Chapter Summaries

After receiving an enormous haul of rewards, Bai Luo traveled with his companions to Heaven Dou Imperial City. The group settled into a hotel and planned visits to the Heaven Piercing Sword Sect and Blazing Academy.

• Bai Luo celebrated his rewards, which included numerous powerful items and templates.
• The Old Beggar chose to leave the group and continue wandering after the celebration banquet.
• Bai Luo and the convoy reached Heaven Dou Imperial City and checked into the Tulip hotel.
• Meng Shenji departed for the Imperial Palace to report news about the Sword Immortal with Wine to Xue Ye.
• Zhu Lingyun and Dai Changkong planned to take their people to Blazing Academy, while Dragon Duke Meng Shu asked to bring his clansmen to learn about the Heaven Piercing Sword Sect's selection.

Meng Shenji brought Sword Immortal with Wine and Bai Luo’s group to meet Emperor Xue Ye and discuss where to build the Shu Mountain Sword Sect. Sword Immortal with Wine chose Lingyun Mountain, and Xue Ye recommended seeking the Crocodile Demon King’s help to speed construction.

• Meng Shenji visited the hotel with Xue Ye’s invitation, and Chao Tianxiang explained that Meng Shu had gone with Zhu Lingyun and Dai Changkong to Blazing Academy to arrange selection visits.
• Meng Shenji escorted Sword Immortal with Wine, Bai Luo, Meng Yiran, and Zhu Zhuqing to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, where they met Xue Ye.
• Xue Ye spoke with Sword Immortal with Wine about immortal cultivators retaining their youth, and Sword Immortal with Wine explained that appearance reflected mental age.
• Sword Immortal with Wine selected Lingyun Mountain as the site for the Shu Mountain Sword Sect.
• Xue Ye warned that building on Lingyun Mountain would be difficult and suggested asking the Crocodile Demon King to help control the earth and gravity.

Xue Ye arranged for the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and major nobles to provide craftsmen for the Shu Mountain Sword Sect’s construction on Lingyun Mountain, putting Qian Renxue in charge of coordination. After leaving the Imperial Study, Qian Renxue suggested that Master Lei Lin draw the sect’s blueprints.

• The Sword Immortal with Wine accepted Xue Ye’s suggestion to visit the Crocodile Demon King for help with construction.
• Xue Ye offered Bai Luo and his companions access to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and assigned imperial craftsmen to build the Shu Mountain Sword Sect.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, entered the Imperial Study and met the Sword Immortal with Wine and his disciples.
• Xue Ye asked Qian Renxue to coordinate craftsmen from the Imperial Family and major nobles for the sect’s construction.
• Qian Renxue recommended that the Sword Immortal with Wine ask Master Lei Lin to draw blueprints based on his description of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect.

Qian Renxue took Bai Luo, Meng Yiran, and Zhu Zhuqing to Lei Lin’s New Development Zone outside Heaven Dou Imperial City, where the workshops and water-powered machines astonished Meng Yiran and Zhu Zhuqing. The group was about to meet Lei Lin.

• Qian Renxue revealed that she wanted Lei Lin to help Sword Immortal with Wine design the Shu Mountain Sword Sect, and Meng Yiran and Zhu Zhuqing recalled Lei Lin’s fame for bringing useful technologies to Douluo Continent.
• Bai Luo’s group rode with Qian Renxue from the Imperial Palace to the New Development Zone beside the Benlong River.
• The group saw water-powered machines and workshops producing tools, flour, silk, porcelain, sugar, salt, soap, and glass.
• Meng Yiran and Zhu Zhuqing were stunned by the New Development Zone’s organized, large-scale production, while Sword Immortal with Wine remained calm.
• Qian Renxue invited Bai Luo, Meng Yiran, and Zhu Zhuqing to meet Master Lei Lin.

Qian Renxue brought Sword Immortal with Wine and his disciples to meet Lei Lin, who used his chip to create detailed plans for the Shu Mountain Sword Sect. After touring the New Development Zone and dining with Qian Renxue, the group split up, and Bai Luo, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran headed to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.

• Qian Renxue led Bai Luo, Sword Immortal with Wine, and the others to Lei Lin's laboratory and asked him to help design the Shu Mountain Sword Sect.
• Sword Immortal with Wine described the sect's layout and buildings, and Lei Lin used his chip to draw detailed design plans.
• Sword Immortal with Wine approved the plans and asked Qian Renxue to have craftsmen build the sect according to them.
• Qian Renxue showed Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran around the New Development Zone, and the group later ate dinner together in Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• Sword Immortal with Wine went to seek out taverns, while Bai Luo, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran arrived at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.

