Chapter Summaries

After recovering from his exploration of the Slaughter Space, Fang Xuan traveled to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace to confront the empire. He infiltrated the palace and faced a divided crowd as he declared that anyone who stood in his way would die.

• Fang Xuan learned that restoring the damaged Slaughter Space required a great deal of divine blood, then set aside the problem to focus on the imperial palace.
• After three days of recovery, Fang Xuan said farewell to Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo before flying to Heaven Dou City.
• Fang Xuan used Red Lotus Illusion to incapacitate the guards at the palace gates and quietly passed through the imperial grounds.
• At the rear palace, ten Soul Sage-level generals confronted Fang Xuan, and one recognized him as His Highness.
• People in the palace argued over whether Fang Xuan was a hero or a wanted traitor, and Fang Xuan warned that anyone who blocked him would die.

Fang Xuan forced his way through Heaven Dou’s palace guards and defeated Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo when they tried to stop him. As he moved to finish the two injured Titled Douluo, sacred power intervened, and Qian Renxue appeared at the palace gates.

• Fang Xuan killed the White-Browed General with a single wave and continued toward the palace despite the Heaven Dou soldiers surrounding him.
• Fang Xuan unleashed Divine Slaughter’s Domain and killed numerous guards, including seven Soul Sage experts, until the survivors let him reach the palace gates.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo ambushed Fang Xuan as the palace doors opened, but he held his ground against their combined attack.
• Fang Xuan shattered Snake Lance Douluo’s weapon, dispersed Porcupine Douluo’s poison, and gravely injured both Titled Douluo with his Thunder Roar Right Arm Bone.
• Sacred power stopped Fang Xuan from killing the two fallen Douluo, and Qian Renxue appeared at the palace gates.

Fang Xuan confronted Qian Renxue at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and learned she had already become a god. He asked her to let him speak with Emperor Xue Ye, but she refused, leaving a fight between them imminent.

• Qian Renxue revealed her Six-winged Angel Martial Soul and ten Soul Rings, including a Golden Soul Ring, and overwhelmed the palace with her divine pressure.
• Qian Renxue declared that she could destroy Heaven Dou Empire and Fang Xuan, while Fang Xuan challenged her motives for remaining there.
• Fang Xuan said Qian Renxue was helping Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall out of love for her mother, angering Qian Renxue.
• Fang Xuan explained that he had come to ask Emperor Xue Ye questions and promised to leave afterward.
• Qian Renxue refused to step aside, and Fang Xuan said he would fight his way through.

Fang Xuan fought Qian Renxue in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, where his strongest attack wounded her despite her god-level power. The injury drove Qian Renxue into a rage, and she began unleashing her full strength as she approached him.

• Fang Xuan revealed ten Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and challenged Qian Renxue, who met him with her Angel Domain and Angel Sacred Sword.
• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue exchanged hundreds of blows in the sky, devastating palace buildings while neither initially used their full strength.
• Fang Xuan summoned ten Spirit Avatars and combined their powers into his strongest Demon Blade strike.
• Fang Xuan's strike sent Qian Renxue flying and left golden blood at her lips.
• Qian Renxue erupted with divine power and Sun True Fire, then advanced on Fang Xuan, threatening him for hurting her.

Fang Xuan was overwhelmed by Qian Renxue’s attacks, then used her concern for him to catch her in a mental illusion and seal her Divine Power. He carried the weakened Qian Renxue into a palace, leaving her frightened as he pounced toward her.

• Qian Renxue attacked Fang Xuan with a barrage of divine skills and struck him from the sky, leaving him gravely injured.
• Snake Lance Douluo pierced Fang Xuan with his spear, but Qian Renxue struck Snake Lance Douluo for interfering and rushed to help Fang Xuan.
• Fang Xuan pretended to be unconscious, then used Crimson Lotus to seal Qian Renxue’s Divine Power when she tried to save him.
• Fang Xuan carried Qian Renxue into a palace after knocking out the Spirit Hall experts who tried to stop him.
• Fang Xuan placed Qian Renxue on a bed and pounced toward her as she screamed.

After defeating Qian Renxue, Fang Xuan reassured her that he would eventually release her and went to confront his dying father, Xue Ye. He returned the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and left their relationship unresolved when Xue Ye died.

