Chapter Summaries

Yu Luomian learned that Yu Yuanzhen had died despite the healers’ assurances that his injuries were not life-threatening. He concealed the death and ordered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect to withdraw from the Sect Tournament and leave Spirit City overnight.

• Ning Fengzhi followed Chen Xin after suppressing his immediate desire to avenge Gu Rong.
• A healing Soul Master told Yu Luomian that Yu Yuanzhen’s injuries were severe but that he was expected to recover after several days unconscious.
• The healing Soul Master later discovered that Yu Yuanzhen had stopped breathing, and Yu Luomian confirmed that his elder brother was dead.
• Yu Luomian questioned how Yu Yuanzhen had died but dismissed the possibility that the healing Soul Master had killed him.
• Yu Luomian ordered the death kept secret and instructed the sect to withdraw from the tournament and leave Spirit City discreetly that night.

Yu Yuanzhen secretly left Spirit City as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect withdrew, preserving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s place among the Upper Three Sects. At the tournament’s final match, the Ice Empress’s overwhelming presence froze the arena barrier and forced Tang Zhen to his knee before the fight officially began.

• Yu Luomian disguised the injured Yu Yuanzhen and escorted him out of Spirit City under cover of night, leaving low-ranking disciples to file the sect’s withdrawal.
• Ning Fengzhi learned of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect’s withdrawal and realized the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had retained its Upper Three Sects status.
• Tang Zhen planned to concede after a few exchanges with the Ice Empress, while Ling Qingyue conceded her match against her.
• The Ice Empress faced Tang Zhen in the final match and formed an Extreme Ice throne as her presence pressed down on him.
• Tang Zhen activated his Soul Bone Set, but the arena barrier froze and cracked as he spat blood and dropped to one knee under the Ice Empress’s pressure.

The Seven Great Sects Re-election Assembly ended with Immortal Spirit Pavilion named the Number One Sect, while the Clear Sky Sect and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect joined the Upper Three Sects. In the mountains, A Die cared for Tang Xiao and Tang Hao, whose growing feelings for her left their quiet refuge shadowed by unspoken tensions.

• Tang Zhen surrendered before the match began after the Ice Empress’s pressure overwhelmed him, and Ling Yuan mocked the Clear Sky Sect’s decline.
• Zhao Linchuan declared Immortal Spirit Pavilion the Number One Sect, named its Martial Souls and Ice God Douluo best in their fields, and placed the Clear Sky Sect and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect among the Upper Three Sects.
• The assembly concluded with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect relegated to the Fourth Earth Sects, while Spirit Hall benefited from the weakened former Upper Three Sects.
• In a remote mountain camp, Tang Xiao and Tang Hao recovered as A Die used her Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul to nourish Tang Xiao’s damaged foundation.
• Tang Xiao developed affection for A Die, while Tang Hao also felt drawn to her and wondered why she seemed familiar.

Mu Zhiyun revealed to Dai Tianxing that she was pregnant with his child and urged him to seize the throne by killing Emperor Dai Yutian. Dai Tianxing was terrified by the plan but began wavering as Mu Zhiyun argued that he could follow Xue Ye’s example.

• Dai Tianxing secretly entered Mu Zhiyun’s bedchamber after returning to the palace and tried to embrace her.
• Mu Zhiyun told Dai Tianxing she was pregnant, and he panicked that the child would expose their affair.
• Dai Tianxing demanded that Mu Zhiyun end the pregnancy, but she refused and reminded him that he wanted to become emperor.
• Mu Zhiyun urged Dai Tianxing to murder Emperor Dai Yutian, citing Xue Ye’s rise to the throne and promising support from the Zhu and Mu families.
• Dai Tianxing paced the bedchamber, shaken by Mu Zhiyun’s arguments and uncertain whether to go through with the plan.

Mu Zhiyun revealed the powerful allies supporting Dai Tianxing’s bid for the Star Luo throne, persuading him to proceed with an assassination plot. After he left, she discussed with Zhan Lingwei the risks of their plan and asked whether her unborn daughter could be sent to Spirit Hall for protection and a chance to grow beyond royal succession struggles.

