.

Lin Xiao asked the Divine Sense of Lust to use her power to draw out his Heart Fire, following Feng Yu’s advice on how he could keep growing beyond the level of a God King. The Divine Sense of Lust agreed, eager to tempt him, and the chapter ended as she prepared to begin.

• Feng Yu advised Lin Xiao to seek new powers because his existing flames were not enough to surpass the Five Great Divine Kings.
• Feng Yu explained that the Seven Deadly Sins embodied the karma of living beings and suggested Lin Xiao might create a unique karmic fire using their power.
• Lin Xiao realized that obtaining the Divine Sense of Lust could help him draw in the God of Lust and eventually the other Seven Deadly Sins Gods.
• Lin Xiao told the Divine Sense of Lust to use her Divine Power of Lust to draw out his Heart Fire.
• The Divine Sense of Lust agreed and prepared to tempt Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao removed the Divine Sense of Lust from Hu Liena and flew to Spirit City to confront Bibi Dong. Bibi Dong challenged him to fight outside the city, and they headed for the outskirts as Hu Liena watched helplessly.

• Lin Xiao imprisoned the Divine Sense of Lust and woke Hu Liena, explaining that removing it reduced the risk of her falling into lust but would slow her growth.
• Hu Liena asked Lin Xiao not to fight Bibi Dong, but he flew directly to Pope's Palace instead.
• Bibi Dong intercepted Lin Xiao above Pope's Palace, and they traded taunts before she challenged him to fight outside Spirit City.
• Lin Xiao agreed and followed Bibi Dong toward the outskirts, while Hu Liena arrived too late to stop them.

Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong decided to leave Spirit City and seek out Tang San while Bibi Dong fought Lin Xiao in the sky. After exchanging blows, Bibi Dong unleashed a near-divine attack, and Lin Xiao answered with his twenty-year-powered Crimson Sky: Dragon Slayer, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Yu Xiaogang panicked at Lin Xiao's strength and insisted that Liu Erlong take him away to find Tang San and hasten his god trial.
• Liu Erlong agreed to leave Spirit City with Yu Xiaogang, encouraged by the prospect of having Tang San look after him.
• Bibi Dong flew far from Spirit City and confronted Lin Xiao, blaming him for refusing to join Spirit Hall.
• Lin Xiao transformed with his phoenix techniques and Soul Power Armor, then exchanged dozens of blows with Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong used Rakshasa Ghost Eye Envelops Heaven and Earth, and Lin Xiao countered with Crimson Sky: Dragon Slayer.

Lin Xiao overwhelmed Bibi Dong and rejected her arguments for Spirit Hall’s rule, exposing her desire to harvest Resentment through war. He launched his strongest attack to blow her apart, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Lin Xiao’s Crimson Sky: Dragon Slayer defeated Bibi Dong’s Rakshasa Ghost Eye Scorches Heaven and Earth, sending her flying backward.
• Bibi Dong, frightened by Lin Xiao’s strength, tried to persuade him to make a truce and listen to her plans for unifying the continent.
• Lin Xiao accused Bibi Dong of taking credit for Spirit Hall’s good deeds and revealed that she wanted to use war to harvest Resentment.
• Bibi Dong denied his accusations and warned that opposing unification would make Lin Xiao a sinner.
• Lin Xiao infused his Crimson Sky Sword with Imperial Flame and unleashed Crimson Sky: Dragon Slayer with Flame Burst against Bibi Dong.

Lin Xiao unleashed a massive Phoenix Fire attack that overwhelmed Bibi Dong and set the sky ablaze, while people across Spirit City rushed toward the explosion or were caught in its aftermath. Bibi Dong survived but was badly burned, and Lin Xiao approached her with his Crimson Sky Sword.

• Lin Xiao's combined Phoenix Fire attack broke through Bibi Dong's defenses and exploded into a vast crimson mushroom cloud.
• Hu Liena and Qian Renxue rushed toward the burning clouds, while Qian Daoliu stayed behind.
• Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong fled Spirit City with stolen library texts, but the blast's shockwave knocked Yu Xiaogang unconscious and injured him.
• Shui Bing'er and the Snow Empress saw the fiery explosion near Spirit City and hurried toward it.
• Bibi Dong's defenses and abilities failed under the attack, leaving her charred but barely alive.
• Lin Xiao detected Bibi Dong's faint life force and walked toward her with his Crimson Sky Sword.

