Chapter Summaries

Wriothesley reached an agreement with Poseidon, then told Bo Saixi that Tang Chen had fallen at the final step and left her to grieve alone. In the God Realm, Poseidon decided to report the matter, but a sudden unease made him pause.

• Poseidon agreed to Wriothesley’s terms, and Wriothesley left Sea God Island with Sigewinne after the divine power around the Sea God Temple dissipated.
• Bo Saixi ordered Sea Dragon Douluo to stand down, then sent him away so she could speak privately with Wriothesley about Tang Chen.
• Wriothesley told Bo Saixi that Tang Chen had fallen at the final step and said he did not know whether Tang Chen regretted it.
• Bo Saixi accepted Wriothesley’s answer and asked to be alone, and Wriothesley left the Sea God Temple.
• Poseidon decided to report the matter in the God Realm, but a sudden sense of unease stopped him from leaving his residence.

Tang Chen returned to the Clear Sky Sect after decades away and promised to lead it back into the world. After learning about the sect’s losses and retreat, he rebuked its elders for their decisions and abandonment of their affiliated clans.

• Tang Chen recalled where the Clear Sky Sect had relocated and reached its gate, where he proved his identity to the guard with his Clear Sky Hammer, nine soul rings, and token.
• Acting Sect Master Tang Ziyi and the elders welcomed Tang Chen, and the sect’s disciples gathered to pay their respects.
• Tang Chen declared that the Clear Sky Sect would reemerge and that anyone who tried to stop it would die.
• Tang Chen asked where the sect’s leaders and his family members were, and Tang Ziyi told him that the sect master and several elders had died while Tang Yuehua ran an academy in Heaven Dou City.
• After hearing the elders blame Tang Hao for the sect’s losses, Tang Chen broke his chair and scolded them for retreating into seclusion and abandoning the affiliated clans.

Tang Chen took command of the Clear Sky Sect after returning at the peak of his strength and set plans for the sect’s return. He dismissed Tang San as a possible spare piece and chose the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as the first target.

• Tang Chen ordered the elders to resume cultivation and prepare to return in three months, then asked Tang Ziyi about the Clear Sky Sect’s circumstances.
• Tang Chen revealed his nine spirit rings and confirmed he had reached the peak of his strength, shocking Tang Ziyi.
• Tang Chen rejected Tang San’s place in the Clear Sky Sect’s bloodline and told Tang Ziyi to prepare for either outcome of Tang San’s wager.
• Tang Chen ordered the Clear Sky Sect to reclaim its spirit bones and use the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as a sacrifice to raise its banner.
• After Tang Ziyi left, Tang Chen sat alone and said he would make the game more exciting.

The Clear Sky Sect’s return alarmed Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu clashed over the Soul Hunting Plan. The plan was suspended as Qian Daoliu sought to delay conflict, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect feared Tang Chen would come after them.

• Major powers learned that the Clear Sky Sect had reemerged and demanded recognition as the continent’s number one sect, threatening to repay Spirit Hall for its past actions.
• Bibi Dong prepared to confront the Clear Sky Sect, but Qian Daoliu told her to suspend the Soul Hunting Plan because Tang Chen had returned.
• Bibi Dong mocked Qian Daoliu and rejected his authority, but his warning made her show some apprehension.
• Qian Daoliu agreed to convey Spirit Hall’s willingness to negotiate and advised Bibi Dong to call for a reselection of the Upper Three Sects to buy time.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin panicked over the Clear Sky Sect’s return, especially because Chen Xin held one of its inherited soul bones.

Ning Fengzhi struggled to protect Chen Xin and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect from Tang Chen, then pinned his hopes on Wriothesley’s help. Spirit Hall announced a reselection of the Upper Three Sects and Lower Four Sects, providing a formal occasion for the Clear Sky Sect’s return and a chance for other sects to rise.

• Gu Rong urged Ning Fengzhi to seek peace with the Clear Sky Sect, but Ning Fengzhi doubted they could stop Tang Chen or defeat him if he came for Chen Xin’s hand.
• Ning Fengzhi realized Wriothesley might help and ordered an investigation into his whereabouts; Chen Xin and Gu Rong agreed that Duke was their best hope.
• A disciple reported that Wriothesley and Sigewinne had not returned to Heaven Dou City, so Ning Fengzhi decided the sect would wait and hope Tang Chen honored the three-month timeline.
• Spirit Hall congratulated the Clear Sky Sect on its return and announced that it would reselect the Upper Three Sects and Lower Four Sects.
• The reselection gave Tang Chen a respectable pretext to return and offered Spirit Hall’s subordinate sects, as well as the Lower Four Sects, a chance to gain status.

