Chapter Summaries

Flender and Zhao Wuji led Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai into the forest while fleeing a group of masked attackers. The assassins cornered them and mutilated Dai Mubai, then demanded that the others hand him over.

• Flender led the group out of the city and into a forest as nearly a hundred masked pursuers followed them.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji ambushed the masked men and killed more than twenty while Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai hid.
• A masked attacker found the three students, knocked Oscar and Ma Hongjun aside, and mutilated Dai Mubai.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji shielded the injured Dai Mubai as the remaining attackers surrounded them.
• The attackers said they only wanted Dai Mubai and offered to let the others leave if they handed him over.

Flender and Zhao Wuji drove off the Star Luo Death Warriors, but Dai Mubai identified them as Dai Weisi’s assassins and learned that his brother still intended to kill him. After Dai Weisi sent the Soul Saint Elder Xiu to finish the job, Ye Mu and Zhu Zhuqing discussed the renewed threat.

• Flender and Zhao Wuji revealed their Soul Saint strength, forcing the Star Luo Death Warriors to retreat without killing Dai Mubai.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun searched the fallen attackers and found jade pendants that Dai Mubai recognized as proof they were Star Luo Death Warriors sent by Dai Weisi.
• Flender took Dai Mubai and the others away to seek treatment, while Dai Mubai set aside his plans for revenge.
• Dai Weisi learned the assassination had failed and sent Elder Xiu, a powerful Soul Saint, to kill Dai Mubai.
• Chen Yu reported Dai Mubai’s injury to Ye Mu, and Ye Mu told Zhu Zhuqing that Dai Weisi would keep trying to kill him.

Ye Mu and the others stayed in Star Luo to watch the Dai Clan elders’ meeting after Dai Huabing’s death. Dai Huajun accused Dai Weisi of murder, but Dai Weisi demanded proof and called the charge slander, leaving the emperor’s response unknown.

• Ye Mu predicted Dai Weisi would keep trying to kill Dai Mubai and decided to stay in Star Luo to see how the clan reacted to Dai Huabing’s death.
• Qian Renxue reported that Dai Weisi was seeking the elders’ support and might exploit the clan rule requiring new selections when only five elders remained.
• A Spirit Hall spy delivered news of a Dai Clan elders’ meeting that night, and Ye Mu went with the women to observe.
• At the meeting, Dai Huajun accused Dai Weisi of murdering Dai Huabing, while another elder blamed Dai Tianyun.
• Dai Weisi demanded evidence from Dai Huajun and warned that an unsupported accusation against a prince was a crime punishable by execution.
• Dai Huajun appealed to the Star Luo Emperor to hear Dai Weisi’s words.

Dai Weisi turned Dai Huajun’s accusation about the Star Luo Death Warriors into a charge of meddling in royal secrets, alarming the clan elders and earning Star Luo Emperor’s approval. As Ye Mu and his companions watched unseen, Dai Weisi moved to strip Dai Huajun of his authority.

• Dai Huajun accused Dai Weisi of sending Star Luo Death Warriors to target the Third Prince in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Dai Weisi challenged Dai Huajun over why his men had been watching the royal force and suggested it could amount to plotting rebellion.
• Dai Huajun realized he had exposed himself and the clan elders to Star Luo Emperor’s displeasure, while Star Luo Emperor silently watched him.
• Ye Mu and his companions observed from a concealed spatial rift as Ye Mu and Zhu Zhuqing discussed Dai Weisi’s tactics and the emperor’s approval.
• Dai Weisi told Dai Huajun to retire and said the clan no longer needed him to handle its affairs.

Dai Weisi maneuvered the Star Luo Emperor into forcing Dai Huajun to retire, while the emperor secretly planned to use Dai Weisi to eliminate the other clan elders. Ye Mu expected Dai Weisi to pursue his ambitions further and returned to the hotel with his companions to await his next move.

• The Star Luo Emperor ordered Dai Huajun to retire, and Dai Huajun surrendered his clan elder ring and left the council hall.
• Dai Weisi told Chen Yu that he would deal with the other six clan elders one at a time.
• The Star Luo Emperor told the leader of the Star Luo Death Warriors to leave the clan elders alone and watch how far Dai Weisi could go.
• Ye Mu speculated that Dai Weisi might eventually attempt a coup and kill the Star Luo Emperor after dealing with the clan elders.
• Ye Mu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing returned to the hotel to wait for Dai Weisi, who might seek an alliance or target them.

After surviving an assassination by Star Luo Death Warriors, Ye Mu and the girls decided to remain in Star Luo City in disguise and retaliate against Dai Weisi. Dai Weisi ordered another attack and turned his attention to the clan elders opposing him.

