Chapter Summaries

Qian Daoliu confronted Bibi Dong over how she treated Qian Renxue, then confined her to her courtyard while he went to protect Qian Renxue at Dou Ling Pass. Alone, Bibi Dong learned that her resentment had helped her complete the Rakshasa God’s Third Examination and begin the Fourth.

• Qian Daoliu accused Bibi Dong of hurting her daughter and warned her not to harm Qian Renxue again.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to keep Bibi Dong confined to her courtyard until he returned.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo told Qian Daoliu that Bibi Dong’s feelings for Qian Renxue were complicated and that she had pushed her away out of fear of hurting her.
• Qian Daoliu left for Dou Ling Pass to protect Qian Renxue and assigned Golden Crocodile Douluo to handle the Pope’s affairs.
• Bibi Dong smashed her mirror and raged about being confined, then heard Rakshasa God reveal that she had completed the Third Examination and begun the Fourth.

Qian Renxue arrived at Dou Ling Pass and joined Lin Jin and its defenders as they prepared to face the Star Luo army. After inspecting the fortifications and comforting the wounded, she shared a quiet conversation with Lin Jin about her identity and the name she had long felt was lost.

• Qian Renxue reached Dou Ling Pass after six days on the road, and Lin Jin and the commanders welcomed her with the two hundred thousand defenders.
• Qian Renxue told the soldiers she would guard the pass alongside them and share life and death with them.
• Qian Renxue inspected the barracks and defenses, comforted wounded soldiers, and earned the defenders' respect.
• Qian Renxue stood on the wall with Lin Jin and asked whether he blamed her for the war and for hiding her identity.
• Qian Renxue told Lin Jin she felt the person named Qian Renxue had died, and Lin Jin reassured her that it was a beautiful name.

On the city wall, Qian Renxue admitted she feared Lin Jin would reject her when he saw who she really was. Lin Jin reassured her that he accepted both Qian Renxue and Xue Qinghe, and she leaned against him as they spoke about their past.

• Lin Jin recalled Qian Renxue’s words in the imperial court and told her that her name suited the pride she had earned.
• Qian Renxue confessed she feared disappointing Lin Jin because she was not the kind and graceful Xue Qinghe, but the flawed Qian Renxue.
• Lin Jin called Qian Renxue stubborn rather than foolish and told her that a woman like her was worth standing beside.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Lin Jin had meant his promise to always support her, and he affirmed it by recalling how she had helped him, spoken truthfully, and stood with the soldiers.
• Qian Renxue cried and leaned against Lin Jin’s shoulder as he held her, then asked whether he had ever imagined they would share such a moment.

On Dou Ling Pass’s wall, Qian Renxue and Lin Jin shared a quiet romantic moment and promised to return to Heaven Dou City together after the war. Their night ended with news that the Four Great Kingdoms had joined Star Luo’s attack, leaving Lin Jin urging Qian Renxue to leave the pass for her safety.

• Qian Renxue asked Lin Jin what he wanted after the war, and he said he would return to the Border Pass to protect the people behind it.
• Qian Renxue asked Lin Jin to return to Heaven Dou City with her after the war, and he agreed.
• Lin Jin and Qian Renxue expressed their confidence in each other, clasped hands, and sat together through the night while Pufferfish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo pretended not to notice.
• Lin Jin told Qian Renxue that the Four Great Kingdoms had allied with Star Luo, bringing their combined force against Dou Ling Pass to 920,000 troops.
• Lin Jin explained that the Four Great Kingdoms had used Qian Renxue’s identity as an excuse to act on their existing ambitions, then urged her to return to safety with Younger Sister Xue'er.

Lin Jin urged Qian Renxue to leave Dou Ling Pass before the million-strong Star Luo army attacked, but she refused to abandon her soldiers and citizens, and he agreed to stay with her. As dawn approached, Qian Daoliu arrived at the pass in a mass of golden light.

• Lin Jin asked Qian Renxue to return to Heaven Dou City because he feared she and Lin Xue would die at Dou Ling Pass.
• Qian Renxue refused to leave her soldiers and citizens, insisting she had promised to defend the land and wait for Lin Jin to return.
• Qian Renxue told Lin Jin she would not live on if he died, and he agreed that neither of them would leave.
• As Qian Renxue and Lin Jin watched dawn break over the Star Luo camp, a golden light raced toward Dou Ling Pass.
• Qian Renxue recognized the approaching figure as her grandfather, Qian Daoliu, while Lin Jin kept his guard raised under the pressure of his aura.

Qian Renxue refused to leave Heaven Dou with Qian Daoliu, insisting she would stand by the people and soldiers she had promised to protect. After she threatened to die rather than abandon them, Qian Daoliu accepted her choice and decided to fight beside her.

