Chapter Summaries

Zhu Zhuyun learned that Dai Weisi and Emperor Dai Zhen intended to force her into the emperor’s bedchamber, so she resolved to rebel and seek Lin Xiao’s help. She told Zhu Zhuqing what had happened, then claimed to their parents that both sisters were Lin Xiao’s lovers to win the Zhu Clan’s support for a revolt.

• Dai Weisi told Zhu Zhuyun that forcing her to serve Emperor Dai Zhen was both his idea and the emperor’s will, and threatened the Zhu Clan if she refused.
• Zhu Zhuyun pretended to accept the plan and asked to spend one last night with Dai Weisi, who agreed after believing her declarations of love.
• After leaving Dai Weisi, Zhu Zhuyun resolved to bring down the emperor and asked Zhu Zhuqing to contact Lin Xiao.
• Zhu Zhuyun told Zhu Zhuqing about Dai Weisi’s and Dai Zhen’s intentions, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to notify Lin Xiao despite worrying about the two-day deadline.
• Zhu Zhuyun told Zhu Father and Mother that she and Zhu Zhuqing were Lin Xiao’s lovers, claiming she was pregnant with his child, and the Zhu Clan gained confidence from her asserted support.

Zhu Zhuyun used the Ice Empress’s help to kill Dai Zhen and began a coup against the Star Luo court. In Heaven Dou City, Tang San reunited with Xiao Wu and showed her his rare Furious Tang Lotus, which she wanted to give to Lin Xiao.

• Ye Qingxian sent the Ice Empress to help Zhu Zhuyun, who killed Dai Weisi after entering the First Prince’s Mansion.
• Zhu Zhuyun, Zhu Zhuqing, and the disguised Ice Empress entered the Imperial Palace, where the Ice Empress killed Dai Zhen with her Ice Burst Technique.
• The Zhu Clan launched a coup while the Star Luo Emperor was dead and the Star Crown Sect had been left leaderless.
• At Shrek Academy, Tang San reunited with Xiao Wu and showed her the Furious Tang Lotus, claiming its blast could threaten even powerful Soul Masters.
• Xiao Wu asked Tang San to give her one of his two Furious Tang Lotuses so she could offer it to Lin Xiao.

Tang San gave Xiao Wu a Furious Tang Lotus and was then assigned by Flender to care for Yu Xiaogang. When Tang San helped release Yu Xiaogang’s seal, he was drenched in the resulting eruption and left in despair.

• Xiao Wu asked Tang San for a Furious Tang Lotus, and he gave her one while explaining how to use it.
• Xiao Wu joked with Tang San and invited him to eat at the school cafeteria.
• After returning to Shrek Academy, Flender brought Tang San to his office and asked him to take care of Yu Xiaogang.
• Tang San agreed to look after Yu Xiaogang after Flender explained what had happened to him.
• Flender ordered Tang San to undo Yu Xiaogang’s seal, and the eruption drenched Tang San in filth.
• Tang San tried to use Soul Power to clear the mess and accidentally triggered another eruption.

The Zhu Clan seized control of the Star Luo Empire with Phoenix Pavilion’s help, and Zhu Zhuyun became Empress with Zhu Zhuqing as Regent. The court remained divided over the takeover as Zhu Zhuyun settled onto the Phoenix Throne.

• Star Crown Douluo rushed to the Imperial Palace and was stopped and defeated by the Ice Empress, who froze him after Zhu Zhuyun argued that he could be useful for revealing the empire’s secrets.
• The Zhu Clan pacified the turmoil, and an official account blamed Star Crown Douluo for murdering the emperor and portrayed the Zhu Clan as suppressing a rebellion.
• The court split between ministers who condemned the Zhu Clan’s seizure of power and those who supported stabilizing the empire to prevent foreign rivals from exploiting the crisis.
• Zhu Zhuyun was proclaimed Empress, and Zhu Zhuqing was appointed Regent to assist with court affairs.
• Zhu Zhuyun took her place on the Phoenix Throne and privately thought of Lin Xiao.

The author announced a one-day leave because Ju Zi was attending her older sister’s wedding and the author was too busy to write. The author also said the book would likely end at the end of the month.

• The author said Ju Zi was attending her older sister’s wedding.
• The author announced a one-day leave because they had no time to write.
• The author said the book was about to end, probably at the end of the month.

Lin Xiao imprisoned the Plague God's Divine Sense and left for Heaven Dou City, while Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to reclaim the Asura Divine Sword by targeting something Lin Xiao cared about. Tang San began considering the women connected to Lin Xiao.

