Chapter Summaries

Tang Xiao left after the Clear Sky Sect elders blamed him for the sect’s decline, but a new spacetime rift opened outside the sect and a sinister voice emerged from it. Meanwhile, the Ancient Clan considered its next move around the Cloud Boat, and Tang San’s bone-carving ordeal in Zhaoge ended with Buddhist intervention that began restoring his public image.

• Tang Xiao slammed the door as he left, and the Clear Sky Sect elders complained that his leadership had kept the sect from recovering.
• A spacetime rift opened outside the Clear Sky Sect, and an eerie voice laughed from within it.
• Gu Santong urged Gu Nanhai to seize Shui Bing’er’s divine weapons, but Gu Nanhai refused and considered using the Hun Clan’s infiltration to his advantage.
• Tang San carved out his bones on the platform as the people of Zhaoge watched, enduring severe pain while Tang Hao looked on.
• Surya-prabha and Candra-prabha enveloped Tang San in golden light and calmed him with a Buddhist verse, prompting public opinion to turn in his favor again.

After Tang San completed the staged filial ritual, Di Xin left to wage war against Jiuli, ending the Buddhist ceremony. Yang Chan caught the runaway Nezha, while Er Ming learned that the Pilgrim had arrived and that he might soon be freed from Mo Mountain.

• Sunlight Bodhisattva and Moonlight Bodhisattva restored Tang San's body and praised his devotion, while Di Xin dismissed the ritual as a Buddhist performance.
• A guard reported trouble in Jiuli, and Di Xin ordered an army assembled before leaving to lead the campaign himself.
• Yang Chan caught Nezha after he nearly caused trouble and spanked him as Na'er watched in confusion.
• At Mo Mountain, an old man told Er Ming that the Pilgrim had arrived and that he could soon escape his five-hundred-year imprisonment.
• Er Ming recalled being trapped by Mount Ling's scheme and accepted that following the Pilgrim west and earning merit could win his pardon.

Tang San met the Mountain God of Mo Mountain, who directed him to a powerful disciple sealed beneath the mountain. The imprisoned Er Ming recognized Tang San and resolved to trick him into breaking the seal before attacking him.

• Tang San fell from his chestnut horse, then encountered the Mountain God, who told him a powerful protector awaited on Mo Mountain.
• Tang San followed a winding path to a dark mountain wall and called for the imprisoned senior.
• Er Ming answered from beneath Mo Mountain and demanded that Tang San undo the restriction sealing him there.
• Tang San realized the disciple was pinned beneath the mountain but did not know how to break the seal.
• Er Ming recognized Tang San as the man he hated and decided to deceive him into freeing the seal before striking him.

Tang San begged the Western Sect to release a senior so they could complete the western journey together. In Daoyuan Hall, the Queen Mother of the West thanked Lin Feng for destroying the Demon Realm and entrusted him with a powerful bronze mirror to refine and nurture.

• Tang San knelt and asked the Buddha and the Sage to release the sealed senior so he could work with them on the western journey.
• The Queen Mother of the West visited Lin Feng and thanked him for eradicating the Demon Realm.
• The Queen Mother of the West presented Lin Feng with a Gilded Cloud-Pattern Bronze Mirror assembled from fragments associated with the Kunlun Mirror, the Haotian Mirror, and Yang Mei.
• Lin Feng identified the mirror as a shattered treasure of the Light and Shadow Demon God and said it might regain the power of a Chaos Spirit Treasure if its fragments were gathered.
• The Queen Mother of the West entrusted the mirror to Lin Feng to refine and nurture, and Lin Feng infused it with the Heavenly Realm's aura.

Lin Feng named the newly promoted Xiantian supreme treasure the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Mirror and used it to observe Tang San at Mo Mountain. After Lin Feng removed the mountain, Er Ming appeared behind Tang San and grabbed his head.

• The Queen Mother of the West named the newly born treasure the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Mirror, and Lin Feng inscribed its name into it.
• Shui Bing'er watched the treasure gain spirituality and exchanged a brief smile with the young woman accompanying the Queen Mother of the West.
• Lin Feng showed the others Tang San kneeling beneath Mo Mountain and flicked his finger toward the mountain.
• Mo Mountain vanished, and Sunlight Bodhisattva and Moonlight Bodhisattva watched someone crash to the ground.
• Tang San mistook the vanished mountain for a sign that his senior had been freed and asked him to join the journey west, but Er Ming seized his head from behind.