• Qian Daoliu arrived at the city walls and ordered Qian Renxue to return to Spirit Hall with him.
• Qian Renxue refused to leave despite Qian Daoliu warning that she would die if she stayed.
• When Qian Daoliu insisted on taking her, Qian Renxue drew her Short Sword and held it to her throat.
• Qian Renxue explained that leaving would make her a deserter and betray her promises to Heaven Dou's citizens and soldiers.
• Qian Daoliu accepted her decision, bandaged her wound, and promised to accompany her in defending the pass.

Qian Daoliu tested Lin Jin’s resolve and gave him a restrained “Not bad,” while Qian Renxue arranged a private place for her grandfather to rest. As the Star Luo army prepared to attack Dou Ling Pass with 920,000 troops, Dragon Banner revealed that Qian Daoliu was at the pass.

• Qian Daoliu questioned Lin Jin about his choices and responsibilities, and Lin Jin vowed to guard the pass and protect Qian Renxue.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that Lin Jin was “Not bad,” and she asked Lin Jin to prepare a quiet room for him.
• Lin Jin arranged a private tent for Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue, then returned to rest through meditation.
• The Four Great Kingdoms’ commanders brought 520,000 reinforcements to join Xiao Yeyang’s 400,000 troops and prepared to attack Dou Ling Pass that afternoon.
• Dragon Banner and Sparrow Banner interrupted Xiao Yeyang’s gathering, and Dragon Banner announced that Qian Daoliu was at Dou Ling Pass.

Xiao Yeyang rejected Long Qi’s warning about Qian Daoliu and ordered the allied army to assault Dou Ling Pass. As the vast force advanced, Qian Daoliu stood on the walls with Qian Renxue and the defenders, leaving the impending clash unresolved.

• Long Qi warned Xiao Yeyang that Qian Daoliu was a Rank 99 Limit Douluo who had once forced the Clear Sky Sect into seclusion, but the allied commanders dismissed the danger.
• Xiao Yeyang refused to delay the attack, reasoning that the army could overwhelm Qian Daoliu, and ordered the three armies to launch a simultaneous assault.
• At Dou Ling Pass, Sword Douluo recognized Qian Daoliu, while Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Bo sensed his unfathomable strength.
• Qian Renxue introduced Sword Douluo, Poison Douluo, and Sect Master Ning to Qian Daoliu, who remarked that Sword Douluo’s father had been stronger than him.
• The allied army advanced on Dou Ling Pass, and Xiao Yeyang ordered the three armies to attack in waves without stopping.

At Dou Ling Pass, Qian Daoliu faced the invading allied army and unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, Breath of the Angel, erasing more than one hundred thousand soldiers in an instant. The surviving army fled, while the defenders stared in shock at the power of a Limit Douluo.

• Lin Jin assigned Lei Ke and Tie Shan to defend the eastern and western walls, while Qian Renxue stayed beside Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that the attackers were afraid too, then stepped off the wall and walked through the air toward the battlefield.
• Qian Daoliu revealed five black and four red Soul Rings and used his Ninth Soul Skill, Breath of the Angel.
• The golden light erased more than one hundred thousand soldiers, leaving a vast empty space on the battlefield.
• The allied army collapsed into a rout, and Xiao Yeyang ordered a retreat as the defenders watched Qian Daoliu in stunned silence.

Qian Daoliu’s Ninth Soul Skill devastated the Star Luo Army and forced it to retreat from Dou Ling Pass, leaving Qian Renxue and Lin Jin to prepare for another attack. In the Star Luo camp, Marshal Xiao Yeyang and Long Qi decided to wait for the Great Enshrinement to leave and seek help from the Pope, who Long Qi said would not refuse.

• Sword Douluo realized how powerful Qian Daoliu had been when he fought Sword Douluo’s father, while Qian Renxue and Lin Jin watched the aftermath of his attack.
• Qian Daoliu told Lin Jin that he had acted to help Qian Renxue and asked him to live, hold the pass, and take her back.
• Qian Renxue warned Lin Jin to monitor the Star Luo Army, thanked him, and went to rest; Lin Jin ordered increased scouting and kept the troops on alert.
• In the Star Luo command tent, Marshal Xiao Yeyang asked what to do, and Long Qi advised waiting for Qian Daoliu to leave and relying on the Pope.
• Long Qi explained that Spirit Hall was divided into two factions and insisted that the Pope would help.

Long Qi sent Que Qi to inform Bibi Dong that the Great Enshrinement’s presence at Dou Ling Pass had stalled the war. After reading the letter, Bibi Dong went mad and attacked Spirit Hall’s forces, leaving Golden Crocodile Douluo to summon the Great Enshrinement to stop her.

