Chapter Summaries

Feng Xiaotian absorbed the Golden Crown Mountain Eagle’s Soul Ring and became a Soul Saint, while Wu Qi and the others tracked the injured Hundred-Thousand-Year beast to its mountain lair. Chen Xin and Gu Rong attacked it in the sky, and Wu Qi supported them as the battle began.

• Princess Xue Ke asked Xue Qinghe for permission to bring Tang San to treat Xue Ye, and Xue Qinghe gave her a token while planning to use the attempt against Tang San and Moonlight Pavilion.
• Feng Xiaotian completed his Soul Ring absorption, advanced to Soul Saint, and returned to the academy.
• Wu Qi, Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Bo, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong searched the mountains and found the injured Golden Crown Mountain Eagle hidden inside a mountain.
• Chen Xin split the mountain with his sword, and the Golden Crown Mountain Eagle escaped into the sky before Gu Rong and Chen Xin cornered it.
• The Golden Crown Mountain Eagle refused to surrender its Soul Ring and Soul Bone, then attacked with Golden Feather Storm as Gu Rong defended and Chen Xin countered with Myriad Swords Return to Origin.
• Wu Qi activated his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s Seventh Soul Skill to support the fighters while the battle raged overhead.

Wu Qi defeated the Golden Crown Mountain Eagle with help from Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong, then persuaded the wounded beast to sacrifice itself rather than self-destruct. He gained a new Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and fused its wing soul bones with his Crane Cloud Wings, reaching Level 83 before offering three immortal herbs to thank the others.

• Ning Fengzhi supported Chen Xin and Gu Rong as they wounded and pinned down the Golden Crown Mountain Eagle.
• The Golden Crown Mountain Eagle prepared to self-destruct, but Wu Qi used his Azure Luan bloodline to suppress it and offered to revive it in the God Realm if it sacrificed itself.
• Wu Qi asked for the Golden Crown Mountain Eagle's wing soul bones to fuse with his External Soul Bone, and the beast agreed after he swore upon his martial soul and future godhood.
• The Golden Crown Mountain Eagle sacrificed itself, granting Wu Qi a Hundred-Thousand-Year Eighth Spirit Ring and wing soul bones that fused with his Crane Cloud Wings.
• Wu Qi reached Level 83 and thanked Ning Fengzhi and the others by taking three immortal herbs from his Soul Tool.

Wu Qi gave Ning Fengzhi an Immortal Herb that could evolve his martial soul and helped the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect prepare for his next Spirit Ring. Meanwhile, Tang San learned that the sect might have gained strength and went to the palace to treat Xue Ye, leaving his medicine chest under inspection at the gates.

• Wu Qi gave Ning Fengzhi Moonlit Clear Radiance Grass and explained that it might evolve his martial soul into the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda or help him obtain an Eighth Spirit Ring.
• Sword Bone Douluo received Immortal Herbs, and Gu Rong left to oversee the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect while Chen Xin prepared to protect Ning Fengzhi during his hunt.
• Clear Sky Sect disciples reported a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast being hunted in Sunset Forest, and the Elders speculated about who had claimed it.
• Tang San suspected Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi had taken the beast and worried that his future plans for Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Rings would suffer.
• Tang Yuehua warned Tang San not to force Xue Ye’s treatment, and Tang San departed for Heaven Dou Palace with a medicine chest.
• Tang San arrived at the palace gates and underwent an inspection before entering.

Tang San entered the imperial palace to treat Xue Ye after a disguised Xue Qinghe, posing as Prince Xue Xing, convinced him that Xue Qinghe had poisoned the emperor. Wu Qi’s plan had drawn Tang San into the palace coup, and Tang San reached Xue Ye’s bedchamber unsure whom to trust.

• The palace guards let Tang San enter with his medicine chest and warned him to keep his entry token safe.
• Disguised as Prince Xue Xing, Xue Qinghe told Tang San that Xue Qinghe had poisoned Xue Ye and urged him to stabilize the emperor before signaling for help.
• Tang San agreed to help, believing Prince Xue Xing could help him enlist the imperial family against Spirit Hall.
• Xue Qinghe revealed his disguise and recognized that Tang San intended to use the Heaven Dou Empire against Spirit Hall; Wu Qi received word that the palace coup had begun and the bait had been taken.
• Tang San reached Xue Ye’s bedchamber, where Bone Douluo inspected his medicine chest and let him enter, leaving Tang San doubtful of Prince Xue Xing’s claims.

