Chapter Summaries

Gu Chen and Gu Yuena arranged for rumors of an immortal carrying the Elixir of Immortality to spread through Mingdu, hoping to convince Emperor Xu Zheng. After the rumors reached the palace, Xu Zheng and Zhao Gao suspected the visitor came from the God Realm.

• Gu Chen accepted a silver-white token from the Bounty Hunter Guild and told Gu Yuena his plan to use gossip to convince Xu Zheng.
• A masked leader of the Dark Web ordered his underlings to spread news of an immortal carrying the Elixir of Immortality, using a golden token to arrange the operation.
• Dark Web agents stirred up talk of the immortal throughout Mingdu, spreading the rumor that the visitor would arrive in four days.
• At court, Zhao Gao proposed using his Level 7 close-combat Soul Tool, Extreme Shadow, to have Song Qi steal a sample of the Council Army's new weapon.
• An official told Xu Zheng that an immortal carrying the Elixir of Immortality would arrive in Mingdu, and Xu Zheng and Zhao Gao concluded the visitor might come from the God Realm.

Gu Chen and Gu Yuena disguised themselves as an immortal and his young disciple to meet Xu Zheng, who hoped to obtain immortality. Gu Chen offered Xu Zheng a Longevity Pill in exchange for status in the Sun Moon Empire, and the chapter ended with Zhao Gao offering to yield his Imperial Tutor position.

• Xu Zheng and the officials agreed to welcome the rumored immortal outside Mingdu in three days.
• Gu Chen and Gu Yuena traveled toward Mingdu in disguise, using aliases Mu En and Yun'er.
• Xu Zheng and Zhao Gao welcomed Gu Chen and Gu Yuena, and Zhao Gao suspected they came from a legendary place after he could not detect their cultivation.
• Gu Chen told Xu Zheng he had come to help the Sun Moon Empire and presented him with a Longevity Pill that promised eternal life unless its bearer was killed.
• Xu Zheng offered Gu Chen a king's title, but Gu Chen asked to become Imperial Tutor instead.
• Zhao Gao offered to yield his post, while Gu Chen concealed killing intent toward him and said he would accept an idle position.

Gu Chen became the Sun Moon Empire’s Imperial Tutor after Zhao Gao resigned, and Xu Zheng accepted the Longevity Pill, which healed his ailments and raised his cultivation to Super Douluo. Xu Zheng granted Gu Chen and Gu Yuena Tengyun Hall as their temporary residence, while privately deciding the supposed immortal could be kept satisfied and used to obtain what he wanted.

• Zhao Gao offered to resign as Imperial Tutor, citing his progress toward developing an eighth-grade Soul Tool and the need to hand his counsel duties to Gu Chen.
• Xu Zheng appointed Gu Chen Imperial Tutor, and Gu Chen gave him the Longevity Pill.
• Xu Zheng’s ailments disappeared and his cultivation broke through to Super Douluo after he swallowed the pill, and he bowed to Gu Chen in gratitude.
• Xu Zheng invited Gu Chen and Gu Yuena to remain at the banquet, then granted them Tengyun Hall and permission to enter and leave the palace freely.
• After escorting them to Tengyun Hall, Xu Zheng privately judged that Gu Chen could be kept satisfied and that the emperor could obtain what he wanted from him.

Gu Chen discovered that a bloodline-enhanced Master-Servant Soul Contract could enslave the descendants of anyone he bound, and prepared one for the Sun Moon Empire’s emperor. As the Council Army advanced rapidly toward Mingdu and the Demon Soul Beast Legion neared readiness, Xu Zheng summoned Gu Chen over events at the front lines.

• Gu Chen learned that a Master-Servant Soul Contract Bloodline Enhancement Card would make a bound person’s descendants his slaves, then bought three contracts and one enhancement card.
• Seven days later, the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord reported that more than eight hundred ten-thousand-year soul beasts had joined the nearly completed Demon Soul Beast Legion.
• Gu Chen learned that the Council Army had conquered nearly one-third of the Sun Moon Empire in less than half a month, aided by the City Breaker soul cannon.
• A palace maid told Gu Chen that Xu Zheng wanted to see him about matters at the front lines.

