Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tianyang approached the Elemental Kingdom's defenses and fought King Henghe's Water Dragon, using his ability to endure injuries to tear through it. He charged toward King Henghe's true body as the king watched in shock.

• You Mingyue told Liu Ruyi that Xiao Tianyang's condition showed elevated energy and an object that inhibited his cells.
• Xiao Tianyang reached the defensive fortifications near the entrance, prompting the soldiers and Venerable Level experts to react.
• King Henghe decided Xiao Tianyang had to be stopped and summoned a sand-filled Water Dragon to attack him.
• Xiao Tianyang summoned Nether Hound, which clashed with the Water Dragon as its sand battered him.
• Xiao Tianyang tore the Water Dragon apart from its mouth and charged toward King Henghe, surprising the king.

Xiao Tianyang and Esdeath helped Liu Ruyi and the others break through King Henghe’s defensive fortification, but a new attacker struck Xiao Tianyang from behind during his battle with King Henghe. The surprise attack unleashed a far greater power from Xiao Tianyang, whose true limits remained unknown.

• Esdeath emerged from underground, pierced an ice elementalist, and used Eternal Freeze to engulf the defensive fortification in ice.
• Xiao Tianyang uprooted the frozen fortification and fought King Henghe, allowing Liu Ruyi and the others to head for the exit.
• King Henghe attacked Xiao Tianyang with water and sand pillars, and the two clashed with their strongest techniques.
• A pale-white flame palm struck Xiao Tianyang from behind as his battle with King Henghe reached its peak.
• Xiao Tianyang released a terrifying aura that shocked everyone present.

You Mingyue assessed Xiao Tianyang as powerful enough to crush their opponents, and Liu Ruyi explained the secret Soul Tool lenses that supported her judgment. After the operation, the group divided their forces, with Esdeath and Shi Guang returning separately while others stayed to prepare for Xiao Tianyang and the Elemental Kingdom’s retaliation.

• You Mingyue used the prohibited analysis lenses to judge that Xiao Tianyang could overwhelm the people they had fought.
• The chapter explained that the lenses analyzed combat power, data, and weaknesses, and that the Shenwu Research Institute had adapted many designs Xiao Tianyang brought from other planes.
• Liu Ruyi told the group that some would return while others remained to receive Xiao Tianyang and prepare for the Elemental Kingdom’s retaliation.
• Esdeath left for the First Battlefield, asserting that the Divine Might Legion understood it better than any other organization.
• Shi Guang announced that he would return with most of the Nine Dragon Guards, saying they could still contribute as a team.

Xiao Tianyang fought King Henghe and the badly injured King Tianquan, forcing them to retreat before unleashing his Hand of Calamity. As his attack collided with their combined defense, Liu Ruyi called on Director Nether for cover and You Mingyue activated a secret mech armor.

• King Henghe warned King Tianquan that they could not keep fighting Xiao Tianyang, and King Tianquan agreed to retreat.
• Xiao Tianyang rejected King Henghe's threats and vowed to drive the sovereign back and launch a larger counteroffensive on the Douluo Continent.
• Xiao Tianyang used Hand of Calamity, forcing King Henghe and King Tianquan to combine their strength against it.
• Liu Ruyi called for Director Nether to cover her and summoned her Thousand-Armed Guanyin Martial Soul Avatar.
• You Mingyue covered herself in liquid that formed a highly fitted mech armor built from a secret blueprint in Xiao Tianyang's collection.

Xiao Tianyang and his companions returned from the Elemental Kingdom after a successful battle, but Xiao Tianyang suffered severe injuries from the strain of his plan. As the group prepared for the Elemental Kingdom’s retaliation, Guoguo apologized to Liu Ruyi for blaming her.

• Esdeath, Shi Guang, and the others returned first and reorganized their forces according to Liu Ruyi’s suggestion.
• Xiao Tianyang and his companions returned, and Xiao collapsed as the [Decoy Bubble] aggravated his injuries.
• Guoguo panicked over Xiao Tianyang’s condition and accused Liu Ruyi of causing his injuries.
• Liu Ruyi explained the plan and the accident, while Xiao recovered enough to stand with Shi Guang’s support.
• Xiao said no one was at fault and criticized Guoguo for losing his composure instead of preparing for the Elemental Kingdom’s retaliation.
• Guoguo apologized to Liu Ruyi, who was impressed by his maturity and battlefield ability.

Xiao Tianyang announced that he would leave the First Battlefield to recover at Shenwu Hall, handing authority to Esdeath and the other leaders. Before departing, he warned them of the Elemental Kingdom’s likely next attack and left Guoguo confident in the battlefield’s defenses.

