Chapter Summaries

Tang San suspected the God of Asura had intervened to help him, while worrying that becoming the god’s inheritor would cost him the chance to inherit the Goddess of Life and God of Destruction’s Divine Positions. In the City of Slaughter, Tang Chen awakened after the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King fled, and he immediately noticed Tang Hao’s injuries.

• Tang San used his Slaughter Domain to control the Asura Sword and help the King of Slaughter kill the Law Enforcement Captain, then suspected the God of Asura had intervened.
• The God of Asura noticed that his mark on Tang San had mostly been erased and decided to claim Tang San as his inheritor before another god could.
• The God of Destruction noticed the God of Asura’s intervention and remained confident that Evil God and Destruction could compete for Tang San.
• Evil God grew wary of the God of Asura, reviewed how his powers had strengthened Tang San’s desire for the Goddess of Life and God of Destruction’s inheritances, and went to watch Tang San with the God of Goodness.
• Tang San removed the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King’s parasitism from Tang Chen, and the creature fled as Tang Chen began to regain his former appearance.
• Tang Chen awakened and called for Tang Hao, then noticed that Tang Hao had lost his left hand and was gravely weakened.

Tang Chen, Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and Tang San escaped the City of Slaughter and discussed the Clear Sky Sect’s losses and their plans. When they went to find Seventh Elder, they discovered Slaughter Town had vanished beneath the forest, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Tang Chen criticized Tang Xiao and Tang Hao for the Clear Sky Sect’s compromise with Spirit Hall, then regretted the losses they had suffered to rescue him.
• Tang Hao withheld the full truth about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Tang Chen learned it had attacked him and vowed to destroy the sect.
• Tang Chen examined Tang Xiao and warned him that using Ring Detonation again could cripple or kill him.
• After about ten days of recuperation, the four Clear Sky Sect members traveled to Slaughter Town to look for Seventh Elder.
• Tang Xiao and the others found the town burned and overgrown, with no clues about Seventh Elder’s fate.

Xue Ye left Heaven Dou City to lead the campaign against Star Luo, while Su Chen sent Hu Qianxing to seize the Heaven Dou throne. Su Chen then asked the God of Destruction about the surprise he had prepared for Tang San in the Clear Sky Sect.

• Xue Ye rejected Xue Beng's request to lead the campaign and departed with five thousand Soul Guidance Armament Army soldiers and tens of thousands of ordinary troops.
• Su Chen assigned Hu Qianxing the mission of becoming emperor, and Hu agreed after asking whether he could return to the Heaven-Human Sect afterward.
• Dugu Bo doubted Hu Qianxing's suitability, but Su Chen explained that the sect had prepared an army to support him.
• Su Chen asked the God of Destruction how Tang Yuehua was doing in the Clear Sky Sect and whether the promised surprise for Tang San was ready.

Tang Chen returned to the Clear Sky Sect and found its headquarters transformed into a flower-filled village, while Tang Xiao and Tang Hao learned that Tang Yuehua had been leading the sect in their absence. The family returned to the mountain to discuss their losses, with Tang Xiao asking to resign as sect master and Tang Hao insisting he remain.

• Tang Chen, Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and Tang San arrived at the Clear Sky Sect and found flowers planted throughout the village and up the mountain.
• Tang Yuehua revealed that she had ordered the flowers planted and rushed to check on Tang Hao, reacting fiercely to his missing arm.
• Tang Xiao asked about the Seventh Elder, and Tang Yuehua said she had not seen him; Tang Xiao then led the group up the mountain to discuss what had happened.
• Tang San noticed that the villagers' behavior seemed strangely rigid and that they barely spoke to one another.
• Tang Xiao asked Tang Chen to remove him as sect master, but Tang Hao told him that only Tang Xiao could lead the Clear Sky Sect.

Tang San discovered that the Clear Sky Sect disciples in the village had no breath or heartbeat, then learned that Tang Yuehua was behind their bizarre condition. As her power overcame him, Divine Slaughter's Domain awakened and he howled for help.

• Tang San went down the mountain at midnight and found every Clear Sky Sect disciple in the village unnaturally still.
• Tang San used his Purple Demon Eye and discovered that the sleeping disciples had no breath or heartbeat, though Soul Power sustained their bodies.
• Tang San wondered whether Tang Yuehua was involved, and she appeared behind him and praised his intelligence.
• Tang Yuehua asked Tang San to stay with his father in the Clear Sky Sect and reached for his head, leaving him unable to move or speak.
• Tang San resisted her sleep-inducing power as Divine Slaughter's Domain unfolded, then howled to summon help.