• Mu Zhiyun revealed Zhan Lingwei, Cheng Zhuo, Cheng Feng, and six Soul Saints, who pledged to help Dai Tianxing ascend the throne.
• Dai Tianxing accepted their support and promised them glory and wealth if their coup succeeded.
• After Dai Tianxing left at dawn, Zhan Lingwei criticized his abilities, and Mu Zhiyun said his mediocrity would make him easier to control for the Holy Lord’s plan.
• Mu Zhiyun asked Zhan Lingwei whether her unborn daughter could be raised in Spirit Hall, explaining that she wanted the child to have resources and escape the Star Luo succession struggle.
• Zhan Lingwei reassured Mu Zhiyun that the Holy Lord’s arrangements would keep her and her child safe.

Zhan Lingwei gave Mu Zhiyun a Tenth-grade Golden Ganoderma from the Holy Lord, which could strengthen both her and her unborn son, and Mu Zhiyun began refining it. Elsewhere, Yu Xiaogang escaped the Thirty-Six Fierce Generals after enduring days of confinement and humiliation.

• Zhan Lingwei showed Mu Zhiyun the Tenth-grade Golden Ganoderma and explained that it could evolve her Martial Soul and improve her unborn son's innate foundation.
• Mu Zhiyun offered the treasure to Zhan Lingwei, but Zhan Lingwei refused to defy the Holy Lord's arrangement and urged Mu Zhiyun to consume it.
• Zhan Lingwei left to guard outside, and Mu Zhiyun began refining the Immortal Herb with hopes of becoming the Mu family's first Titled Douluo.
• Yu Xiaogang fled down a desolate mountain path after escaping the courtyard where the Thirty-Six Fierce Generals had confined him.
• Yu Xiaogang recalled how the Thirty-Six Fierce Generals had threatened to expose him as the instigator of the 'Evil Book' affair and forced him to endure their demands.

Yu Xiaogang dreamed of rebuilding his reputation, but a crow defiled him as he wandered through the mountains. Meanwhile, the Second Elder pressured Yu Luomian to hand over Yu Yuanzhen’s inheritance Soul Bones and temporarily surrender the Sect Master position, and Yu Luomian delayed his answer until after the funeral.

• Yu Xiaogang imagined fleeing into obscurity, researching Martial Soul Theory, and eventually making his critics apologize.
• A crow dropped waste on Yu Xiaogang, who cursed at it after it had flown away.
• The Second Elder and allied Clan elders argued that Yu Lingfeng was too young to lead and demanded the inheritance Soul Bones to help the Second Elder become a Titled Douluo.
• The Second Elder proposed temporarily taking the Sect Master position until Yu Lingfeng became a Titled Douluo, and the elders praised and supported him.
• Yu Luomian recognized that yielding could cost him and Yu Lingfeng their positions, but under pressure he postponed the decision and said the Soul Bones should not be disturbed before Yu Yuanzhen’s funeral.

Yu Luomian left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect to seek help from Immortal Spirit Pavilion while Second Elder dismissed the threat and celebrated his coming rise to power. At the pavilion, Ling Qingyue made Liu Erlong a Guardian before Yu Luomian arrived and bowed to her.

• Second Elder's supporters abandoned Yu Luomian, who slumped alone in Thunder Hall and feared the sect was doomed.
• Yu Luomian slipped out of the sect at night, but Second Elder refused to pursue him and insisted no one would help him.
• Yu Luomian reached Immortal Spirit City and asked Immortal Spirit Pavilion to relay his urgent request, offering the gatekeepers a Black Card that they refused.
• Ling Qingyue promoted Liu Erlong to Guardian and told her to devote herself to the pavilion when needed.
• Yu Luomian entered the Primordial Spirit Hall, bowed deeply to Ling Qingyue, and waited as she delayed responding.

Yu Luomian pleaded with Liu Erlong to save the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect from an internal coup, but she rejected his appeals to family ties and mocked his offer of a share of its profits. Ling Qingyue suggested Liu Erlong accept the offer, leaving Liu Erlong to ask whether Yu Luomian truly wanted her to intervene.