Gu Chen persuaded Xu Zheng to secretly send five Title Douluo after the Council’s leaders, intending to weaken both sides and protect the Demon Soul Beast Legion. In Spirit City, Luo Chen emerged from seclusion and reunited with Sister Xiao Yu.

• Gu Chen told Xu Zheng that a decapitation operation could stop the Council Army’s advance by killing the Council’s three leaders.
• Xu Zheng agreed to send five of his Title Douluo, and Gu Chen persuaded him to keep the plan secret from the court.
• Gu Chen left the Imperial Study, intending to weaken the Sun Moon imperial family and injure the Council’s leaders to protect the soul beasts in the final battle.
• In Spirit City, Sister Xiao Yu waited outside a secret chamber as Soul Power gathered around it.
• Luo Chen emerged from seclusion, and Sister Xiao Yu congratulated him as he said he could finally see her again.

Luo Chen and Feng Xiaoyu set out for their assigned cities, agreeing to contact each other every three days as they parted at the former Heaven Dou Empire's border. On the Sun Moon Continent, Blood Scythe Douluo Song Qi infiltrated the Council Army camp to steal a new weapon, but Mattai Ismael sounded the alarm and brought Zhang Haisheng and Marcia Aguilar into the fight.

• Luo Chen learned that Ling Xiaojiu and Jin Zi had encountered mysterious seals blocking their breakthroughs, though they expected to overcome them within a month and a half.
• Luo Chen and Feng Xiaoyu traveled together for three days, then exchanged contact arrangements at the former Heaven Dou Empire's border before heading to Suotuo City and Heaven Dou City.
• Song Qi slipped into the Council Army camp after lying in wait for nearly three days and killed four soldiers in a Pistol Regiment tent with Extreme Shadow.
• Song Qi collected the soldiers' spatial Soul Tools, believing they contained the new weapon, while Mattai Ismael spotted the attack and fired a signal flare.
• Zhang Haisheng and Marcia Aguilar arrived in the air, leaving Song Qi facing a fight with the Council Army's defenders.

Blood Scythe Douluo Song Qi fought Zhang Haisheng, Mattai Ismael, and Marcia Aguilar as they pressed him with Spirit Abilities and Soul Tools. Driven to the brink, Song Qi unleashed his life-consuming Eighth Spirit Ability, Endless Blood Domain.

• Zhang Haisheng used Moon's Binding while Mattai Ismael fired a Level 7 Soul Cannon at Song Qi.
• Song Qi used Extreme Shadow to unleash a blood-red scythe that destroyed the golden threads and Mattai's attack.
• Marcia Aguilar attacked Song Qi with Mind Stab, but he activated his Martial Soul Avatar and Bloody Armor Condensation to withstand her strike.
• Marcia launched another Spirit Ability as Mattai fired a second Soul Cannon and Zhang Haisheng used Moon Illumination to stun Song Qi.
• Song Qi activated his Eighth Spirit Ability, Endless Blood Domain, sacrificing Soul Power and life force.

Blood Scythe Douluo Song Qi attacked the Council Army, but Zhang Haisheng purified the soldiers’ minds and Marcia Aguilar struck Song Qi from behind. Song Qi escaped with his ninth soul skill, leaving the Council Army to recover and discover that he had sought P9 pistol samples.

• Song Qi spread Endless Blood Domain across the camp, stirring murderous impulses in the Council Army soldiers.
• Zhang Haisheng used Moon Purification across the camp to clear the soldiers’ minds while Song Qi unleashed waves of bloody attacks.
• Marcia Aguilar approached Song Qi unseen and stabbed both short swords into his heart.
• Song Qi activated Death Verdict Blood Escape, repaired his fatal wounds at the cost of ten years of lifespan, and fled a thousand miles away despite Zhang Haisheng and Mattai Ismael firing at him.
• Mattai Ismael explained that Song Qi had targeted Pistol Regiment soldiers to obtain P9 pistol samples, and Zhang Haisheng noted that the pistols had self-destruct mechanisms.
• Zhang Haisheng asked Marcia Aguilar to reassure the troops while he returned to his tent to recover.