Spirit Hall announced a new Seven Great Sects election, prompting Tang San to establish the Tang Sect and the established clans to consider their responses. Ning Fengzhi hoped Wriothesley would return in time to help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Yu Yuanzhen committed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to competing.

• News of the Upper Three Sects reselection spread, and sects saw a chance to claim new positions among the major sects.
• Tang San decided to find Tai Tan and hurry the Tang Sect's establishment so it could compete for a place among the sects.
• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin agreed Tang San would seize the opportunity and hoped Wriothesley would return to help them.
• Ning Fengzhi declared that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would face the outcome of Spirit Hall's long-awaited challenge.
• Yu Yuanzhen chose to enter the election despite the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's strained relations with Spirit Hall.

Yu Yuanzhen braced the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for the upcoming sect tournament as Bibi Dong announced it would begin in three months. Meanwhile, Yang Wudi urged Niu Gao to consider uniting the four clans and seeking Duke’s protection through Sigewinne, whose medical and alchemical skills he hoped to study.

• Yu Yuanzhen decided to inform his clan and intensify its training ahead of the Upper Three Sects re-selection.
• Yue Guan reported the ten preliminary selections to Bibi Dong, who ordered the tournament to begin three months later.
• Yang Wudi visited Niu Gao and proposed that the four single-attribute clans form their own sect and compete for a place among the Lower Four Sects.
• Yang Wudi explained that he wanted to meet Sigewinne under the pretext of exchanging medical knowledge and to build ties with Duke.
• Yang Wudi asked Niu Gao whether he would consider seeking Duke’s protection rather than returning to the Clear Sky Sect.

Niu Gao and Yang Wudi decided to travel to the Strength Clan and discuss the four clans’ future with Wriothesley, while Tang San visited Tai Tan to ask the Strength Clan to support his new Tang Sect. The chapter left Tang San waiting for the other clans to arrive so he could seek their help in reorganizing the four great clans.

• Niu Gao and Yang Wudi agreed to visit the Strength Clan first and then find Bai He, while planning to gather the four clan leaders there.
• Tang San returned to the Strength Clan, revealed himself to Tai Tan, and explained that Tang Chen had returned and the Seven Great Sects Selection Tournament would be held soon.
• Tang San told Tai Tan that he planned to establish the Tang Sect and enter the tournament, asking the Strength Clan to support him.
• Tai Tan said Yang Wudi had already written that he would bring the other two clans to discuss uniting the four clans, and Tang San agreed to wait for them.

Wriothesley and Sigewinne returned to Heaven Dou City as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect prepared for a crisis over the Clear Sky Sect’s return and the upcoming election of the Seven Great Sects. Ning Fengzhi, Xue Qinghe, and Chen Xin visited Wriothesley, who had anticipated their arrival, and Ning Fengzhi’s concern over his sect’s survival became clear.

• Wriothesley and Sigewinne returned to Heaven Dou City, where a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect scout hurried away to report their arrival.
• Sigewinne reunited with Little Lynette at the clinic, and Lynette told Wriothesley that Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe had repeatedly come looking for him.
• Wriothesley left through the clinic’s back door, confident that anyone with urgent business would come find him.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Xue Qinghe arrived at the clinic about half a day later, and Wriothesley greeted them with three cups of Black Tea prepared.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed that the Clear Sky Sect’s return had put the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in danger, prompting him to recall disciples and protect the sect’s talented members.

Tai Tan tried to persuade Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Bai He to follow Wriothesley's faction, but his allegiance to the Young Master provoked a bitter clash with Yang Wudi. Yang Wudi challenged Niu Gao and Bai He to choose between staying with Tai Tan and remembering how Clear Sky Sect had abandoned their clans.

• Niu Gao told Tai Tan that he and the others had come to discuss merging their clans and seeking the Duke's backing.
• Tai Tan condemned the plan, revealed that he served a Young Master, and said the Young Master was his master's son.
• Yang Wudi learned Tai Tan had acknowledged someone as master and tried to leave with Niu Gao and Bai He, while Tai Tan threatened to end their brotherhood.
• Yang Wudi and Tai Tan raised their auras and nearly fought until Bai He intervened and asked who the Young Master was.
• Tai Tan praised the Young Master's talent and defended joining his force, while Yang Wudi argued that Tang Hao's son could not be trusted and reminded Niu Gao and Bai He that Clear Sky Sect had abandoned their clans.
• Yang Wudi asked Niu Gao whether he would leave or stay with Tai Tan.

Yang Wudi argued with Tai Tan, Niu Gao, and Bai He over whether to support Tang San, then decided to judge the young man for himself. He visited Sigewinne's clinic that evening and met her and Wriothesley, leaving his assessment of them for later.