• Xiao Yeyang urged Long Qi to report the Great Enshrinement’s presence to Bibi Dong, and Long Qi wrote an urgent letter for Que Qi to deliver.
• Bibi Dong read Long Qi’s letter and blamed Qian Daoliu for forcing her to choose.
• Bibi Dong erupted with evil Soul Power, transformed, and killed a Cardinal and several members of the Guardian Knights Order.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo tried to stop Bibi Dong, but her attack wounded Ghost Douluo and destroyed a Side Hall.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and the Worship Hall Elders attacked Bibi Dong, but she overpowered several of them.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo ordered Qing Luan Douluo to bring back the Great Enshrinement, and Qing Luan Douluo flew away.

Bibi Dong went berserk in Spirit City, drawing Qian Daoliu away from Dou Ling Pass, where Qian Renxue and Lin Jin suspected the crisis was a ploy. After Qian Daoliu restrained Bibi Dong, Xiao Yeyang ordered the Star Luo army to attack Dou Ling the next day.

• Azure Luan reported that Bibi Dong had reached level 99, killed members of the guards and Cardinals, and was fighting Golden Crocodile Douluo, so Qian Daoliu hurried back to Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue urged Qian Daoliu to leave and handle Bibi Dong, while Lin Jin warned that the incident might be luring the tiger away from the mountain.
• After Qian Daoliu arrived in Spirit Hall, Que Qi secretly left Spirit City, and Golden Crocodile Douluo told Qian Daoliu that most of the dead had supported the Worship Hall.
• Qian Daoliu overcame Bibi Dong's Evil Power and bound her with Angel Power chains, declaring that she could not die yet because Qian Renxue still needed her.
• Xiao Yeyang laughed when he learned Qian Daoliu had left and ordered the Star Luo army to attack Dou Ling at noon the next day.

Xiao Yeyang launched a massive assault on Dou Ling Pass, forcing Lin Jin and Qian Renxue to fight through an exhausting battle that resumed after only an hour’s rest. As the renewed attack threatened both flanks at once, Qian Renxue took charge of the western wall so Lin Jin could reinforce the eastern wall.

• Xiao Yeyang ordered a three-route attack on Dou Ling Pass after learning that the Great Enshrinement had left.
• Lin Jin assigned defenders to the walls and fought at the main gate while Qian Renxue watched from above; the first battle lasted all afternoon before Xiao Yeyang withdrew.
• The Star Luo Army attacked again an hour later, and Lei Ke and Tie Shan reported that the eastern and western walls were both close to falling.
• Qian Renxue told Lin Jin to reinforce the eastern wall while she led the defense of the western wall.
• Qian Renxue drew the Angel Holy Sword, killed the enemies at the front, and rallied the western wall’s soldiers.

With Dou Ling Pass close to falling, Lin Jin ordered a retreat to preserve the survivors, but Qian Renxue and the younger fighters refused to abandon the pass. He agreed that they would all stay and fight the Star Luo Army in a final battle at dawn.

• Xiao Yeyang ordered the Star Luo Army to harass Dou Ling Pass through the night and launch an all-out attack at dawn.
• Lin Jin saw that fewer than fifty thousand exhausted defenders remained and that their supplies and Soul Power were nearly depleted.
• Lin Jin told the Command Room that they could not hold the pass and ordered the wounded, logistics personnel, and younger people to retreat.
• Dugu Bo and Ning Fengzhi refused to leave Lin Jin behind, while Qian Renxue, Lin Xue, Dugu Yan, and the other young fighters refused to retreat.
• Lin Jin agreed that no one would leave, and the defenders vowed to fight the final battle.

Lin Jin and the exhausted defenders fought desperately as the Star Luo Army overwhelmed Dou Ling Pass. With both side walls fallen and his comrades dead, Lin Jin ordered Qian Renxue and the others to flee while he stayed behind to hold the enemy back.

• At dawn, Xiao Yeyang sent the Star Luo Army into an all-out assault, and Lin Jin led fewer than fifty thousand exhausted soldiers in their final defense.
• Lin Jin fought alone at the main gate while Qian Renxue joined the battle despite her depleted Soul Power and shattered armor.
• After the west wall fell, Tie Shan died holding the line, and Lei Ke was killed after charging to reach him.
• Wu Chen and a young soldier fought back-to-back on the east wall until both fell to the Star Luo Army.
• Qian Renxue told Lin Jin that both walls had fallen and that Tie Shan, Lei Ke, and Wu Chen were dead; Lin Jin ordered her to escape with Lin Xue, Yanyan, and the others while he held the enemy back.
• Snake Lance, Pufferfish, and Azure Luan appeared beside Qian Renxue and urged her to leave alive.

