Chapter Summaries

Yan helped Huo'er comprehend the Bing Fire Vermilion Bird formation and gave Flame a passage to the Qin Emperor World so she could grow stronger. After returning to Douluo Dalu, he learned that Spirit Hall’s plans were progressing and ordered Bibi Dong to kill Tang San as soon as he left Slaughter City.

• Huo'er comprehended Soaring Yang Fire in Bing Fire Vermilion Bird Hall, and Flame praised the ancient Five Elements Formations.
• Yan gave Flame a replica Gate of Time and Space linked to the Qin Emperor World, where she entered seclusion to seek greater power.
• Yan returned through the Gate of Time and Space to Spirit Hall’s expanded underground laboratory and considered delaying exploration of other universes until he reached god-level.
• Bibi Dong told Yan that calls to reselect the Seven Great Sects were growing and that Tang Yuehua seemed anxious about Tang Hao’s absence.
• Yan said Tang San was a test of the Asura God and instructed Bibi Dong to have him killed immediately after he emerged from Slaughter City.

Yan returned to the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, where he reunited with Qiu'er and introduced her to the phoenix Huo'er. With Huo'er's help, he awakened the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower's phoenix Soul Spirit and began refining it as his second Soul Spirit.

• Yan reached the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and found the Blue Silver Emperor had grown massively, while Qiu'er welcomed him back.
• Yan introduced Huo'er to Qiu'er, and Huo'er offered to burn the Blue Silver Emperor when she sensed its hostility, but Yan told Qiu'er to leave it alone unless it caused trouble.
• Yan brought Huo'er to the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and she revealed her true form to awaken its powerful phoenix energy.
• Yan began contracting with the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower beneath the Eye of Destiny as Qiu'er stopped Huo'er from interrupting him.
• Yan fought the uncontrollable Phoenix Force within himself, gradually suppressing and refining it with help from the phoenix Soul Spirit.

Yan absorbed solar power and awakened his Phoenix Wings, gaining powerful hundred-thousand-year soul skills and a Phoenix Domain. He tested his new abilities at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and concluded that his strength and survival abilities had risen dramatically.

• A solar storm gathered above Yan and poured its power into him as Huo'er and Qiu'er watched.
• Yan awakened amid phoenix flames, and Huo'er entered his body to activate the phoenix inner armor formed from Vermilion Bird essence blood.
• Yan emerged with Phoenix Wings after his hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone merged with his Sun Wings, granting him Rainbow Flash and Rebirth in Flames.
• Yan explained that his Blue Silver Emperor's Right Leg Bone also gave him a powerful recovery skill, while his eighth soul ring granted the Phoenix Domain and Undying Fire Scorch.
• Yan activated his Phoenix Domain at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and felt confident that his new powers made him extremely difficult to kill or seriously injure.

Dai Weisi confronted Dai Mubai in Heaven Dou City and tried to force him back to Star Luo City, but Zhu Zhuyun suddenly betrayed him. Dai Weisi died from her attack while Dai Mubai escaped.

• Dai Weisi found Dai Mubai drunk in Heaven Dou City and ordered him to return to Star Luo City.
• Dai Mubai refused, and the brothers clashed, revealing that Dai Mubai had grown much stronger than Dai Weisi expected.
• Dai Weisi accused Dai Mubai of secretly building strength to challenge him, while Dai Mubai insisted he wanted nothing to do with the throne.
• Dai Mubai attacked Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun with his soul skills, then fled rather than face them both.
• Zhu Zhuyun attacked Dai Weisi from behind and killed him, saying he had forced her and coveted her body.

Zhu Zhuyun killed Dai Weisi and revealed that Yan had secretly eliminated his accompanying experts. Dai Mubai fled toward Blue Tyrant Academy but was trapped by Zhu Zhuqing, and the chapter ended as Zhu Zhuyun appeared and questioned whether Zhu Zhuqing still had feelings for him.