Tang San warned Tang Hao that Tang Yuehua had killed the Clear Sky Sect disciples and turned them into puppet-like corpses. Tang Chen and Tang Xiao arrived, and Tang Chen attacked Yuehua, but the chapter left them facing her unexplained power and the possibility that the disciples could not be saved.

• Tang Hao rushed to the village after hearing Tang San cry out and found him shaken beside Tang Yuehua.
• Tang San told Tang Hao that Tang Yuehua was not herself and that the Clear Sky Sect disciples were dead.
• Tang Yuehua summoned the disciples, who emerged moving like lifelike puppets, and insisted they could remain together forever.
• Tang Chen and Tang Xiao arrived, and Tang Chen grabbed for Tang Yuehua, but she switched places with a dead disciple.
• Tang Chen crushed the disciple and found a body like scraps of cloth, while Tang Xiao pleaded that they preserve the bodies in case they could be saved.

Tang Yuehua used her sinister Noble Ring to control Tang Chen’s Clear Sky Hammer and turn the Clear Sky Sect disciples into puppets. Tang Chen broke free with the Asura Sword and killed her, leaving the sect’s surviving members to face the aftermath.

• Tang Yuehua revealed nine strange Soul Rings and used her Noble Ring to restrain Tang Chen’s Clear Sky Hammer.
• More than two hundred controlled Clear Sky Sect disciples attacked Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, forcing them to retreat.
• Tang Hao realized the disciples were trying to subdue him and began smashing them, while Tang San urged Tang Chen to use the Asura Sword.
• Tang Chen summoned the Asura Sword, broke free of Tang Yuehua’s control, and wounded her Noble Ring with a single strike.
• Tang Yuehua briefly regained her clarity, then turned to ashes when Tang Chen’s Asura Sword fell; the controlled disciples collapsed.

Tang Chen blamed Spirit Hall for the Clear Sky Sect’s destruction and wanted to attack it, while Tang San and Tang Hao urged him to wait and rebuild their strength. Tang San proposed seeking Immortal Herbs to restore Tang Chen’s vitality and targeting the Heaven-Human Sect instead.

• Tang Xiao questioned whether Tang Yuehua was truly dead, while Tang Chen suspected an evil god had controlled her.
• Tang Hao and Tang San buried the Clear Sky Sect disciples, and Tang Xiao fainted before waking and trying to pay his respects.
• Tang Chen decided Spirit Hall was responsible for the sect’s ruin and declared that he would seek revenge.
• Tang San and Tang Hao persuaded Tang Chen to delay attacking Spirit Hall until they had recovered and grown stronger.
• Tang San told Tang Chen that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well might hold Immortal Herbs to replenish his vitality, and proposed attacking the Heaven-Human Sect.

As Tang San and his allies headed toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Su Chen learned that rebellion had spread across the Heaven Dou Empire. With Xue Ye away, Xue Beng was forced to seek help from the Heaven-Human Sect as rebel forces marched on Heaven Dou City.

• The God of Destruction told Su Chen that Tang San's group was heading to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Tang Chen could vent his anger, and said Chen Xin might drive him back by risking his life.
• Xue Ye launched a war of annihilation against the Star Luo Empire while kingdoms and provinces across the Heaven Dou Empire rose in rebellion.
• Xue Beng learned that the rebels accused him of killing Xue Qinghe and the other princes, and he angrily denied the charges.
• Prince Xue Xing urged Xue Beng to ask Xue Ye to return, but worried Heaven Dou City might fall before the emperor arrived.
• Prince Xue Xing told Xue Beng to personally request aid from the Heaven-Human Sect, and Xue Beng agreed to go.

Tang Chen led Tang Xiao and Tang Hao in an assault on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, demanding Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo commit suicide. Sword Douluo launched a desperate counterattack and held Tang Chen at bay, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Tang Chen smashed through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's gates and slaughtered its disciples with Tang Xiao and Tang Hao.
• Sword Douluo confronted Tang Chen, and Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong recognized the returned Clear Sky Douluo.
• Tang Chen threatened to destroy the sect unless Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo committed suicide, but Ning Fengzhi refused.
• Sword Douluo used Soul Burning, Blood Burning, Bone Burning and Ning Fengzhi's support to attack Tang Chen outside the sect.
• Sword Douluo's Seven Kill Sword met Tang Chen's Clear Sky Hammer without either gaining the upper hand, shocking Tang Xiao and Tang Hao.

