Chapter Summaries

Nan Li nearly succumbed to an illusion built from her deepest wishes, but Chong Yang broke through the seal on his Soul Bone and rescued her, allowing her to pass the Seven Emotions Trial. The Goddess of Life revealed Dong Yun’s trial, where Nan Li and Chong Yang watched Dong Han harshly scold Dong Yun.

• Nan Li was tempted by an illusion of her family reunited and almost chose to remain in it.
• Chong Yang broke the Chongming Emperor's Crown seal with the Chongming Bird Clan's power, shattered the illusion, and pulled Nan Li to safety.
• The Goddess of Life confirmed Nan Li had passed the trial, and Nan Li joked with Chong Yang before turning her attention to Dong Yun.
• The Goddess of Life showed Dong Yun’s trial, in which Dong Yun watched young Nan Li play, stayed beside her, and carried her home.
• Dong Han dragged Dong Yun to the back mountain and berated her for playing, neglecting cultivation, and burdening her mother; Nan Li angrily told Chong Yang he had always treated Dong Yun that way.

Nan Li watched an image reveal how Dong Han had abused Dong Yun throughout her childhood, and how Nan Li had tried to shield her. The image then turned to psychological torment, and Dong Yun smashed through the Light Screen and collapsed into Nan Li’s arms, leaving Nan Li panicked and unsure whether she would wake.

• Nan Li showed Chong Yang the image of Dong Han mistreating Dong Yun, and Chong Yang realized Dong Yun’s guarded nature came from her father’s abuse.
• Chong Yang concluded Dong Han resented Dong Yun for inheriting the Golden Crow bloodline and had used her as an outlet for his jealousy.
• The image showed Nan Li pretending to be sleepy or afraid so she could stay with Dong Yun and reduce Dong Han’s chances to hurt her.
• Nan Li felt relieved when the image showed Dong Yun growing strong enough to resist Dong Han, but a shadow then began tormenting Dong Yun with claims that Nan Li did not need her.
• Dong Yun smashed through the Light Screen and flew backward, and Nan Li caught her before they fell together; Dong Yun did not respond to Nan Li’s calls.

Nan Li learned that Dong Yun had chosen to give up on living, and forcibly fused with her to keep her alive. Nan Li begged Dong Yun to stay, while Dong Yun’s despair was traced to the cruelty of her father, Dong Han.

• The Goddess of Life told Nan Li that Dong Yun had not been erased but had abandoned herself, despite being granted a thousand-year lifespan for the trial.
• Nan Li and Dong Yun vanished into a domain of white flames as Nan Li forcibly activated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, with Chong Yang returning to the Soul Bone.
• Nan Li called for Dong Yun inside their shared mental space and, when Dong Yun urged her to leave, refused to end the fusion.
• Dong Yun tried to make Nan Li release the fusion, but Nan Li vowed to replenish any vitality Dong Yun lost and insisted that she wanted her sister to live.
• Dong Yun said she was unworthy of concern, while the chapter revealed that Dong Han’s repeated insults had left her believing she deserved to die.

Nan Li stopped Dong Yun from taking his life by kneeling before him and reminding him that he mattered to her and still had reasons to live. After he blocked her attempt to harm herself, the Goddess of Life declared Nan Li’s seventh trial complete and granted her rewards; Nan Li and Dong Yun returned beneath the Fusang Tree, where she teased him into comforting her.

• Nan Li knelt before Dong Yun and told him how much he had helped her, urging him not to die because of Dong Han’s words.
• Nan Li aimed a Spirit Power arrow at herself, and Dong Yun blocked it before admitting, “A'li, I was wrong.”
• The Goddess of Life praised Nan Li and Dong Yun’s bond, declared Nan Li’s seventh trial complete, and granted her Soul Ring, Soul Power, and Life God Power rewards.
• Nan Li and Dong Yun returned beneath the Fusang Tree, where Dong Yun’s forehead mark faded and Nan Li discovered her eighth trial had opened.
• Nan Li pretended that her heart hurt because Dong Yun might abandon her, and he went along with comforting her as Fu Guang and Red Cloud bickered.

