Chapter Summaries

Tian Kai secured Xu Jiawei’s offer of military aid by promising him the south, while Yan Shaozhe learned that his rebel forces were struggling across the empire and that a mysterious man had halted the southern army. The chapter left Yan Shaozhe uncertain about the man’s identity as he prepared to monitor the Star Luo border.

• Tian Kai told his generals that Xu Jiawei would send troops in exchange for the south, and revealed he planned to leave Tieshan to claim the territory after the rebellion was suppressed.
• Yan Shaozhe learned from Zhao Shan that Tian Kai had sent a group toward the Star Luo Empire and ordered close monitoring of Heaven Dou City and the border.
• Zhao Shan reported that Tian Kai’s forces had contained the northern rebels and Tieshan had split the eastern rebels, leaving both forces in trouble.
• Zhao Shan told Yan Shaozhe that a mysterious man in a dark blue robe had blocked nearly two hundred thousand southern rebels at a canyon for half a month.
• Yan Shaozhe considered who the man might be but admitted he did not know his identity.

Xu Jiawei sent Zhu Haojie and the Nether Legion into Heaven Soul to support Tian Kai and crush the Southern Route Rebel Army. Zhu Haojie defeated the rebels at the gorge and ordered their survivors taken prisoner.

• Xu Jiawei accepted Tian Kai's terms and ordered Zhu Haojie to lead the Nether Legion into Heaven Soul to suppress the rebellion.
• Zhu Haojie mobilized the three-hundred-thousand-strong Nether Legion and marched across the border into Heaven Dou Empire territory.
• A scout warned the Southern Route Rebel Army's eight Soul Douluos that Star Luo's army was approaching their camp from behind.
• Zhu Haojie demanded the rebels surrender, but their eight Soul Douluos and two hundred thousand soldiers charged the Nether Legion.
• Zhu Haojie and his deputy generals killed six rebel Soul Douluos as the Nether Legion overwhelmed the rebel forces.
• Zhu Haojie ordered his deputy generals to incorporate the prisoners and prepare a battle report before nightfall.

After the Nether Legion defeated the rebels, Old Zhao and the other Soul Douluo suspected that Zhu Haojie had concealed their real mission. They questioned two captured rebel Soul Douluo and concluded that their orders should have been to suppress Tian Kai, not help him.

• Zhu Haojie ordered the Nether Legion to rest overnight and resume its advance at dawn after crushing the rebel army.
• Old Zhao told eleven Soul Douluo that Zhu Haojie had called the rebels self-taught rabble and that a rebel leader had accused Tian Kai of colluding with the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Old Zhao argued that Star Luo had no reason to help Tian Kai unless Zhu Haojie had concealed the emperor’s actual orders.
• Old Zhao and three Soul Douluo questioned two captured rebels, who said Ye Chen’s public support for Tian Kai showed the Spirit Hall Empire backed him.
• Old Zhao concluded that Zhu Haojie had falsified the military intelligence and that their mission should have been to help suppress Tian Kai.

Old Zhao and eleven Soul Douluo plotted to kill Zhu Haojie after learning he had joined the Spirit Hall Empire. They persuaded two captive Soul Douluo to self-destruct, trapping Zhu Haojie inside the tent for the blast, but his fate remained unclear.

• Old Zhao told the Soul Douluo that Zhu Haojie had betrayed them and proposed using the two prisoners' self-destruction to wound him.
• All twelve Soul Douluo agreed to the plan, and Old Zhao persuaded the prisoners to sacrifice themselves to help kill Zhu Haojie.
• The Soul Douluo removed the prisoners' chains and restored their Soul Power, then lured Zhu Haojie into the tent with a false claim about their intelligence.
• Zhu Haojie tried to escape as the prisoners began self-destructing, but the twelve Soul Douluo sealed him inside with a barrier.
• The two prisoners detonated in a massive blast that shattered the barrier, hurled the Soul Douluo away, and threw the Nether Legion camp into chaos.

Moyuan learned that the Star Luo forces had killed Zhu Haojie, and “Tian Kai” ordered him to let Title Douluo enter while killing anyone weaker. Meanwhile, Yan Shaozhe suspected the Nether Legion had destroyed the southern rebel army and ordered his forces north to join the northern rebels before dawn.

• Moyuan reported that twelve Soul Douluo had killed Zhu Haojie, and “Tian Kai” explained that Ye Chen’s support had exposed trouble within Star Luo’s forces.
• “Tian Kai” told Moyuan to let Title Douluo pass but kill anyone below that level.
• Zhao Shan told Yan Shaozhe that the Nether Legion was reportedly marching to suppress Tian Kai, and that the canyon had opened.
• Yan Shaozhe suspected the Nether Legion had destroyed the southern rebels and was now targeting his army.
• Yan Shaozhe ordered Zhao Shan to break camp and lead the rebels north overnight to join the northern rebel army.