• Ye Mu sensed Star Luo Death Warriors watching the hotel, then knocked aside their poison needles and defeated the attackers, who killed themselves before he could question them.
• The next day, Ning Rongrong and the others found the bodies, and Zhu Zhuqing identified them as Star Luo Death Warriors sent by Dai Weisi.
• Ye Mu explained that Dai Weisi wanted to silence them because they knew about his actions against Dai Mubai, and he persuaded the group to stay in Star Luo City disguised.
• Ye Mu planned to visit Dai Weisi's palace that night and give him a surprise in retaliation for the assassination attempt.
• Dai Weisi ordered his Death Soldier squad leader to arrange a larger attack during the day, then considered how to handle the six clan elders who opposed him.

Dai Weisi sent the Star Luo Death Warriors to kill Ye Mu and his companions, but they watched the soldiers search an empty hotel from across the street. Ye Mu proposed using Disguise Masks to infiltrate the hotel and frighten the Death Warriors by changing faces after each kill.

• Dai Weisi resolved to eliminate the people who knew he had joined forces with outsiders, while the Star Luo Emperor also planned to punish clan elders who crossed his limits.
• The Death Warrior Captain led his men to the hotel to capture Ye Mu and the others, but found their rooms empty and ordered a quiet search.
• Ye Mu and his companions watched from a hotel across the street, and Qian Renxue warned that Dai Weisi might keep pursuing them.
• Ning Rongrong explained that their Disguise Masks could change their appearances and conceal their identities.
• Ye Mu proposed disguising themselves, entering the hotel, and killing the Death Warriors while changing faces to terrify the survivors.

Ye Mu and the girls hunted the Star Luo Death Warriors inside the hotel, killing most of them while the captain’s men searched in vain. Ye Mu captured the captain and took him to a forest, where he began threatening him with torture to learn how the warriors communicated with Dai Weisi.

• Ning Rongrong cheered as Ye Mu agreed to target the Star Luo Death Warriors and asked the girls to leave a few alive.
• The girls disguised themselves and returned to the hotel, where the security guards discovered bodies and then fled the search.
• The death warrior captain learned seven of his men had been killed and ordered the remaining warriors to keep searching in pairs.
• After two hours, Ye Mu seized the captain, knocked out his poisoned teeth, and took him to a forest outside the city.
• Ye Mu questioned the captain about communicating with Dai Weisi and described a torture method that left the captain pale with fear.

Ye Mu used Ning Rongrong’s mind-controlling Jade Tablet to turn the Death Warrior Captain against Dai Weisi. The captain attacked Dai Weisi in the imperial palace, but Dai Weisi survived and ordered the surrounding soul masters to kill him.

• Ning Rongrong used a Jade Tablet to control the Death Warrior Captain, and Ye Mu ordered him to cripple Dai Weisi.
• The Death Warrior Captain returned to Dai Weisi and claimed that a squad of Death Soldiers had betrayed the imperial family.
• When Dai Weisi examined the captain’s empty papers, the captain stabbed out his right eye with a dagger.
• Dai Weisi fought back with White Tiger Intense Light Wave as soul masters surrounded the Death Warrior Captain.
• The captain called the attack a gift, and Dai Weisi ordered the soul masters to kill him.

Ye Mu and Ning Rongrong watched as a controlled Death Warrior Captain crippled Dai Weisi in a self-detonation, then left to observe from an inn. The Star Luo Emperor ordered a thorough investigation and, suspecting the imperial clan elders, began planning to eliminate them as Dai Weisi mistook his father’s anger for support against the elders.

• The Death Warrior Captain detonated his Soul Power, leaving Dai Weisi without his right eye and right leg and incapacitating the surrounding soul masters.
• Ye Mu said Dai Weisi would likely stop pursuing them temporarily, and he, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu went to find an inn.
• The Star Luo Emperor ordered the Captain General to investigate every Star Luo Death Warrior for traitors.
• The Star Luo Emperor suspected the imperial clan elders had arranged the attack and decided he needed a suitable pretext to kill them.
• The Star Luo Emperor visited Dai Weisi and promised to punish those responsible, and Dai Weisi concluded that the clan elders had plotted against him.

The Star Luo Emperor ordered a sweeping investigation of the Star Luo Death Warriors after Dai Weisi was gravely injured, while Ye Mu and the others watched from Star Luo City as news spread that Dai Weisi had crippled Dai Mubai. After learning the truth, the Star Luo Emperor accepted the attack as part of the royal succession struggle and decided to blame the clan elders.