Er Ming confronted Tang San and beat him after learning he had been responsible for his five-hundred-year imprisonment, but spared his life because Xiao Wu remained on Mount Ling. As Er Ming rode west, Sunlight Bodhisattva blocked his path and challenged his account of Xiao Wu’s imprisonment.

• Er Ming seized Tang San and blamed him for stealing Xiao Wu and leaving him sealed beneath Mo Mountain for five hundred years.
• Tang San said Xiao Wu was imprisoned on Mount Ling and claimed he was journeying west to save her, so Er Ming spared him but beat him severely.
• Er Ming warned Tang San that he would kill him if they met again, then summoned a white horse and rode west.
• Sunlight Bodhisattva stopped Er Ming and reminded him of a promise he had made.
• Er Ming objected to following Tang San and demanded to know why Xiao Wu was imprisoned on Mount Ling, and Sunlight Bodhisattva denied that she was imprisoned.

Sunlight Bodhisattva subdued Er Ming with a Tightening Fillet and ordered him to escort Master Sanzang west. After healing Tang San, he began teaching him the fillet’s incantation, leaving Er Ming at Tang San’s mercy.

• Er Ming demanded that Buddhism release Xiao Wu, then attacked Sunlight Bodhisattva with his cannon when the request was refused.
• Sunlight Bodhisattva calmly blocked the blast, and Er Ming fled after summoning a host of Heavenly Horses.
• Sunlight Bodhisattva placed a Tightening Fillet on Er Ming and forced him to surrender by chanting its incantation.
• Sunlight Bodhisattva ordered Er Ming to escort Master Sanzang on the journey west, and Er Ming agreed.
• Sunlight Bodhisattva healed Tang San and offered to teach him the Tightening Fillet’s incantation, alarming Er Ming.

Tang San used the golden hoop and incantation taught by Sunlight Bodhisattva to punish Er Ming, while Lin Feng and the others watched the scene in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Mirror. Queen Mother of the West proposed a regular auction in the Prehistoric World, and Lin Feng agreed to support it.

• Sunlight Bodhisattva gave Tang San the Mother Hoop and explained that he had to wear it for the incantation to work.
• Tang San put on the Mother Hoop and used the incantation to inflict unbearable pain on Er Ming for resisting him.
• Queen Mother of the West and the others laughed at the sight of the blackened monkey in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Mirror.
• Queen Mother of the West proposed holding an auction at the Jade Pool once every yuanhui, and Lin Feng approved the plan and promised to attend.

Ya Fei proposed an auction to Queen Mother of the West, who gained Lin Feng’s support and arranged for Ya Fei to work with Heavenly Court. After the Sky Screen showed Ya Fei meeting the Dao Venerable, the Mittel Family made her its clan head.

• Ya Fei impressed Queen Mother of the West with her auction proposal, and Queen Mother of the West kept her on to help organize the event.
• Lin Feng agreed to support Queen Mother of the West’s auction, and he directed Ya Fei to seek assistance from the Ministry of Rites in Heavenly Court.
• Ya Fei bowed to Lin Feng and rejoiced at the opportunity to run the auction and gain his favor.
• The Mittel Family watched Queen Mother of the West bring Ya Fei to Daoyuan Hall and speak with Lin Feng.
• Mite'er Tengshan declared Ya Fei the Mittel Family clan head, and the elders supported his decision.

Ya Fei’s auction opportunity pleased the Mittel Family, while Hai Bodong left Mo City as the Tagor Desert burned. Meanwhile, the ancient clans surrounded the Hun Clan after the Sky Screen exposed its destruction of the Ling Clan, and Gu Yuan demanded that Hun Tiandi come out.

• The Mittel Family elders approved Ya Fei’s plan to expand their auction business into the Prehistoric World, and Mite'er Tengshan ordered them to reject the Mu Family’s marriage proposal.
• Hai Bodong watched Ya Fei on the Sky Screen, sensed the Tagor Desert turning into a sea of fire, and left Mo City to keep searching for a way to break his seal.
• Yan Jin, Yao Dan, Lei Ying, and Shi Yi condemned the Hun Clan after learning it had destroyed the Ling Clan and stolen its Dou Emperor bloodline.
• The clan chiefs of several ancient clans led their forces to surround the Soul Realm while spiritual senses gathered from across the Central Plains.
• Gu Yuan challenged Hun Tiandi to leave the Soul Realm or face its destruction.