Tian Kai kept his forces in Heaven Dou City after learning that the Nether Legion’s commander had died and its new leaders were approaching. Yan Shaozhe joined the northern rebels, destroyed the troops blocking their southward route, and decided to march east against Tieshan before he could unite with Tian Kai.

• Tian Kai refused to send troops north because he feared the Nether Legion, now under the command of twelve Soul Douluo after Zhu Haojie’s death, might attack Heaven Dou City.
• The northern rebels learned that Yan Shaozhe had arrived with more than two hundred thousand troops, raising their spirits as they prepared for a military conference.
• Yan Shaozhe assessed the enemy’s fortified pass and rejected a frontal assault as too costly.
• At dawn, Yan Shaozhe killed an enemy Soul Douluo, and the rebel forces encircled and wiped out all six defenders, losing fewer than twenty thousand men.
• Yan Shaozhe ordered the army to rest for three days and then march east to prevent Tieshan from joining Tian Kai and the Nether Legion.

Kraken's clone and Ice Empress created a four-day hailstorm to delay the Nether Legion's advance toward Heaven Dou City. The storm stopped just as the legion prepared to take a detour, but the exhausted army resumed its original route while Kraken's clone and Ice Empress quietly withdrew.

• Kraken's clone asked Ice Empress to turn his rain clouds into hail across the land ahead of the Nether Legion.
• The hail forced the Nether Legion to halt, and Old Zhao ordered the army to wait rather than take a detour.
• For three days, the hail repeatedly eased and intensified, wearing down the soldiers and depleting their supplies.
• On the morning of the fourth day, Old Zhao ordered the legion to take a detour, but the hail stopped just as the soldiers finished breaking camp.
• Old Zhao ordered the Nether Legion to advance along its original route at full speed despite its losses, while Kraken's clone and Ice Empress withdrew.

Tian Kai learned that the Nether Legion had been weakened by a three-day hailstorm and led a preemptive attack against its 300,000 troops. The two armies met on the plains, where Tian Kai faced six Soul Douluo and the ground forces fought to a standstill.

• Tian Kai heard that Tieshan had recalled six Soul Douluo to face Yan Shaozhe, while Ye Xishui's western legion remained inactive.
• Tian Kai rejected concerns about Ye Xishui and agreed to strike the exhausted Nether Legion before it could recover.
• Tian Kai left three Soul Douluo and 30,000 troops to defend Heaven Dou City, then led six Soul Douluo and 120,000 troops out to intercept the Nether Legion.
• Tian Kai and Old Zhao formed their armies across the plain and ordered them to attack.
• Tian Kai's six Soul Douluo fought the Nether Legion's six Soul Douluo as Tian Kai faced six more, while the ground battle between the armies reached a standstill.

Tian Kai fought six Soul Douluo using his Martial Soul Avatar and Soul Tools, killing two before the remaining four shattered his barrier. He ended the battle on one knee in a weakened state as the four Soul Douluo prepared to attack.

• Tian Kai used his Martial Soul Avatar and Immovable Bright King to withstand the six Soul Douluo’s combined attacks.
• Tian Kai used the Gale Boots to reach the spear-wielding Soul Douluo and killed him with his Steel-Shell Glove.
• Old Zhao led the remaining five Soul Douluo in a coordinated formation and attrition strategy to wear down Tian Kai.
• Tian Kai charged the Soul Tool-wielding Soul Douluo and killed him with another punch.
• Tian Kai’s Martial Soul Avatar dissipated after the remaining four Soul Douluo shattered his barrier, leaving him weakened and on one knee.

Three Soul Douluo under Tian Kai fled, while the rest of his forces fought the Nether Legion as “Tian Kai” battled four Soul Douluo on the ground. After killing three of them, “Tian Kai” exhausted his power and was killed, and Old Zhao ordered his head sent to Star Luo City as proof that the rebellion was being quelled.

• Three of Tian Kai’s Soul Douluo fled, leaving two to face six Nether Legion Soul Douluo; a surge of power let the pair briefly resist before they were killed, taking four of their opponents with them.
• “Tian Kai” replenished his Soul Power and resumed fighting the four Soul Douluo besieging him.
• “Tian Kai” killed the twin-blade Soul Douluo and the chain-hammer Soul Douluo, then struck down another attacker with his Steel Shell Glove.
• After his second Martial Soul Avatar dissipated, “Tian Kai” collapsed from exhaustion as Old Zhao and the two surviving Nether Legion Soul Douluo approached.
• The three Soul Douluo killed Tian Kai, and Old Zhao ordered his head delivered to Star Luo City with a report of the Nether Legion’s victory.

After Tian Kai’s death weakened the Nether Legion and left Heaven Dou City leaderless, commanders chose their next moves across Heaven Soul and Star Luo. The chapter ended with Ye Xishui ordering her forces to keep defending because the turmoil in Heaven Soul was not over.