• Lin Xiao stopped the battle between the Divine Senses of Lust and Plague, then sealed Plague in a Black Sun Purifying Fire cage.
• Lin Xiao asked Lust to assist his cultivation and headed to Heaven Dou City.
• Tang San continued caring for the bedridden Yu Xiaogang, who encouraged him to overcome his fear of Lin Xiao.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San to find a way to take back the Asura Divine Sword and hinted that he should target what Lin Xiao valued most.
• Tang San thought of the women from the Soul Master Competition and an elegant woman resembling a begonia flower.

Yu Xiaogang convinced Tang San to target Shui Bing'er while Lin Xiao was away, but Tang San’s ambush failed when Shui Bing'er revealed her Titled Douluo strength. Badly injured, Tang San launched a Furious Tang Lotus at her, and the chapter ended as she raised a defense against the explosive weapon.

• Yu Xiaogang persuaded Tang San to use any means necessary against Lin Xiao and advised him to wait until someone was alone.
• Tang San followed Shui Bing'er into an alley and attacked her with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Shui Bing'er revealed that she had become a Titled Douluo and overwhelmed Tang San with Sea God's Twilight and Spiritual Touch.
• Shui Bing'er knocked Tang San down and dismissed him as unworthy of opposing Lin Xiao.
• Tang San hurled a Furious Tang Lotus at Shui Bing'er, who countered with Ice God's Wrath and Glacier Cage as the weapon exploded.

Tang San attacked Shui Bing'er with his Furious Tang Lotus, but she survived and nearly killed him with the Sea God Trident before the Asura God's Power whisked him away. In the aftermath, Tang San became a wanted criminal, Shrek Academy came under suspicion, and Yu Xiaogang was singled out as his teacher.

• Tang San threw his Furious Tang Lotus at Shui Bing'er, but her Ultimate Ice shield, Sea God Trident, and armor left her unharmed.
• Shui Bing'er bound Tang San with Unfixed Waves and struck at him with Never Return, but the Asura God's Power intervened and made him vanish.
• Shui Bing'er told the Sea God's divine will that she would report the incident to Lin Xiao, then explained the battle to Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi declared Tang San a wanted criminal stripped of his Heaven Dou Empire citizenship and identified as a Fallen One, while Heaven Dou's Guard Corps and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Soul Masters surrounded Shrek Academy.
• Ning Fengzhi asked where Yu Xiaogang was, leaving Yu Xiaogang pale and trying to hide among the crowd.
• In the God Realm, the Asura God said Tang San still had an unfinished mission and remarked that Lin Xiao refused to accept the Asura God's Trial.

Lin Xiao brought Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to Dugu Bo in the Secret Realm, then went to the Spirit Hall Empire to temper his Heart Fire with Bibi Dong's help. Bibi Dong and the Divine Sense of Lust secretly intensified the trial, leaving Lin Xiao exposed to a scheme meant to corrupt both of them.

• Lin Xiao learned about Tang San's defeat and decided to kill him if they crossed paths, while postponing completion of the Asura God's Trial.
• Lin Xiao took Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to the Secret Realm, where Dugu Yan reunited with Dugu Bo and scolded him for disappearing.
• Lin Xiao asked the Snow Empress to watch over Dugu Bo and protect the Secret Realm while he handled other matters.
• Lin Xiao appeared in the Pope's Palace and arranged for Bibi Dong to use her Rakshasa Divine Sense to amplify his lust as he tempered his Heart Fire.
• Bibi Dong secretly increased the power of the trial, while the Divine Sense of Lust spread an invisible aura around both her and Lin Xiao to make them Slaanesh Slaves.

Lin Xiao resisted the intensified Power of Lust while Bibi Dong succumbed to it and tried to seduce him. After Lin Xiao slapped Bibi Dong back to her senses, she attacked Divine Sense of Lust and blamed her, while Lust denied the accusation and offered to punish Bibi Dong, leaving Lin Xiao to watch their dispute in silence.

• Divine Sense of Lust intensified its influence, and Lin Xiao tried to study the desire fire while resisting it.
• Bibi Dong lost control under the power and embraced Lin Xiao, who initially mistook her touch for an illusion.
• Lin Xiao realized Bibi Dong was real, stopped her, and slapped her until she regained her senses.
• Bibi Dong accused Divine Sense of Lust of plotting against her and attacked her with Rakshasa Divine Power.
• Divine Sense of Lust denied the accusation, blamed Bibi Dong, and asked Lin Xiao to let her discipline her.
• Lin Xiao calmly watched Bibi Dong and Divine Sense of Lust argue without responding.

Lin Xiao forced Bibi Dong and the Divine Sense of Lust to stop scheming and help him cultivate Desire Fire, while Hu Liena mistakenly believed he was Bibi Dong’s lover. After a month of training, Lin Xiao began to manifest a strange Formless Fire that revealed the women’s desires.

