Chapter Summaries

Luo Li detected Ghostly Shadow spying on Qian Renxue and alerted Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo, who confronted the Spirit Hall observer. Ghostly Shadow left after explaining that Bibi Dong had sent him only to investigate Qian Renxue, while the two Douluo decided to report the incident to Qian Daoliu.

• Luo Li sensed a hidden observer during the temple fair and warned Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo that someone from Spirit Hall was watching Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue realized the spy likely belonged to Bibi Dong and apologized to Luo Li, who warned that the spy could lose his life if he provoked him.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo intercepted Ghostly Shadow in an alley after Luo Li's Spiritual Power exposed his hiding place.
• Porcupine Douluo questioned Ghostly Shadow, who explained that Bibi Dong had sent him to investigate Qian Renxue's circumstances, not to harm her.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo warned Ghostly Shadow to leave and said they would report the incident to Qian Daoliu; Ghostly Shadow departed Winter City.

Ghostly Shadow and Yue Guan encountered Luo Li after leaving Winter City, where Luo Li demanded Yue Guan’s rare-herb research as payment for their spying. Ghostly Shadow refused and attacked Luo Li, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Yue Guan joined Ghostly Shadow outside Winter City and learned that Luo Li had detected Ghostly Shadow’s surveillance.
• Ghostly Shadow told Yue Guan that Luo Li was dangerously powerful and reported that Luo Li and Qian Renxue had a close relationship.
• Luo Li appeared before the two Douluo and said they owed him for spying in Winter City.
• Luo Li demanded Yue Guan’s manuscripts and notes on rare flowers and medicinal herbs as payment.
• Ghostly Shadow refused to let Yue Guan hand over his research and charged at Luo Li.

Luo Li easily repelled Ghostly Shadow, who had attacked to protect Chrysanthemum Douluo, Yue Guan. Yue Guan explained that he was happy to give Luo Li his research notes on rare flowers and herbs, leaving Ghostly Shadow to realize he had been injured for no reason.

• Ghostly Shadow attacked Luo Li but was repelled by the Sun Eclipse Sword's Sacred Flame, which severely suppressed his dark Martial Soul.
• Ghostly Shadow told Yue Guan to flee while he held Luo Li back, expecting that they would not escape unharmed.
• Yue Guan stopped Ghostly Shadow and explained that he had never refused to give Luo Li his notes.
• Yue Guan explained that the notes were only records of knowledge he retained and that Luo Li's interest validated his research.
• Yue Guan handed Luo Li his notes and offered to answer questions later, while Ghostly Shadow lamented his burned hand.

Luo Li used Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan’s research notes to identify immortal herbs and revealed that he possessed more. He offered Yue Guan a place in his ranks and a chance to choose an immortal herb in exchange for leaving Spirit Hall, then returned to Winter City to plan how to allocate his herbs.

• Luo Li recognized several immortal herbs in Yue Guan’s notes and admitted that he had consumed a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
• Yue Guan asked to buy another Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, but Luo Li said there was no second one available.
• Yue Guan guessed that Luo Li had other immortal herbs and asked to see them, while Ghostly Shadow tried to restrain his persistent questioning.
• Luo Li confirmed he possessed other immortal herbs and offered Yue Guan access to them, including one of his choice, if he left Spirit Hall and joined him.
• Yue Guan hesitated over leaving Spirit Hall, and Luo Li told him he could come to Winter City once he decided before returning there.

Bibi Dong learned that Qian Renxue might be romantically involved with Luo Li and spiraled into jealousy and rage. She drove Ghostly Shadow and Yue Guan from her study, where a demonic voice urged her to destroy Qian Renxue.

• Ghostly Shadow reported that Luo Li had discovered him while he investigated Qian Renxue, and Bibi Dong berated him for failing.
• Yue Guan defended Ghostly Shadow, but Bibi Dong silenced him, deepening his doubts about their years of service.
• Ghostly Shadow told Bibi Dong he had seen Qian Renxue walking with Luo Li in Winter City and suspected they were lovers.
• Ghostly Shadow reasoned that Luo Li knew Qian Renxue's identity but had kept it secret because they were close, and Bibi Dong accepted his explanation.
• Bibi Dong grew jealous and furious at the thought of Qian Renxue finding happiness with Luo Li, then ordered Ghostly Shadow and Yue Guan to leave.
• Alone in her study, Bibi Dong heard a demonic voice whispering, "Destroy her!"