• After learning Tian Kai had been killed, Yan Shaozhe ordered his army to continue east and target Tieshan instead of retaking Heaven Dou City.
• Kraken told Moyuan to withdraw from the canyon, and Moyuan left.
• A mysterious man intercepted three Soul Douluo who had betrayed Wei Si and crushed them to death, calling them traitors.
• Xu Jiawei ordered Zhao Chongshan, Li Chengfeng, and Wang Boyang stripped of their posts and returned to the capital for sentencing over Tian Kai’s death.
• Ye Xishui learned Tian Kai was dead and ordered her generals to keep defending.

Ye Xishui visited the hidden Evil Soul Masters' stronghold and reported on the Heaven Dou Empire's turmoil to Xu Tianhe. Xu Tianhe ordered her to keep monitoring the surface and find young women who had never had relations with men.

• Ye Xishui dismissed the generals, checked that no one was nearby, and opened a concealed passage beneath her command tent.
• Ye Xishui traveled through the ancient underground passage to the Evil Soul Masters' cavern stronghold and met its senior guardian, Xu Tianhe.
• Ye Xishui told Xu Tianhe about the conflict in Heaven Dou, including Tian Kai's death and Tieshan's retreat to the east.
• Xu Tianhe judged Tieshan patient and potentially difficult to deal with, but agreed that his attention was currently on Yan Shaozhe.
• Xu Tianhe said the surface factions' fighting would benefit the hidden Evil Soul Masters and instructed Ye Xishui to watch for changes.
• Xu Tianhe asked Ye Xishui to find women around twenty who had never experienced relations between a man and a woman and bring them to the underground entrance.

Ye Xishui offered to take Zhang Lexuan as her disciple, delighting Zhang Erhe. Five days later, Kong Deming found Xu Tianhe conducting a ritual with an unconscious young woman and killed him and his subordinates, leaving the woman alive.

• Ye Xishui visited Zhang Erhe and recalled how she had once saved him.
• Ye Xishui asked to take Zhang Lexuan as her disciple, and Zhang Erhe eagerly agreed to send her to the main tent.
• Kong Deming followed a faint bloodline connection through the underground passage and found Xu Tianhe performing an awakening ritual.
• Kong Deming shielded the unconscious young woman and killed Xu Tianhe and everyone else in the stone hall.
• Kong Deming examined the young woman, confirmed she was alive, and condemned Xu Tianhe as a scum.

Nangong Wan reported that Xu Tianhe had been killed, prompting Zhongli Old Ghost to suspect the Sun-Moon Empire had discovered the underground passage and to plan an investigation with Ye Xishui. Elsewhere, Zhang Lexuan woke after five days unconscious in Kong Deming’s care, but remained weak and wary as she learned he would help her return home.

• Nangong Wan told Zhongli Old Ghost and the Zhongli brothers that Xu Tianhe had been killed by a single Soul Tool strike.
• Zhongli Old Ghost concluded that the Sun-Moon Empire had built the passage and ordered Ye Xishui to investigate the killer’s identity and whereabouts before they acted.
• Zhongli Old Ghost warned Nangong Wan and the Zhongli brothers not to attract attention from people on the surface.
• Zhang Lexuan woke in a concealed stone chamber and cautiously asked Kong Deming where she was and who he was.
• Kong Deming told Zhang Lexuan she had been unconscious for five days, gave her water, and promised to help send her home once she recovered.

Ye Xishui learned that Xu Tianhe had been killed by an unknown person from the Sun-Moon Empire and ordered an investigation into suspicious outsiders in Heaven Soul. Meanwhile, Kong Deming stayed in the underground passageway to protect the recovering Zhang Lexuan, delaying his mission.

• Zhang Erhe asked Ye Xishui to visit his daughter, but she told him the girl was in seclusion and could not be disturbed.
• Nangong Wan told Ye Xishui that Xu Tianhe had been killed three days earlier by a Soul Tool, and said Zhongli Old Ghost suspected someone from the Sun-Moon Empire.
• Ye Xishui ordered a guard to search for suspicious outsiders, and the guard mistakenly focused on spies from the Spirit Hall Empire.
• The guard and his team searched cities in western Heaven Soul for several days without finding anyone, so he decided to expand the search.
• Kong Deming remained in the underground passageway because Zhang Lexuan was still recovering, and told her they could leave in two or three days.

Ye Xishui learned that Star Luo forces had entered eastern Heaven Soul, where Man Yi, Cheng Gang, and Huang Jinxu allied with Tieshan to defeat Yan Shaozhe. With Yan Shaozhe’s strengthened army approaching, Tieshan and the three Star Luo Douluo prepared to meet him head-on.