• Zhu Zhuyun explained that her marriage contract and Dai Weisi’s repeated infidelity had made him an obstacle, then killed him while Yan arrived and claimed her as his lover.
• Zhu Zhuyun told Yan that Dai Weisi had brought a Soul Douluo and three Soul Sages, and Yan revealed that he had already killed them.
• Yan said Zhu Zhuqing was handling Dai Mubai, and he and Zhu Zhuyun went to find her.
• Dai Mubai fled through Heaven Dou City, realized he was trapped in an illusion, and considered seeking protection from Xue Qinghe.
• Zhu Zhuqing confronted Dai Mubai and said she hated him and would end their past, while Dai Mubai cursed the Holy Son of Spirit Hall.
• A woman Dai Mubai recognized kicked him down, and Zhu Zhuyun asked Zhu Zhuqing whether she still had feelings for him.

Yan and the Zhu sisters killed Dai Mubai and Dai Weisi, then waited as a political upheaval began in Heaven Dou City. At the imperial palace, Xue Qinghe entered Xue Ye’s bedroom in armor, leaving the emperor wary of his intentions.

• Dai Mubai confronted Zhu Zhuyun and Yan, learned Dai Weisi was dead, and was killed by Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yan comforted Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun after the sisters killed their former fiancés, then noted that events were unfolding at the palace.
• Xue Qinghe led Imperial Guards to Xue Ye’s Imperial Bedroom and took control of its guards and entrances.
• Xue Ye woke to the commotion and allowed Xue Qinghe to enter, then became suspicious when he saw his son wearing armor.

Xue Qinghe confronted Emperor Xue Ye in the Imperial Bedroom, claiming Xue Xing and Xue Beng were preparing to rebel. Their argument exposed the emperor’s knowledge of Xue Beng’s disguise and his growing certainty that Xue Qinghe had murdered his two younger brothers, leaving father and son facing the truth amid the palace crisis.

• Xue Qinghe told Emperor Xue Ye that Xue Xing and Xue Beng intended to rebel, and Emperor Xue Ye realized that Xue Qinghe had taken control of the Imperial Bedroom.
• Xue Qinghe accused Xue Xing and Xue Beng of plotting against his position as heir apparent and revealed that Xue Beng had hidden his talent while posing as a wastrel.
• Emperor Xue Ye revealed that he had ordered Xue Xing to teach Xue Beng to conceal himself, explaining that he had wanted to protect him and prevent conflict among his sons.
• Emperor Xue Ye questioned why Xue Qinghe had acted so rashly and suspected that he was responsible for the deaths of his second and third brothers.
• Xue Qinghe admitted through his reaction that the accusations about his brothers’ deaths were true, and Emperor Xue Ye grieved that his sons had turned against one another.
• Emperor Xue Ye told Xue Qinghe that he would not have removed him as heir apparent, even if Xue Xing and Xue Beng had reported the murders.

Xue Qinghe seized control of the Imperial Bedroom and tried to keep Xue Ye alive after the emperor suddenly collapsed from a mixture of poisons. As Xue Xing and Xue Beng arrived, they realized the palace was under Xue Qinghe’s control, and he moved to prevent them from leaving.

• Xue Ye told Xue Qinghe he would have concealed any evidence against him, then suddenly vomited black blood and accused him.
• Xue Qinghe insisted he had not intended to kill Xue Ye and summoned Mister Yi to examine the emperor.
• Mister Yi discovered that Xue Ye had been poisoned with several substances, including slow-acting poisons prepared by Xue Qinghe, and agreed to keep him alive until the end of the year.
• After Xue Qinghe left the Imperial Bedroom, Mister Yi said the events matched the Holy Son’s expectations and recalled meeting Xue Ye years earlier with the Clear Sky Sect.
• Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng found the palace guarded by unfamiliar soldiers who said Xue Qinghe had barred entry, so they tried to leave.
• Xue Qinghe emerged in armor, confronted Xue Xing and Xue Beng, and had his guards spread out as he insisted they stay and talk.

Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing confronted Xue Qinghe outside Xue Ye’s bedroom, accusing him of plotting against the emperor and his brothers. Dugu Bo intervened to reach Xue Ye, but Xue Qinghe’s forces answered with the unexpectedly surviving Evil Bear Xuan Ling.

• Xue Qinghe refused to let Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing enter the Imperial Bedroom, and Xue Beng accused him of possibly harming Xue Ye.
• Xue Qinghe ordered his Soul Masters to attack, and Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing’s guards were driven back by the surrounding forces.
• Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing called on Dugu Bo to rescue Xue Ye, and Dugu Bo revealed himself as a Titled Douluo and released poisonous mist against Xue Qinghe’s forces.
• Xue Qinghe ordered Venerable Xuan and his other subordinates to stop Dugu Bo, and Evil Bear Xuan Ling emerged to challenge him.
• Dugu Bo recognized Xuan Ling as the assassin he had captured years earlier, and the two charged into battle.

Dugu Bo fought Evil Bear Xuan Ling outside Emperor Xue Ye’s bedroom while Xue Qinghe’s forces took control of the palace. After Xue Xing and Xue Beng chose to retreat and mobilize troops, Dugu Bo helped them escape, leaving Xue Qinghe to seek more powerful allies.

• Dugu Bo and Evil Bear Xuan Ling clashed outside the imperial bedroom, and a message revealed that Spirit Hall’s Holy Son had arrived and permitted Dugu Bo to act at a critical moment.
• As palace guards reinforced Xue Qinghe’s position, Xue Xing decided to withdraw with Xue Beng and use Xue Ye’s secret decree to mobilize troops.
• Dugu Bo unleashed poisonous mist to break through the guards and escorted Xue Xing and Xue Beng out of the palace despite Xue Qinghe’s orders to stop them.
• Xuan Ling returned injured to Xue Qinghe, who worried about Dugu Bo and considered seeking support from Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Education Committee members.

After Xue Ye awakened, he chose to support Xue Qinghe while allowing him to handle the conflict with Xue Xing and Xue Beng. At dawn, Xue Xing brought a large Imperial Guard force to the palace, where he and Xue Qinghe traded accusations as their troops faced off.

• Xue Qinghe summoned the Three Education Committee and other academy powerhouses after learning that Xue Ye had awakened.
• Xue Ye accused Xue Qinghe of mishandling events but chose to side with him, warning him not to turn against his family.
• Xue Qinghe declined Xue Ye's offer to mobilize troops and said he would handle the crisis with the committee members and consecrates.
• At dawn, Xue Xing's infantry and cavalry surrounded the imperial palace, and Xue Qinghe watched their arrival from the city walls.
• Xue Qinghe urged the Imperial Guards to abandon Xue Xing, while Xue Xing accused him of poisoning and murdering members of the imperial family and claimed he had a secret edict.

Prince Xue Xing launched an assault on the imperial city, turning Heaven Dou City into a battlefield as Xue Qinghe and the royal forces resisted. The conflict escalated when Dugu Bo led Xue Xing’s Soul Masters into battle and the Heaven Dou Three Education Committee moved to stop him.

• Prince Xue Xing ordered the Imperial Guards to attack the imperial city, and the Palace Guards fought back as reinforcements joined both sides.
• Xue Qinghe retreated to Xue Ye and reported that Xue Xing had rebelled, while Xue Ye blamed him for the crisis but let him continue commanding.
• As the battle spread through Heaven Dou City, Prince Xue Xing decided to send Dugu Bo and his Soul Masters into action, and warned Xue Beng that he could not retreat.
• Dugu Bo led Xue Xing’s Soul Masters toward the imperial city, where Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin blocked them on Xue Qinghe’s side.
• Dugu Bo fought the Heaven Dou Three Education Committee while Prince Xue Xing watched and angrily accused them of interfering in the royal dispute.