• The Star Luo Emperor ordered the Death Warrior Captain to investigate every Death Warrior and eliminate anyone disloyal.
• Ye Mu and Ning Rongrong discussed the purge and awaited the spread of news about Dai Mubai, while Qian Renxue said Spirit Hall had already arranged for it to circulate.
• Spirit Hall's news spread through Star Luo City, claiming Dai Weisi had used a Star Luo Death Warrior to cripple Dai Mubai.
• The Death Warrior Captain told the Star Luo Emperor that Dai Weisi was connected to Dai Mubai's crippling, and the emperor accepted the attack as part of the royal succession struggle.
• The Star Luo Emperor refused to suppress the news and ordered the Death Warrior Captain to blame the clan elders.

The Star Luo Emperor ordered the Star Luo Death Warriors to kill all eight Dai Clan elders, then publicly called for an investigation. Ye Mu and his group watched from the ancestral grounds and anticipated the Emperor’s takeover of the Dai Clan, before planning to visit Star Luo Palace and deliver him a letter.

• The Star Luo Emperor ordered the Captain General of the Death Warriors to eliminate every Dai Clan elder.
• The elders discussed Dai Mubai’s crippling and Dai Weisi’s role in the Council Hall, but the Star Luo Death Warriors arrived and killed all eight of them.
• The Dai Clan discovered the bodies the next morning and sent a messenger to inform the Star Luo Emperor.
• The Star Luo Emperor feigned outrage, ordered an investigation, and dismissed court to go to the Dai Clan’s ancestral grounds.
• Ye Mu told Zhu Zhuqing and the women that the Emperor would take control of the Dai Clan and make any future elders powerless.
• Ye Mu said his group would visit Star Luo Palace and deliver a letter to the Star Luo Emperor.

Ye Mu and the women watched as the Star Luo Emperor used the deaths of the Dai Clan elders to seize control of the clan. The emperor prepared to decide whether new clan elders would be appointed.

• The Star Luo Emperor inspected the eight dead elders and ordered everyone in the Dai Clan to cooperate with a thorough investigation or face execution.
• Ye Mu praised the emperor's act and explained that he intended to use the elders' deaths to bring the Star Luo Imperial Clan under his control.
• Qian Renxue guessed that the Star Luo Emperor would weaken the clan's authority, and Ye Mu agreed that he might rule it directly without appointing new elders.
• The Star Luo Emperor put a middle-aged Dai Clan member in charge of the funerals, and the man asked whether the clan should select ten new elders.

The Star Luo Emperor took advantage of the Dai Clan elders’ deaths to place the entire Star Luo Imperial Clan under his direct control. Ye Mu then secretly delivered evidence implicating the emperor in the elders’ murders to the Imperial Study, intending to watch the resulting turmoil.

• The Star Luo Emperor refused to appoint new Dai Clan elders and declared that he would personally manage the clan, warning its members with his Titled Douluo pressure.
• The Dai Clan members accepted his authority, and he ordered a strict investigation into the elders’ murders while consolidating control over the Star Luo Imperial Clan.
• Ye Mu inferred that the Star Luo Royal Family likely had multiple Titled Douluo and decided to investigate after delivering his surprise.
• Ye Mu and the girls entered the palace, where he left a letter containing recordings of the Star Luo Death Warriors’ actions against Dai Mubai and the clan elders.
• Ye Mu and the girls stayed to record the Star Luo Emperor’s reaction, expecting the evidence to provoke unrest and draw out the royal family’s hidden Titled Douluo.

Ye Mu and his companions watched as the Star Luo Emperor discovered a recording of his conversation and ordered a search for a supposed palace spy. That night, the emperor went to a hidden cave outside Star Luo City to seek the Star Luo Royal Family’s Titled Douluo, revealing where they had been concealed.

• The Star Luo Emperor ordered the Captain General to investigate possible traitors among the Death Warriors.
• The Star Luo Emperor opened an envelope containing a recording of his conversation and suspected a spy had helped an outside expert deliver it.
• Ye Mu and his companions observed the emperor and Captain General with the Wordless Heavenly Book, while Ye Mu predicted the emperor would seek out the royal family’s Titled Douluo.
• The Star Luo Emperor left Star Luo City at night and entered a remote cave where the Titled Douluo were hiding.

Ye Mu and his group discovered that the Star Luo Royal Family’s hidden Title Douluo were emperors from past generations living in a mountain sanctuary. After hearing about the palace infiltration, Dai Yuntian agreed to oversee the imperial palace while the Star Luo Emperor worked to stabilize the empire.

