Chapter Summaries

Xue Ke arranged for the Speed Clan to form a sect with the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan, then departed while Lu Muke stayed behind. Lu Muke attacked the Clear Sky Sect to avenge his parents and was left savoring the power of destruction after destroying its stronghold.

• Xue Ke persuaded Bai He to form a sect with the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan and promised to seek Spirit Hall's approval.
• Xue Ke departed for Liet City, while Lu Muke resolved to keep his identity secret and destroy the Clear Sky Sect.
• Lu Muke used the Judgment Sword of Destruction to erase the Clear Sky Sect's village outpost and kill its residents.
• Lu Muke entered the Clear Sky Sect's stronghold, killed its disciples, and confronted three elders over the sect's treatment of his parents.
• Lu Muke unleashed Purple Pearl's destructive power, overcame the elders, and destroyed the stronghold and its mountain peak.
• After Purple Pearl calmed, Lu Muke savored his revenge and reflected on Austin Griffin's words about destruction.

Lu Muke left to report his revenge and bought a dubious martial arts book, while Xue Ke visited Godwind Academy to persuade Dean Feng Wu Ming to establish a sect and compete in the Seven Great Sects reselection. After Feng Wu Ming agreed, Xue Ke reunited with Feng Xiao Tian and Huo Wu, who teased her about Lu Muke.

• Lu Muke left the Clear Sky Sect's stronghold, bought a book promising to teach him how to subdue women, and continued on his way.
• Xue Ke visited Godwind Academy, sparred with its students and teachers, and met Dean Feng Wu Ming to discuss the upcoming Seven Great Sects reselection.
• Xue Ke urged Feng Wu Ming to establish a sect, promising Spirit Hall's support and a place among the Seven Great Sects, and Feng Wu Ming agreed.
• Feng Wu Ming set out for Blazing Fire Academy to speak with Huo Ling while Xue Ke stayed at Godwind Academy.
• Feng Xiao Tian and Huo Wu joined Xue Ke for a meal, and Huo Wu teased her about whether she had been with Lu Muke.

Xue Ke sparred with Feng Xiao Tian, shared cultivation advice, and told him to take the initiative with Huo Wu, who caught them discussing her. Meanwhile, Lu Muke arrived looking for the Emerald Prince's Mansion and introduced himself to Feng Wu Ming and Huo Ling as Xue Ke's boyfriend, leaving them astonished.

• Huo Wu shared relationship advice with Xue Ke, who listened carefully while thinking the advice might suit someone else.
• Xue Ke sparred with Feng Xiao Tian at Godwind Academy, let him use his full strength, and later exchanged cultivation insights with him.
• Feng Xiao Tian asked Xue Ke how to handle Huo Wu, and Xue Ke advised him to become more assertive and take the initiative.
• Huo Wu confronted Feng Xiao Tian and Xue Ke about their whispered conversation, and Xue Ke left him to answer her.
• Lu Muke asked for directions to the Emerald Prince's Mansion, then told Feng Wu Ming and Huo Ling that he was Xue Ke's boyfriend.

Xue Ke met with Feng Wu Ming and Huo Ling to arrange the founding of the Divine Wind Sect and Blazing Fire Sect, then asked Lu Muke to help Feng Xiao Tian win over Huo Wu. The chapter ended with Lu Muke doubting he could advise Feng Xiao Tian because he struggled to handle Xue Ke himself.

• Feng Wu Ming and Huo Ling accompanied Lu Muke to the Emerald Prince's Mansion, where Xue Ke met with them.
• Huo Ling and Feng Wu Ming agreed to establish the Blazing Fire Sect and Divine Wind Sect, and Xue Ke planned to explain their proposal to the Pope in Spirit City.
• After the headmasters left, Xue Ke found Lu Muke reading an explicit book in her room and asked him for a favor.
• Xue Ke asked Lu Muke to guide Feng Xiao Tian until he conquered Huo Wu, but Lu Muke said he could barely handle Xue Ke himself.