Luo Li gave Shen Bei an Immortal Herb, which Shen Bei consumed while meditating in Luo Li’s study. As Shen Bei absorbed it, Luo Li watched for signs that his martial soul might evolve.

• Shen Bei eagerly asked Luo Li whether a war had begun, but Luo Li said he had summoned him to give him something.
• Luo Li handed Shen Bei a jade box containing an Immortal Herb and explained its effects after Shen Bei mistook it for an ordinary treasure.
• Shen Bei returned the herb, insisting it would benefit Luo Li more, but accepted it after Luo Li said he had already taken one and this herb would not help him.
• Shen Bei swallowed the Immortal Herb and meditated on the floor of Luo Li’s study while Luo Li guarded him and continued his work.
• As Shen Bei’s aura rose, Luo Li watched to see whether the herb would cause his martial soul to evolve.

Luo Li watched Shen Bei’s Ice Sword Mad Lion transform after he took an Immortal Herb, raising it to the ranks of top-tier Martial Souls but leaving it just short of Extreme Ice. Shen Bei pledged his unwavering loyalty, while Luo Li considered using his remaining recorded Immortal Herbs to reward the White Robe Army and Frost Rime Academy loyalists.

• Shen Bei’s Martial Soul changed as the Immortal Herb took effect, and Luo Li protected his study from the ice shards released by the transformation.
• Shen Bei revealed that his Ice Sword Mad Lion had become much stronger, which Luo Li judged to be a top-tier Martial Soul still short of Extreme Ice.
• Shen Bei declared his loyalty to Luo Li and expressed confidence that his improved Martial Soul would help him become a Titled Douluo.
• Luo Li considered distributing his remaining recorded Immortal Herbs as rewards for contributions to the Northern Border and wondered how Yue Guan’s plans were progressing.

Yue Guan and Ghostly Shadow arrived at Luo Li’s mansion to join the Northern Border after leaving Spirit Hall. Luo Li welcomed them and promised to protect them from Bibi Dong, leaving the two Titled Douluo under his protection.

• A maid told Luo Li that Yue Guan and another man had come seeking an audience, and Luo Li left Shen Bei to meet them.
• Yue Guan and Ghostly Shadow waited in the reception hall; Yue Guan had chosen to leave Spirit Hall for the chance to study Immortal Herbs, and Ghostly Shadow followed because Yue Guan was his only close friend there.
• Luo Li greeted Yue Guan and Ghostly Shadow and welcomed both into the Northern Border, recognizing the value of their Titled Douluo-level Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Yue Guan admitted that he and Ghostly Shadow had left Spirit Hall in secret because Bibi Dong might retaliate if she learned of their decision.
• Luo Li promised to protect them if Bibi Dong came after them.

Ning Fengzhi visited Luo Li and learned that Ghostly Shadow and Yue Guan had left Spirit Hall to join the Northern Border. He then reported that caravans traveling through the Western Mountains were being attacked, leaving the route’s danger unresolved.

• Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin arrived at Luo Li’s Prince’s Mansion and found Ghostly Shadow and Yue Guan there.
• Luo Li explained that Ghostly Shadow and Yue Guan had left Spirit Hall and joined the Northern Border, and the two Titled Douluo confirmed it with an oath.
• Ning Fengzhi told Luo Li that merchant caravans using the Western Mountains had recently been robbed.
• Ning Fengzhi said that even after he sent a Soul Saint elder to protect the route, the caravan was intercepted and the elder returned gravely wounded.

Luo Li concluded that the Star Luo Empire was backing the raiders in the Western Mountains and prepared to lead the Northern Border army against them, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect offering support. In the bandit stronghold, Jin Yu trusted that an Empire-sent Titled Douluo would protect his men, unaware that Luo Li’s force was approaching with three Titled Douluo and an even stronger figure.