• Yang Wudi and Niu Gao condemned the Clear Sky Sect for abandoning their clans, while Tai Tan urged them to support Tang San against Spirit Hall.
• Bai He and Niu Gao showed interest in Tai Tan's proposal, but Yang Wudi said he would test Tang San himself the next day.
• Yang Wudi refused Tai Tan's invitation to drink and went alone to Sigewinne's clinic that evening.
• Lynette brought Sigewinne to meet Yang Wudi, who was surprised by her youthful appearance.
• Yang Wudi entered the clinic and was stunned to see Wriothesley there as well.

Yang Wudi and Ning Fengzhi sought Wriothesley’s aid against Tang Chen and the Clear Sky Sect. As Yang Wudi weighed whether to ally with them, Ning Fengzhi exposed how the Clear Sky Sect had exploited the Breaking Clan, leaving Yang to confront the clan’s painful history.

• Yang Wudi arrived at Wriothesley’s residence and found Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Xue Qinghe there.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that Tang Chen wanted revenge on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Yang realized the Breaking Clan could be targeted next.
• Xue Qinghe asked whether Yang had consulted the other single-attribute clans, and Yang said Tai Tan had sided with Tang San while only Old Rhino might remain with him.
• Ning Fengzhi argued that Tai Tan had long intended to return to the Clear Sky Sect and described how the Breaking Clan had suffered the greatest losses while serving it.
• Yang Wudi fell silent as he recognized that the Clear Sky Sect had never valued the Breaking Clan as family.

Ning Fengzhi argued that the Clear Sky Sect had sacrificed the Breaking Clan and warned Yang Wudi that following Tang San would leave his people vulnerable again. Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe offered protection if Yang Wudi joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Yang Wudi turned to Wriothesley over their recruitment efforts.

• Yang Wudi asked Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe whether they had come for Sigewinne's medical expertise, and Ning Fengzhi said they had other plans.
• Ning Fengzhi questioned whether Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect had ever explained the Breaking Clan's suffering, then warned that Tang San might use the clans as cannon fodder.
• Ning Fengzhi argued that the Clear Sky Sect had made the four clans scapegoats after Tang Hao killed a Pope, and Yang Wudi crushed the table and chair in shock.
• Ning Fengzhi accused the Clear Sky Sect of restricting the Breaking Clan and treating its people as obedient servants rather than equals.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Yang Wudi to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Xue Qinghe promised protection for his clans.
• Yang Wudi asked Wriothesley whether he and Ning Fengzhi were using his home as a recruitment venue.

Sigewinne discovered that Yang Wudi’s poisoned body had been damaged by years of exposure to medicinal substances and promised to find a cure. Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi offered Wriothesley any reward he wanted in exchange for helping the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect survive its conflict with Tang Chen, leaving Wriothesley wavering.

• Xue Qinghe redirected the conversation toward Yang Wudi’s medical exchange with Sigewinne, and Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Xue Qinghe sat nearby to listen.
• Sigewinne sensed Yang Wudi’s illness, and Yang Wudi explained that medicinal poisons had harmed his body and stalled his Soul Power Level at 82.
• Sigewinne promised to find a way to cure Yang Wudi, impressing Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe with her sincerity.
• Wriothesley told Ning Fengzhi that he had no reason to act against Tang Chen, since Tang Chen had provoked Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin instead.
• Ning Fengzhi offered Wriothesley any reward, including the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s wealth, if he would help the sect survive its crisis.
• Xue Qinghe recognized that Ning Fengzhi was willing to pay a heavy price and wondered whether his confidence came from Sigewinne.

Wriothesley explained to Qian Renxue why aiding Ning Fengzhi would not necessarily make Spirit Hall an enemy, arguing that no power could dominate safely without opposition. Yang Wudi returned to Niu Gao with news of his agreement with Wriothesley and Ning Fengzhi’s recruitment offer, but planned to repay his debt and live independently.

• Qian Renxue questioned whether helping Ning Fengzhi would undermine Spirit Hall, and Wriothesley explained that the Upper Three Sects and Spirit Hall feared Sigewinne’s influence and his power.
• Wriothesley reassured Qian Renxue that they could remain friends and warned that Spirit Hall’s unchecked dominance could lead to its destruction.
• Yang Wudi returned to his lodging and told Niu Gao that Sigewinne had purged his poison and that he had reached an agreement with Wriothesley.
• Yang Wudi explained that Ning Fengzhi wanted to recruit their clans into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to help kill Tang San and the others.
• Yang Wudi told Niu Gao that he planned to repay his favor, then lead their clansmen to live independently.