Bai Luo, Meng Yiran, and Zhu Zhuqing visited the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena to register for duels. Meng Yiran and Zhu Zhuqing joined their respective groups, while Bai Luo asked whether a martial artist who was not a Soul Master could compete.

• Bai Luo, Meng Yiran, and Zhu Zhuqing entered the crowded arena and discussed how to register for duels.
• Meng Yiran filled out her registration, proved she was a Soul Grandmaster, and received an Iron Soul Duel Badge.
• Meng Yiran signed up for individual duels in the Soul Grandmaster group.
• Zhu Zhuqing registered as a Soul Master and signed up for individual duels in the Soul Master group.
• Bai Luo asked the attendant whether he could enter duels despite not being a Soul Master, then explained that he was a martial-arts-focused Reincarnator.

Bai Luo revealed that he was a Reincarnator at Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena and accompanied Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran to watch Zhu Zhuqing’s match. The chapter ended as Zhu Zhuqing faced the young Ma Hongjun, competing under the name Evil Fire Phoenix.

• A staff member at Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena learned Bai Luo was a Reincarnator and promised to report his arrival to her supervisor.
• Bai Luo declined to wait in the VIP lounge and followed Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran to the Soul Master division lounge.
• The arena announced Zhu Zhuqing’s one-on-one match against Evil Fire Phoenix, and Bai Luo recognized the name as Ma Hongjun’s.
• Bai Luo and Meng Yiran went to Soul Arena No. 3 and watched Zhu Zhuqing and the young, chubby Ma Hongjun take the platform.

Zhu Zhuqing won her first Soul Arena match against Ma Hongjun by dodging his attacks and exhausting his Soul Power. Afterward, she, Bai Luo, and Meng Yiran encountered Huo Wu angrily rejecting Feng Xiaotian, who vowed to become Hegemon’s personal disciple to prove himself worthy of her.

• Ma Hongjun flirted with Zhu Zhuqing before the match, but she told him to focus on fighting.
• Ma Hongjun used Phoenix Fire Line against Zhu Zhuqing, who dodged his attacks and baited him into exhausting his Soul Power.
• Zhu Zhuqing kicked Ma Hongjun across the stage, held her claws to his neck, and made him concede.
• Bai Luo and Meng Yiran waited for Zhu Zhuqing, then accompanied her toward the Soul Grandmaster division.
• Huo Wu confronted Feng Xiaotian for pestering her, while Feng Xiaotian promised to win the wind-attribute spot and become Hegemon’s personal disciple.

Meng Yiran and Bai Luo stood up for Huo Wu when Feng Xiaotian refused to accept her rejection and threatened them. Huo Wu’s group joined Bai Luo’s on the way to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, where the lounge erupted over the arrival of a new group.

• Meng Yiran challenged Feng Xiaotian for pestering Huo Wu, who angrily repeated that she did not like him and warned him to stop.
• A fellow Godwind Academy student urged Feng Xiaotian to leave before the Under Heaven Society selection, and Feng imagined becoming Hegemon’s disciple would help him win Huo Wu.
• Feng Xiaotian threatened Bai Luo and Meng Yiran, but backed down when he could not gauge Bai Luo’s strength and left with the Godwind Academy students.
• Huo Wu introduced herself and Huo Wushuang to Bai Luo’s group, and Meng Yiran, Zhu Zhuqing, and Li Xiaoyao introduced themselves in turn.
• Huo Wu invited Bai Luo’s group to travel with her to the Soul Grandmaster one-on-one matches, and they went together to a lounge at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.
• A group arrived at the lounge soon after Bai Luo and the others entered, causing an uproar.

Huo Wu explained Qin Ming’s fame to Meng Yiran and Zhu Zhuqing, then introduced them to Dugu Yan and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy students. Meng Yiran won her soul battle against Su Lingyu, but as Bai Luo and the others headed to meet her, someone urgently called them to stop.

• Huo Wu told Meng Yiran and Zhu Zhuqing that Qin Ming was a renowned Soul King and introduced them to Dugu Yan and the other Heaven Dou Royal Academy students.
• Dugu Yan explained that she planned to wait for a poison-specialist Reincarnator rather than join the Heaven Piercing Sword Sect or the Under Heaven Society.
• Meng Yiran revealed that her grandparents were the Peerless Dragon Snake, and she and Huo Wu became friends and arranged to go out together the next day.
• Meng Yiran entered the Soul Arena to face Su Lingyu, whose spiritual attacks failed to affect her, and quickly won the battle.
• Bai Luo, Zhu Zhuqing, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang started toward the contestants’ passage to meet Meng Yiran, but an urgent voice called them to wait.

