Vol. 4The Qianyan Ascendant

Zhongli’s influence expanded as Tang San faced punishment in the Netherworld, Qian Renxue reshaped Heaven Dou, and Spirit Hall began attacking rival sects. The volume ended with Spirit Hall turning its attention to the Clear Sky Sect and Xiao reunited with Zhongli in the Douluo world.

  • Xiaofeilian defeated Tang San in the championship final, and Tang San accepted Zhongli’s five-year wager for his mother Ah Yin’s soul bone.
  • Bibi Dong sent Spirit Hall elders after Tang San, while Zhongli’s disciples urged him to seek godhood and Tang San’s group was confronted outside Heaven Dou City.
  • Tang Hao rescued Tang San and helped him awaken his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline before accompanying him toward the City of Slaughter.
  • After Meng Po’s soup forced Tang San to confess his past to the Judge, the Judge sent him to Oil Pot Hell.
  • Qian Renxue took the Heaven Dou throne, named Zhongli State Preceptor, and began freeing and supporting former slaves as Tang San endured his Netherworld sentence.
  • Xiao arrived in the Douluo world, protected Shui Bing’er’s group, and asked whether they had heard of Zhongli.
  • Spirit Hall attacked the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while the Innate Sect intervened and then disbanded.
  • Oscar promised to help Ning Rongrong rebuild the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as Bibi Dong threatened the Clear Sky Sect, drawing Qian Daoliu’s objection.
Chapters 305–404 Read from ch. 305

Arc 13Championship and Rising Threats

Xiaofeilian’s team won the championship after defeating Shrek, while Zhongli revealed that Tang San’s mother’s soul bone was at stake in a five-year wager. Zhongli returned to Heaven Dou City as Tang San left for the Star Luo Empire and was confronted by Spirit Hall elders.

  • Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu she would not poison Xue Ye and planned to wait for the emperor to die naturally before taking the throne.
  • Tang San and Xiaofeilian faced off in the championship final, where Tang San’s hammer attack failed to overcome her Invincible Golden Body and she defeated him.
  • Tang San proposed a five-year wager with Xiaofeilian, and Zhongli revealed that the soul bone at stake belonged to Tang San’s mother, Ah Yin.
  • Tang San agreed to Zhongli’s terms, wagering a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone against Ah Yin’s soul bone if he could defeat Chiyu in five years.
  • Bibi Dong sent Demon Bear, Ghost Leopard, Ghostly, and Yue Guan after Tang San and ordered them to kill Tang Hao if the chance arose.
  • Oscar accepted Tang San’s Godly Zhuge Crossbow and set out to find a way for Food System Soul Masters to fight on their own.
  • Zhongli explained to Innate Sect disciples that he had used their Power of Faith to improve their talents and heal their injuries, and they urged him to seek godhood.
  • Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun left Shrek Academy, but Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard stopped them outside Heaven Dou City and demanded Tang San’s Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
Chapters 305–329 Summaries Read

Arc 14The Netherworld Trial

Zhongli and his allies confronted Abyss-tainted Hillichurls while Tang San awakened his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and entered the City of Slaughter. After Meng Po’s soup compelled Tang San to reveal his past, the Judge sent him toward Oil Pot Hell for punishment.

  • Tang Xiao rescued Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun from Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo, then escaped with them after a red light entered him.
  • Xianyun reunited with Zhongli and Paimon, while Spirit Hall’s elders encountered powerful Hillichurls and Diluc led them to Zhongli.
  • Zhongli destroyed the Abyss-tainted Hillichurls, and Aether sent Yuan Shang to investigate Morax as he began gathering information about the world.
  • Tang Hao helped Tang San awaken his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, then agreed to accompany him to the City of Slaughter to obtain Divine Slaughter’s Domain.
  • Zhongli agreed to consider the elders’ request that he gather faith and become a god, while Qian Renxue learned that Xue Ye planned to pass the throne to her.
  • Tang San entered the City of Slaughter, drank three bowls of Meng Po’s soup, and discovered that the soup forced him to answer questions truthfully.
  • The Judge questioned Tang San, who confessed to stealing the Tang Sect’s manuals, occupying the original Tang San’s body, and causing deaths including Xiao Wu’s.
  • After Tang San revealed his past, the Judge ordered his guides to take him to Oil Pot Hell while he sought Lord Yama’s instructions.
Chapters 330–354 Summaries Read

Arc 15The Emperor and the Netherworld

Tang San endured a divine sentence in the Netherworld while Qian Renxue took the Heaven Dou throne and began freeing and supporting former slaves. Gods chose new inheritors as Zhongli’s influence grew, and the arc ended with Xiao arriving in the Douluo world and asking about Zhongli.

  • Asura persuaded King Yama to spare Tang San and transfer Tang Chen’s inheritance, but Tang San was sentenced to three years of punishment and prolonged illusions.
  • Xue Qinghe took the throne, named Zhongli State Preceptor, and granted him the title Vago Rock Emperor as the Qianyan Army displayed its strength.
  • Qian Renxue ordered slave trading stopped and established vocational schools for freed people, while Spirit Hall secretly killed nobles who resisted her rule.
  • The Nine-Colored Goddess and Food God chose Ning Fengzhi and Oscar as inheritors, while the Gods of War and Fire gave inheritances to Dai Mubai and Du Siji.
  • Bibi Dong confronted Qian Renxue, who rejected her as a mother and denied knowing which force was secretly helping eliminate rebellious nobles.
  • Tang San endured centuries of torment in the eighteenth level of hell, while Xiao appeared in the Ice Seal Forest and killed five powerful soul beasts to protect Shui Bing’er’s group.
  • Xiao realized he had crossed into another world and asked Shui Bing’er’s group whether they had heard of Zhongli.
Chapters 355–379 Summaries Read

Arc 16The Sect Wars

Xiao reunited with Zhongli as Ning Fengzhi revealed his divine inheritance, while Spirit Hall launched attacks on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The Innate Sect intervened and then disbanded, Oscar committed to helping Ning Rongrong and rebuilding the sect, and Spirit Hall turned its attention toward the Clear Sky Sect.

  • Xiao reached Heaven Dou City, where Zhongli welcomed him and learned that his curse had vanished and Cloud Retainer had traveled to the Sun Moon Continent.
  • Ning Fengzhi revealed his Rank Two Deity inheritance, while Du Siji and Oscar were also identified as divine inheritors, prompting Ning Fengzhi to accept the Innate Sect’s superior strength.
  • Zhongli helped Du Siji complete his third trial, then Dugu Bo took Dugu Yan away as Spirit Hall prepared attacks on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
  • Spirit Hall overwhelmed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and attacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Du Bafang transformed the Body Sect into three thousand soldiers of the Qianyan Army.
  • The Innate Sect stopped the battle at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then disbanded after intervening, while Spirit Hall’s assault on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan ended with Yu Yuanzhen’s death.
  • Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong she had lost her chance to inherit a God Position, and the Food God warned Oscar about Tang San and urged him to develop his Food-type abilities.
  • Oscar promised to help revive the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and stay with Ning Rongrong, while Ning Fengzhi allowed them to move within the sect under restrictions.
  • Bibi Dong announced that Spirit Hall would attack the Clear Sky Sect if it could not find Tang Hao, and Qian Daoliu objected because of his promise to Tang Chen.
Chapters 380–404 Summaries Read
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