• Xiao Tianyang told Liu Ruyi he would return to Shenwu Hall to recover and hand over authority for the coming battle.
• The remaining leaders recognized that the First Battlefield faced a difficult conflict, while combatants returned to their own teams to prepare.
• Guoguo assured Xiao Tianyang that he had summoned reinforcements and strengthened the region’s space with the Space Pyramid and Void Seal Talisman.
• Xiao Tianyang explained that Guoguo’s Titan Giant Martial Soul and long cultivation made him capable of defeating powerful invaders below level 120.
• Xiao Tianyang warned Esdeath and the others that the Elemental Kingdom might send large numbers of Titled Douluo-level elementalists, including some temporarily elevated to Limit Douluo realm.

King Henghe told King Tianquan that the Elemental Kingdom’s leaders were furious after Xiao Tianyang’s plan and the Void Gate foiled their operation, but the Minister of Internal Affairs had persuaded the Sovereign to spare him a chance to redeem himself. The chapter explained how factional politics constrained the Elemental Kingdom’s rulers and contrasted its unstable hierarchy with Divine Might’s enduring influence.

• King Henghe told King Tianquan that the operation had failed and that the Sovereign had nearly sent the Punishers after him.
• King Henghe said the Minister of Internal Affairs had stopped the Sovereign and secured King Tianquan a chance to redeem himself.
• King Tianquan realized that factional politics meant blame could not easily be pinned on him alone, since the command headquarters had also been deceived.
• The chapter contrasted the Elemental Kingdom’s competing factions and limited royal authority with Divine Might’s role in supporting a stable balance across Douluo Continent.
• King Tianquan felt grateful that the Elemental Kingdom’s political system had spared him from demotion or being sidelined, despite his reputation as the weakest Heavenly King Level powerhouse.

Xiao Tianyang considered the Elemental Kingdom’s growing danger while recovering behind the scenes at War Castle. The Grand Commander, Yan Lingji, Chi Lian, and Zi Nu rejoined him, and the Nine Dragon Guards returned to their proper duties as the group prepared to meet the Pavilion Master.

• Xiao Tianyang concluded that Kassadin was more interested in the Elemental Kingdom and that the region might soon allow a Void Gate to open.
• The Grand Commander, Yan Lingji, Chi Lian, and Zi Nu arrived at War Castle after resting and advancing their cultivation under Xiao Tianyang’s guidance.
• Xiao Tianyang told the Grand Commander not to transfer Baihua Tower’s people to the battlefield and warned that schemers might exploit the situation around the Demon Forest.
• The Grand Commander asked whether they should summon the Pavilion Master, and Xiao Tianyang replied that they could meet her since she was already nearby.
• The Nine Dragon Guards returned to their original duties after having served as inspectors, a role they had taken on during a period when Divine Might’s cultivation world was short-handed.

Xiao Tianyang and the Grand Commander observed Spirit Hall’s advance force and discussed how Bibi Dong had restructured the Worship Hall and Hall of Elders into an inward-focused Elder Council. The eight elders arrived as powerful white-haired old men, while the ancient Popes had yet to appear.

• Xiao Tianyang learned that the Nine Dragon Guards had been reorganized into nine divisions under his command, with Baihua Tower handling intelligence and the Grand Commander overseeing reports.
• Dozens of energy hovercraft carrying Super Douluo and Limit Douluo appeared behind War Castle.
• Xiao Tianyang recognized one hovercraft as Spirit Hall’s advance force, and the Grand Commander identified its passengers as the eight great elders of the Elder Council.
• The Grand Commander explained that Bibi Dong had merged the Worship Hall and Hall of Elders, reduced their authority over outside affairs, and empowered them to oversee or dismiss a Pope.
• Xiao Tianyang learned that the Qian Family had withdrawn from Spirit Hall’s permanent leadership and that the ancient Popes had yet to appear.

Xiao Tianyang learned more about Spirit Hall’s true strength and met the powerful figures and schools gathered across Douluo Continent. He teased the Grand Commander and the others, then wondered whether his intimacy with them had caused their unusually rapid breakthroughs.

• The Grand Commander explained that Spirit Hall’s Elder Council handled supervision while its strongest members joined the Worship Hall as staff, and that Qian Gu Changqing would lead them.
• Xiao Tianyang encountered major factions, the Dragon Tiger Daoist, the Rampaging Beast School, and independent cultivators such as the Golden Body Monk.
• Xiao Tianyang offered Chi Lian and the others jobs as his secretaries, then exchanged teasing remarks with Chi Lian and the Grand Commander.
• Xiao Tianyang noted that the Grand Commander had reached Limit Douluo and that Yan Lingji had gained two levels, and he questioned why the women’s cultivation had advanced so quickly.

Xiao Tianyang realized that his time with the Grand Commander and the others had helped them break through, though he did not understand how. Back in Shenwu Hall, he assigned Tuantuan to help Allen explore the Douluo Continent, then reflected on Eternal Night’s origins and ecosystem.