Xue Ke arranged for Lu Muke to coach Feng Xiao Tian on winning Huo Wu over, then traveled to Spirit City for the Seven Great Sects' reelection assembly. There, Qian Renxue completed her seventh Angel God Trial and heard the Angel God reveal the origins of Douluo Hall and her disillusionment with the God Realm.

• Xue Ke exposed Lu Muke's scheme, asked him to help Feng Xiao Tian, and told him to stay in Liet City while she went to Spirit City.
• Xue Ke introduced Lu Muke to Feng Xiao Tian as a teacher who could help him win Huo Wu's affection.
• Xue Ke left Liet City for Spirit City and went to Douluo Hall, where Qian Renxue completed the seventh Angel God Trial.
• The Angel God's lingering consciousness congratulated Qian Renxue and explained that she had created the Angel God Position and established Douluo Hall to preserve the Angel Martial Soul.
• The Angel God told Qian Renxue that the God Realm had shattered her hopes for a beautiful, peaceful paradise.

The Angel God revealed how the God Realm Committee and the Asura God had conspired to execute him, then urged Qian Renxue to pursue her own path and avoid the ninth trial. In Spirit City, Xue Ke reunited with Gu Yuena, who cooked for her in the Papal Palace kitchen.

• The Angel God told Qian Renxue that the Asura God had framed him for colluding with the Silver Dragon King, leading the God Realm Committee to strip him of his God Position and execute him.
• The Angel God explained that Qian Renxue's power over the laws of the universe could let her surpass him without inheriting his God Position, and he warned her not to take part in the ninth trial.
• Qian Renxue promised to carry on the Angel God's will, then watched his divine consciousness disappear and left Douluo Hall to compose herself before speaking with Qian Daoliu.
• Xue Ke entered the Papal Palace and met Gu Yuena, who said she had recognized Xue Ke by her scent and invited her to the kitchen.
• Gu Yuena prepared shredded pork with green pepper for Xue Ke, whose expression changed after she tasted it.

Gu Yuena won Xue Ke over with her cooking and explained that she had learned it to win Xue Ke’s heart. Later, Xue Ke and Qian Renxue discussed the God Realm’s knowledge of the Silver Dragon King and the new Seven Great Sects, before Qian Renxue challenged Gu Yuena’s cooking skills.

• Xue Ke devoured Gu Yuena’s shredded pork with green peppers and sweet-and-sour carp, then asked how Gu Yuena had become such a good cook.
• Gu Yuena revealed that she learned to cook after reading Eighteen Kinds of Martial Arts, and Xue Ke told her about Tang San’s copy of the book.
• Xue Ke left Gu Yuena and joined Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue at the lakeside pavilion, where she and Qian Renxue discussed the God Realm’s knowledge of the Silver Dragon King.
• Bibi Dong told Xue Ke and Qian Renxue to focus on gaining strength, and Xue Ke discussed the proposed lineup for the new Seven Great Sects with her.
• When Xue Ke praised Gu Yuena’s cooking and suggested inviting her to cook, Qian Renxue insisted she could do better and Xue Ke proposed a cooking contest.

Qian Renxue tried to cook dinner with Angel's Fire, accidentally destroying the kitchen and setting Worship Hall ablaze. After Qian Daoliu extinguished the fire, she joined Xue Ke and Bibi Dong for dinner and found Gu Yuena there, prompting her to question Xue Ke.

• Qian Renxue went to Worship Hall's kitchen to learn how to make egg noodles despite Xue Ke's warning to start with something simple.
• Qian Renxue used Angel's Fire to heat the noodles, causing them to explode and setting the kitchen and nearby parts of Worship Hall on fire.
• Qian Daoliu absorbed the flames with his Angel Martial Soul while Golden Crocodile and the guards responded to the blaze.
• Qian Renxue admitted to Qian Daoliu that she had been trying to cook, and he told her to leave cooking to professionals.
• Xue Ke comforted the soot-covered Qian Renxue, who later went to dine with Xue Ke and Bibi Dong and found Gu Yuena there.
• Qian Renxue asked Xue Ke why she had brought Gu Yuena after their earlier promise.