Blood Scythe Douluo Song Qi escaped from Zhang Haisheng and recovered four P9 pistols, then warned five Sun Moon Empire Title Douluos that Zhang Haisheng was a Super Douluo. The assassins disagreed over whether to abandon their mission, and Annihilation Douluo proposed trying anyway.

• Blood Scythe Douluo Song Qi used his spatial Soul Tools to retrieve four P9 pistols and decided he could report back.
• Star Douluo and four other Title Douluos found Song Qi, helped him recover, and revealed that Xu Zheng had sent them to assassinate Zhang Haisheng and the other Council leaders.
• Song Qi warned the group that Zhang Haisheng was a Super Douluo and urged them not to attack.
• Ghost Douluo dismissed Song Qi's warning, while Star Douluo argued that they should report the news to Xu Zheng first.
• Annihilation Douluo suggested attempting the mission, relying on his long-range Soul Tool cannons to keep him out of danger.

Phantom Douluo Rou'er proposed changing the assassination mission to target Mattai Ismael, while Ghost Douluo drew Zhang Haisheng and Marcia Aguilar away. The group accepted her plan despite Ghost Douluo’s overconfidence, then began discussing when to strike.

• Star Douluo and Thunder Sound Douluo argued over whether to continue the mission, and the group asked Phantom Douluo Rou'er for her judgment.
• Rou'er proposed killing Mattai Ismael while Ghost Douluo and Thunder Sound Douluo drew Zhang Haisheng and Marcia Aguilar away.
• Ghost Douluo rejected Song Qi’s warning and refused to take Thunder Sound Douluo with him, so Rou'er accepted his role while doubting he would survive.
• Song Qi flew back toward Mingdu, and Rou'er asked the remaining Title Douluo whether to attack by day or night.
• Star Douluo favored a nighttime attack because his Star Sword and Ghost Douluo’s Ghost Scale Blade grew stronger after dark.

Phantom Douluo Rou'er and her allies launched a planned ambush on the Council Army in Caoyang City, using Ghost Douluo to lure Zhang Haisheng and Marcia Aguilar away. Rou'er confronted Mattai Ismael, and the chapter ended as she used her seductive ability to daze him before he could fire his Soul Cannons.

• Thunder Sound Douluo and Annihilation Douluo argued against attacking at night, and the group scheduled the operation for two days later in the morning.
• Phantom Douluo Rou'er led the group into Caoyang City and sent Ghost Douluo to provoke Zhang Haisheng and Marcia Aguilar in the north.
• An explosion drew Zhang Haisheng and Marcia Aguilar after Ghost Douluo, while Thunder Sound Douluo's soundwave briefly stopped Mattai Ismael from following.
• Phantom Douluo Rou'er and Star Douluo confronted Mattai Ismael, who recognized their plan and drew his Level 7 Soul Cannons.
• Rou'er appeared before Mattai Ismael and used her pink-glowing eyes to daze him as he prepared to fire.

Mattai Ismael was overwhelmed by Rou'er, Annihilation Douluo, and Star Douluo, forcing him to abandon his Soul Tools and fight with his Light Dagger. He focused on defending and stalling until Zhang Haisheng and Marcia Aguilar could return with reinforcements.

• Rou'er controlled Mattai Ismael while Annihilation Douluo's rapid Spirit Power Beams and Thunder Sound Douluo's attack wore down his shield and injured him.
• Rou'er struck Mattai Ismael and sent him flying, and he responded by activating his shield and firing two Level 7 Soul Cannons at her.
• Star Douluo protected Rou'er from the beams and advanced on Mattai Ismael with his Star Sword.
• Mattai Ismael discarded his Soul Cannons, revealed his Light Dagger martial soul, and evaded Annihilation Douluo's attacks.
• Mattai Ismael used his sixth Spirit Ring to create a defensive web of blade gleams and stalled for Zhang Haisheng and Marcia Aguilar to return with reinforcements.