• Xiao Tianyang concluded that his presence had caused the Grand Commander and the others to grow stronger, and noted that the Grand Commander had reached Level 99 and stabilized her foundation.
• Xiao Tianyang returned to Shenwu Hall and caught Tuantuan, who begged to leave Allen’s company after learning about Guoguo’s mission.
• Xiao Tianyang told Tuantuan to help Allen explore the Douluo Continent, promising she could go to the Frontline once she met the mission requirements and Allen agreed.
• Tuantuan accepted the assignment and ran toward the rear mountain, promising to complete it.
• Xiao Tianyang recalled that Great Emperor Tian Xuan had created Eternal Night’s Plane Spirit and built an ecosystem that relied on absorbing Filth Qi and recruiting Heroic Spirits from other planes.

Xiao Tianyang arranged for Allen to recruit Heroic Spirits from the Douluo Continent to strengthen Eternal Night before preparing to enter the Medical Pod and recover. He left the central hall for the Rear Mountain Base after resting, recognizing that his recovery remained essential even after delegating authority.

• Xiao Tianyang decided to recruit more Heroic Spirits for Eternal Night and planned to open a spatial gate so Allen could connect the passageways and search the Douluo Continent.
• He reasoned that many Heroic Spirits might be hiding or hibernating because ordinary people and factions had little reason to accept Spirit Bodies.
• Xiao Tianyang bathed, ate, and rested for a day before leaving the central hall for the Rear Mountain Base.
• He chose to focus on recovering instead of asking about the Frontline, trusting the capable people he had left in charge.
• Xiao Tianyang noted that the Elemental Kingdom, the Evil Spirit People, and the Void Creatures remained threats, and that his restored strength would help keep pressure off Esdeath and the others.

Xiao Tianyang entered the Rear Mountain Base to undergo treatment in the Medical Pod while the Elemental Kingdom's army launched its campaign against the defenses at [Bloody Wall]. Esdeath ordered Guoguo to seal the passage entrances and hold the enemy back as she prepared to destroy the first wave.

• Xiao Tianyang entered the Medical Pod and began treatment with Holy Spirit Potion and Nutrient Solution, choosing to sleep in the Rear Mountain Base.
• The Elemental Kingdom's army crossed into Douluo Continent, and its soldiers shouted for revenge as they assembled for battle.
• The defenders atop [Bloody Wall] fired Laser Guns, killing the Elemental Envoys in the front ranks and disrupting the enemy advance.
• Esdeath ordered Guoguo to seal the entrances and exits so they could wipe out the first wave before facing the next.
• Guoguo summoned his Titan Martial Soul, activated three Soul Skills, and sent a storm of red flames and Black Thunder toward the crack.

Xiao Tianyang awakened at Rear Mountain Base after three days and found his injuries healed, though excess nutrition had left his skin unusually fair and his hair growing to his waist. Allen arrived with news that the Heroic Spirits on Douluo Continent were unusual, but Xiao Tianyang asked him to discuss the details with Satan instead.

• Xiao Tianyang woke in the Medical Pod, assessed his recovery, and decided he might return to Eternal Night to speak with Satan.
• Xiao Tianyang bathed and ate before returning to Rear Mountain Base, where Allen greeted him.
• Allen said the situation on Douluo Continent had exceeded expectations, and Xiao Tianyang asked what was unusual about it.
• Allen explained that Eternal Night could accommodate any number of Heroic Spirits, but the Heroic Spirits on Douluo Continent were unusual themselves.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Allen to tell Satan the details later because he had only just finished learning about Eternal Night's ecosystem and structure.

Xiao Tianyang returned to Eternal Night with Allen and discussed Allen’s discovery of Heroic Spirits and the history of a short-lived dynasty on Douluo Continent. Satan identified the story as resembling the novel The Adventures of Charlotte, which Xiao Tianyang remembered reading and which made him believe Allen’s account was authentic.

• Satan sensed Xiao Tianyang’s return and met him and Allen, having been overseeing the resurrection of Eternal Night’s members.
• Xiao Tianyang brought Satan and Allen to the council hall and heard more about the Heroic Spirits and the dynasty that had once united Douluo Continent.
• Xiao Tianyang questioned how a dynasty that conquered the continent in ten years could have fallen after only two years while its founding ruler was still alive.
• Satan recalled that a book called The Adventures of Charlotte contained a similar story, and Xiao Tianyang remembered reading it while trapped in the Land Beyond Law.
• Xiao Tianyang’s confidence in Allen’s account shifted decisively toward believing it was true.

Allen assessed the truth behind a fantastical book about an ancient dynasty, concluding that some historical claims were credible while others were likely invented. He then revealed that the dynasty’s founder may have established the Soul Master cultivation system, leaving Xiao Tianyang intrigued by Douluo Continent’s early history.