Gu Yuena and Qian Renxue competed for Xue Ke’s attention over dinner, then Qian Renxue claimed that only she and Bibi Dong could cultivate with Xue Ke. That night, Gu Yuena traveled to Liet City seeking advice from Lu Muke and discovered Ning Rongrong with him, while Ning Rongrong pressed Lu Muke about his relationship with Xue Ke.

• Gu Yuena challenged Qian Renxue at dinner, and Qian Renxue grudgingly admitted that every dish was delicious while denying it aloud.
• Gu Yuena kept serving Xue Ke, leaving Qian Renxue jealous and determined to seek advice about winning Xue Ke’s attention.
• Qian Renxue took Xue Ke to cultivate and told Gu Yuena that outsiders could not take part in their cultivation.
• Gu Yuena traveled to Liet City at night to find Lu Muke and discovered Ning Rongrong in his hotel room.
• Ning Rongrong explained that she had come looking for Xue Ke after hearing that Xue Ke was dating Lu Muke, and she repeatedly questioned him despite distrusting his answers.

Lu Muke lured Ning Rongrong to a hotel room, revealed that he was Tang San, and prepared to assault and kill her. Gu Yuena suddenly appeared and confronted him, leaving his attack interrupted.

• Lu Muke invited Ning Rongrong to room 405 of the Tulip Hotel and claimed he would explain his pursuit of Xue Ke.
• Lu Muke admitted he had slept with Xue Ke, then revealed that he intended to kill Ning Rongrong after she pressed him about his motives.
• Lu Muke knocked Ning Rongrong unconscious, defeated the three Soul Sages guarding her, and woke her with a slap.
• Lu Muke revealed himself as Tang San and threatened Ning Rongrong, who realized she was in danger.
• Gu Yuena appeared in the room just as Lu Muke was about to attack Ning Rongrong and mocked him for targeting the weak.

Gu Yuena forced Lu Muke to hand over eighteen kinds of martial arts and let him go without telling Xue Ke what had happened. Fearing that Ning Rongrong would reveal his identity, Lu Muke decided to confess everything to Xue Ke first and try to preserve their relationship.

• Gu Yuena took eighteen kinds of martial arts from Lu Muke and allowed him to leave, while Ning Rongrong learned Gu Yuena's name and asked why she had kept quiet about Lu Muke.
• Gu Yuena suggested Xue Ke might be deceiving Tang San rather than being deceived, then read eighteen kinds of martial arts with Ning Rongrong that night.
• Ning Rongrong left the hotel the next morning and arranged to travel to Spirit City with Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo for the Seven Great Sects' reelection assembly.
• Lu Muke returned to the Emerald Prince's Mansion and worried that Ning Rongrong or Gu Yuena would expose his true identity to Xue Ke.
• Lu Muke decided to confess to Xue Ke first and use their relationship to persuade her to remain with him as Tang San.

Xue Ke visited Wei Xi and learned that Bai He had arranged for three clans to unite as the Three Phases Sect, with Xue Ke proposed as its sect master. When Lu Muke arrived in Spirit City, Xue Ke reluctantly went to meet him, unaware that Gu Yuena was secretly following her.

• Lu Muke left Liet City and traveled to Spirit City after finishing Xue Ke's task.
• Qian Renxue and Xue Ke visited Wei Xi at Spirit Hall Academy, and Xue Ke promised to help her obtain her first soul ring after the Seven Great Sects Re-election Assembly.
• Qian Renxue found a sign barring her from the kitchen, and Xue Ke admitted that she had helped write it before fleeing to practice her blade.
• Xue Ke received Bai He's letter saying the Speed Clan, Breaking Clan, and Defense Clan would form the Three Phases Sect and that Bai He wanted her as sect master.
• Xue Ke told Qian Renxue that Lu Muke had come to Spirit City, and Gu Yuena urged her to meet him.
• Xue Ke went to Lu Muke's hotel while Gu Yuena followed secretly.