Prince Xue Xing led his forces in a fierce assault on the imperial city, forcing Xue Qinghe and Xue Ye to confront him as the outer gates fell. Xue Ye stepped in to halt the advance, but Xue Qinghe and Xue Beng then traded accusations over the royal family’s poisonings and the cause of the rebellion.

• Prince Xue Xing rallied his troops and led them in an assault that breached the palace’s outer city gates.
• Xue Qinghe grew fearful as the Palace Guards struggled to defend the walls, and Xue Ye urged him to end the fighting.
• Xue Ye appeared atop the inner city wall and called for Xue Xing, causing the advancing troops to halt.
• Xue Beng urged Xue Ye to let him and Xue Xing capture Xue Qinghe, raising suspicions among the gathered soldiers.
• Xue Qinghe accused Xue Beng of poisoning their father and inciting Xue Xing to rebel.
• Xue Beng denied the accusations and claimed Xue Qinghe had poisoned their brothers and attacked him and Xue Xing when they came to report their evidence.

Xue Qinghe turned the accusation of poisoning Emperor Xue Ye against Xue Beng, but Yan arrived and challenged Xue Qinghe’s claims about Spirit Hall. Yan acknowledged that Xue Beng had learned medicinal arts from Spirit Hall while denying that the organization had conspired with him, leaving the royal family under pressure.

• Xue Qinghe persuaded Xue Ye to let him handle the accusations and argued that Xue Beng had poisoned him.
• Xue Qinghe accused Xue Beng of using poison from Spirit Hall and presented evidence that made Xue Xing doubt his nephew.
• Xue Beng panicked and inadvertently strengthened suspicions against himself while insisting that Xue Qinghe had poisoned their elder brothers.
• Yan descended over the imperial city and rebuked Xue Qinghe for accusing Spirit Hall of involvement in the poisoning.
• Yan said Xue Beng had learned medicinal arts from Spirit Hall and might have poisoned Xue Ye, but denied that Spirit Hall had conspired with him or harmed the Second and Third Princes.

Yan used the royal poisoning scandal and Spirit Hall’s intervention to force Xue Ye to surrender authority over the case. Xue Qinghe and Xue Beng were stripped of their princely status, while Xue Xing was ordered imprisoned for trial.

• Xue Beng presented footage accusing Xue Qinghe of poisoning their elder brothers, and the evidence shocked the crowd.
• Xue Ye asked Yan to show mercy, but Yan insisted that Spirit Hall investigate the deaths and the unrest that had killed countless soldiers.
• Dugu Bo stopped Prince Xue Xing from intervening, while Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo subdued Marshal Ge Long and other imperial figures.
• Yan slapped Xue Qinghe and accused him of poisoning royals, sheltering Evil Soul Masters, and plotting against Spirit Hall; Evil Bear Xuan Ling and Yang Wu Shuang supplied evidence against him.
• Yan demanded that Xue Beng and Xue Qinghe lose their princely status and that Xue Xing be imprisoned for trial, and Xue Ye accepted his terms.

After Spirit Hall defeated the Heaven Dou royal family’s coup, Yan met with Emperor Xue Ye to discuss the empire’s future. Yan promised to spare the royal family but insisted that the new Douluo Empire would follow the Divine Right of Kings, with an emperor who was no longer supreme.

• Xue Qinghe, Xue Beng, and Xue Xing were imprisoned after the coup, and Xue Qinghe said he felt relieved that his struggle for power was over.
• Spirit Hall’s Temple Knights took control of the palace and city defenses while nobles and officials gathered to discuss the aftermath.
• Yan met with Xue Ye, who offered to abdicate and asked Yan to spare his children and other royal family members.
• Yan promised that Xue Xing and the others would live, though they would lose their power, and explained that he had opposed Spirit Hall’s plan to establish a Spirit Hall Empire.
• Yan told Xue Ye that the future Douluo Empire would need an obedient emperor and would be governed according to the Divine Right of Kings.