Lin Xiao defeated Bibi Dong, spared her, and bound her with his divine-level Nine Nether Flame Hell soul skill. He revealed that he wanted to use her Rakshasa power to help him cultivate the Crimson Lotus Karma Fire, then promised that karma might let her sever her connection to Qian Xunji.

• Lin Xiao shattered Bibi Dong's charred coating, blocked her Rakshasa Demon Scythe, and knocked the weapon away.
• Lin Xiao spared Bibi Dong after drawing his sword across her neck, then told her he wanted her to be his dog.
• Lin Xiao planted the Nine Nether Flame Hell mark in Bibi Dong and used it to inflict a brief agony that left her subdued.
• Lin Xiao explained that Bibi Dong's Rakshasa God power could amplify negative emotions, which he hoped to use alongside the Divine Sense of Lust to temper his Heart Fire.
• Lin Xiao told Bibi Dong about the Crimson Lotus Karma Fire and promised that karma might let her sever her connection to Qian Xunji.

Bibi Dong accepted Lin Xiao’s terms after their battle and returned to Spirit City to promote the Faith of the Goddess of Abundance. Lin Xiao reunited with Shui Bing’er and told the Snow Empress he could help her face her 700,000-year Thunder Tribulation with complete confidence.

• Bibi Dong agreed to help Lin Xiao refine the Crimson Lotus Karma Fire, provided he later removed his restrictions and refrained from attacking her for a time.
• Lin Xiao gave Bibi Dong a Pill that Aunt Ye had refined, and it rapidly restored her Soul Power.
• Qian Renxue and Hu Liena arrived and heard Bibi Dong claim that she and Lin Xiao had stopped their fight at an appropriate point; Hu Liena asked them to resolve their conflict peacefully.
• Shui Bing’er returned with the Snow Empress, reunited with Lin Xiao, and showed him her nine Soul Rings, including three red rings.
• Lin Xiao told the Snow Empress that he was a Titled Douluo and claimed he was completely confident he could help her overcome her 700,000-year Thunder Tribulation.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to promote the Faith of the Goddess of Abundance throughout the nation and reflected on her envy of Ye Qingxian.

Qian Renxue resolved to grow strong enough to become the Angel God and pursue Lin Xiao, while Bibi Dong plotted to consume him despite the Fire Lotus Mark he had left on her. The God of Lust lost contact with her Divine Sense, and Liu Erlong took the injured Yu Xiaogang to a clinic, where a physician warned that his condition could worsen.

• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu that Bibi Dong had announced the Goddess of Abundance's faith would be added among Spirit Hall Empire civilians, suggesting Lin Xiao had won their battle.
• Qian Renxue vowed to become the Angel God and chase after Lin Xiao, while Qian Daoliu reflected on his age and focused on her.
• Bibi Dong examined the Fire Lotus Mark on her abdomen and planned to use Lin Xiao's confidence and divine powers as an opportunity to devour his body and soul.
• The God of Lust realized she had lost contact with her Divine Sense and decided not to investigate the Lower Realm while Asura God was watching the deities closely.
• Liu Erlong brought the badly injured Yu Xiaogang to a clinic, where a physician stabilized him and warned that his trouble controlling his bowels could worsen.

Liu Erlong hurried to get Yu Xiaogang out of the Spirit Hall Empire while Tang San completed the Furious Tang Lotus and prepared to confront Lin Xiao. In the Extreme North, Lin Xiao successfully contracted with the Snow Empress, triggering her 700,000-year Thunder Tribulation, and promised to protect her.

• Liu Erlong made her apprentice fetch red carrots to treat Yu Xiaogang’s problem and planned to take him away before Bibi Dong noticed.
• Tang San finished forging the Furious Tang Lotus, practiced Guanyin's Tears, and vowed to settle accounts with Lin Xiao.
• Lin Xiao, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress reached the Core Area of the Extreme North, where Lin Xiao persuaded the Snow Empress to proceed with their contract.
• Lin Xiao’s contract with the Snow Empress succeeded, raising her cultivation beyond 700,000 years and lowering his Soul Power to rank 93.
• The Snow Empress’s 700,000-year Thunder Tribulation began, and Lin Xiao reassured her that he would protect her.