Bai Luo was invited to fight at the Great Soul Arena after its staff tested his True Qi as equivalent to Soul King strength. After watching Meng Yiran, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang’s battles, Bai Luo and his companions entered a luxurious VIP box to await his match.

• A Great Soul Arena official apologized for the delay, explained that Reincarnators could participate in soul battles, and gave Bai Luo a special crystal ball to test his cultivation.
• The crystal ball measured Bai Luo’s True Qi as equivalent to a Soul King, and he agreed to fight in the Main Soul Arena.
• The arena announced a Soul King individual battle between Bai Luo and a star contestant, causing tickets and VIP boxes to sell out quickly.
• Bai Luo watched Meng Yiran’s battle and then went with Meng Yiran and Zhu Zhuqing to watch Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang’s battles.
• Bai Luo led the group to their VIP box, where Meng Yiran admired its luxurious furnishings and clear view of the battle platform.

Li Xiaoyao and Qin Ming prepared to face each other in the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena’s main event, drawing excited spectators and surprising Qin Ming’s students. The chapter ended as Yu Tianheng reflected that the students might one day match ordinary Reincarnators by becoming disciples of powerful arrivals.

• Huo Wu explained that a VIP box at the Main Soul Arena cost one hundred Gold Soul Coins a night, and a staff member brought Li Xiaoyao information about his opponent.
• Qin Ming learned that his opponent was a Reincarnator and reassured Dugu Yan, Yu Tianheng, and the others that he was confident he could win.
• Li Xiaoyao and Qin Ming entered the Main Soul Arena for the main event, introduced as a Reincarnator and the Blazing Fire Wolf, holder of thirty-two consecutive victories.
• Qin Ming recognized Li Xiaoyao as the young man he had seen with Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang, while the Royal Fight Team members were shocked to learn he was a Reincarnator.
• Yu Tianheng explained that Reincarnators were exceptional talents who had received resources from the All Heavens Reincarnation Palace, and suggested that the students might someday match ordinary Reincarnators by becoming disciples of suitable Excellencies.

Bai Luo fought Qin Ming in the Main Soul Arena, shrugging off his flame attacks and sending him flying with a single punch. Realizing Bai Luo was far stronger than expected, Qin Ming powered himself up and unleashed his Eternal Holy Flame.

• Qin Ming summoned his Blazing Sun Wolf martial soul and opened the match with his Wolf Flame Soul Skill, which Bai Luo dodged easily.
• Bai Luo charged Qin Ming, endured the Prairie Fire Soul Skill with internal energy, and struck him with a punch that sent him flying.
• Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the Royal Fight Team watched in alarm as Bai Luo overwhelmed Qin Ming.
• Qin Ming recognized Bai Luo as a formidable opponent and activated Wolf Fury and Eternal Holy Flame.

Bai Luo defeated Qin Ming in the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena by withstanding repeated attacks from Qin Ming’s Eternal Holy Flame and knocking him off the platform. His victory won him the crowd’s cheers and spread his fame, before he and his companions left the arena and arranged to meet again the next day.

• Bai Luo used the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill to endure Qin Ming’s Eternal Holy Flame and charged back at him.
• Qin Ming fought Bai Luo with his fists but was driven toward the edge of the Soul Arena platform.
• Qin Ming condensed his fifth Soul Skill into a pillar of fire, but Bai Luo emerged unharmed and attacked again.
• Bai Luo kicked Qin Ming off the platform, and the host announced Li Xiaoyao as the winner.
• Bai Luo left the arena with Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and the Huo Wu siblings, who arranged to go shopping together the next day.

Huo Wu brought Bai Luo and the others to the Demon Hunter Guild to register and accept missions. There they witnessed the famed assassin Bai Feng depart on his enormous White Phoenix, then met Feng Xingtong, who explained Bai Feng’s reputation.

• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang guided Bai Luo, Meng Yiran, and Zhu Zhuqing around Heaven Dou Imperial City and brought them to the Demon Hunter Guild.
• Huo Wu offered to help the group register as Demon Hunters so they could take missions such as suppressing bandits.
• Bai Feng left the guild and flew away on White Phoenix, startling the crowd and drawing the group’s attention.
• Feng Xingtong introduced himself to Huo Wu and the others, then identified Bai Feng as the King of Assassins and described his successful assassination record.
• Feng Xingtong reassured the group that Bai Feng had stopped taking Assassin Guild missions and invited them to register together.