Yan secured Xue Ye’s decree naming Princess Xue Ke Crown Heir and began governing Heaven Dou Empire while Spirit Hall consolidated control. As the city was sealed and officials and nobles were arrested, Yan’s forces arrived at Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang Yuehua prepared to meet him.

• Yan persuaded Xue Ye to appoint Xue Ke Crown Heir, and Xue Ye signed a decree granting her authority to rule in his stead.
• Yan announced the decree to the court and said Heaven Dou would prepare to unify the continent.
• Yan’s orders stripped Prince Xue Xing, the deposed Crown Prince, the Fourth Prince, Imperial Marshal Ge Long, and other figures of power and imprisoned them.
• Spirit Hall sealed Heaven Dou City and confined nobles and officials, while ordinary civilians continued to receive supplies and support the takeover.
• Tang Yuehua learned that the city was locked down and watched Yan’s procession approach Moonlight Pavilion.
• Tang Yuehua went downstairs to meet Yan as Spirit Hall warriors entered the pavilion and its students panicked.

Yan brought Princess Xue Ke from Moonlight Pavilion to the palace after declaring her heir to the Heaven Dou throne, then worked through the Empire’s affairs as Spirit Hall tightened its control. That night, Xue Ke visited Yan to ask him to spare her brothers, and she fell into his arms as he tried to help her up.

• Yan announced that Xue Ke would become the heir and act in Emperor Xue Ye’s stead, then carried her back to the Imperial Palace.
• Xue Ke reunited with her weakened father, and Yan left them alone together.
• Yan reviewed reports late into the night while managing Heaven Dou City and the unsettled Empire.
• Xue Ke brought Yan a late-night meal and hinted that she wanted to help him and ensure he rested.
• Yan teased Xue Ke about her intentions, and she begged him to spare her brothers, Xue Qinghe and Xue Beng.
• Yan reached to help Xue Ke up, but she fell forward into his arms.

Yan spent the night with Princess Xue Ke in the imperial palace after learning that Emperor Xue Ye wanted her to please him and bear an heir. The next morning, Xue Ke remained obediently by Yan’s side as he handled official work in bed.

• Yan kissed and fondled Princess Xue Ke, who stayed in his arms and agreed to accompany him to the prepared room.
• Xue Ke told Yan that Emperor Xue Ye had asked her to make him happy and, if possible, bear a child to secure the throne’s inheritance.
• Yan questioned Xue Ke about her concern for her brothers, then spent the night with her in the palace.
• The next morning, Yan woke beside Xue Ke and stopped her from getting up because she was still tired.
• Yan summoned the unfinished official documents and worked while Xue Ke watched and kept him company.

Yan accompanied the newly enthroned Xue Ke to visit Xue Xing, Xue Qinghe, and Xue Beng in Imperial City Prison, where he warned them to behave while Spirit Hall consolidated control of the Heaven Dou Empire. Later, Yan helped Xue Ke become a Soul Master and told her to stabilize the empire while he prepared to head north.

• Yan escorted Xue Ke to Imperial City Prison, where she learned the latest situation from Xue Xing, Xue Qinghe, and Xue Beng.
• Yan offered the imprisoned royals a future choice between leaving as wealthy idlers with their cultivation crippled or remaining imprisoned until the continent was unified; Xue Beng chose to leave.
• After leaving the prison, Yan told Xue Ke that he suspected Xue Beng had not given up, and Xue Ke vowed not to let him disrupt Yan's plans.
• Yan opened Xue Ke's meridians and infused her with Soul Power, helping her adapt and fulfill her dream of becoming a Soul Master.
• Yan told Xue Ke that Spirit Hall would occupy their rivals while she stabilized Heaven Dou, and said he would head north after a while.