• Fang Xuan teased Qian Renxue after revealing he had only frightened her, then promised not to harm her and to release her after handling Heaven Dou's affairs.
• Fang Xuan entered the Purple Extreme Hall and found Xue Ye dying alone in bed.
• Fang Xuan returned the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and told Xue Ye that they owed each other nothing.
• Xue Ye apologized and said he had truly wanted to make amends, then died while looking at Fang Xuan.
• Fang Xuan closed Xue Ye's eyes and quietly called him Father.

After Xue Ye died, the Heaven Dou Royal Judgement Guard revealed his succession edict naming Fang Xuan as the next emperor. Fang Xuan rejected the throne until he learned that all the Gold Soul Coins under heaven would be his, and then accepted.

• Thirteen members of the Heaven Dou Royal Judgement Guard emerged from a hidden chamber and knelt before Fang Xuan, naming him emperor according to Xue Ye's orders.
• The Judgement Guard's elder explained that Xue Ye had left an edict making Fang Xuan his successor as compensation and as a reward for overcoming Spirit Hall's forces.
• Fang Xuan returned the edict and insisted he had no interest in ruling the Heaven Dou Empire.
• The elder tried to persuade Fang Xuan with the emperor's power, beauties, territory, and army, but Fang Xuan refused each offer.
• When a Judgement Guard member mentioned that the emperor would own all the Gold Soul Coins, Fang Xuan changed his mind and declared that he would become emperor.

After the palace coup, Fang Xuan held the succession edict but delayed claiming the Heaven Dou Throne while the palace was rebuilt and the empire remained unstable. He visited his prisoner Qian Renxue that night and fell asleep holding her.

• With Xue Ye dead and Xue Qinghe exposed as a Spirit Hall impostor, nobles focused on Xue Beng as the likely heir to the vacant Throne.
• Fang Xuan told Long Dongqiang he would wait for troublemakers to emerge before revealing the succession edict, and dismissed the Judgement Guard so he could visit Qian Renxue.
• Fang Xuan woke Qian Renxue with a false claim that a meteorite had destroyed Spirit Hall, then admitted he had been teasing her.
• When Qian Renxue attacked him, Fang Xuan caught her wrist and stripped away her outer clothes despite her protests.
• Fang Xuan stopped when Qian Renxue pleaded with him, climbed under the blankets, and fell asleep embracing her as she silently vowed to retaliate once she recovered her Divine Power.

Prince Xue Xing prepared Xue Beng’s coronation, but Fang Xuan took the throne and produced Xue Ye’s succession edict naming him heir. Fang Xuan asserted his claim with overwhelming power and threatened to kill anyone who resisted.

• After Xue Ye’s death, Prince Xue Xing took control of the court and army, rebuilt the palace, and prepared to crown Xue Beng.
• At the coronation, Prince Xue Xing nominated Xue Beng and claimed Fang Xuan’s achievements for him, while the nobles largely supported the nomination.
• Fang Xuan entered the hall and sat on the Dragon Throne, shocking Prince Xue Xing and the assembled officials.
• Xue Beng arrived late and explained that a strange wind had swept him into a mud pit.
• Long Dongqiang presented Xue Ye’s Imperial Edict of Succession, which named Fang Xuan as the next emperor.
• Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng challenged the edict, but Fang Xuan revealed ten Scarlet Spirit Rings and declared that anyone who resisted would die.

Fang Xuan crushed the remaining resistance to his claim to the Heaven Dou Empire’s throne, killing Prince Xue Xing, Xue Beng, and their powerful ally Elder Jue. The nobles submitted, and Fang Xuan ascended as the Profound Emperor, beginning a new era of rule.

• Fang Xuan used Divine Slaughter's Domain to force Prince Xue Xing, Xue Beng, and the assembled nobles to submit, then killed the nine Soul Douluos who arrived to protect them.
• Prince Xue Xing called on Elder Jue for help, and Xue Beng agreed to give him half the Heaven Dou Empire in exchange for Fang Xuan’s death.
• Elder Jue saw Fang Xuan’s ten Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and fled, but Fang Xuan pulled him back with Magnetic Field of Thunder and killed him.
• Fang Xuan killed Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng, leaving the nobles with no one else willing to oppose him.
• The nobles welcomed Fang Xuan as Emperor, and he took the title Profound Emperor.