Bai Luo, Meng Yiran, and their companions accepted a nearby bandit-suppression mission from the Demon Hunter Guild, but learned that the Reincarnator Li Xingyun had gone ahead to deal with the bandits. They found Li Xingyun cutting down the remaining bandits and introduced themselves, leaving the group ready to speak with him.

• Bai Luo and the others registered as Demon Hunters and accepted Huo Wu's choice of a bandit-suppression mission near Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• The group reached Black Valley Village, where the village chief explained that Li Xingyun had already gone to Black Mountain Ridge to confront the bandits.
• Da Zhu guided Bai Luo and the others into the forest, where they heard bandits fleeing and encountered Li Xingyun.
• Huo Wushuang assessed Li Xingyun's apparent strength as he faced the bandits, then Li Xingyun evaded their attacks and killed them with his sword.
• Li Xingyun noticed Bai Luo and the others and called them out, so Bai Luo introduced their group and explained that they had come to clear out the bandits.

After helping clear the bandits, Li Xingyun agreed to try for a place in the Heaven Piercing Sword Sect or the Under Heaven Society. The Heaven Piercing Sword Sect's selection began, and applicants completed an age check before facing a sword-comprehension test.

• Li Xingyun told Bai Luo that the bandits had been wiped out, and the group returned to Black Valley Village.
• Huo Wushuang invited Li Xingyun to join the upcoming sect selections, and Li Xingyun agreed.
• Two days later, Bai Luo and the others attended the Heaven Piercing Sword Sect's selection as guests of the Sword Immortal with Wine.
• Dugu Qiubai opened the selection and ordered applicants to begin the first round, which checked their ages and recorded their Martial Souls and cultivation.
• Heaven Piercing Sword Sect elders explained that the second round would test applicants' ability to comprehend a sword technique, leaving many nervous about being called first.

During the Heaven Piercing Sword Sect’s second-round assessment, a mysterious rupture opened in the sky across Douluo Star and released pillars of black mist that formed hidden underground palaces. Xue Ye learned that Dugu Qiubai and the other Reincarnators did not know the powerful Reincarnator behind the event or their intentions.

• The first candidates struggled to learn the sword techniques in ten minutes, while later contestants with sword training managed to pass the assessment.
• A deafening boom split the sky open above the Heaven Piercing Sword Sect and across Douluo Star.
• Pillars of black mist poured from the rupture and sank into remote forests and mountains, where enormous underground palaces formed beneath the ground.
• Xue Ye asked Dugu Qiubai, Hegemon, and the other Reincarnators what had happened.
• Dugu Qiubai and the others said the event was probably connected to the Reincarnation Palace and a powerful Reincarnator, but they did not know the motive and would investigate.

After black qi fell near Sunset City, Sword Immortal with Wine and the others discovered a growing underground palace beneath a polluted forest. They tried to destroy it, but the unfinished structure regenerated after every attack.

• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Yu Yuanzhen, Dugu Qiubai, Hegemon, and the others left the Heaven Piercing Sword Sect to investigate the black qi columns.
• Xue Ye helped the group locate a black qi column’s landing site in Starry Night Forest, where they found the trees twisted and blackened.
• Sword Immortal with Wine sensed a vast, evil underground palace forming beneath the forest and warned that it was still expanding.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed destroying the palace before it was complete, and the group agreed.
• The group exposed the underground palace and unleashed powerful attacks, but its damaged walls quickly regenerated, leaving Ning Fengzhi and the others near despair.

Ning Fengzhi and the others breached the demonic nest but were overwhelmed by its sealing power and tentacles, forcing them to retreat. Sword Immortal with Wine explained that the nest was incubating followers and urged everyone to grow stronger before the Reincarnator’s passage fully opened.

• After their scattered attacks failed, the group focused their strongest attacks on one point and tore a breach in the demonic nest.
• Ning Fengzhi led the others inside, where the nest’s seal suppressed their Soul Power and weakened their Martial Soul connections.
• Sword Immortal with Wine identified the nest as a sealed separate space, and the walls sent tentacles against the trapped group.
• Sword Immortal with Wine, Hegemon, and the others helped the injured group escape while those outside provided support.
• Ye Zhilan healed the wounded, and Sword Immortal with Wine explained that the nest was incubating followers whose strength would be limited while the passage between worlds remained incomplete.
• Sword Immortal with Wine advised Ning Fengzhi and the others to become stronger because they could not destroy the nest.