• Satan said the book was fairly credible but contained exaggerated claims, and Xiao Tianyang asked Allen for his assessment.
• Allen concluded that the empire, its powerful warriors, and some advances in the Soul Master profession were real, citing geological history and the warriors’ Soul Strength.
• Allen suspected the book was written later by someone who encountered ruins from the dynasty and embellished the account to make money.
• Allen said Douluo Continent may originally have had no Soul Rings and that the dynasty’s founder’s research into Soul Beasts and Soul Rings established the Soul Master path.
• Xiao Tianyang became interested in the history of humans and Soul Beasts and considered the Silver Dragon King a likely witness, but decided not to ask her.

Allen explained that an energy factor in Soul Beasts’ bloodlines drove humans to hunt them, a conflict the God Realm may have engineered. Xiao Tianyang recognized that force alone could not eliminate the danger, and Satan pointed him toward maintaining balance through Divine Might.

• Allen told Xiao Tianyang that an energy factor distinguished Soul Beasts from ordinary beasts and attracted human cells, encouraging humans to hunt Soul Beasts.
• Allen warned that the resulting cycle of hunting could continue until one side was wiped out, and Xiao Tianyang connected this danger to the God Realm and the Douluo Continent’s history.
• Xiao Tianyang worried that people would pursue the combined power of Soul Master cultivation and body arts despite Divine Might’s authority.
• Satan said that deep-rooted resentment between humans and Soul Beasts could not simply be erased, but Xiao Tianyang clarified that he wanted to manage conflict across the continent rather than control everyone’s thoughts.
• Satan suggested Xiao Tianyang had already found the answer, and Xiao Tianyang realized that Divine Might could preserve balance by preventing conflicts from escalating.

After returning from Eternal Night, Xiao Tianyang learned that Satan had changed Mammon’s resurrection plan now that Douluo Continent could provide resources. Back at Shenwu Hall, Xiao Tianyang discovered that the Frontline battle was intense, though his forces’ core figures remained unharmed.

• Xiao Tianyang learned that resurrecting Mammon and the Demon Dragon Clan would require more resources than expected, so Satan revised the plan to use Douluo Continent’s resources.
• Xiao Tianyang returned to Douluo Continent and planned to relax, but Grand Commander and the others arrived at Shenwu Hall as he finished preparing a feast.
• Grand Commander, Chi Lian, and Zi Nu explained that they had rotated back because the fighting at the Frontline was intense.
• Zi Nu recounted how Esdeath and the Left Guardian crippled the enemy vanguard, then the Divine Might Legion killed three enemy commanders in a decapitation strike.
• Zi Nu explained that the Elemental Kingdom had sent powerful experts who had reduced their own cultivation, while casualties among the allied factions had risen.

Xiao Tianyang and the Grand Commander suspected the Sea of Ten Thousand Evils was concealing its true strength behind a strange strategy of sending reinforcements piecemeal and using cannon fodder. The chapter also recounted Li Cunxiao’s costly first charge with the Flying Tiger Legion and left him preparing to charge again despite the legion’s losses.

• Xiao Tianyang reviewed Zi Nu’s information with the Grand Commander and questioned why the enemy was feeding reinforcements into the Frontline instead of attacking with its full strength.
• The Grand Commander argued that the Sea of Ten Thousand Evils might be behind the enemy’s unusual tactics, since the forces sent to the Demon Forest seemed weaker than those committed to the Frontline.
• Xiao Tianyang and the Grand Commander reasoned that cannon fodder in the enemy ranks allowed weaker teams and lone fighters to remain active on the battlefield.
• Li Cunxiao led the Flying Tiger Legion in a first-day charge that broke through two enemy legions, but the legion suffered heavy injuries and lost one hundred and thirty-seven soldiers.
• Li Cunxiao rejected calls to let his battered legion recuperate and prepared to lead it in another mass charge on the second day.

Xiao Tianyang considered whether Water Capital could contribute fighters to the Frontline after the Grand Commander reminded him of its existence. He recalled the mermen’s ties to Great Emperor Tian Xuan and the events that had brought him into conflict with the God Realm, leaving him to assess Water Capital’s development.

• Xiao Tianyang reviewed the Frontline’s forces and wondered what faction could be transferred north to help.
• The Grand Commander reminded Xiao Tianyang of Water Capital, and he asked how it had developed.
• The Grand Commander brought up the mermen, prompting Xiao Tianyang to recall helping them reclaim their sacred relic.
• Xiao Tianyang explained that the mermen were part of Great Emperor Tian Xuan’s legacy and that intervening had led the God Realm to target him.
• Xiao Tianyang recalled that the Land Beyond Law was one of his escape routes, and that exposing its secret could bring trouble as serious as his feud with the God Realm.