Tang San stabilized Xue Ye’s condition with medicine while secretly choosing to support Prince Xue Xing against Xue Qinghe. Xue Ye’s pulse improved, but Tang San still did not know how to cure the poison, and Xue Qinghe and Gu Rong continued their hidden scheme.

• Tang San examined Xue Ye and determined that he had been poisoned with a compound toxin and was near death.
• Tang San decided that aiding Prince Xue Xing would bring him greater future advantage than supporting Xue Qinghe.
• Tang San prescribed poisonous herbs to temporarily stabilize Xue Ye, and Xue Qinghe ordered Gu Rong to oversee the physicians.
• Tang San privately admitted he could not yet identify or cure the poison, and later inspected the medicine before feeding it to Xue Ye.
• Gu Rong signaled Xue Qinghe as the medicine took effect, and Xue Ye’s pulse stabilized five minutes later.
• Tang San told Xue Qinghe that Xue Ye needed soft meat after going without food for a long time.

Emperor Xue Ye died after Tang San treated him, and Xue Qinghe had him arrested as a regicide scapegoat. Tang Xiao rescued Tang San from the guards, giving Xue Qinghe a pretext to accuse the Clear Sky Sect and send Gu Rong after them.

• Emperor Xue Ye suddenly spat black blood and died despite the imperial physicians' efforts to save him.
• Tang San suspected Gu Rong had caused Xue Ye's death, but Xue Qinghe and the imperial physicians accused Tang San of poisoning the emperor and ordered his arrest.
• Tang San realized Xue Qinghe had used him as a scapegoat, then was escorted out of the bedchamber without resisting.
• Bone Douluo urged Xue Qinghe to take charge, and Xue Qinghe agreed to handle state affairs until Xue Ye's funeral was over.
• Tang Xiao ambushed the guards escorting Tang San and rescued him from the palace.
• Xue Qinghe asked Gu Rong to pursue the Clear Sky Sect's Titled Douluo, and Gu Rong left to confirm the expert's identity.

Tang San’s failed assassination attempt plunged Heaven Dou City into chaos, forcing him and his allies to flee while the royal forces and their supporters moved to contain the crisis. As attacks spread to Seven Treasures Academy, Wu Qi watched from the dean’s office while Ning Rongrong urged him to act.

• Tang Xiao helped Tang San escape the guards, and Gu Rong recognized Tang San as Tang Yin before confronting Tang Xiao.
• Gu Rong and Dugu Bo held Tang Xiao back while the Royal Knights sealed the imperial palace, following Wu Qi’s plan to let Tang San escape and strengthen the case against the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Yuehua joined Tang San and his group as they fled Heaven Dou City toward the Clear Sky Sect.
• Enemies attacked Seven Treasures Academy amid the citywide unrest, and Qian Gu Changkong and Feng Xiaotian struggled to hold them off.
• Ning Rongrong asked Wu Qi to intervene as the defenders neared their limit, while Wu Qi observed the situation from the dean’s office.

Wu Qi helped Seven Treasures Academy repel the attackers and gave Ning Fengzhi a list of those involved so the city could be stabilized. Meanwhile, Tang San and his companions met Tang Xiao outside Heaven Dou City and headed for the Clear Sky Sect as they considered their next move.

• Wu Qi waited for reinforcements, then sent Ning Rongrong to help defend Seven Treasures Academy without taking lives unnecessarily.
• The Wind, Water, and Fire Families and Shui Bingren's Soul Master squad joined the defense, followed by Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo.
• Sword Douluo ended the attack, and Wu Qi gave Ning Fengzhi a list of the factions and individuals who had taken part.
• Ning Fengzhi left to maintain order in the city while Wu Qi stayed to watch over the academy.
• Tang San and his companions met Tang Xiao east of Heaven Dou City, and Tang San explained that Xue Qinghe had used his medicine to poison Xue Ye.
• Tang Xiao told the group to return to the Clear Sky Sect and consider their options as they faced the threat of being condemned for the coup.