Lin Jin held Dou Ling Pass against Xiao Yeyang’s army so Qian Renxue, Lin Xue, and the surviving defenders could retreat, but the pass eventually fell. Xiao Yeyang surrounded Lin Jin and his remaining soldiers, ordered his army to stop killing, and told Lin Jin that he had won by protecting Heaven Dou.

• Azure Luan, Pufferfish, and Snake Lance forced Qian Renxue to retreat while Lin Jin charged into the enemy forces alone.
• Dugu Bo led the surviving young Soul Masters toward Dou Spirit City, while Lin Xue struggled to stay with her brother and Scottie reported that the others had escaped.
• Xiao Yeyang learned that the eastern and western sides of Dou Ling Pass had fallen, then ordered his army to enter and cease the attack.
• Lin Jin and fewer than a thousand exhausted soldiers refused to surrender when surrounded by the Star Luo Army.
• Xiao Yeyang spoke with Lin Jin, praised his defense of the pass, and told him that he had won by defending Heaven Dou.

At Dou Ling Pass, Lin Jin accepted that the battle was lost and prepared to die rather than leave his fallen soldiers behind. He entrusted the survivors to Scottie and asked Xiao Yeyang to honor the dead and stop pursuing Qian Renxue, but a sobbing voice interrupted his suicide.

• Qian Daoliu left Spirit City for Dou Ling Pass, warning Golden Crocodile Douluo to keep Bibi Dong under control.
• Xiao Yeyang offered Lin Jin his sword for an honorable death, but Lin Jin refused and chose his battered Marshal Sword instead.
• Lin Jin secured Xiao Yeyang's promise to spare the surviving Heaven Dou soldiers and ordered Scottie to lead them home.
• Lin Jin asked Xiao Yeyang to return the dead soldiers' remains to Heaven Dou City if the nations united and to stop pursuing Qian Renxue.
• Lin Jin put his sword to his neck, but a sobbing voice cried out for him to stop.

Qian Renxue returned to stop Lin Jin from killing himself, insisting she would die with him rather than abandon him. As Scottie and the others launched a desperate attack, reinforcements arrived, and Lin Jin joined the fight against the Star Luo forces.

• Dai Mubai watched Lin Jin prepare to kill himself, believing his death would avenge Tang San, Grandmaster, and the others.
• Qian Renxue broke free of Snake Lance and Pufferfish and rushed back to Lin Jin, pleading with him to put down his sword.
• Qian Renxue threatened to kill herself if Lin Jin died, and she refused Azure Luan and Snake Lance's pleas to leave him behind.
• Scottie rallied the defeated soldiers to attack, while Pufferfish, Azure Luan, and Snake Lance charged into the Star Luo forces to help Qian Renxue and Lin Jin escape.
• Dugu Bo and Sword Douluo arrived as Xiao Yeyang ordered his soldiers to kill Lin Jin; Lin Jin lowered his sword and joined the fight.

Lin Jin and the dwindling defenders fought to the death against Xiao Yeyang’s overwhelming Star Luo Army as their strength ran out. To save them, Qian Renxue sacrificed the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and gave Lin Jin a divine power called Dawn, leaving him empowered to strike back.

• Lin Jin refused to give up and ordered the surviving Heaven Dou soldiers to fight to the death alongside him and Scottie.
• Dugu Bo, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Azure Luan, Snake Lance, and Pufferfish weakened as Xiao Yeyang’s troops wore them down with repeated attacks.
• Qian Renxue saw Lin Jin wounded and the defenders continuing to sacrifice themselves, and resolved to stop anyone else from dying for her.
• Qian Renxue summoned the Angel Martial Soul’s source flame by offering her life force and Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, then gave Lin Jin a sword.
• Lin Jin took the sword and received the divine power of Dawn.

Qian Renxue sacrificed her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul to save Lin Jin, who was restored and empowered by her Angel Power and the faith of the people. Lin Jin awakened a new silver-gold form and vowed to protect the city with the Brilliant Light Blade.

• Qian Renxue collapsed after sacrificing her Martial Soul and asked Lin Jin to guard the pass.
• The Angel Sword engulfed Lin Jin in golden light, healing his wounds and merging Qian Renxue’s Angel Power with his Demon Armor Martial Soul.
• The Star Luo Army attacked Lin Jin, but the golden light blasted back its soldiers until Qian Daoliu arrived and found Qian Renxue unconscious.
• Qian Daoliu recognized the Power of Faith gathering above Lin Jin, and its infusion raised Lin Jin’s Soul Power to rank eighty-four.
• Lin Jin recovered, promised to take over for Qian Renxue, and manifested silver-gold armor and a colossal form as he vowed to protect the city with the Brilliant Light Blade.