Zhang Haisheng and Marcia Aguilar pursued Ghost Douluo beyond Caoyang City, then realized the chase had drawn them away from trouble inside the city. Zhang Haisheng trapped Ghost Douluo with his Moon Domain, Marcia Aguilar killed him, and they rushed back to investigate what had happened to Mattai Ismael.

• Ghost Douluo fled Caoyang City, and Zhang Haisheng and Marcia Aguilar pursued him until they suspected the chase was a diversion.
• Ghost Douluo stopped and attacked Zhang Haisheng, but Marcia Aguilar joined the fight and forced him to defend against her sword radiances.
• Ghost Douluo broke free of Zhang Haisheng's concealed Moon's Binding and tried to escape, warning that Mattai Ismael should be nearly dead.
• Zhang Haisheng unleashed Moon Domain, immobilizing Ghost Douluo and binding him inside a golden cocoon.
• Marcia Aguilar split the cocoon and Ghost Douluo in two, killing him, and then followed Zhang Haisheng back toward Caoyang City.

Mattai Ismael was killed while defending the city, and Zhang Haisheng and Marcia Aguilar returned in time to witness his death. Zhang Haisheng attacked the royal family's Title Douluo, but most escaped as Marcia Aguilar badly injured Annihilation Douluo.

• Mattai Ismael struggled against four Title Douluo until Phantom Douluo Rou'er and Thunder Sound Douluo stunned him and Star Douluo killed him with a powerful sword strike.
• Zhang Haisheng and Marcia Aguilar arrived and saw Mattai Ismael's death, prompting Zhang Haisheng to unleash Moon's Wrath in fury.
• Phantom Douluo Rou'er, Thunder Sound Douluo, and Star Douluo escaped Zhang Haisheng's Moon Domain, leaving Annihilation Douluo behind.
• Marcia Aguilar's sword strike shattered Annihilation Douluo's Level 7 defensive Soul Tool Shield and severely injured him.
• Annihilation Douluo unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar and sent dead vines sweeping toward Marcia Aguilar as cover for his escape.

Marcia Aguilar and Zhang Haisheng returned to find the Council Army furious over Mattai Ismael’s death and demanding to march on the Sun Moon Empire. In Mingdu, Blood Scythe Douluo Song Qi delivered four P9 pistols to Xu Zheng, who ordered some analyzed and offered one to Gu Chen.

• Marcia Aguilar and Zhang Haisheng returned to the encampment after failing to find Annihilation Douluo, and Zhang Haisheng agreed to focus on stabilizing the army.
• Council generals reported that the troops were enraged by Mattai Ismael’s assassination and demanded that Zhang Haisheng lead them forward.
• Song Qi presented four P9 pistols to Xu Zheng and explained that escaping the battlefield had cost him more than a decade of his lifespan.
• Xu Zheng accidentally fired a P9 pistol and blasted the crown from his head, then praised the weapon’s potential for assassination and military use.
• Xu Zheng ordered Soul Engineers to analyze two pistols and kept the others, offering one to Gu Chen for self-defense.

Xu Zheng learned that the P9 pistol had been destroyed when its casing was removed and feared the Council Army’s new weapons, leaving his hopes with the assassination team. Phantom Douluo Rou'er returned to Zhang Wuliang, the Sun Moon Empire’s new commander-in-chief, just as a scout reported Zhang Haisheng’s army advancing, and Zhang Wuliang ordered an immediate retreat.

• Xu Zheng rewarded Blood Scythe Douluo Song Qi, then became furious when Soul Engineers reported that the P9 pistol had self-destructed during inspection.
• Phantom Douluo Rou'er met her husband Zhang Wuliang and told him the assassination operation had killed Mattai Ismael but failed to kill Zhang Haisheng.
• Zhang Wuliang warned Rou'er that killing only one Council leader would unite the others against the Sun Moon Empire.
• A scout reported that Zhang Haisheng was leading the Council Army toward the city, then collapsed and died.
• Zhang Wuliang ordered the army to abandon the city through the south gate and retreat to Guangnu City.