• The Divine Sense of Lust provoked Bibi Dong into a fierce fight, and Lin Xiao punished them both with the Nine Nether Flame Hell before slapping each once and ordering them to help refine his Heart Fire and Crimson Lotus Karma Fire.
• Bibi Dong and the Divine Sense of Lust obeyed Lin Xiao throughout a month of cultivation as he learned to understand and control Desire Fire.
• Hu Liena heard rumors that Bibi Dong was keeping a male lover, punished the gossiping maids, and forced her way into Bibi Dong’s bedchamber.
• Hu Liena glimpsed Bibi Dong kneeling, the Divine Sense of Lust dancing, and Lin Xiao seated on the bed, then fled and decided to bless her teacher’s supposed romance.
• Lin Xiao continued cultivating as Bibi Dong circulated Rakshasa Divine Power and the Divine Sense of Lust danced, and a wisp of Formless Fire appeared that revealed their desires.

Lin Xiao cultivated the Heart Fire of Lust and planned to gather the other six Original Sin powers to create Karma Fire. After learning how the Seven Original Sin Gods' summoning rituals worked, he trusted his Bodhi Heart to protect him and left the Divine Sense of Lust to find a way to summon them.

• Lin Xiao used the Heart Fire of Lust to see Bibi Dong's desire and learned that the Divine Sense of Lust had no desires of her own.
• Lin Xiao asked Bibi Dong and the Divine Sense of Lust to help him summon the other six Original Sin Gods so he could cultivate their Heart Fires and perhaps create Karma Fire.
• The Divine Sense of Lust questioned Lin Xiao's motives and learned that he had accepted the Asura God's Trial but did not plan to inherit the Asura Godhood.
• The Divine Sense of Lust agreed to help Lin Xiao and explained that rituals could summon the Original Sin Gods, but would let them invade the ritualist's Sea of Consciousness and make them a puppet or slave.
• Lin Xiao revealed that his Heart Cleansing Mantra had formed a Bodhi Heart, which he believed would keep the Seven Deadly Sins Gods from eroding him.

The Asura God recognized Lin Xiao’s ability to withstand divine power and gave up on Tang San, while Bibi Dong and Zhu Zhuyun each considered how to gain power or get closer to Lin Xiao. Gu Yuena emerged from seclusion at the Lake of Life, recovering from the trouble caused by merging with Na'er’s secondary personality.

• The Asura God concluded that Lin Xiao could endure Asura God's Power, judged Tang San inferior, and decided to let Lin Xiao pursue his own godhood for now.
• Shrek Academy was disbanded after authorities suspected it of colluding with the Fallen One, and its students were transferred to other Heaven Dou City academies.
• Bibi Dong considered inheriting the Rakshasa Godhood before Lin Xiao could create his own, hoping to regain the advantage over him.
• Zhu Zhuyun reveled in her new position as Empress and fantasized about having Lin Xiao’s child, while Zhu Zhuqing dismissed her hopes.
• Gu Yuena emerged from seclusion at the Lake of Life and noted that merging with Na'er's secondary personality had somewhat improved her original divine soul’s injuries.

Gu Yuena listened as the Fierce Beasts warned that Lin Xiao had become a threat to soul beasts, then decided to find him herself. Before leaving the Lake of Life, she arranged for Di Tian to guard it and promised to help Xiong Jun regain his strength.

• Di Tian and the other Fierce Beasts told Gu Yuena that Lin Xiao had grown powerful enough to threaten soul beasts, while the Emperor Auspicious Beast insisted that his destiny was noble.
• Gu Yuena dismissed the Fierce Beasts’ fears and announced that she would go find Lin Xiao herself.
• The Emperor Auspicious Beast resented the Fierce Beasts for driving Lin Xiao away and believed his future power would prove them wrong.
• Gu Yuena told Di Tian to guard the Lake of Life and promised to teach him the Dragon God Claw’s mysteries.
• Gu Yuena told Xiong Jun that he could recover his battle strength and become stronger, then instructed the Scarlet King to carry out her plans.

Scarlet King explained that Xiong Jun’s severed paw could be replaced with the dangerous Gold of Life, and Xiong Jun chose to undergo the procedure despite the risk. Meanwhile, Bi Ji encouraged Zi Ji to follow her heart, so Zi Ji flew toward Heaven Dou City because she did not want Lin Xiao to die.