The Five Clans surrounded the Soul Realm and demanded an explanation from Hun Tiandi for the Ling Clan’s destruction. Hun Tiandi emerged confident that his clan could withstand them, while secretly sensing a chance to advance to Dou Emperor; Gu Yuan demanded that the Hun Clan withdraw, seal its realm gates, and submit to supervision.

• The Hun Clan panicked as the Five Clans surrounded the Soul Realm, but Hun Tiandi rejected a direct fight and led his people out to meet them.
• Hun Tiandi sensed a strange spiritual fluctuation deep within the Hun Clan that he believed could lead to his advancement to Dou Emperor.
• Hun Tiandi emerged with the Three Demon Saints and the Hun Clan elders, intimidating the gathered clan chiefs.
• Yan Jin urged Gu Yuan to unite the Five Clans and destroy the Hun Clan, while Shi Yi pressed Gu Yuan to act.
• Gu Yuan restrained the other clan chiefs and demanded that the Hun Clan withdraw, seal its realm gates, and accept supervision over the Ling Clan matter.

Hun Tiandi used the Hun Clan’s hidden strength to deter the Five Clans and avert a fight over the Ling Clan and Nihility Devouring Flame. Before the dispute ended, a Dou Emperor aura rose near the Black-Corner Region.

• Shi Yi demanded compensation and the eradication of the Nihility Devouring Flame, and Gu Yuan agreed that the clans should deal with him if he returned from the Prehistoric World.
• Hun Tiandi rejected the Five Clans’ demands, then revealed four surviving Eight-Star Dou Saints from the depths of the Soul Realm.
• Gu Yuan and the other clan leaders realized the Hun Clan had the advantage, and Hun Tiandi promised there would be no repeat of the Ling Clan’s destruction.
• A powerful aura rose near the Black-Corner Region, and Gu Yuan and the others recognized it as a Dou Emperor’s.

After a Dou Emperor appeared in the Black-Corner Region, the powers of the Dou Qi Continent rushed toward it. On Douluo Continent, Da Ming fled the black-clad strangers while Tang Xiao faced the destruction of Clear Sky Sect.

• The clan leaders left the Soul Realm for the Black-Corner Region, and Hun Tiandi soon followed with the Hun Clan.
• The appearance of a Dou Emperor sent human and magical beast factions across the Dou Qi Continent racing toward the Black-Corner Region.
• Da Ming watched Er Ming suffer on the Sky Screen, recalled his defeat by the Dark Evil God Tiger, and decided to flee northwest.
• Black-clad strangers destroyed Clear Sky Sect, leaving Tang Xiao standing among the corpses and ruins.
• Tang Xiao laughed and cried as he accepted the end of Clear Sky Sect.

Sage Guyou killed Tang Xiao but spared Tang Yang after learning about Tang San, intending to capture him. As the black-robed forces devastated Heaven Dou City, Xue Beng refused to flee and sat grieving beside Prince Xue Xing’s corpse.

• Tang Xiao charged Sage Guyou with the Clear Sky Hammer and Great Sumeru Hammer, but Sage Guyou reduced him and his hammer to ash.
• Tang Yang begged Sage Guyou to spare him and offered Tang San in exchange, prompting Sage Guyou to order that Tang Yang be taken alive.
• Sage Guyou recognized Tang San on the Sky Screen as the transformed Undying Immortal Herb and decided to capture him.
• Black-robed attackers ravaged Heaven Dou City, killing its people and overwhelming even powerful Soul Masters.
• Xue Beng’s guards and ministers urged him to flee, but he remained beside Prince Xue Xing’s corpse and questioned where he could run.

Black-robed invaders destroyed Heaven Dou City and killed the Tiandou Empire’s last emperor, while survivors fled and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect struggled to escape. Chen Xin renewed his vow to avenge the dead as the survivors headed for Elemental City.

• Xue Beng sent his followers away, then faced the black-robed invaders with Prince Xue Xing’s corpse before a black-robed old man struck him down.
• Ma Hongjun, Flender, Bai He, and Yang Wudi fled through the forest, blaming the invaders and hoping Skywater Academy’s people could stop them.
• Ma Hongjun wondered why Tang San had not returned from the Prehistoric World to defend Douluo World.
• Ning Fengzhi urged the remaining Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect members to survive and rebuild in Elemental City, despite Sword Douluo’s defeat and lost arm.
• Chen Xin swore to kill the invaders and avenge the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s disciples and the people of Heaven Dou City.