News of Fang Xuan’s accession as Heaven Dou Emperor spread across the continent, while he left Qian Renxue to handle the empire’s paperwork. When Qian Renxue discovered that the Persian Kingdom had seized dozens of northern cities, Fang Xuan agreed to retaliate, then carried her off to his bedchamber.

• Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, and Ilya reacted to Fang Xuan becoming Emperor, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the Balak Kingdom sent congratulations and gifts.
• Fang Xuan relaxed in the palace while Qian Renxue worked through the empire’s documents, and he admitted he was making her do the Emperor’s work because he was lazy.
• Qian Renxue discovered that the Persian Kingdom had attacked the northern garrisons, seized dozens of cities, and brought Norton Province close to falling.
• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue agreed that the Persian Kingdom had to be punished, though Qian Renxue regretted worrying about Heaven Dou’s affairs as a prisoner.
• Fang Xuan ended the work session and carried the wary Qian Renxue toward the bed, saying she had to fulfill her responsibility of warming it.

After the Persian Kingdom seized Norton Province and advanced toward Heaven Dou City, Fang Xuan discovered the Empire had too few Soul Masters to resist. Ning Fengzhi, Yu Tianheng, Ilya, and Dugu Yan arrived with reinforcements, leaving Fang Xuan ready to lead a counterattack.

• The Persian Kingdom captured Norton Province and advanced toward Heaven Dou City with an army of one hundred thousand troops and three thousand Soul Masters.
• Fang Xuan learned the Empire could mobilize only eight hundred Soul Masters, many having been killed when he stormed the palace.
• Qian Renxue refused Fang Xuan's order to pour him water while serving as his maid.
• Ning Fengzhi and Yu Tianheng each brought one thousand five hundred Soul Masters to pledge loyalty to Fang Xuan.
• Ilya and Dugu Yan each arrived with five hundred Soul Masters, and Fang Xuan called on them to defeat the Persian Kingdom and dominate the Douluo Continent.

Fang Xuan led the Heaven Dou Allied Army to attack Yan Yun City, the gateway to the Persian-occupied Norton Province. He shattered the city’s gate and walls with one strike, then ordered his army to storm the city as the Persian defenders fled in panic.

• Fang Xuan assembled a five-thousand-strong Soul Master Army, named it the Heaven Dou Allied Army, and marched northwest with one hundred thousand Royal Knights and his allies.
• After ten days of forced marches, Fang Xuan’s army reached Norton Province and surveyed Yan Yun City, defended by fifty thousand Persian soldiers.
• Ning Fengzhi warned that Yan Yun City would be difficult and costly to besiege, but Fang Xuan proposed charging straight at it.
• Persian soldiers taunted the allied army, and Fang Xuan answered by unleashing One Saber Samsara, destroying the city gate and splitting its walls.
• Fang Xuan ordered the Heaven Dou Allied Army to attack, and its soldiers charged into Yan Yun City as the Persian defenders panicked and fled.

Fang Xuan led the Heaven Dou Allied Army to victory over the Persian Garrison and captured Yan Yun City, opening the way into the northwest. As he searched for the missing Qian Renxue, she faced Ning Fengzhi outside the city, where he revealed his intent to kill her.

• Fang Xuan, Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the allied forces overwhelmed the Persian Garrison, while Ye Lingling and the medical unit treated the wounded.
• The Heaven Dou Allied Army annihilated fifty thousand Persian soldiers, captured Yan Yun City, and reported five thousand casualties of their own.
• Fang Xuan ordered the remaining enemies cleared and the army's losses tallied, then realized Qian Renxue was missing and searched the city with his Mental Power.
• Qian Renxue confronted Ning Fengzhi outside Yan Yun City, and Ning Fengzhi said she would become a threat if she remained.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed his Killing Intent toward Qian Renxue, who realized he intended to kill her.

Fang Xuan arrived in time to save Qian Renxue from Ning Fengzhi, then rejected Ning Fengzhi’s proposal to marry Ning Rongrong to him. He healed Qian Renxue and left with her after warning Ning Fengzhi never to attack her again.

• Ning Fengzhi struck the weakened Qian Renxue and prepared to kill her, but Fang Xuan appeared and blasted him away.
• Fang Xuan demanded an explanation, and Ning Fengzhi claimed he had attacked Qian Renxue because she was a Spirit Hall spy who threatened the empire.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed a marriage alliance between Fang Xuan and Ning Rongrong, but Fang Xuan refused and said he would not treat her as a bargaining chip.
• Fang Xuan healed Qian Renxue, carried her away, and warned Ning Fengzhi that no one could touch her without his permission.