After Tang San’s failed attempt to assassinate Xue Ye brought Heaven Dou’s wrath down on the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Xiao and the sect’s leaders faced the prospect of starvation or destruction. Dai Mubai proposed moving the sect to the Star Luo Empire, while Tang Xiao struggled to decide where they could safely go.

• Xue Qinghe suppressed the unrest, publicly blamed the Clear Sky Sect and Moonlight Pavilion for Xue Ye’s death, and elevated the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as Heaven Dou’s protector.
• Prince Xue Xing and his nephew were secretly executed after being implicated in the assassination plot.
• The Clear Sky Sect’s elders berated Tang Xiao for intervening in Heaven Dou affairs and warned that the sect faced starvation and possible destruction.
• Tang Yuehua worried that losing Moonlight Pavilion had cut off the sect’s food supply, while Dai Mubai proposed relocating the Clear Sky Sect to land in the Star Luo Empire.
• Zhu Zhuqing began writing to Dai Tianfeng to gauge his support, as Tang Xiao considered the sect’s limited options and doubted whether the Star Luo Empire would welcome them.

Tang Xiao hesitated over whether the Clear Sky Sect should accept Dai Mubai’s offer, while Spirit Hall announced a Seven Great Sects re-election. Dai Tianfeng agreed to secretly help the sect relocate to the Star Luo Empire, but the decision was immediately complicated by Heaven Dou’s accusation that Dai Mubai had joined Tang San in Xue Ye’s assassination.

• Tang Xiao told Tang San and Tang Yuehua that he needed assurance from the Star Luo Emperor before backing Dai Mubai’s offer, and Tang San said Dai Mubai had sent a letter to the emperor.
• At Xue Ye’s funeral, Spirit Hall announced a Seven Great Sects Re-election Assembly, claiming it would ease tensions while Bibi Dong sought to expand her influence.
• Dai Tianfeng rejected calls to attack the Heaven Dou Empire and discussed secretly bringing the Clear Sky Sect into Star Luo territory.
• Dai Tianfeng approved secret assistance for the Clear Sky Sect after a minister proposed using Dai Mubai as a link.
• A palace guard reported that the Heaven Dou Empire accused Dai Mubai of participating in Xue Ye’s assassination because he had been seen with Tang San, and Dai Tianfeng called for the envoy to appear before the court.

Dai Tianfeng rejected the Heaven Dou Empire’s accusations against Dai Mubai and used the dispute to defend Star Luo’s position, while the Clear Sky Sect planned to seek Ning Fengzhi’s help and relocate to Star Luo. The chapter ended with Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong meeting Qian Renxue at an inn outside Heaven Dou City.

• The Heaven Dou envoy accused Star Luo of involvement in Xue Ye’s assassination, but Dai Tianfeng argued that Dai Mubai’s former friendship with Tang San did not prove a conspiracy and warned that Star Luo would answer any attack.
• After the envoy left, Dai Tianfeng discussed the matter with his ministers, and the accusations made him hesitate to approach the Clear Sky Sect.
• The Clear Sky Sect’s elders agreed to Tang Xiao’s plan to relocate the sect to Star Luo once they received assurances from Dai Tianfeng.
• Tang Xiao and most of the elders supported contacting Ning Fengzhi for help, hoping he could clear Tang Xiao’s name and ease the sect’s plight.
• Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong entered an inn outside Heaven Dou City, where Qian Renxue greeted them and Qian Gu Changkong recognized her as Sister Qian.

Qian Renxue delivered the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong, and Wu Qi explained why Changkong should not pursue the Sea God’s inheritance. Wu Qi then prepared to travel to the Star Luo Empire to recruit the Clear Sky Sect’s former single-attribute clans, while Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu chose to stay behind and cultivate.