• Scarlet King told Xiong Jun that the Gold of Life could restore its paw and enhance its strength, but warned that it could drain its life force if it failed to suppress the metal.
• Xiong Jun accepted the risk and ordered Scarlet King to prepare the Gold of Life for attachment to its arm stump.
• Bi Ji comforted Zi Ji and urged her to follow her heart, even if her choice led to a bleak end.
• Bi Ji revealed that Zi Ji’s worries centered on Lin Xiao and his fate, which might be tied to the Power of Destiny.
• Zi Ji transformed into a Demonic Dragon and hurried toward Heaven Dou City, determined to return before the Fierce Beasts and Gu Yuena noticed her departure.

Zi Ji reached the Ye Residence to warn Lin Xiao that Gu Yuena, a God King, intended to attack him, but learned he had been away for more than a month. Shui Bing'er brought Zi Ji inside to find a way to contact him and urge him to flee.

• Zi Ji entered Heaven Dou City and approached the Ye Residence, where Shui Bing'er detected her with Spiritual Detection.
• Zi Ji revealed herself as a Fierce Beast and insisted she needed to warn Lin Xiao about a threat to his life.
• Shui Bing'er told Zi Ji that Lin Xiao was away and identified herself as his lover.
• Zi Ji warned that Gu Yuena was a God King whom Lin Xiao could not defeat and urged Shui Bing'er to contact him at once.
• Shui Bing'er invited Zi Ji into the Ye Residence to discuss how they could reach Lin Xiao.

Ye Qingxian concluded that Gu Yuena targeted Lin Xiao because he knew too much, had inherited the Asura God’s trial, and possessed frightening potential. She began arranging to warn and protect him, while Zi Ji chose to return to the Lake of Life despite the danger.

• Ye Qingxian explained to Shui Bing'er and Zi Ji why Gu Yuena saw Lin Xiao as a threat and decided he needed to escape and alert the Asura God.
• Zi Ji refused to flee with Lin Xiao and returned to the Lake of Life, trusting Ye Qingxian to warn him.
• Ye Qingxian decided to contact Sect Leader Ning and send word to Lin Xiao through agents in the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Ye Qingxian ordered Shui Bing'er to hide Lin Xiao’s loved ones, sending the most important people to the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and the others to Sea God Island.

Gu Yuena discovered that the Emperor Auspicious Beast and Zi Ji were missing and confronted Bi Ji, who tried to conceal Zi Ji’s role in the disappearance. As Gu Yuena crushed Bi Ji with spiritual pressure, Zi Ji rushed back to the Lake of Life and found her sister kneeling in pain.

• Gu Yuena left Di Tian at the Lake of Life to watch over the Fierce Beasts while she went to find Lin Xiao.
• Di Tian asked Bi Ji and Scarlet King about the missing Emperor Auspicious Beast and learned that Zi Ji had gone to search for her.
• Bi Ji claimed that the Emperor Auspicious Beast had slipped away and that Zi Ji had gone looking for her.
• Demon Spirit questioned Bi Ji’s account, and Gu Yuena accused her of lying to protect Zi Ji.
• Gu Yuena’s spiritual pressure forced Bi Ji to her knees and severely injured her.
• Zi Ji arrived at the Lake of Life, saw Bi Ji kneeling, and cried that she was late.

Zi Ji and Bi Ji avoided harsher punishment after the Auspicious Beast vanished, while Lin Xiao learned Gu Yuena was coming for him and tried to flee to the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well. Gu Yuena found him at the edge of Sunset Forest and blocked his way.

• Zi Ji returned without finding the Auspicious Beast, and Xiong Jun pleaded with Gu Yuena to spare Bi Ji.
• Di Tian whipped Zi Ji and Bi Ji, then let them go with a warning, and Gu Yuena left to find Lin Xiao.
• Lin Xiao learned from Ye Qingxian about Zi Ji’s message and decided to hide at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well as others sought refuge there.
• Gu Yuena appeared on Lin Xiao’s path near Sunset Forest, and Lin Xiao turned and ran.

Lin Xiao used soul power and explosive techniques to flee from Gu Yuena, but she sealed space and trapped him. With escape cut off, he unleashed a Rank 1 God-level sword strike as his body repeatedly collapsed and repaired itself.

• Lin Xiao sacrificed five thousand souls and stacked amplification skills before fleeing from Gu Yuena at great speed.
• Lin Xiao detonated Flame Burst at full power to blast himself forward and injure Gu Yuena, widening the gap between them.
• Gu Yuena endured the Douluo Plane's suppression and used her Space Attribute to seal Lin Xiao's path and open a spatial rift toward him.
• Lin Xiao answered Gu Yuena's attack with Crimson Sky: Dragon Slayer, a Rank 1 God-level sword strike that made his body collapse and regenerate.
• Feng Yu remarked on Lin Xiao's reckless use of soul power as the sword light appeared across the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, and the Spirit Hall Empire.