Fu Guang fell asleep to avoid interfering with Nan Li’s Eighth Life Trial, leaving Di Yan and Lan Xi to respond to the change. Nan Li used the Life Divine Light for a month to refine Life God Power into the Southern Bright Domain, seeking a way to protect lives in battle.

• Fu Guang explained that Nan Li’s Eighth Trial required the Ancient Life Tree’s recognition and that she had to sleep so she would not interfere.
• Fu Guang warned Dong Yun to stay alive and told Nan Li not to touch the flowers or lantern grasses near her before falling asleep.
• Di Yan and Lan Xi sensed the change and came to the Heavenly Pool, where Di Yan reassured Nan Li and promised to watch over Dong Yun.
• Nan Li considered using her Life God Power to break through but decided the Southern Bright Domain needed it more.
• Nan Li entered the Life Divine Light to refine Life God Power into the Southern Bright Domain, then emerged a month later.

A month after cultivating in the Life Divine Light, Nan Li was brought to the Coral Sea, where Dong Yun and Luo Gu discussed Spirit Hall's plans and the political balance of the continent. Nan Li declined Luo Gu's invitation to join him in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and was left questioning whether she could laugh.

• Dan Qing used her Fountain of Healing Soul Skill to clean Nan Li and brought her to meet Lan Xi, Dong Yun, and Luo Gu.
• Dan Qing announced that Nan Li needed psychological counseling, and the group sat in a coral tree to talk; Nan Li pulled Red Cloud up with a Dragon Tendon Rope.
• Dong Yun predicted that Spirit Hall would soon move against the Clear Sky Sect and planned to return to Qian Renxue, while Luo Gu asked Nan Li to join him in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
• Luo Gu explained his plans to support balance among the continent's powers and asked whether Nan Li wanted to help unify the continent; Nan Li refused.
• Dan Qing asked why Nan Li had stopped smiling, and Nan Li replied that she did not look like she could laugh.

Nan Li agreed to go to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace with Luo Gu and Zhu Zhu Lang, after Dong Yun explained the royal faction’s plans against Qian Renxue. Dan Qing then taught Nan Li how to use the Coral Mystery Phantom Left Leg Bone, and Nan Li successfully transformed her appearance.

• Dan Qing asked in what capacity Zhu Zhu Lang and Nan Li would stay in the palace, and Luo Gu explained that they would serve Princess Xue Ke.
• Dong Yun said Xue Ke’s claim to the throne could help her set a trap for Qian Renxue, while Luo Gu pointed to the Heaven Dou royal clan’s growing suspicions of the Crown Prince.
• Nan Li questioned whether she had agreed to go, but Dan Qing argued that she needed to see the wider world to complete the Life God Trial, and Nan Li accepted.
• Dong Yun said she would leave after breaking through to Rank Eighty-Seven, and Dan Qing decided there was time to teach Nan Li the Coral Mystery Phantom Left Leg Bone.
• Dan Qing demonstrated visual deception by transforming into Madam Lan Xi, then explained how it could fool or destabilize its victims.
• Nan Li activated the Soul Bone in her left leg and transformed herself, taking on jet-black hair and gray-blue eyes.

Nan Li practiced using the Coral Maze Soul Bone to disguise herself as Dong Yun, then learned Dong Yun was leaving after reaching Soul Power level eighty-seven. In Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue planned to use Dong Yun against Tang Hao and Tang San, but Dong Yun’s rapid growth left her fearing she was losing control.