Lin Xiao confronted the Snow Empress’s 700,000-year Heavenly Tribulation, insisting he would protect her and cutting its first Lightning Dragon apart with his sword. As the storm intensified, he charged into the Sea of Lightning to temper his body and strengthen his Lightning Fire Seed, leaving the Snow Empress and Ice Empress watching in shock.

• The Snow Empress entered her ultimate battle form and told Lin Xiao she would face the opening Thunder Tribulation herself.
• Lin Xiao summoned five kinds of Phoenix Fire, formed a Fire Phoenix, and promised to cut down the Heavenly Tribulation for the Snow Empress.
• The first Lightning Dragon struck, and Lin Xiao cleaved it in two with Crimson Sky: Dragon Slayer, sending Spirit Beasts across the Extreme North fleeing in a Beast Tide.
• The blood-colored lightning grew more powerful, and Lin Xiao charged into the Sea of Lightning while his Lightning Fire Seed absorbed the tribulation’s power.

Lin Xiao endured and swallowed the 700,000-year Thunder Tribulation, transforming its power into Heavenly Tribulation Fire and proving his strength to Snow Empress and Ice Empress. After Snow Empress became his Contract Beast, he discovered her Soul Core had grown stronger and borrowed power from both women, while an old man struggled against plague and Tang San searched for him.

• Ice Empress entered the Thunder Tribulation’s range, and Snow Empress acknowledged that Lin Xiao could fulfill his promise to help them become Gods.
• Lin Xiao opened his ninth Soul Skill, Sun and Moon Shine Together, as the Thunder Tribulation gathered its lightning into a powerful Lightning Dragon.
• Lin Xiao swallowed the Lightning Dragon and absorbed its power, creating Heavenly Tribulation Fire before the dark clouds dispersed.
• Snow Empress teased Lin Xiao by calling him Master, then tested her Soul Core and found that Lin Xiao’s modifications had strengthened it.
• Lin Xiao borrowed power from Snow Empress and Ice Empress as an old man in an unnamed valley struggled through the plague and Tang San searched the Heaven Dou Empire for Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao reunited with his Childhood Sweethearts in Heaven Dou City, where the three empires had honored him with titles and land that he declined to claim. After Ye Lingling sent him to comfort a troubled Dugu Yan, she revealed that she feared something had happened to her missing grandfather, Dugu Bo.

• Lin Xiao reunited with the girls in Heaven Dou City, while Zhu Zhuqing remained in the Star Luo Empire.
• The Heaven Dou Empire, Star Luo Empire, and Spirit Hall Empire granted Lin Xiao grand titles and fiefs, but he ignored the offers and preserved the balance among the three nations.
• Ye Lingling visited Lin Xiao at night, confessed that she wanted to be with him, and urged him to go comfort Dugu Yan.
• Lin Xiao found Dugu Yan crying in her room and learned she feared her grandfather, Dugu Bo, had come to harm.
• Lin Xiao apologized for not searching for Dugu Bo sooner and felt guilty that Dugu Yan had borne so much worry.

Lin Xiao comforted Dugu Yan over her fear for Dugu Bo, promised to search for him, and spent the night with her before leaving for the Ashen Mountain Range. Meanwhile, Tang San learned how much the continent had changed and headed toward Shrek Academy, wondering whether Xiao Wu was there.

• Dugu Yan confessed that she feared losing Dugu Bo, and Lin Xiao promised to search for him in the Ashen Mountain Range the next day.
• Lin Xiao soothed Dugu Yan, confronted her for hiding her grief, and the two reconciled and spent the night together.
• At dawn, Lin Xiao left for the Ashen Mountain Range after telling Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to wait for his return.
• In Heaven Dou City, Tang San asked about Lin Xiao and learned that Lin Xiao had repelled the Beast Tide, pressured Bibi Dong to compromise, and become known as the Flame Emperor.
• Tang San, shaken by how much the continent had changed, headed toward Shrek Academy and wondered whether Xiao Wu was there.