• Qian Renxue reunited with Qian Gu Changkong and revealed that her years undercover as Xue Qinghe had been a Spirit Hall mission.
• Qian Renxue gave Wu Qi the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and warned Qian Gu Changkong not to touch it or offer it his blood without permission.
• Wu Qi explained that the Sea God’s faith depended on the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and warned that Changkong’s Spirit Hall ties could lead to conflict over faith; Changkong abandoned the idea of inheriting the Sea God’s legacy.
• Wu Qi decided to travel to the Star Luo Empire to recruit the former Clear Sky Sect’s single-attribute clans for his sect.
• Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu asked to stay at the academy and continue cultivating, and Wu Qi did not object.

Ning Fengzhi negotiated with Tang Xiao over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s response to Spirit Hall’s re-election assembly, while concealing his true plans. After helping the Clear Sky Sect relocate, Ning Fengzhi decided to attend the assembly once that move was underway.

• Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, Chen Ping, and Feng Xiaotian left for Longxing City to visit the Defense Clan.
• Tang Xiao visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and was surprised to discover Ning Fengzhi had become a Soul Douluo and Sword Dao Chen Xin had reached Level 97.
• Tang Xiao urged Ning Fengzhi to oppose Spirit Hall’s re-election assembly and asked for help relocating the Clear Sky Sect out of the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Ning Fengzhi gave Tang Xiao a travel permit, agreeing to help him while privately planning to exploit the Clear Sky Sect’s resistance.
• Ning Fengzhi decided the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would head to Spirit Hall’s assembly after the Clear Sky Sect began relocating.

The Star Luo Empire agreed to host and support the Clear Sky Sect as it relocated, while the Strength Clan hurried after it. Wu Qi’s group reached Longxing City to approach the Defense Clan, but found the city deserted and suspected the Elephant Armor Sect was interfering; the chapter left them facing the Defense Clan’s closed gates.

• Dai Tianfeng offered the Clear Sky Sect a remote base, food, and relocation funds, and named Dai Mubai its imperial representative.
• Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect Elders approved the offer, and the sect began moving out of Heaven Dou Empire territory with Tang San’s help.
• Titan forced the Strength Clan to pack up and follow the Clear Sky Sect after receiving Tang San’s invitation.
• Wu Qi and his companions arrived in Longxing City and found its streets deserted despite the city not being under restrictions.
• Feng Xiaotian and Wu Qi suspected the Elephant Armor Sect was trying to win over the Defense Clan, while Qian Gu Changkong urged the group to trust Wu Qi.
• Wu Qi’s group reached the Defense Clan estate and found its gates shut, with heavy breathing audible behind them.

Wu Qi visited the Defense Clan and invited Niu Gao to join the Gathering Righteousness Sect, but Niu Gao mistook the offer for another attempt at annexation. Qian Gu Changkong revealed his Coiling Dragon Staff Spirit, making Niu Gao recognize the group’s ties to the Clear Sky Sect and its past attackers.

• Wu Qi and his companions arrived at the Defense Clan, where Niu Gao reluctantly agreed to meet them after his son warned him that refusing could provoke powerful enemies.
• Niu Gao asked whether Wu Qi represented Spirit Hall or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Wu Qi said he had come on his own behalf.
• Wu Qi invited the Defense Clan to join the Gathering Righteousness Sect, but Niu Gao angrily accused him of trying to annex the clan.
• Niu Gao released his Soul Douluo pressure, and Qian Gu Changkong summoned his Coiling Dragon Staff Spirit to dispel it.
• Niu Gao recognized Qian Gu Changkong’s Coiling Dragon Staff and recalled the Clear Sky Sect members who had led the attack on his clan.

Wu Qi offered Niu Gao and the Defense Clan a place in the Gathering Righteousness Sect, with protections and authority that convinced Niu Gao to accept. After signing the contract, Niu Gao asked whether he could bring his brothers from the other single-attribute families into the sect.

• Wu Qi explained that Dugu Bo led the Gathering Righteousness Sect and offered Niu Gao a founding elder position and control over its construction department.
• Niu Gao questioned whether the sect served Spirit Hall, and Wu Qi showed him Dugu Bo’s letter, a contract, and his Spirit Hall identity tokens to prove the offer was genuine.
• Niu Gao accepted the offer and signed both copies of the contract before the Elephant Armor Sect’s deadline.
• Niu Gao asked Wu Qi whether the sect could also reunite him with his brothers from the other single-attribute families.