• Yu Luomian flattered Ling Qingyue, then tried to win Liu Erlong over by apologizing for his past treatment of her and her mother.
• Yu Luomian knelt and explained that the Second Elder and his allies were threatening to seize power and the Soul Bone, putting the sect in danger.
• Liu Erlong rejected his plea, saying the Yu family's internal conflicts had nothing to do with her, while Ling Qingyue said the pavilion would support her if she chose to act.
• Liu Erlong condemned Yu Xiaogang's Evil Book and dismissed Yu Luomian's appeal to their shared blood.
• Yu Luomian offered Liu Erlong thirty percent of the sect's annual net profits in exchange for her help, and Liu Erlong questioned how he could guarantee the offer.
• Ling Qingyue urged Liu Erlong to accept the offer, and Liu Erlong agreed before asking Yu Luomian if he truly wanted her to clean up the mess.

Liu Erlong forced Yu Luomian to confront the harm he had caused her and her mother, then demanded seventy percent of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect’s annual net income in exchange for helping him quell internal unrest. Yu Luomian agreed, desperate to secure her help.

• Liu Erlong poured out tea and told Yu Luomian to recover every drop if he wanted her help, then made clear that his promised condition would change.
• Yu Luomian sucked the dirty tea from the floor and spat it into the bowl as Liu Erlong accused him of abandoning her mother, who had called his name before she died.
• Ling Qingyue comforted the sobbing Liu Erlong, then accidentally—or deliberately—knocked over the bowl Yu Luomian had nearly refilled.
• Liu Erlong told Yu Luomian that some things could never be restored, but offered to help him retain his position as Sect Master in exchange for seventy percent of the sect’s annual net income.
• Yu Luomian struggled with the demand, then agreed when Liu Erlong threatened to withdraw her help.

Ling Qingyue sent Dugu Bo with Yu Luomian to quell the rebellion within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. After they left, she comforted Liu Erlong and recalled how she once believed that abandoning emotion was the path to the highest realm.

• Liu Erlong ordered Yu Luomian to keep kneeling until Ling Qingyue persuaded her to let him stand.
• Ling Qingyue summoned Dugu Bo and asked him to help Yu Luomian suppress the rebellion in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
• Yu Luomian doubted that Dugu Bo alone could face five Soul Douluo Elders, but Dugu Bo confidently claimed he could destroy the entire sect.
• Ling Qingyue urged Yu Luomian to leave with Dugu Bo before the situation worsened, and he agreed and thanked her.
• Yu Luomian tried to speak to Liu Erlong before leaving, but she turned away, and he departed with Dugu Bo.
• Ling Qingyue comforted the emotional Liu Erlong and said she had once believed that casting aside all emotion was necessary to reach the highest realm.

Ling Qingyue assigned Liu Erlong to negotiate with Ning Fengzhi, whose sect was threatened by rivals and the loss of Gu Rong. Liu Erlong secured an agreement for the Immortal Spirit Pavilion to help protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Star Luo Empire businesses, while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin left impressed by her Martial Soul’s evolution.

• Ling Qingyue and Liu Erlong discussed Tang Yue’s awakening and the dangers facing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s businesses.
• Ling Qingyue put Liu Erlong in charge of negotiating with Ning Fengzhi and told her to follow the terms they had agreed upon earlier.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived with Chen Xin and grew displeased when Liu Erlong alone received them, but reconsidered after noticing her rapid rise from Soul Ancestor to Soul Emperor.
• Liu Erlong negotiated an agreement for the Immortal Spirit Pavilion to help protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s businesses in the Star Luo Empire from the Clear Sky Sect.
• In their carriage, Chen Xin told Ning Fengzhi that Liu Erlong’s Martial Soul seemed to have fundamentally evolved and that her Soul Power was exceptionally solid.

Ning Fengzhi considered seeking the Immortal Spirit Pavilion’s Martial Soul Evolution method to overcome the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s cultivation limit. Meanwhile, Dugu Bo accompanied Yu Luomian to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, where he demanded the elders accept Yu Luomian as Sect Master.