• Ning Fengzhi and Luo Li reasoned that the Western Mountains raiders were likely backed by the Star Luo Empire and threatened the Northern Border’s trade plans.
• Luo Li decided to respond, and Ning Fengzhi pledged the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s cooperation; Yue Guan and Ghostly Shadow requested permission to fight.
• Luo Li assigned Shen Bei to handle Winter City’s affairs, then set out the next day with a vast Northern Border army for the Western Mountains.
• Jin Yu, a Soul Douluo whose younger brother Jin Zhou had been killed by Luo Li, celebrated the stronghold’s latest seizure of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect cargo.
• Jin Yu told his men that the Star Luo Empire had sent a Titled Douluo to guard them, unaware that Luo Li’s approaching force included three Titled Douluo and a figure stronger than a Super Douluo.

Luo Li led the White Robe Army into the Western Mountains to find the Star Luo force that had plundered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s caravan. After Ghostly Shadow located their Mountain City and detected a Titled Douluo, the army advanced, leaving the city in alarm as its defenders recognized them.

• Ghostly Shadow scouted the Western Mountains and found a hidden settlement guarded by soldiers, where he sensed a Titled Douluo.
• Ghostly Shadow reported the location to Luo Li and Ning Fengzhi, and Luo Li ordered him to guide the army there.
• Ning Rongrong asked whether they needed a strategy, and Luo Li said they would rely on absolute domination.
• A sentry in Mountain City spotted the approaching white-armored force and recognized the twin-sword flags as the White Robe Army.
• The sentry raised the alarm, and cries that the White Robe Army had arrived spread through Mountain City toward its central building.

At a banquet in the Star Luo palace, Jin Yu welcomed the Clear Sky Sect’s Third Elder, who condemned Luo Li and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for opposing the Clear Sky Sect. The Third Elder had come as part of the sect’s new alliance with the Star Luo Empire, and the chapter ended with news that the White Robe Army had arrived.

• Jin Yu flattered the Clear Sky Sect’s Third Elder as the elder criticized Luo Li and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• The Third Elder vowed to confront Luo Li over Tang Hao, while Jin Yu praised the Clear Sky Sect and its alliance with the empire.
• The chapter recounted how Tang Hao returned to the Clear Sky Sect with Tang San, prompting the sect to accept him and seek cooperation with the Star Luo Empire against Spirit Hall.
• A soldier rushed into the banquet and reported to Jin Yu that the White Robe Army had arrived.

The Third Elder of Clear Sky Sect dismissed the White Robe Army’s threat and went to confront Luo Li at Mountain City. Luo Li opened the city’s stone gate with a single strike, then halted a descending warhammer with one finger as he faced the attacker.

• The Third Elder of Clear Sky Sect reassured Jin Yu and the other officials, then led them outside to meet Luo Li.
• Luo Li ordered Shen Bei to prepare an assault on Mountain City and summoned the Sun Eclipse Sword.
• Luo Li cut a smooth, enormous opening through the city’s stone gate, throwing the Star Luo Empire soldiers into chaos.
• Luo Li rode through the breach as the White Robe Army prepared to follow his command.
• A warhammer fell toward Luo Li, but he stopped it with one finger and called its wielder shameless.

Luo Li effortlessly repelled the Clear Sky Sect's Third Elder, while Jin Yu discovered that several powerful figures from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Spirit Hall stood with the White Robe Army. Faced with overwhelming odds, the Third Elder abandoned the fight and fled.

• Luo Li knocked the Third Elder's Clear Sky Hammer attack aside with a finger and drove him back.
• The Third Elder convinced himself that Luo Li was bluffing about being uninjured, while Luo Li wondered why the Clear Sky Sect had joined the Star Luo Empire.
• Jin Yu recognized Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo among Luo Li's allies.
• The Third Elder realized he faced several Titled Douluo-level opponents and began looking for a way out.
• The Third Elder hurled his Clear Sky Hammer and fled past Jin Yu.

Luo Li stopped Third Elder’s escape, defeated and captured him, and dismissed his threats about the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Chen. He ordered the White Robe Army to kill the remaining Star Luo Empire forces while keeping Third Elder alive for an experiment.

• Third Elder fled, but the Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo trapped him with the Two Forms Stillness Domain, allowing Luo Li’s Moon Devourer Sword to drain his life force.
• Luo Li had Third Elder brought to him and dismissed his warnings about the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Hao, and Tang Chen.
• Luo Li sealed Third Elder’s Soul Power and ordered soldiers to take him away for an experiment.
• Luo Li ordered the White Robe Army to kill the remaining Star Luo Empire forces, and the army charged.