The Hun Clan ravaged Star Luo City, while Dai Tianfeng urged Dai Mubai to take Zhu Zhuqing to Spirit Hall and preserve the empire’s hope. As Dai Tianfeng and Zhu Ruyun faced the city’s destruction together, Spirit City came under siege and its golden defender began to fade.

• The Hun Clan slaughtered Star Luo City’s forces, leaving the city in ruins.
• Dai Tianfeng gave Dai Mubai a storage Soul Tool and ordered him to take Zhu Zhuqing through a secret passage to Spirit Hall.
• Dai Mubai resisted going to Spirit Hall, but Dai Tianfeng slapped him and insisted he leave to preserve hope; Dai Mubai then rushed out with the Soul Tool.
• Dai Tianfeng took Zhu Ruyun’s hand, and they drank wine together in the palace as Star Luo City faced destruction.
• Black-robed figures surrounded Spirit City, where a fading golden giant struggled to hold back the black clouds.
• Someone in Spirit City called out to Old Ghost Zhaixing and asked what he was doing.

Ninth Venerable arrived to lead the Soul Hall assault on Spirit City, overpowering the golden giant that had been defending it. With the city collapsing into chaos, Qian Daoliu revealed he had three talismans left that might only delay the attackers.

• Ninth Venerable arrived through a spatial rift, learned that the golden giant had killed Qinghai, and ordered Spirit City's people captured for soul refinement.
• The golden giant attacked Ninth Venerable with lightning, but he summoned a black beast that swallowed the giant and its axe before the giant broke free, badly weakened.
• Soul Hall's forces advanced while Spirit City's residents panicked, and violence spread through the city.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu set aside their feud as the consecrated elders urged Qian Daoliu to find a way to fight back.
• Qian Daoliu said Elder Ghost had left three talismans, but they could only hold the attackers off for a while.

Bibi Dong revealed the Netherworld Profound Coffin Gui Mei had left her and used it against the Hun Clan attackers threatening Spirit Hall. The coffin devoured several enemies, and Ninth Venerable retaliated with a palm strike.

• Bibi Dong brought out Gui Mei’s three-inch black coffin after Spirit Hall’s elders asked her to save them.
• Bibi Dong led the Spirit Hall group outside, where Ninth Venerable demanded the treasures they had obtained from the Prehistoric World.
• Bibi Dong sent the Netherworld Profound Coffin toward the Hun Clan after telling them to take the treasure they wanted.
• The coffin froze the Hun Clan members’ souls and devoured several of them, leaving puddles of blood.
• Ninth Venerable flew into a rage and struck at Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong killed Ninth Venerable with the Netherworld Profound Coffin and began attacking indiscriminately, forcing Qian Daoliu and Spirit Hall’s elders to retreat. As spacetime rifts continued to open above Spirit City, they pinned their hopes on Xiao Xue, Elder Ghost, and the Immortal Boat.

• Bibi Dong leaped into the Netherworld Profound Coffin, which swallowed Ninth Venerable and killed him.
• Old Ghost Zhaixing escaped with a teleportation jade slip while the coffin’s tentacles slaughtered the Hun Clan’s remaining soldiers.
• Qian Daoliu saw Bibi Dong attacking without distinction and ordered Spirit Hall’s elders to withdraw and survive.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and Qing Luan Douluo reminded Qian Daoliu that Xiao Xue, Elder Ghost, the Immortal Boat, and divine weapons might help them endure the invasion.
• Qian Daoliu and the others looked toward the distant Immortal Boat and wondered why it had not acted.

After Bibi Dong destroyed Spirit City in her madness, the Ancient Clan pressured Shui Zhantian and Shui Yue'er to surrender the Immortal Boat. A Sky Screen announcement then gave the Hun Clan five designated slots to enter the Prehistoric World, shocking everyone.

• Qian Daoliu led the survivors away from Spirit City, leaving Bibi Dong to wander among the ruins and destroy Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong’s hatred, ambition, and grief gave way to madness, while the backlash from activating the Netherworld Profound Coffin dragged her beyond recovery.
• Gu Nanhai and the Ancient Clan party visited the Cloud Boat and offered ten divine artifacts for one intervention, or permanent protection in exchange for the Immortal Boat.
• Shui Zhantian declined Gu Nanhai’s offers, saying the group needed time to discuss them.
• The Sky Screen announced that Douluo World’s lost fortune had reduced its selected slots to five, raised Battle Through the Heavens World’s slots to fifteen, and granted the Hun Clan five designated slots.