• Nan Li changed her appearance to resemble Dong Yun, and Dan Qing helped her adjust the disguise before Dong Yun recognized it and nearly kicked her.
• Nan Li joked about using the disguise to frame others, but Dong Yun warned her to use it responsibly and said she could handle the consequences as long as Nan Li did not attack Spirit City.
• Dong Yun reached Soul Power level eighty-seven and prepared to leave, surprising Nan Li with how soon their time together would end.
• In Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue watched Moonlight Pavilion and discussed using Dong Yun to pin the blame on Tang Hao and Tang San when they arrived.
• Qian Renxue realized Dong Yun had reached level eighty-seven, nearly matching her own strength, and grew anxious that Dong Yun might become too powerful to control.

Dong Yun concealed her doubts about Qian Renxue’s plans by feigning despair over her failed God Trial and limited lifespan. On Sun Island, Dan Qing startled Nan Li by saying she smelled good, then explained that Nan Li, Dong Yun, and Red Cloud all carried a pleasant scent.

• Dong Yun told Qian Renxue that she had failed her God Trial and warned her not to let Tang San be killed before Tang Hao could retaliate.
• Dong Yun’s display of sadness prompted Qian Renxue to comfort her and forget to question her about the God Trial and Nan Li.
• Nan Li woke from cultivation and was startled when Dan Qing told her she smelled good.
• Nan Li mistook Dan Qing’s words for a romantic confession and asked Luo Gu to take his girlfriend away.
• Dan Qing clarified that Nan Li, Dong Yun, and Red Cloud all had a pleasant, distinctive scent, while Red Cloud denied having one.

Nan Li and Dan Qing learned that Red Cloud’s spiritual energy gave off a scent that made nearby creatures happy. Meanwhile, Dong Yun visited Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang Yuehua suspected the beautiful stranger was Nan Li’s sister.

• Red Cloud explained that his Spiritual Power dispersing into the air could be sensed as a pleasant scent.
• Nan Li compared Red Cloud’s preference to liking cat mint, and Dan Qing said seeing Nan Li made her happy.
• Dong Yun arrived at Moonlight Pavilion in Heaven Dou City and asked to see Madam as an old acquaintance.
• Tang Yuehua watched Dong Yun and suspected she was Nan Li’s sister.

Dong Yun, revealed as Night Raven, lured Tang Hao and Tang San to Moonlight Pavilion and attacked them with her overwhelming strength and Great Sun Domain. After Dong Yun mortally wounded Tang Hao, Tang San struck her with Guanyin's Tears, leaving her badly injured and falling as Qian Renxue cried out her name.

• Dong Yun concealed her identity from Tang Yuehua, then revealed herself as Night Raven and demanded the Clear Sky Sect's location.
• Days later, Tang Yuehua recognized Tang Hao and warned him to run, but Dong Yun ordered the hall sealed and attacked him and Tang San.
• Dong Yun's Great Sun Domain overwhelmed Tang Hao and Tang San, and Ling Yuan joined the fight at Qian Renxue's command.
• Dong Yun pierced Tang Hao through the spine with her Great Sun Burning Gold Spear, and Tang San unleashed Guanyin's Tears in retaliation.
• Qian Renxue shielded Dong Yun with Dark Gold Wing, but Guanyin's Tears pierced through and struck her; Dong Yun fell as her Martial Soul and domain vanished.

Dong Yun killed Tang San but refused to return to Spirit City until the Clear Sky Sect was dealt with. On Sun Island, Nan Li learned that Di Yan planned to sacrifice himself to reset Dong Yun’s failed Seventh Life Trial, and she refused to accept it.

• Dong Yun survived Tang San’s attack, and Qian Renxue took her away to recover while Ling Yuan handled the aftermath.
• Dong Yun declined to return to Spirit City and agreed to go only after the Clear Sky Sect was dealt with.
• Nan Li broke through to level ninety, and Dan Qing brought her to meet Di Yan and Lan Xi.
• Lan Xi explained that Di Yan could reset Dong Yun’s Seventh Life Trial by giving up his life, timed to Nan Li’s need for a Soul Ring.
• Nan Li protested that Di Yan’s sacrifice would burden Dong Yun with guilt, but Lan Xi said the gods had instructed them and that Nan Li and Di Yan would die together if she failed to become a god.