• Ning Fengzhi learned that Liu Erlong’s rapid growth likely came from fusing with many high-quality Soul Bones and wondered if the Pavilion’s Martial Soul Evolution method could turn his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into an Eight or Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Yu Luomian returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect with Dugu Bo and, at Dugu Bo’s urging, summoned the elders to Thunder Hall under the pretext of discussing the Sect Master succession and two Inheritance Soul Bones.
• The Second Elder entered Thunder Hall confident that Yu Luomian had returned to submit, while the gathered elders dismissed Dugu Bo after identifying him as a Soul Douluo.
• A hot-tempered elder demanded that Dugu Bo leave his seat, but Dugu Bo ignored him, and the Second Elder questioned why Yu Luomian had brought an outsider to an internal meeting.
• Dugu Bo announced that his Miss wanted Yu Luomian to become Sect Master and asked the elders who approved and who opposed.

Dugu Bo revealed his Titled Douluo strength and Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, forcing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect elders to accept Yu Luomian as acting Sect Master. Yu Luomian confronted the Second Elder over taking power in his absence, and the Second Elder claimed he had only acted to keep the sect running.

• A clan elder insulted Dugu Bo and was crushed into a pool of blood by an unseen force.
• Dugu Bo revealed eight spirit rings and a ninth Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, silencing the hall with his pressure.
• Dugu Bo identified Ling Qingyue of the Immortal Spirit Pavilion as the Miss he served, shocking the Second Elder.
• Yu Luomian declared he would temporarily assume the position of Sect Master until Ling Feng advanced to Titled Douluo, and the elders offered no objection.
• Yu Luomian challenged the Second Elder over exercising the Sect Master's authority, and the Second Elder pleaded that he had only acted because Yu Luomian was absent and Ling Feng was grieving.

Yu Luomian suppressed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect’s internal conflict with Dugu Bo’s backing, then told Yu Lingfeng about the cost of the Immortal Spirit Pavilion’s support. Yu Lingfeng proposed giving Yu Luomian the two Inheritance Soul Bones so he could grow strong enough to protect their bloodline, leaving Yu Luomian hesitant.

• Yu Luomian dismissed the Second Elder’s faction’s challenge and ended the dispute, while the elder who had insulted Dugu Bo remained frozen in fear.
• Yu Luomian thanked Dugu Bo, who reminded him of his agreement with Protector Liu before leaving the hall.
• Yu Luomian recognized that the sect’s stability depended on the Immortal Spirit Pavilion’s support and planned to consolidate his power and fulfill his promise to Liu Erlong.
• Yu Luomian told Yu Lingfeng that he had agreed to give Liu Erlong seventy percent of the sect’s net income in exchange for help.
• Yu Lingfeng argued that the agreement had preserved their bloodline’s position and proposed giving Yu Luomian the two Inheritance Soul Bones so he could strengthen the sect.

Yu Lingfeng gave Yu Luomian his father’s Inheritance Soul Bones to strengthen the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, while Dai Tianxing’s violent seizure of the Star Luo throne sparked a scandal that people blamed on Xue Ye. In a teahouse, patrons discussed the scandal, the authorities’ attempt to silence the storyteller, and Spirit Hall’s new city, whose benefits tempted people to move there.

• After Yu Yuanzhen’s funeral, Yu Lingfeng publicly announced that he was voluntarily giving his father’s two Inheritance Soul Bones to Yu Luomian, angering the Second Elder.
• News spread that Dai Tianxing had killed his father, taken the throne, and brought his father’s widowed imperial consort into his harem.
• Teahouse patrons blamed Xue Ye for setting a precedent and traded rumors about Dai Tianxing and the turmoil in the Star Luo palace.
• Imperial soldiers surrounded the teahouse and sought to arrest the storyteller for slandering the emperor, but the storyteller had already escaped.
• A patron told the others that Spirit Hall was building a border city with tax exemptions and land for settlers, and said he planned to move there.

Rumors of Spirit Hall’s Free City fueled a growing exodus from the Star Luo and Heaven Dou Empires, while Spirit Hall’s intervention in their diplomatic crisis boosted faith in the Angel God. In Heaven Dou, Ning Fengzhi used the restored strength of Sword Douluo Chen Xin to purge Yan Song’s faction and seize influence, leaving Xue Ye fearing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would take over the empire.