Tang Chen attacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Chen Xin and Gu Rong forced the Clear Sky Sect fighters away from its grounds. As Chen Xin burned through his power to keep fighting, Tang Chen’s Asura Sword failed to help him, and it also ignored Tang San.

• Chen Xin intercepted Tang Chen while Gu Rong targeted Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and Tang San, forcing the battle out of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao retreated under Gu Rong’s pressure, while Chen Xin kept Tang Chen occupied despite his own dangerous strain.
• Tang San judged that the expedition might fail and considered preserving their strength to fight Spirit Hall instead.
• Tang Chen waited for Chen Xin’s power-enhancing technique to fade, but Chen Xin invoked God Burning and began burning his spiritual power.
• Tang Chen summoned the Asura Sword against Chen Xin, but it gave him no added power, while Chen Xin’s Slaughter Domain contested Tang Chen’s Divine Slaughter’s Domain.
• Tang San tried to activate the Asura Sword with his own domain, but it did not respond to him either.

The Clear Sky Sect attacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Tang Chen and his allies were forced to retreat after Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo held them off. Tang Chen left badly frustrated and asked Tang San whether the divine treasure he had mentioned could restore his vitality.

• Tang San urged Tang Chen to withdraw, but Tang Chen detonated three Soul Rings to keep fighting Sword Douluo.
• Bone Douluo used his Bone Dragon True Body to aggravate Tang Xiao and Tang Hao's old injuries and severely wound Tang Xiao.
• Tang Chen detonated a fourth Soul Ring, drove Sword Douluo back, and fled with Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and Tang San after Bone Douluo dodged his attack.
• Sword Douluo's vitality and spiritual power were gravely depleted, and Ning Fengzhi brought him back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Bone Douluo.
• Tang San suggested that the Clear Sky Sect's defeat resulted from poor preparation, and Tang Chen asked whether Tang San's divine treasure could restore his vitality.

Su Chen sent Snake Lance Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo to test themselves against the returned Tang Chen, while Dugu Bo received a separate task. Meanwhile, Prince Xue Xing watched the Tiger King's rebel army approach Heaven Dou City and doubted he could hold it until Xue Ye returned.

• Su Chen told Snake Lance Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo that Tang Chen had reappeared, and all three volunteered to face him.
• Dugu Bo asked to fight Tang Chen, but Su Chen assigned him another task and promised he would have future chances to challenge Tang Chen.
• Prince Xue Xing learned that the rebel forces had united under the Tiger King and were advancing rapidly toward Heaven Dou City.
• Prince Xue Xing ordered the city's soldiers to hold out until Xue Ye returned, while admitting he lacked confidence they could last five days.
• The Tiger King's army neared Heaven Dou City, and someone told the Tiger King that the city lay ahead.

The Righteous Army displayed the captured Xue Beng outside Heaven Dou City, hoping to weaken the defenders’ morale. Prince Xue Xing ordered the soldiers to fire on him, but the arrows failed to reach Xue Beng, and Hu Qianxing launched the assault.

• Prince Xue Xing recognized the captive Xue Beng and worried that his capture would further undermine Heaven Dou City’s defense.
• Xue Beng begged Prince Xue Xing to rescue him, while Xue Xing grew furious at his cowardly behavior and denied that the captive was the crown prince.
• When Xue Beng accused Xue Xing of betraying him, Xue Xing shot an arrow at him and ordered the soldiers to fire.
• The soldiers enthusiastically rained arrows on Xue Beng, pleased to see the unpopular crown prince humiliated.
• Hu Qianxing swung Xue Beng by his rope to block the arrows, called him trash, and ordered the Righteous Army to attack Heaven Dou City.

The rebels breached Heaven Dou City with powerful Soul Tools, and Prince Xue Xing lost hope and died by suicide. Meanwhile, Tang San’s group encountered three Spirit Hall Title Douluo, and Tang Chen ordered the injured members to flee while he faced them.

• The rebels’ shield formation withstood arrows and boulders before their attack caused a section of Heaven Dou City’s wall to collapse.
• Prince Xue Xing concluded that the Heaven-Human Sect supported the rebels, gave up resisting, and leaped from the ruined wall to his death.
• Tang San and his companions traveled cautiously, with Tang Xiao and Tang Chen’s injuries still worsening.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Snake Lance Douluo confronted Tang San’s group, and Tang San identified them as Spirit Hall members.
• Tang Chen told Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and Tang San to leave while he fought the three Spirit Hall Douluo.