Yang Wudi and Niu Gao rejected Tai Tan’s plan to return to the Clear Sky Sect, and Niu Gao chose to stand with Yang Wudi instead. When they confronted Tang San the next day, Yang Wudi demanded proof that Tang San deserved their allegiance, so Tang San revealed the Asura God Sword.

• Yang Wudi argued that Tai Tan had abandoned his old friends for Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect, while Niu Gao reflected on the clans’ broken ties.
• Niu Gao declared that he would follow Yang Wudi and have nothing more to do with the Clear Sky Sect.
• Yang Wudi and Niu Gao visited Tai Tan again the next day and found Tang San with him.
• Yang Wudi demanded to know what qualifications Tang San had to make him follow, and Tang San acknowledged the clans’ resentment toward the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang San planted the Asura God Sword in the ground, making the four clan leaders summon their Martial Souls, and identified the weapon when Yang Wudi asked about it.

Tang San revealed his Asura God inheritance to persuade Yang Wudi and Niu Gao to join the Tang Sect, but they questioned his motives and demanded answers about Spirit Hall’s attack on the Clear Sky Sect and his mother. Tang San denied knowing the truth, and Yang Wudi and Niu Gao left, ending their brotherhood with Tai Tan.

• Tang San showed Yang Wudi the Asura God mark and claimed he would begin divine trials after reaching Title Douluo.
• Yang Wudi and Niu Gao doubted that Tang San would help them if he became a god, despite Tai Tan insisting they join the Tang Sect.
• Yang Wudi asked Tang San why Spirit Hall had attacked the Clear Sky Sect and questioned his mother’s identity.
• Tang San denied knowing why Spirit Hall attacked and claimed its people had forced his mother to death.
• Yang Wudi and Niu Gao left, with Yang Wudi declaring that he and Tai Tan were no longer brothers.

Yang Wudi and Niu Gao arranged for their clans to relocate to Heaven Dou City and rely on Wriothesley’s protection while establishing a new headquarters. They discussed the Clear Sky Sect’s past exploitation and agreed to treat Tai Tan and the other former allies as strangers, leaving the clans’ future under Wriothesley’s care.

• Yang Wudi told Wriothesley that the clansmen were relocating and that Ning Fengzhi had promised to help find a headquarters site.
• Yang Wudi explained that he trusted Wriothesley for his character, strength, and connections, and planned to place the clansmen skilled in medicine or alchemy in Sigewinne’s clinic.
• Yang Wudi recounted how the Clear Sky Sect had kept its rewards for its direct descendants and ignored the affiliated clans’ contributions, while Niu Gao agreed with him.
• Ning Fengzhi reflected on the Clear Sky Sect’s decline and its failure to repay those who had served it.
• Niu Gao said he and Yang Wudi would treat Tai Tan and the others as strangers and refuse unpaid work for them.
• Wriothesley agreed to help the clans during their relocation and said their arrival would give Sigewinne more time to rest.

The sect re-election gathered the continent’s major powers in Spirit City, where Tang Chen returned with the Clear Sky Sect and met Qian Daoliu. Wriothesley and Sigewinne arrived with the Breaking and Defense Clan leaders to watch the event and settle old scores, while Wriothesley suspected someone was secretly following him.

• The major sects assembled in Spirit City for the re-election, with a specially prepared arena and viewing stands.
• Tang Chen led a Clear Sky Sect elder and disciples into the city, where Qian Daoliu greeted him and asked whether he would visit Bo Saixi.
• Tang Chen warned Qian Daoliu to worry about Spirit Hall and its descendants before entering with his people.
• Wriothesley and Sigewinne arrived with Yang Wudi and Niu Gao, prompting Qian Daoliu to wonder why they had brought the two former Clear Sky Sect clans.
• Wriothesley said he and Sigewinne had come to watch and settle old scores, and revealed that he suspected someone had been following him.

Tang Chen led the Clear Sky Sect to confront Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Wriothesley reassured Yang Wudi and Niu Gao that no fight would break out. The confrontation ended with Tang Chen accusing Ning Fengzhi of coveting the Clear Sky Sect's inherited soul bones, leaving the two sects' dispute unresolved.

• Tang Chen dismissed Tang Ziyi's warning about Wriothesley and resolved to target the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect instead.
• Wriothesley told Yang Wudi and Niu Gao that the Clear Sky Sect would not fight, and assured them Ning Fengzhi knew how to handle the situation.
• Tang Chen led the Clear Sky Sect elders and disciples to meet Ning Fengzhi at Spirit Hall Plaza.
• Ning Fengzhi began appealing to the Upper Three Sects' former unity, but Tang Ziyi interrupted to accuse him of scheming.
• Tang Chen accused Ning Fengzhi of intending to take the Clear Sky Sect's inherited soul bones and cut off his explanation about Spirit Hall.