Wu Qi protected Niu Gao and the Defense Clan from Huyan Zhen, forcing the Elephant Armor Sect to withdraw. Huyan Zhen later worried that Wu Qi’s influence would threaten his plans, while an Elephant Armor Sect steward linked recent losses to the conflict.

• Wu Qi told Niu Gao that the Strength Clan had joined the Clear Sky Sect and would not attend the clans’ gathering.
• Huyan Zhen barged into the Defense Clan residence and tried to pressure Niu Gao into attending a banquet, but Niu Gao refused and prepared to fight.
• Wu Qi summoned his Azure Luan Spirit and overwhelming Spirit Rings, forcing Huyan Zhen to kneel and injuring the Elephant Armor Sect guards with his pressure.
• Wu Qi ordered Huyan Zhen not to disturb or oppose the Defense Clan, and Huyan Zhen obeyed and fled with his injured disciples.
• Niu Gao praised Wu Qi and invited him inside, while Huyan Zhen later wondered whether Wu Qi was connected to the destruction of the Elephant Armor Sect stronghold and academy.

Wu Qi stayed with Niu Gao's Defense Clan as the clan prepared to join the Gathering Righteousness Sect, and Qian Gu Changkong's sparring helped win over the clan members. When Bai He arrived, Bai Chenxiang questioned Wu Qi's claim to be a Spirit Hall elder, prompting Qian Gu Changkong to challenge her to prove his strength.

• Huyan Zhen ordered the Elephant Armor Sect disciples to keep Wu Qi's visit and their conflict with him secret.
• Niu Gao arranged sparring matches between Qian Gu Changkong and the Defense Clan's disciples, who accepted that joining the Gathering Righteousness Sect would give the clan resources and support.
• Qian Gu Changkong remained undefeated in the matches and broke through to Soul Power Level sixty-nine.
• Bai He arrived at the Defense Clan's residence and was surprised by its hopeful, lively atmosphere.
• Niu Gao introduced Bai He to Wu Qi as a Spirit Hall elder, but Bai Chenxiang doubted Wu Qi's identity.
• Qian Gu Changkong challenged Bai Chenxiang to fight him, displaying six black Soul Rings and his Coiling Dragon Staff.

Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong defused a conflict with Bai Chenxiang and Bai He, then invited the Speed Clan to join the Gathering Righteousness Sect. Bai He learned the sect answered to Wu Qi rather than Spirit Hall and considered the offer, but waited to judge Wu Qi’s ability before deciding.

• Qian Gu Changkong pressured Bai Chenxiang into backing down, and Bai He apologized for her challenge.
• Wu Qi and Bai He spoke amicably after the dispute, while Niu Gao urged Bai He to consider the Speed Clan’s declining prospects and Bai Chenxiang’s future.
• Niu Gao invited Bai He to join the Gathering Righteousness Sect, and Bai He objected that joining another sect could repeat the clans’ past tragedy under the Clear Sky Sect.
• Wu Qi explained that he had come to recruit three clans, while Niu Gao described the Strength Clan’s decision to remain aligned with the Clear Sky Sect.
• Wu Qi promised the Speed Clan equal standing and an industry to manage, then explained that the Gathering Righteousness Sect answered only to him.
• Bai He weighed the security and benefits of joining but postponed his decision until he could assess Wu Qi’s ability.

Wu Qi tested Bai He's speed in a spar to persuade the Speed Clan to join the Gathering Righteousness Sect. Wu Qi won, and Bai He recognized his strength, leaving the clan's recruitment as the next question.

• Bai He agreed to consider joining the Gathering Righteousness Sect and challenged Wu Qi to a speed contest, offering to join if he lost.
• Wu Qi accepted, and Niu Gao cleared an area in the Defense Clan's grounds and refereed the match.
• Bai He rushed at Wu Qi, but Wu Qi used his Void skill to let Bai He's hand pass through him and then evaded Bai He's counterattack.
• Bai He used Swift Swarm to fill the arena with afterimages, while Wu Qi revealed his powerful spirit ring configuration and spread his Blue Silver Domain to locate Bai He's true body.
• Wu Qi used Teleport to catch Bai He's arm and win the spar, and Bai He acknowledged Wu Qi's strength.