After Rou'er killed Mattai Ismael, Zhang Wuliang retreated with the Emperor's Army to Guangnu City while the Council Army pursued them. Zhang Wuliang prepared a trap outside the city to exploit the Council Army's exhaustion and destroy its forces.

• Zhang Wuliang ordered the Emperor's Army to abandon the city and withdraw to Guangnu City, while Rou'er and the other Douluo returned to Mingdu.
• Rou'er reported the failed attempt to kill Zhang Haisheng and Marcia Aguilar, Ghost Douluo's death, and Mattai Ismael's assassination to Xu Zheng, who praised her for weakening the Council.
• Zhang Haisheng and Marcia Aguilar left a thousand soldiers to guard the captured city and marched the rest of the Council Army toward Guangnu City.
• Zhang Wuliang explained to Elder Wu that the Council Army's day-and-night march had exhausted its troops and that their new weapons depended on tired ordinary soldiers.
• Zhang Wuliang marked out a plan to deploy three Soul Engineer battalions outside Guangnu City and bombard the Council Army when it attacked.

Zhang Wuliang lured the exhausted Council Army toward Guangnu City and prepared a layered ambush. The chapter ended with hidden soul cannons killing more than ten thousand soldiers in the Council Army’s Pistol Regiment.

• Zhang Wuliang ordered a stone barrier built on Guangnu City’s walls and arranged for three concealed Soul Engineer regiments to wait outside the city.
• Rou'er arrived to support Zhang Wuliang, and Elder Wu flew out to protect the hidden Soul Engineers.
• The exhausted Council Army advanced on Guangnu City, while Zhang Wuliang’s rested archers waited behind the barrier.
• Zhang Wuliang ordered the archers to fire, and Zhang Haisheng used Moon Illumination to halt the arrows before they reached the Council Army.
• Zhang Wuliang’s concealed soul cannons opened fire on the Pistol Regiment, killing more than ten thousand soldiers in the first volley.

Zhang Wuliang’s forces drove back Zhang Haisheng and the Council Army, then trapped them under a relentless barrage and demanded the P9 pistol’s blueprints. Zhang Haisheng said the Council did not possess them and revealed that a man surnamed Gu had sold them the weapon.

• Elder Wu blocked Zhang Haisheng’s moonlight attack with his Ruby Shield while Elder Di and Rou’er intercepted Marcia Aguilar.
• Guided by Zhang Wuliang’s Mental Detection Sharing, Rou’er evaded Marcia’s strikes, charmed her, and wounded her severely.
• Zhang Haisheng shielded the Council Army from the Soul Engineer regiments’ second volley, then ordered a retreat after Marcia said she could no longer fight.
• Zhang Wuliang stopped the Soul Engineers from firing in volleys and demanded the manufacturing blueprints for the P9 pistol in exchange for letting the army leave.
• Zhang Haisheng refused, explaining that the Council lacked the blueprints and that a man surnamed Gu had sold them the P9 pistol.

Zhang Haisheng revealed that Gu Chen had supplied the Council with weapons, prompting Zhang Wuliang and Rou'er to recognize the name of the powerful figure they feared. Zhang Wuliang halted the attack and let the Council Army retreat, then told his elders that Gu Chen was someone they could not defeat.

• Zhang Haisheng told Zhang Wuliang that Gu Chen had sold the Council weapons with self-destruct mechanisms.
• Zhang Wuliang and Rou'er recalled Gu Chen's Death Ray Tower and feared that his support made the Council too powerful to challenge.
• The Soul Engineer corps shattered Zhang Haisheng's Moonlight Barrier and killed tens of thousands of Council Army soldiers.
• Zhang Wuliang ordered a retreat instead of continuing the attack, and Zhang Haisheng escaped with Marcia Aguilar.
• Rou'er identified the P9 pistols as weapons used by Gu Chen's modern army, and Zhang Wuliang told Elder Di that Gu Chen could not be defeated.