• Zhu Zhuqing recognized the cave as the Dai Clan’s ancestral homeland, and Ye Mu’s group followed the Star Luo Emperor through its winding passages.
• Ye Mu’s group found a secluded grotto with a spring and met the three Title Douluo: Dai Yuntian, Dai Chaoxiong, and Zhu Shaohua.
• The Star Luo Emperor explained the recent palace infiltration and his suspicion that the Heaven Dou Empire or Spirit Hall was behind it.
• Dai Yuntian and the other ancestors approved the purge of the disobedient Dai Clan elders but treated the infiltration as a serious threat.
• The Star Luo Emperor asked Dai Yuntian to oversee the imperial palace and prevent Clear Sky Sect from exploiting the situation.
• Dai Yuntian agreed to leave the sanctuary and urged the Star Luo Emperor to stabilize the empire before pursuing war against the Heaven Dou Empire.

Star Luo Emperor enlisted the three Star Luo Imperial Clan ancestors to stabilize the empire, while Ye Mu and the others watched for the Clear Sky Sect’s next move. On the fifth day, Ye Mu spotted a powerful Clear Sky Sect elder in Star Luo City, and Xiao Wu prepared to capture him.

• Star Luo Emperor invited the three ancestors to Star Luo City to help him secure control of the empire.
• Ye Mu and the others returned to their hotel, where Qian Renxue explained that the Clear Sky Sect had long profited by arriving late to aid the Star Luo Imperial Clan and taking most of its resources.
• Qian Renxue suspected the Clear Sky Sect had ties to the Star Luo Imperial Clan elders whom Star Luo Emperor had killed, and Ye Mu decided to watch for the sect’s response.
• Ye Mu and the girls spent several days exploring Star Luo City, then he recognized a passing middle-aged man as a Clear Sky Sect elder with a Clear Sky Hammer.
• Xiao Wu offered to capture the elder after Ye Mu identified him.

Ye Mu followed Clear Sky Sect elder Blazing Sun Douluo into Star Luo Palace and watched him probe the Star Luo Emperor about the empire’s troubles. The emperor rejected the sect’s offer of help and delayed its resource collection, while Blazing Sun Douluo left to report back to his Sect Master.

• Ye Mu followed Blazing Sun Douluo to Star Luo Palace and concealed his group with the Wordless Heavenly Book before entering.
• Blazing Sun Douluo met with the Star Luo Emperor in the Imperial Study and asked whether the empire needed the Clear Sky Sect’s help.
• The Star Luo Emperor recognized that the Clear Sky Sect was investigating the clan elders’ deaths and seeking to exploit the princes’ injuries for influence and resources.
• The Star Luo Emperor insisted the empire was stable, rejected the offer of assistance, and said the Clear Sky Sect could collect its resources later.
• Blazing Sun Douluo left to report to the Sect Master, while the Star Luo Emperor remained dissatisfied with the sect’s demands.

Ye Mu and his companions watched as the Star Luo Emperor and the Dai Clan’s three ancestors disguised themselves as Death Warriors and surrounded Blazing Sun Douluo’s inn to intimidate him. Ye Mu secretly entered the inn with the women and prepared to kill Blazing Sun Douluo, leaving the attack about to begin.

• Dai Yuntian approved the Star Luo Royal Family’s firm response to the Clear Sky Sect and agreed that they should display their strength without severing ties.
• Ye Mu and his companions identified the inn as a Clear Sky Sect stronghold and decided to wait for Blazing Sun Douluo to send his message before acting.
• Blazing Sun Douluo warned the Clear Sky Sect disciples in the inn to be cautious, then wrote a letter reporting the Star Luo Royal Family’s changed attitude.
• Ye Mu spotted the Star Luo Emperor, the Captain General of the Death Warriors, and the three Dai Clan ancestors disguised as Death Warriors outside the inn.
• Ye Mu used the Wordless Heavenly Book to sneak inside with the women, found Blazing Sun Douluo alone in his room, and prepared to kill him.

Ye Mu and the four girls killed Blazing Sun Douluo after suppressing his Soul Power, then framed the Star Luo Royal Family by leaving his unfinished letter behind. The Clear Sky Sect disciples blamed the royal family, and Ye Mu hoped the incident would spark a conflict as he asked whether Qian Renxue had people within the Clear Sky Sect.

• Blazing Sun Douluo sensed hidden experts in the Star Luo Palace and began writing a warning letter to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Ye Mu and the girls appeared, suppressed Blazing Sun Douluo with the Wordless Heavenly Book, and Xiao Wu disabled his limbs.
• Qian Renxue beheaded Blazing Sun Douluo, and Ye Mu led the group away before the Star Luo Emperor and others entered.
• The Clear Sky Sect disciples found Blazing Sun Douluo and his unfinished letter, then concluded the Star Luo Royal Family had killed him to hide its Titled Douluo.
• Ye Mu and the others discussed how the evidence could provoke a fight between the Clear Sky Sect and the Star Luo Royal Family, and Ye Mu asked Qian Renxue whether they had allies in the sect.