Di Yan sacrificed himself to empower Nan Li and shake her Eighth Life Trial, while Lan Xi revealed the vengeance he left for Nan Li and Dong Yun to fulfill. The Deep Sea Emperor Whale’s lingering sound became Dong Yun’s new Seventh Life Trial: “Emperor Whale’s Lingering Sound.”

• Di Yan explained why he chose to give Nan Li his Soul Ring, and Dan Qing comforted Nan Li as she struggled with his decision.
• Di Yan returned to the Eastern Sea, leaped toward Heaven Mountain, and sang before becoming a barrier between the heavens and Sun Island.
• Nan Li fell into the Heavenly Pool, where Di Yan’s resolve shook her Eighth Life Trial and helped her understand what she needed to do.
• Lan Xi pulled Nan Li from the water and told her that she and Dong Yun must avenge Di Yan by confronting the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
• Lan Xi explained how the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had slaughtered Di Yan’s clan, leaving him alone, and Di Yan’s sacrifice reset Dong Yun’s God Trial as “Emperor Whale’s Lingering Sound.”

Dong Yun received the Seventh Life Trial and used Heaven Dou’s tax records to identify a likely location for the Clear Sky Sect. Qian Renxue prepared to investigate while Dong Yun concealed his trial mark and considered his next move.

• Dong Yun reviewed Heaven Dou’s population and tax records, then marked suspicious areas on a map as he searched for the Clear Sky Sect.
• The Seventh Life Trial appeared, ordering Dong Yun to defeat the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, and a golden-red Fusang Flower mark appeared on his forehead.
• Dong Yun covered the mark with a forehead band and continued working instead of eating or resting.
• Qian Renxue found Dong Yun’s food untouched, and he showed her the mountain range where discrepancies in nearby towns’ taxes and resource consumption suggested hundreds of hidden Soul Masters.
• Qian Renxue ordered an investigation and urged Dong Yun to eat, but he rebuffed her and, after she left, considered that A’li should soon arrive in Heaven Dou.

Nan Li reunited with Dan Hong in Dragon Rising City before traveling through the Star Dou Great Forest to visit her old friends. At the Lake of Life, she sensed an unwelcome figure nearby.

• Nan Li congratulated Chen Yuan and Chen Nian'an on their positions and caught up with them in Dragon Rising City.
• Dan Hong surprised Qing Ya at Ping An Workshop, and he recognized her and lifted her into his arms in front of the crowd.
• Nan Li left Dragon Rising City and traveled through the Star Dou Great Forest to reach the Lake of Life.
• Nan Li reunited with Er Ming, who told her that Xiao Wu would return soon and Da Ming was underwater.
• Nan Li stopped Er Ming from calling Da Ming and used her Spirit Power to detect someone she loathed nearby.

Nan Li rescued Xiao Wu from Ghost Leopard Douluo and warned her about the coming conflict between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue and Dong Yun joined a large Spirit Hall force assembled to attack the sect, where Qing Luan Douluo recognized Dong Yun.

• Nan Li spotted Ning Xinxin and Ghost Leopard Douluo near Xiao Wu, then secretly transported Xiao Wu back to Da Ming and Er Ming.
• Nan Li warned Xiao Wu not to endanger Da Ming and Er Ming and told her that Spirit Hall was about to move against the Clear Sky Sect; Xiao Wu asked about Tang San.
• Qian Renxue used evidence gathered at the mountain to assemble Spirit Hall forces, bringing Dong Yun along while Ling Yuan and Qian Renxue's shadow double stayed behind.
• Several thousand Soul Masters and seven Titled Douluo gathered under Qian Renxue's command, including four Enshrined Elders and Snake Lance, Demon Bear, and Sea Turtle.
• Qing Luan Douluo recognized Dong Yun as the Soul King from the Elite Tournament and was surprised that she had become a Soul Douluo in four years.