Tang San revealed his true identity to Xue Ke and confessed that he had fallen in love with her, hoping she would accept him without the deception. Xue Ke pretended to be shocked and heartbroken, but remained wary of Tang San and his possessive nature.

• Lu Muke waited for Xue Ke in a Spirit City hotel and recalled their past together to prepare her for his confession.
• Lu Muke revealed that he was actually Tang San and asked whether Xue Ke would still stay with him.
• Xue Ke shoved Tang San away, then pretended to cry and asked why he had told her the truth.
• Tang San explained how his hatred for Xue Ke had turned into love and said he wanted a relationship without lies.
• Xue Ke believed some of Tang San's sincerity but resolved not to be moved, remembering his extreme reaction when Xiao Wu was hurt at the Soto Great Soul Arena.

Tang San confessed the God of Heavenly Punishment’s plans to Xue Ke, hoping to prove his love and keep their relationship intact. Xue Ke confirmed the threat and Tang San’s role, but remained unsure whether to kill him or maintain the status quo.

• Xue Ke said she needed time to sort out her relationship with Tang San and agreed to maintain their previous arrangement and the three trials.
• Tang San changed his appearance back to Lu Muke after Xue Ke asked him to, then agreed to answer her questions about his disguise and strength.
• Tang San told Xue Ke how he met the God of Heavenly Punishment and revealed the god’s plan to use the Source of Truth to regain his peak and destroy the Creation God’s creations.
• Xue Ke compared Tang San’s account with Gu Yuena’s and believed that the God of Heavenly Punishment was using Tang San as a tool.
• Xue Ke concluded that Tang San had genuinely fallen in love with her but still could not like him, and weighed killing him against preserving their current arrangement.

Xue Ke learned that Tang San had confessed his identity because he feared others would expose him, then discussed how to contain him and the God of Heavenly Punishment’s motives with Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and Gu Yuena. After collapsing from exhaustion, she awoke in the God of Heavenly Punishment’s domain and met Austin Griffin, who asked whether she liked the toy he had given her.

• Xue Ke told Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and Gu Yuena that Tang San had revealed his identity, and Gu Yuena explained that he had acted first after she caught him making improper advances toward Ning Rongrong.
• Xue Ke said she wanted to imprison Tang San, while Bibi Dong warned that the God of Heavenly Punishment might already know about her deception; Gu Yuena urged her to grow stronger and comforted her.
• Gu Yuena brought Xue Ke and Qian Renxue to read Tang San’s book, eighteen kinds of martial arts, while Bibi Dong cautioned them not to play too wildly.
• After her daily training, Xue Ke collapsed and awoke in a gray world beneath a purple sun, where she recognized the God of Heavenly Punishment’s domain.
• Austin Griffin approached Xue Ke, praised her lack of fear, and asked whether she liked the toy he had given her.

Austin Griffin explained that he had sent Tang San to Xue Ke as a toy and revealed how the Asura God and Sea God had manipulated events to favor Tang San in the original plot. Xue Ke grew furious as Austin Griffin began recounting how Tang San later used schemes to take control of the God Realm and Douluo Continent.

• Austin Griffin told Xue Ke that he had watched her since birth and deliberately sent Tang San, who bore his face, to her as a toy.
• Xue Ke guessed that Austin Griffin had hoped Tang San would make her develop feelings for him, and Austin Griffin admitted his plan.
• Austin Griffin described how the Asura God and Sea God had manipulated Qian Renxue's trial and helped Tang San defeat her and Bibi Dong.
• Austin Griffin recounted how the gods revived Tang San and helped him inherit the Asura Divine Position, prompting Xue Ke to condemn their actions.
• Austin Griffin warned Xue Ke that worse deeds followed and began describing how Tang San turned the God Realm and Douluo Continent into the Tang Family's domain.

