Chapter Summaries

Leylin Farlier arrived in Heaven Dou Imperial City to meet Qian Renxue and work with her on developing life-changing technology. After Leylin left a blueprint at the Crown Prince Residence, Qian Renxue saw it and reacted with surprise and delight.

• Leylin Farlier entered Heaven Dou Imperial City and headed for the Crown Prince Residence to meet Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• The guards refused to let Leylin in without an invitation, so he gave them a blueprint and Gold Soul Coins and asked them to deliver it to the Crown Prince.
• Leylin went to the Swan Grand Hotel and settled in while waiting to hear from Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue returned to the residence that evening and asked the guards whether anything had happened in her absence.
• A guard handed Qian Renxue Leylin's blueprint, and she froze after seeing its contents.

Lei Lin presented Qian Renxue, disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, with an improved plow and asked her to promote his inventions for the empire’s benefit. Qian Renxue praised his apparent concern for the people, and Lei Lin requested support and resources for his future research.

• Qian Renxue examined Lei Lin’s plow blueprint and agreed to meet its inventor at the Crown Prince Residence the next day.
• Lei Lin waited at the Swan Grand Hotel until a guard summoned him to meet the Crown Prince.
• Lei Lin entered the study and met Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Xue Qinghe.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Lei Lin had invented the plow, built one, and why he had given her the blueprint instead of selling it.
• Lei Lin said he wanted Qian Renxue to promote the plow and his other inventions for the empire and its people.
• Qian Renxue praised Lei Lin and offered to seek a reward, while Lei Lin asked for funding and manpower to support his future research.

Lei Lin accepted Xue Qinghe’s offer of a courtyard and guided construction of the Improved Plough while planning more inventions. Meanwhile, Bai Luo and Dugu Qiubai returned to Blazing Academy with Xie Man’s group, and Xie Man went to report their losses to Dean Huo Xiaotian.

• Xue Qinghe offered Lei Lin a courtyard, support for his research, and a possible Viscount title after the Improved Plough was tested; Lei Lin accepted and named his invention the Improved Plough.
• Lei Lin moved into the courtyard and visited the Crown Prince Residence to guide construction, while planning a Waterwheel and a Salt Evaporation Method.
• Xie Man, Bai Luo, Dugu Qiubai, and the Blazing Academy students returned to Heaven Dou Imperial City with unconscious Yan Lie and the coffin of a deceased Soul Emperor teacher.
• Xie Man arranged for Bai Luo and Dugu Qiubai to stay at the academy Guest House so the dean could thank and potentially recruit Dugu Qiubai.
• Xie Man brought unconscious Yan Lie to Dean Huo Xiaotian’s office to explain the expedition’s losses.

After Xie Man reported the deaths and injuries from the Star Dou Great Forest, Huo Xiaotian learned that Dugu Qiubai had rescued her and the students. Hoping to recruit the powerful stranger, Huo Xiaotian arranged a banquet, where Xie Man brought Bai Luo and Dugu Qiubai to meet him.

• Xie Man told Huo Xiaotian that Su Xinghe had been killed and Yan Lie had been left unconscious after a mutated Saint Illusion Demon Ape attacked them.
• Xie Man explained that Dugu Qiubai had driven off the demon without using Soul Skills and was staying at the Guest House with his disciple, Bai Luo.
• Huo Xiaotian ordered Xie Man to show Dugu Qiubai and Bai Luo around Blazing Academy and prepare them for a banquet.
• Xie Man guided Bai Luo and the Dugu Qiubai Clone through Blazing Academy and led them to a private room on the cafeteria's third floor.
• Bai Luo and the Dugu Qiubai Clone entered the private room, where Huo Xiaotian was waiting.

Dugu Qiubai told Huo Xiaotian and Xie Man that he came from another world and did not use martial souls or Soul Skills. He asked Huo Xiaotian to deliver a challenge letter to Sword Douluo Chen Xin and spread news of their upcoming duel.

• Huo Xiaotian welcomed Dugu Qiubai and Bai Luo to a private room and thanked Dugu Qiubai for saving Blazing Academy.
• Dugu Qiubai told Huo Xiaotian and Xie Man that he had no family and was not a Titled Douluo because he did not belong to their world.
• Dugu Qiubai said that otherworlders had also come to their world and offered to share information about its future if Huo Xiaotian helped him.
• Dugu Qiubai asked Huo Xiaotian to deliver his challenge letter to Sword Douluo Chen Xin and spread word of their duel.
• Huo Xiaotian agreed to deliver the letter and publicize the challenge.

After agreeing to help Dugu Qiubai, Huo Xiaotian publicized his challenge to Sword Douluo Chen Xin, alarming the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and stirring excitement among Soul Masters in Heaven Dou Imperial City. Chen Xin accepted the challenge with confidence, while the city began anticipating the showdown scheduled for ten days later.