Tang Chen fought Snake Lance Douluo, whose improved spear skills let him contend with the legendary powerhouse. After Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo joined the battle with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Tang Chen came under mounting pressure and was left facing the humiliation of being wounded before reaching Qian Daoliu.

• Tang Chen sent Tang Hao and the others away, then attacked Snake Lance Douluo and his companions with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Snake Lance Douluo used refined spear techniques to deflect Tang Chen’s blows and counterattack, surprising both fighters with how evenly they matched.
• Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo remarked that Tang Chen seemed weaker than expected, angering him and prompting him to drag them into the fight.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo activated the Two-Yi Static Domain, making it easier for Snake Lance Douluo to pressure Tang Chen.
• Snake Lance Douluo’s Purple-Green Snake Lance tore Tang Chen’s shoulder clothing, leaving him humiliated and unwilling to accept his predicament.

Hu Qianxing heard distant fighting while managing Heaven Dou City, while Tang Chen battled Spirit Hall’s Douluos and was driven to detonate several Soul Rings by Ghost Douluo’s taunts. The chapter left Tang Chen facing Snake Lance Douluo’s deadly strike, fearing he would die before protecting his family and sect.

• Hu Qianxing dismissed the distant fighting as no threat, though he worried the combatants might include Heaven-Human Sect elders.
• Ghost Douluo taunted Tang Chen while Snake Lance Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo contained his attacks.
• Tang Chen detonated his fifth, sixth, and seventh Soul Rings in a rage, greatly increasing his power and straining his remaining lifespan.
• Tang Chen unleashed his Great Sumeru Hammer, but Snake Lance Douluo vanished from its reach and launched a piercing attack toward Tang Chen’s chest.
• Tang Chen realized Snake Lance Douluo’s strike might pierce his heart and feared dying before caring for the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Hao, and Tang San.

Tang Chen fled again after Snake Lance Douluo and the others drove him off, while Xue Ye rushed back to the Heaven Dou Empire to suppress trouble. Hu Qianxing captured Xue Ye’s army in Cloud Piercing Gorge and returned to the Heaven-Human Sect, where Su Chen’s question made him realize he would remain emperor for the long term.

• Tang Chen escaped from Snake Lance Douluo and the others, who chose not to risk pursuing him further.
• Xue Ye abandoned his invasion of the Star Luo Empire and hurried his army toward the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xue Ye ordered his army through the fog-filled Cloud Piercing Gorge, where Dugu Bo’s fog put him and his guards to sleep.
• Hu Qianxing’s forces captured Xue Ye and the Heaven Dou Army, then detained the soldiers separately.
• Hu Qianxing settled the immediate affairs and returned to the Heaven-Human Sect, where Su Chen asked why he had come back.

Hu Qianxing reported that the Heaven Dou Empire had been pacified, and Su Chen ordered him to conquer the Star Luo Empire as well. The God of Destruction then brought Su Chen’s consciousness to the God Realm to watch Tang San face the gods’ interference.

• Hu Qianxing reported to Su Chen that order had returned to the Heaven Dou Empire, and Su Chen told him to destroy the Star Luo Empire and unite the continent.
• Su Chen sensed the Good Thoughts and Evil Thoughts generated by the nations’ upheavals and considered his progress toward the God of Goodness and God of Evil’s trials.
• The God of Destruction told Su Chen that the gods were preparing to influence Tang San when he sought a Soul Ring.
• Su Chen asked to witness Tang San’s choices, and the God of Destruction brought his consciousness to the Castle of Destruction in the God Realm.
• The God of Destruction gave Su Chen a seat beside his throne and showed him the Star Dou Forest, where the God of Goodness, the God of Evil, and the God of Asura were watching Tang San.

Tang San encountered the God of Asura during his Soul Ring absorption and tried to avoid accepting his inheritance by citing Tang Chen. The God of Destruction and Su Chen watched the exchange, and Tang San left the chapter still pleading his great-grandfather’s case.

• Tang San absorbed a life-attributed Soul Ring and found himself in a blood-red consciousness space with the God of Asura.
• The God of Asura identified himself and offered Tang San the chance to inherit his Divine Position.
• Tang San pretended not to know the God of Asura, then invoked Tang Chen’s connection to the inheritance to resist competing for it.
• The God of Destruction criticized Tang San’s hypocrisy while Su Chen asked how he could spy on the God of Asura unnoticed.
• The God of Asura said Tang Chen had failed his trial, but Tang San argued that his great-grandfather’s poor condition meant he needed the Divine Position.