Dong Yun joined Qian Renxue’s preparations to attack the Clear Sky Sect, while Nan Li left the forest and ambushed Ghost Leopard Douluo after disguising herself as Dong Yun. She restrained and badly wounded him, then revealed herself as his enemy.

• Qian Renxue introduced Dong Yun to Azure Luan and Guang Ling, then gathered the Titled Douluo to plan a nighttime surprise attack on the Clear Sky Sect.
• Dong Yun advised Qian Renxue to leave no survivors, then warned her about poisonous grass and recalled how Nan Li had eaten some as a child.
• Nan Li said goodbye to Xiao Wu and set off toward Heaven Dou City, but sensed Ning Xinxin and Ghost Leopard Douluo nearby.
• Nan Li disguised herself as Dong Yun and concealed her God Trial mark and Soul Rings before approaching Ghost Leopard Douluo.
• Nan Li used Tiger Shark Overlord Suppression to immobilize Ghost Leopard Douluo, then struck him with Tiger Roar Overlord Slash and declared herself his enemy.

Nan Li killed Ghost Leopard Douluo and restored the forest, while Qian Renxue's forces destroyed the Clear Sky Sect under Dong Yun's command. On the journey back to Spirit City, Qian Renxue began considering whether Dong Yun had become too dangerous to keep alive, and Dong Yun sensed the threat.

• Nan Li used Di Yan's Torso Soul Bone to kill Ghost Leopard Douluo, then restored the damaged forest with her Ninth Soul Skill.
• Qian Jun and Jiang Mo failed to break the Clear Sky Sect's gates, so Dong Yun melted the mountain walls with her Golden Crow flames.
• Qian Renxue ordered the Spirit Hall forces to kill everyone in the Clear Sky Sect, and the sect was left in ruins by dawn.
• Qian Renxue brought Dong Yun back toward Spirit City and wondered whether to kill her before she could threaten Spirit Hall.
• Dong Yun sensed danger as Qian Renxue watched her in the carriage.

Dong Yun and Qian Renxue discussed their relationship and Dong Yun’s worry about Nan Li as they traveled toward Spirit City. In Heaven Dou City, Nan Li returned to Four Elements Academy, reunited with Huo Wu, and learned how much Feng Xiaotian had progressed.

• Dong Yun asked Qian Renxue where she would stay in Spirit City, and Qian Renxue offered to let her continue living with her.
• Dong Yun worried about Nan Li and questioned what Qian Renxue took her for; Qian Renxue said she saw Dong Yun much as Dong Yun saw Nan Li.
• Nan Li went to Four Elements Academy to tell Dugu Bo that Dan Hong had recovered, and Red Cloud came out to meet her.
• Nan Li reunited with Huo Wu, who had reached Soul Emperor cultivation after absorbing a Wisdom Skull and obtaining her fifth Soul Ring.
• Huo Wu told Nan Li that Feng Xiaotian was nearing the Soul Sage Realm and had changed through relentless cultivation.

Nan Li reunited with Huo Wu and Dugu Yan, who told her that the Clear Sky Sect had been destroyed and erased. Ning Fengzhi had asked Dugu Yan to relay the news and question what could melt mountain rock, leaving Nan Li to suspect he knew she was back in Heaven Dou City.

• Huo Wu worried when she could not sense Nan Li's Soul Power, but Nan Li reassured her that she was simply too strong.
• Nan Li left Dugu Bo's place with Dugu Yan, who teased her about a tempting scent before Red Cloud sprang away from her.
• Dugu Yan told Nan Li that the Clear Sky Sect had vanished, leaving melted stone, blood, ashes, and remains behind.
• Dugu Yan relayed Ning Fengzhi's question about what power could melt mountain rock, and Nan Li avoided her gaze while looking at Red Cloud.
• Nan Li wondered how Ning Fengzhi had known she had returned to Heaven Dou City that day.