• Huo Xiaotian delivered Dugu Qiubai's Challenge Letter to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and spread news of the coming duel.
• Ning Fengzhi read the letter, verified that Blazing Academy had delivered it, and summoned Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Ning Rongrong.
• Chen Xin read the challenge and declared that no one could defeat him in swordsmanship, while Gu Rong and Ning Rongrong mocked the challenger.
• Huo Xiaotian's notices publicized Dugu Qiubai's feat of driving back a powerful Mutated Saint Illusion Demon Ape and claimed he was an Otherworlder.
• After confirming the notices with Blazing Academy, Soul Masters in Heaven Dou Imperial City began treating Dugu Qiubai as a worthy challenger and looked forward to the duel.

News of Dugu Qiubai’s challenge to Sword Douluo Chen Xin spread across the continent, drawing academies and powerful factions to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. As the challenge day began and Heaven Dou Royal Academy arrived for the duel, someone compared the sect unfavorably to the Under Heaven Society.

• News of Dugu Qiubai’s challenge reached Skywater Academy, where Shui Linglong considered bringing students, including Shi Hao, to watch.
• Qian Renxue told Lei Lin about the challenge, and he agreed to attend with her.
• Ning Fengzhi prepared viewing areas at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as spectators arrived from across the continent.
• The Heaven Dou Royal Academy delegation, led by the Heaven Dou Three Education Committee and an eerie middle-aged man, reached the sect and admired its grounds.
• An unknown speaker praised the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect but claimed it fell short of the Under Heaven Society.

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy delegation and other guests gathered at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to watch Dugu Qiubai challenge Sword Douluo Chen Xin. Qian Renxue introduced Lei Lin and his Improved Plough before Dugu Qiubai arrived, leaving Chen Xin ready to fight.

• The Heaven Dou Royal Academy group encountered Hegemon at the sect gate, and Dugu Bo and Meng Shenji judged him to be an exceptionally powerful, unreadable powerhouse.
• At the VIP seats, Qian Renxue introduced Lei Lin as the inventor of the Improved Plough, prompting Ning Fengzhi and several nobles to recognize its value and ask about purchasing it.
• Qian Renxue spoke with Shui Linglong about Shi Hao, while Ning Rongrong tried unsuccessfully to get the snack-eating boy's attention.
• Blazing Academy dean Huo Xiaotian arrived with Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Dugu Qiubai, and a young boy, drawing the crowd's attention.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin stood up after sensing Dugu Qiubai's Sword Intent, and both men appeared poised for a fierce clash.

Dugu Qiubai faced Sword Douluo Chen Xin in a public sword challenge, insisting he had no Martial Soul and would rely only on his sword. The duel began with Chen Xin attacking, but Dugu Qiubai evaded him using a mysterious movement technique that spectators recognized as a Self-Created Soul Skill.

• Sword Douluo Chen Xin entered the arena with his Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul and nine Soul Rings, while Dugu Qiubai joined him with an ordinary sword.
• Huo Xiaotian led Bai Luo, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang to their seats as the spectators gathered to watch the duel.
• Chen Xin introduced himself as a level ninety-five Soul Master, and Dugu Qiubai described himself as a Fourth Rank Suppression-level Martial Artist and swordsman.
• Chen Xin accused Dugu Qiubai of fabricating his identity and urged him to summon his Martial Soul, but Dugu Qiubai said he had none and agreed to let their swords speak.
• Chen Xin launched the first thrust, but Dugu Qiubai empowered his blade with Silver Sword Qi and evaded the attack with Lingbo Microstep.
• Spectators recognized Dugu Qiubai's movement as a Self-Created Soul Skill and realized he was no ordinary swordsman.

Dugu Qiubai Clone overwhelmed Sword Douluo Chen Xin in swordsmanship, revealing powerful sword radiance that astonished the spectators. Chen Xin then began using Soul Skills, and both fighters unleashed stronger attacks, leaving their sword radiances hurtling toward each other.

• Dugu Qiubai Clone used Lingbo Microstep and the Broken Sword Stance to suppress Chen Xin and force him to retreat.
• Ning Fengzhi and the spectators marveled at Dugu Qiubai's swordsmanship and the silver sword radiance strengthening his ordinary sword.
• Chen Xin accepted that his swordsmanship was inferior and used Spirit Sword Guard and Longsword Out of Sheath to counterattack.
• Dugu Qiubai evaded Chen Xin's sword qi and fired crescent-shaped arcs of silver sword radiance at him.
• Chen Xin activated Seven Kill Sword True Body, Killing Intent Fully Unleashed, and Might Shakes the Four Directions, sending four silver-blue sword radiances toward Dugu Qiubai's attacks.