• Rumors about Spirit Hall’s Free City and Heaven Dou’s taxes spread through Star Luo, prompting more people to consider leaving.
• Spirit Hall mediated the conflict between the Star Luo and Heaven Dou Empires, winning public support and drawing a surge of Power of Faith into the Angel Secret Realm.
• Both empires imposed restrictions and heavier taxes to stop people from emigrating, but the measures drove some to seek secret routes out.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin recovered, and Ning Fengzhi persuaded Xue Ye to let him move against Yan Song’s faction.
• Ning Fengzhi arrested Yan Song’s leading allies and placed his faction in control of many vacant government posts.
• Xue Ye realized the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect dominated key industries and recalled the favor owed by Immortal Spirit Pavilion.

Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Immortal Spirit Pavilion reached a compromise over the empire’s vacant appointments, while Ning Fengzhi used the arrangement to restore his sect’s reputation and focus on business. Three months later, Liu Erlong confronted Tang Zhen after Clear Sky Sect disciples tried to seize a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect trading house, and she declared that half its profits belonged to Immortal Spirit Pavilion.

• Xue Ye sent Prince Xue Xing to negotiate with Immortal Spirit Pavilion, and they agreed to split recommendations for vacant imperial posts between the pavilion and the imperial family.
• Ning Fengzhi readily relinquished control of the vacant posts as previously arranged with Liu Erlong, helping the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect recover its reputation and withdraw from the court struggle.
• Three months later, Liu Erlong inspected a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect trading house in the Star Luo Empire, where the sect’s charitable programs and workshops drew impoverished people seeking work.
• Tang Zhen and Clear Sky Sect disciples arrived and tried to take the trading house for one Gold Soul Coin, but Liu Erlong struck the disciples down and confronted Tang Zhen.
• Tang Zhen recognized Liu Erlong’s Ice Soul Sacred Heart Sword and backed down when she threatened to summon the Great Elder.
• Liu Erlong told Tang Zhen that half the profits from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s properties in the Star Luo Empire belonged to Immortal Spirit Pavilion.

After Liu Erlong dealt with Tang Zhen, she joined Zhao Linchuan and his family for a peaceful picnic in a secluded valley. Tian Yu arrived late and ate with them before slipping away, and the family spent the afternoon relaxing together.

• Liu Erlong warned Tang Zhen against causing further trouble, and he left with the Clear Sky Sect disciples.
• Ah Yin summoned Liu Erlong to the valley where Zhao Linchuan and his family were holding a picnic.
• Zhao Linchuan and the Snow Empress abandoned their chess game after the Ice Empress loudly offered advice, and everyone shared a meal together.
• Tian Yu arrived at the campsite, ate without waiting for an invitation, and left after teasing little Qian Renxue.
• Hua Ying and Liu Erlong cleaned up while the Bai Qingqing sisters prepared the tent, and Zhao Linchuan relaxed with his family in the afternoon.

Zhao Linchuan discussed Snow Empress’s progress after she fused with Longevity Heaven’s Plane Origin and proposed that Ah Yin fuse with Great White Heaven’s origin. He then asked Ice Empress whether she had been cultivating with the abundant Power of Faith, leaving her answer for the next chapter.

• Ice Empress reluctantly lay beside Zhao Linchuan, who teased her before asking Snow Empress about fusing with Longevity Heaven’s Plane Origin.
• Snow Empress said the fusion had gone smoothly and that she expected to master the powers of Ice and Snow Annihilation and All Things Reborn within ten years.
• Snow Empress thanked Ah Yin for giving her Longevity Heaven’s origin, and Ah Yin said she was happy to share it with family.
• Zhao Linchuan proposed that Ah Yin fuse with Great White Heaven’s Gold Elemental Plane Origin, and Snow Empress agreed it could strengthen Ah Yin’s attacks and perhaps grant her a second God Position.
• Ice Empress teased Zhao Linchuan about which sister he would visit that night, and he secretly told her to wait in Ah Yin’s tent after he visited Snow Empress.
• Zhao Linchuan asked Ice Empress whether she had used the continent’s abundant Power of Faith to cultivate.