During the victory banquet, Yu Tianheng bragged about his relationship with Dugu Yan until she caught him and dragged him away. In private, Qian Renxue asked Fang Xuan whether he would have avenged her even at the cost of his alliance, and after he said yes, they kissed and became intimate.

• Yu Tianheng drank with the soldiers and boasted that he dominated Dugu Yan at home and had won her over after Fang Xuan pursued her.
• Dugu Yan overheard Yu Tianheng's claims, twisted his ear, and dragged him away after ordering him to kneel until morning.
• Fang Xuan privately wrestled with his reasons for protecting Qian Renxue and offending Ning Fengzhi, insisting he had acted only because she was his maid.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Fang Xuan would have avenged her against Ning Fengzhi, and Fang Xuan admitted that he would.
• Qian Renxue kissed Fang Xuan, and he tore away her maid outfit before kissing her passionately.

After spending the night together, Fang Xuan discovered that Qian Renxue had recovered her divine strength, and the two fought before falling into passion again. When Fang Xuan woke that evening, Qian Renxue had left, and he faced the prospect that they might become enemies again because of their opposing factions.

• Fang Xuan woke and found Qian Renxue at the dressing table, then embraced her from behind.
• Qian Renxue blasted Fang Xuan into a wall with her restored divine power and called it punishment for his presumption.
• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue traded blows, but his taunts embarrassed her and let him briefly turn the fight around.
• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue grappled, then became intimate again and fell asleep together.
• Fang Xuan woke after dark to find Qian Renxue gone and worried that their factions would make them opponents again.

Fang Xuan reclaimed Norton Province and surrounded the Persian Royal City, but the God of Desire revealed himself and began sacrificing the city’s people to restore his power. Fang Xuan recognized the god as the enemy he had fought before, leaving the army facing a deadly threat within the city.

• Fang Xuan led the Heaven Dou Allied Army to reclaim Norton Province and pursued the Persian forces to the Persian Royal City.
• The Persian King sent envoys to seek peace, but Fang Xuan demanded unconditional surrender.
• The Persian King fled to the palace’s secret chamber and begged the God of Desire for help.
• The God of Desire revealed that he had incited the war to gather blood, then killed the Persian King and began sacrificing the city’s inhabitants.
• Fang Xuan and his companions saw the God of Desire above the city, and Fang Xuan recognized him.

The God of Desire slaughtered the people of a royal city to restore his divine power, then confronted Fang Xuan and summoned a hundred thousand undead soldiers. Fang Xuan charged into the legion as the Heaven Dou Allied Army fought back, beginning a massive battle.

• The God of Desire drained the royal city of its people and recovered his divine power, alarming Ning Fengzhi, Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the allied army.
• Fang Xuan recognized the God of Desire and condemned him for slaughtering a million people; the God of Desire dismissed the victims as ants.
• Fang Xuan revealed ten Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, and the God of Desire challenged him to settle their past score.
• The God of Desire used his Hundred-Level God Skill, Hundred Thousand Demonic Soldiers, to summon a hundred thousand undead warriors.
• The God of Desire ordered the undead to kill Fang Xuan and the allied army, and Fang Xuan charged into their ranks as the Heaven Dou Allied Army joined the battle.

Fang Xuan unleashed his Ten Spirit Avatars and battled the God of Desire while the Heaven Dou Allied Army fought the Undead Army below. The chapter ended with both armies suffering heavy casualties and Fang Xuan and the God of Desire locked in an evenly matched duel.

• Fang Xuan and the Heaven Dou Allied Army struggled against the vast Undead Army, whose soldiers outmatched most of their troops.
• Fang Xuan activated Divine Slaughter's Domain and his Ten Spirit Avatars, then wounded the God of Desire with One Saber Samsara.
• Fang Xuan swallowed Slaughter Liquid and used further boosts to raise his combat power enough to rival the God of Desire.
• The God of Desire shattered half of Fang Xuan's body, but Fang Xuan healed himself and cut the god in half with an Ultimate Blade Drawing Technique.
• Fang Xuan and the God of Desire traded attacks for hundreds or thousands of exchanges without either winning, while both armies continued suffering grievous losses.