Xue Ke rejected Austin Griffin’s plan to destroy humanity, arguing that the God Realm’s corruption came from selfish, indulgent ideologies rather than human nature itself. Austin Griffin was deeply moved by her reasoning, then asked to understand her more intimately, while Xue Ke turned the conversation toward his next move.

• Austin Griffin told Xue Ke about Tang San’s future abuses and explained that the universe’s will had arranged her rebirth and changed the original course of events.
• Austin Griffin argued that human desire made humanity a mistake and said he intended to destroy both the God Realm and humanity.
• Xue Ke countered that people’s emotions and desires were natural, and that peace required restraining selfish desires rather than destroying humanity.
• Xue Ke explained that the God Realm’s corruption came from the gods’ poor character and that true destruction meant eliminating irresponsible, self-indulgent ideologies.
• Austin Griffin was shaken by Xue Ke’s argument, praised her, and flirted with her; Xue Ke reminded him that she disliked men and asked what he planned to do next.

Xue Ke secured Austin Griffin’s support and gained the power to control Tang San through the Purple Pearl. In Spirit City, the Seven Great Sects gathered before the tournament, and Feng Wu Ming and Huo Ling announced they would concede to Xue Ke.

• Austin Griffin promised to follow Xue Ke’s lead, and she told him to wait until she was strong enough to storm the God Realm before she saved him.
• Xue Ke hugged Austin Griffin, who gave her purple energy that let her control Tang San’s power, actions, thoughts, and emotions through the Purple Pearl.
• Bai He, Niu Gao, and Yang Wudi arrived in Spirit City as the leaders of the other six great sects gathered for the re-selection tournament.
• Bibi Dong announced that the tournament would begin the next morning, with one representative from each sect competing to determine the Upper Three and Lower Four Sects.
• Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong spoke with Xue Ke after the meeting, and Feng Wu Ming and Huo Ling later told her they would concede their matches against her.

At the banquet, Xue Ke revealed her ties to Spirit Hall and offered to step down as master of the Three Phases Sect if its clans could not accept them. Bai He, Yang Wudi, and Niu Gao reaffirmed their loyalty, and the gathering turned to preparing for the next day's assembly.

• Feng Wu Ming and Huo Ling explained that their Divine Wind Sect and Blazing Fire Sect had pledged to follow Xue Ke, leaving her in control of three of the new Seven Great Sects.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin asked how Xue Ke had persuaded Spirit Hall to accept the three sects, and Xue Ke revealed that the Pope had adopted her and Qian Daoliu had accepted her as his granddaughter.
• Bai He, Yang Wudi, and Niu Gao reacted uneasily to Xue Ke's ties to Spirit Hall, and Xue Ke clarified that the Three Phases Sect was not subordinate to it.
• Xue Ke offered to resign as sect master, but Bai He pledged the Speed Clan's loyalty, and Yang Wudi and Niu Gao pledged the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan's loyalty as well.
• Xue Ke and the others discussed the next day's assembly, while Ning Fengzhi explained the strengths of Tuoba Xi, Gu Yan, and Hu Yan Zhen.

Xue Ke manipulated Tang San’s feelings and punished him as part of her plan to make him love his enemy before abandoning him. The Seven Great Sects’ reselection assembly began as their representatives gathered at the Papal Palace.

• Chen Xin recognized Xue Ke as his likely rival for the title of foremost among the Upper Three Sects, and they looked forward to a duel.
• Ning Rongrong stayed with Xue Ke, and Gu Yuena brought her and Hu Liena to her room.
• Xue Ke visited Tang San, used the Purple Pearl to shape his fantasies, and beat him with a spiked whip.
• Tang San woke wounded but interpreted his pain as proof of Xue Ke’s love and chose not to heal himself.
• Representatives from the Seven Great Sects arrived at the Papal Palace for the reselection assembly.