Dugu Qiubai Clone battled Sword Douluo Chen Xin, first breaking his fourth Soul Skill and then overwhelming his sixth with grass swords. As Chen Xin brought down his enormous eighth-Soul-Skill sword, Dugu Qiubai Clone summoned a towering earth sword to meet it.

• Dugu Qiubai Clone’s silver sword qi split apart Sword Douluo Chen Xin’s fourth Soul Skill, Might Shakes the Four Directions.
• Dugu Qiubai Clone infused grass clippings with sword qi and sent a rain of grass swords at Chen Xin, who countered with his sixth Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin.
• Chen Xin realized he was losing the exchange and unleashed his eighth Soul Skill, Move Mountains and Fill Seas, swinging a colossal Seven Kill Sword down at Dugu Qiubai Clone.
• Dugu Qiubai Clone stood his ground, shouted “Earth Demon Sword,” and caused a giant sword of rock and earth to burst from the ground and rise toward Chen Xin’s blade.

Dugu Qiubai defeated Sword Douluo Chen Xin without using his martial soul, then treated him and accepted the surrender. Hegemon, a newcomer from the All Heavens Reincarnation Palace, revealed his ambition to rebuild the Under Heaven Society and challenged Dugu Qiubai.

• Dugu Qiubai's Earth Demon Sword struck Chen Xin down, and Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo Gu Rong carried the badly injured Sword Douluo from the forest.
• Dugu Qiubai drew the Earth Demon Sword qi from Chen Xin, who admitted defeat despite the crowd's disbelief at losing to someone who had not used a martial soul or Soul Skills.
• Hegemon stepped out of the spectators, called Dugu Qiubai the Dugu Sword Demon, and said he had joined the All Heavens Reincarnation Palace.
• Hegemon announced he intended to rebuild his Under Heaven Society in this world and challenged Dugu Qiubai to a fight.

Dugu Qiubai and Hegemon fought a fierce battle at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after Dugu Qiubai defeated Sword Douluo Chen Xin. They ended the confrontation without declaring a winner, leaving the spectators to regard them as nearly equal in strength.

• Ning Fengzhi had Gu Rong take Sword Douluo Chen Xin away as Hegemon challenged Dugu Qiubai and the two prepared to fight.
• Dugu Qiubai and Hegemon exchanged attacks, countering sword qi, freezing techniques, tornadoes, and cloud-qi palms with their self-created skills.
• The two battled through the air, devastating the nearby grassland and forest as spectators watched in astonishment.
• Dugu Qiubai unleashed the Earth Demon Sword, and Hegemon destroyed it with Three Points Unite Qi.
• Hegemon praised Dugu Qiubai's strength, Dugu Qiubai acknowledged Hegemon's, and the two stopped fighting without either admitting defeat.

After Dugu Qiubai and Hegemon revealed that the Douluo Continent faced invasion by the Supreme Immortal Realm and its Reincarnators, they explained the dangers and promised to help the world prepare. They left the spectators with plans to establish the Heaven Piercing Sword Sect and the Under Heaven Society to teach powerful martial arts.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Dugu Qiubai and Hegemon why they had come to the Douluo Continent, and Hegemon explained that the Supreme Immortal Realm had invaded their worlds and that countless Reincarnators would descend upon this one.
• Qian Renxue asked about hostile Reincarnators, and Dugu Qiubai described the Biochemical Infection, Mechanical Tide, Heretical Devil Cultivation, and Dark Summoning factions and the threats they posed.
• Dugu Qiubai reassured the crowd that the world’s consciousness and helpful Reincarnators could help resist some threats.
• Dugu Qiubai announced that he would establish the Heaven Piercing Sword Sect and teach martial arts and swordsmanship to strengthen the people of the Douluo Continent.
• Hegemon announced that he would establish the Under Heaven Society and accept three True Inheritor Disciples to learn the Wind God Leg, Cloud Dispersing Palm, and Heavenly Frost Fist.

After the challenge, Dugu Qiubai and Hegemon announced plans to found sects and accept disciples, then discussed potential sites with Qian Renxue. As the characters departed, Qian Renxue asked Lei Lin whether he was also a Reincarnator.

• Feng Xingyun, Shui Linglong, and Feng Bailong called out to ask Hegemon and Dugu Qiubai to accept their children as disciples, and the crowd clamored to join their factions.
• Hegemon explained that he would accept disciples after founding the Under Heaven Society, while Dugu Qiubai agreed; other leaders said they would await news.
• After the event ended, Ning Fengzhi introduced Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, to Dugu Qiubai and Hegemon so they could discuss founding their sects in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Hegemon and Dugu Qiubai told Qian Renxue what they wanted in their sect locations, arranged to meet again, and departed separately.
• Shui Yue'er joked that Shi Hao could protect the girls, and Shi Hao solemnly promised to do so before burping after drinking milk.
• Qian Renxue told Lei Lin that the world felt unfamiliar, and Lei Lin advised her to adapt and make use of the kind-hearted Reincarnators; she then asked whether he was also a Reincarnator.