Lin Xiao searched the Ashen Mountain Range for Dugu Bo but could not detect him until Feng Yu used her Essence Blood to expose a hidden Secret Realm. Lin Xiao entered and found Dugu Bo alive, though near collapse from repeated torture by a deranged evil god’s divine thought.

• Lin Xiao searched the Ashen Mountain Range with his Golden Crow Domain but found no trace of Dugu Bo.
• Feng Yu offered her Essence Blood to create a Fire Phoenix that could reveal a divine concealment.
• The Fire Phoenix led Lin Xiao to a cave entrance that had seemed ordinary to his Spiritual Detection.
• Inside the Secret Realm, Dugu Bo endured another round of torment and believed he might die there.
• Lin Xiao tore open a rift into the Secret Realm and found Dugu Bo alive.

Lin Xiao defeated the Plague God’s statue and captured its remaining divine sense, then explained that Dugu Bo could still claim the dangerous Plague Deity inheritance. Dugu Bo chose to continue the trial despite Lin Xiao’s warning, determined to claim the power that suited him.

• Dugu Bo warned Lin Xiao about the Feathered Serpent God statue and the swarm of poisonous insects, while Lin Xiao worried that destroying them might ruin Dugu Bo’s inheritance.
• Dugu Bo was shocked to see Lin Xiao’s Title Douluo strength and Million Year Soul Ring as the statue and insects attacked.
• Lin Xiao burned the insect swarm, shattered the statue’s defenses, and used the Nether Feather Fire Crow to capture the Plague God’s remaining divine sense in the Exile Domain.
• Feng Yu told Lin Xiao that the Plague God had likely been a Rank 1 or veteran Rank 2 God and that Dugu Bo still controlled the inheritance trial.
• Lin Xiao warned Dugu Bo that the trial could be dangerous and offered to help him find another Deity, but Dugu Bo insisted on claiming the Plague Deity.

Lin Xiao prepared to support Dugu Bo through the Plague God's inheritance and left to bring help, while Zhu Zhuyun became increasingly infatuated with Lin Xiao and Zhu Zhuqing struggled with her own feelings. The chapter left Dugu Bo waiting in the secret realm and the Zhu sisters in the Star Luo Empire.

• Dugu Bo insisted on pursuing the Plague God's godhood, and Lin Xiao gave him a Ten Complete Great Tonic Pill and promised to bring help in two days.
• Lin Xiao planned to bring Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, and the Snow Empress to support Dugu Bo during the inheritance process.
• Dugu Bo admitted that Dugu Yan's worry came from having lost both parents and having only him as family.
• Zhu Zhuyun admired Lin Xiao's achievements and cherished the Demonic Red Lotus mark as a sign of her connection to him.
• Zhu Zhuyun told Zhu Zhuqing she would keep pursuing Lin Xiao, while Zhu Zhuqing dismissed her thoughts and focused on cultivating to repay Lin Xiao's kindness.

Zhu Zhuyun received an unexpected promotion to Imperial Crown Princess Consort, then learned Dai Weisi planned to send her to the emperor’s chambers late at night. She realized the Star Luo Royal Family was sacrificing her to protect Dai Weisi’s position and the regime, leaving her furious and cornered.

• Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing argued about Lin Xiao and their rivalry before an imperial eunuch delivered an edict granting Zhu Zhuyun the title of Imperial Crown Princess Consort and lavish rewards.
• Zhu Zhuyun tried to learn the meaning behind the edict, but the eunuch refused her money and only hinted that it was a great blessing.
• Zhu Zhuyun visited Dai Weisi at the First Prince’s Mansion to discuss the edict, and he admitted he had been waiting for her.
• Dai Weisi ordered Zhu Zhuyun to dress beautifully and enter the palace late at night to offer tea to the emperor, promising she could still become Empress if she obeyed.
• Zhu Zhuyun connected Dai Weisi’s impotence to his order and recognized that he and the Star Luo Royal Family intended to sacrifice her, leaving her enraged and humiliated.