Luo Li’s White Robe Army and Sword Douluo annihilated the Star Luo Empire’s forces, leaving Jin Yu as the sole survivor on the battlefield. Luo Li killed Jin Yu and sent his head to Dai with a warning that he would see the conflict through to the end.

• The White Robe Army overwhelmed the Star Luo Empire’s soldiers as Shen Bei fought Jin Yu and held his ground.
• Luo Li urged Sword Douluo to join the battle, and Chen Xin charged in with the Seven Kill Sword.
• Sword Douluo cut down the remaining Star Luo Empire soldiers, leaving Jin Yu alone against Luo Li’s forces.
• Luo Li pierced Jin Yu with the Moon Devourer Sword, drained his life force, and severed his head.
• Luo Li sent Jin Yu’s head to a surviving soldier and told him to warn Dai that he would see the conflict through to the end.

Dai Tianfeng celebrated the Star Luo Empire’s alliance with the Clear Sky Sect and asked Yu Xiaogang to bring the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan into it. The banquet ended with news that Luo Li had wiped out the empire’s army in the Western Mountains and sent General Jin Yu’s head as a warning.

• Dai Tianfeng thanked Tang Xiao for the Clear Sky Sect’s support and discussed the empire’s growing strength against the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Dai Tianfeng criticized the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for siding with Luo Li and asked Yu Xiaogang to recruit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to return to the clan and persuade his father, Yu Yuanzhen, to join the alliance.
• A soldier arrived with General Jin Yu’s head and reported that Luo Li had completely wiped out the Star Luo army in the Western Mountains.
• The soldier delivered Luo Li’s warning that he would fight the empire to the end if it continued.

Dai Tianfeng and Tang Xiao learned that Luo Li had killed General Jin Yu and defeated the Clear Sky Sect’s Third Elder, who had been captured. They were furious but could not retaliate without risking war with the Heaven Dou Empire, and the chapter left them forced to swallow their defeat.

• Dai Tianfeng uncovered Jin Yu’s severed head and mourned the loss of the Star Luo Empire’s general.
• Tang Xiao asked the messenger what had happened to the Clear Sky Sect’s Third Elder.
• The soldier reported that Luo Li had defeated the Third Elder, who was captured after Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill stopped his escape.
• Tang Xiao realized that rescuing the Third Elder would risk his own life and provoke the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Dai Tianfeng and Tang Xiao suppressed their anger because they were unprepared for an all-out war and could not deny responsibility for attacking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s caravan.

Luo Li visited the imprisoned Third Elder and rejected his offer of loyalty, choosing instead to use him for an experiment involving the Moon Devourer Sword. He explained that he would repeatedly drain and restore the Titled Douluo’s life force to test how many cycles his body could withstand.

• Luo Li returned to Winter City and sent soldiers to occupy the Star Luo Empire’s Mountain City in the Western Mountains.
• Luo Li entered the heavenly prison and found the Third Elder frightened and near despair.
• The Third Elder begged Luo Li to spare his life and offered loyalty, but Luo Li said he was not interested in taking him as an ally.
• Luo Li told the Third Elder he would keep him alive as a rare experimental subject.
• Luo Li summoned the Moon Devourer Sword and explained his plan to repeatedly drain and restore the Third Elder’s life force.

Luo Li reviewed Frost Rime Academy’s roster for the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition and approved Zhu Zhuqing’s place despite her Star Luo background. Shui Rou’er then raised a concern about Dugu Yan, leaving the matter unresolved.

• Luo Li extracted life force from Third Elder for a second time and ordered the guards to keep him alive for further use.
• Shui Rou'er presented Luo Li with Frost Rime Academy’s competition roster, which included Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Luo Li considered the team’s chances and whether to give its members Immortal Herbs, noting that Ning Rongrong could receive an Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• Shui Rou'er explained that Zhu Zhuqing had earned her place through elimination matches and asked Luo Li about her Hell Spirit Cat identity.
• Luo Li approved Zhu Zhuqing’s place, and Shui Rou'er hesitantly began to raise a matter concerning Dugu Yan.