Lei Lin explained his wizard power system to Qian Renxue, while Bai Luo returned to Blazing Academy and spent his accumulated Source Energy Points on treasure chests. The draw granted him the Emperor Shitian and Saint Master templates and a Zerg Creep item.

• Lei Lin told Qian Renxue that martial artists cultivated Inner Force while wizards studied the truths of the world, and she learned that even a Level 1 wizard could rival a ten-thousand-year Soul Skill.
• Bai Luo and the Dugu Qiubai Clone returned to Blazing Academy with Huo Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang, and Dugu Qiubai agreed to accept the two younger students into his future Heaven Piercing Sword Sect.
• Bai Luo returned to his room and checked his system, finding that he had accumulated 173,088 Source Energy Points.
• Bai Luo exchanged his points for one Diamond Treasure Chest, seven Gold Treasure Chests, and three Silver Treasure Chests, then opened them all.
• The system awarded Bai Luo the Emperor Shitian and Saint Master templates, along with a Zerg Creep item.

Michael’s Wolf Oni and Ferocious Werewolf legions grew into a massive force and began overrunning frontier towns in both the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire. The continent’s powers finally grasped the scale of the wolf calamity and the threat posed by the Blood God Society and the All Heavens Reincarnation Palace.

• Ma Xiunuo and Xiao Kuang reported the Werewolves, Wolf Oni, and the All Heavens Reincarnation Palace to the Spirit Hall and Heaven Dou Empire.
• Michael expanded his forces by infecting villages across both empires, while disguising attacks in Star Luo territory to make them appear to be Heaven Dou raids.
• Ma Xiunuo demonstrated to Star Luo officials how quickly a Ferocious Werewolf could infect a person, prompting them to report the threat to their capital.
• After his attempt to provoke war failed, Michael sent his legions to openly attack frontier towns in both empires.
• Michael’s forces grew to tens of thousands and approached a hundred thousand as they crushed towns, shocking the continent’s powers into action.

Notting City struggled to withstand the Wolf Tide as its swollen population and constant battles depleted its food reserves. City leaders feared their supplies would run out before Spirit Hall or the Heaven Dou Empire could send effective reinforcements.

• Notting City remained besieged, sheltering refugees and soldiers from surrounding settlements that the Wolf Tide had overrun.
• At the city lord's mansion, Ma Xiunuo asked City Lord Xiao Kuang how much food remained.
• Xiao Kuang said the city's supplies would feed everyone for only about half a month because the population had multiplied and battle increased consumption.
• Ma Xiunuo worried that reinforcements would not arrive in time, as Spirit Hall faced a vast, mobile Wolf Tide and the Heaven Dou Empire needed weeks to prepare and march its army.

Xue Ye learned that the wolf disaster had spread across the Heaven Dou Empire’s border and began mobilizing troops while seeking help from Soul Masters and otherworldly experts. Qian Renxue asked Dugu Qiubai how to fight the infected, and he suggested silvered weapons against ordinary Werewolves and technology to help ordinary people defend themselves.

• After Xiao Kuang reported the wolf disaster, Xue Ye feared it could destroy the Heaven Dou Empire and summoned his ministers to mobilize troops.
• Xue Ye spread news of the disaster to rally the empire’s Soul Masters and sent Qian Renxue to ask Dugu Qiubai for advice and assistance.
• Qian Renxue visited Dugu Qiubai at Blazing Academy and explained that the growing hordes had overwhelmed border settlements while the army prepared supplies.
• Dugu Qiubai said ordinary Werewolves feared silver and suggested silver-plating weapons and arrows, but he knew of no weakness for Wolf Oni.
• Dugu Qiubai advised Qian Renxue to seek help from Lei Lin and said technology could let ordinary people fight the hordes and stop their numbers from growing.

Qian Renxue asked Lei Lin to help develop firearms to combat the growing Wolf Calamity, and he explained that technology could eventually give the Heaven Dou Empire the industrial power to defeat it. She offered him whatever resources he needed, while Lei Lin agreed to begin work without promising quick results.

• After Dugu Qiubai described technology and firearms, Qian Renxue left Blazing Academy to find Lei Lin.
• Qian Renxue found Lei Lin at a mine and asked him to create firearms to help eliminate the Wolf Calamity.
• Lei Lin explained that pistols were too advanced to make, but that they could start with matchlock muskets and train musketeers to fight the Werewolves and Wolf Oni.
• Lei Lin described how scientific knowledge and the Steam Engine could lead to industrialization and mass production of stronger weapons.
• Qian Renxue promised to provide whatever Lei Lin needed to develop technology, and he agreed to begin while considering how to make a Steam Engine airtight.