• A western Heaven Soul guard reported Star Luo outsiders in the east to Ye Xishui, who ordered continued surveillance.
• Man Yi, Cheng Gang, and Huang Jinxu offered Tieshan an alliance against Yan Shaozhe in exchange for control of the south and help against Ye Xishui.
• Yan Shaozhe’s rebel army completed its reorganization, and a Soul Douluo advanced to Title Douluo after receiving resources and a Frost Giant Wolf soul ring.
• Tieshan received word that Yan Shaozhe’s army would reach the eastern border in four days, with two Title Douluo, twelve Soul Douluo, and 350,000 troops.
• Man Yi, Cheng Gang, and Huang Jinxu agreed with Tieshan to meet Yan Shaozhe’s approaching forces head-on.

Yan Shaozhe led the rebel army against Tieshan and the Star Luo fighters, but their coordinated attacks left him gravely wounded while Tieshan remained nearly unharmed. Tieshan declared that Yan Shaozhe had no chance of winning.

• Yan Shaozhe ordered Gale Douluo to flank Tieshan and restrain him while he attacked directly.
• Tieshan transformed into his Deep Sea Demon Whale avatar and endured Yan Shaozhe's fire attacks, though the Heaven-Burning Seal cracked some of his scales.
• Gale Douluo tried to strike Tieshan's wound, but Tieshan's tail hit him and critically wounded him.
• Huang Jinxu used Misfortune Curse to disrupt Yan Shaozhe as Cheng Gang struck his shoulder and Man Yi trapped him in a Starlight Barrage Net.
• Yan Shaozhe escaped most of Man Yi's barrage but suffered multiple wounds, while Tieshan returned to human form almost uninjured and said Yan Shaozhe could no longer win.

Yan Shaozhe used a second Phoenix Nirvana to recover and fought Man Yi, Huang Jinxu, and Cheng Gang, killing Cheng Gang by burning his martial soul origin. After using his torso bone for a final, weakened rebirth, he fled the battlefield while the battle between the Soul Douluos continued.

• Tieshan unleashed his Demon Whale Domain, slowing Yan Shaozhe with tenfold gravity while weakening Tieshan's Sea Soul Master subordinates and helping Zhao Shan's rebels kill three of them.
• Tieshan charged into the rebels' formation and knocked down five Soul Douluos as Yan Shaozhe used his torso bone to undergo a second Phoenix Nirvana.
• Yan Shaozhe resisted Huang Jinxu's curse and Man Yi's attacks, but Cheng Gang struck him down and Huang Jinxu's renewed curse weakened his Phoenix flames.
• Yan Shaozhe burned his martial soul origin, pierced Cheng Gang's heart with Heaven-Burning Hand, and killed him.
• Yan Shaozhe used his torso bone's remaining nirvana power to recover from his wounds, then fled the battlefield in a weakened state.

Yan Shaozhe escaped the battlefield but collapsed from his injuries and was rescued by Ye Xishui in the western military camp. After helping him leave, Ye Xishui obeyed an order to attack the Spirit Hall Empire, leading the Western Legion out under a fabricated pretext.

• Tieshan ordered nine Soul Douluos to search for the badly wounded Yan Shaozhe after he fled.
• Yan Shaozhe hid in a tree hollow, lost consciousness, and woke in Ye Xishui's care at the western military camp.
• Ye Xishui warned Yan Shaozhe that Tieshan's forces knew where he was and told him to leave once he recovered.
• Nangong Wan told Ye Xishui that the old ghost had ordered her to attack the Spirit Hall Empire within three days.
• Ye Xishui gave Yan Shaozhe clothes and supplies and arranged for him to slip past the camp's checkpoints.
• Ye Xishui told her troops that the Spirit Hall Empire had abducted Zhang Erhe and his family, then led the Western Legion toward the empire.

Tieshan’s army hurried west after learning Ye Xishui had attacked the Spirit Hall Empire, hoping to prevent the conflict from being mistaken for a Star Luo plot. Ye Xishui clashed with Yuwen Yuan at the border, then unexpectedly ordered her troops to withdraw, leaving him wary of her motives.

• A scout reported that Ye Xishui had led the Western Legion toward the Spirit Hall Empire over the alleged abduction of Zhang Erhe and his family.
• Man Yi warned Tieshan that delaying could make the Spirit Hall Empire suspect Star Luo had orchestrated the war, so Tieshan ordered his army to march at full speed.
• Yuwen Yuan denied abducting Zhang Erhe’s family and refused Ye Xishui’s demand to search Spirit Hall territory, prompting both sides to prepare for battle.
• Yuwen Yuan’s Angel Light Feather Formation collided with Ye Xishui’s Phoenix Blazing Sun, which broke through the attack and flattened a distant hill.
• Ye Xishui abruptly ordered the Western Legion to retreat, leaving Yuwen Yuan questioning her motives.