Chapter Summaries

Mu Ci revealed his extraordinary Jianmu Martial Soul and seven impossible Soul Rings after stopping Tang Xiao’s attack, then unleashed the Abundance Domain as he pursued him into the sky. The domain weakened the Tang Clan members, but scarlet energy protected Tang San from its effects.

• Ning Fengzhi decided that he and Sword Douluo would stay out of the fight and protect Ning Rongrong.
• Mu Ci crushed Tang Hao’s preserved head, prompting Tang Chen and Tang Xiao to attack him as Qian Daoliu challenged Tang Chen to fight in the sky.
• Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen began battling above Spirit City while Tang Xiao’s Clear Sky Hammer strike against Mu Ci was repelled by Jianmu.
• Mu Ci revealed his golden antlers, Jianmu Martial Soul, and seven extraordinary Soul Rings, shocking Bibi Dong, Tang San, and the Clear Sky Sect elders.
• Tang Xiao ordered the Fourth and Fifth Elders to withdraw with Tang San, then unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill against the high platform.
• A giant Jianmu vine blasted Tang Xiao into the sky, where Mu Ci pursued him and spread the Abundance Domain across Spirit City; scarlet energy within Tang San repelled the domain.

Mu Ci overwhelmed Tang Xiao in the sky while Qian Daoliu kept Tang Chen from reaching him. On the square, Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to stop the Clear Sky Sect elders as Fifth Elder tried to escape with Tang San.

• Tang Chen accused Qian Daoliu of fighting unfairly, but Qian Daoliu blocked him and warned him about Tang Xiao.
• Mu Ci struck Tang Xiao with a golden lightning spear, pierced his Clear Sky Hammer, and badly burned him while Tang Chen failed to break through Qian Daoliu.
• The spectators recognized Mu Ci's overwhelming strength, and Yan accepted Hu Liena's decision to surrender.
• Fourth Elder ordered Fifth Elder to flee with Tang San, but Mu Ci's Abundance Domain suppressed the elders and Tang San's remaining Origin Power.
• Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei to capture them; Fifth Elder fled with Tang San as Fourth Elder activated his seventh and eighth soul skills to hold them off.

Fourth Elder clashed with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, then attacked the Skywater and Blazing Fire teams to buy Fifth Elder and Tang San time to escape. Snow Empress stopped his strike and killed him, leaving the plaza stunned.

• Fourth Elder's Clear Sky Hammer collided with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo's eighth soul skills, and the resulting shockwave forced the experts in the plaza to protect the academy teams.
• Bibi Dong ordered the bishops and elders to shield the students, while Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin guarded Ning Rongrong and nearby teams.
• Wounded and realizing Fifth Elder and Tang San had not escaped far, Fourth Elder unleashed a ninth soul skill at the Skywater and Blazing Fire teams.
• Snow Empress appeared before the thunder dragon and used Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Peerless to freeze and shatter it.
• Snow Empress's sword qi froze Fourth Elder, killing him before she returned to Shui Bing'er's side.

The Snow Empress killed Ice Seal with one sword, revealing herself as a Peerless Douluo and shocking the witnesses. As the Fifth Elder fled with Tang San, Tang San identified the Snow Empress as the Ice God’s High Priest and concluded that several powerful rivals could soon become gods, so he resolved to accelerate his own ascension.

• The Snow Empress killed Ice Seal with her Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Peerless, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin recognized her as a Peerless Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi learned from Ning Rongrong that the Snow Empress mentored the Skywater Team and felt relieved that the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had not sided with the Clear Sky Sect.
• The Fifth Elder fled Pope Mountain with Tang San and mourned the Fourth Elder’s death.
• Tang San recognized the Snow Empress and deduced that Shui Bing’er’s Ice Phoenix and Ultimate Ice had earned her the Ice God Trial, with the Snow Empress serving as High Priest.
• Tang San despaired at the strength of Mu Ci, the Snow Empress, Shui Bing’er, and Qian Renxue, then resolved to become a god faster by focusing on Tang Chen’s Asura God Divine Position.

Mu Ci and the Spirit Hall forces trapped Tang San, the Fifth Elder, and Tang Xiao while surrounding Tang Chen with Qian Daoliu and Snow Empress. Tang Chen refused to surrender and prepared to fight, while Qian Daoliu wondered whether to reveal the truth about Bo Saixi’s request.

• Mu Ci’s golden lightning shattered the Fifth Elder’s defenses and struck him and Tang San, allowing Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to trap them with their Polar Static Domain.
• Mu Ci broke another piece from Tang Xiao’s Clear Sky Hammer, caught him as he fell, and threatened Tang Chen with the lives of his relatives.
• Mu Ci joined Snow Empress and Qian Daoliu in surrounding Tang Chen with their combined power, but Tang Chen refused to surrender and summoned his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Chen revealed that he had completed seven God Trials but stopped before explaining his eighth trial.
• Qian Daoliu realized Tang Chen had sought a God Trial and debated whether to tell him the truth about Bo Saixi’s request.

Mu Ci, Qian Daoliu, and the Snow Empress unleashed their strongest attacks against Tang Chen, who learned the truth about Bo Saixi’s choice and met them without regret. Tang Chen was swallowed by the combined strike, but the Abundant World Tree’s sudden self-concealment led Mu Ci to suspect that the Asura God had intervened.

• Qian Daoliu told Tang Chen that a High Priest could not become a god, and Tang Chen realized Bo Saixi had chosen him long ago.
• Mu Ci, Qian Daoliu, and the Snow Empress gathered their strongest attacks and struck Tang Chen simultaneously.
• Tang Chen detonated all nine of his Soul Rings and swung the Clear Sky Hammer with the Great Sumeru Hammer, but the spatial rupture swallowed him.
• The Abundant World Tree abruptly concealed itself, weakening Mu Ci’s domain and attack as the three strikes collided with Tang Chen’s hammer.
• Mu Ci suspected that the Asura God had caused the danger, and the Snow Empress noticed his grave expression and asked what was wrong.

Tang Chen emerged from the void and struck Mu Ci with an Asura slash, then used Asura Divine Power to remove Tang San from Pope Mountain. Before disappearing, Tang San exposed Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue, leaving the tournament crowd shocked and suspicious.

• Tang Chen appeared in a mangled state and unleashed an Asura Life-Severing Slash at Mu Ci.
• Mu Ci's Wisdom King Manifestation blocked the strike but was split apart, and Snow Empress rushed to check on him.
• Qian Daoliu attacked Tang Chen, but Tang Chen stood unharmed and summoned a crimson pillar that enveloped Tang San.
• Tang San recognized the Asura Divine Power and, before vanishing, shouted that Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue in disguise.
• The revelation shocked the teams at Pope Mountain, and Qian Renxue faced Ning Fengzhi without showing surprise.

Mu Ci recovered from Tang Chen’s devastating slash by using the Abundance Power to regrow his body, easing Snow Empress’s fears. After he and Snow Empress met Qian Daoliu, Mu Ci learned that Tang Chen had vanished with Tang San and confirmed that a god’s consciousness had intervened.

• Snow Empress feared Mu Ci had died from his severe wounds, but he regained consciousness and teased her.
• Mu Ci’s Abundance Power erased the red force on his wounds and restored his body completely.
• Mu Ci introduced Snow Empress to Qian Daoliu as the Ice God’s High Priest, and they exchanged formal greetings.
• Qian Daoliu told Mu Ci that Tang Chen had disappeared in a pillar of red light and taken Tang San with him.
• Mu Ci agreed with Qian Daoliu’s suspicion that the final Tang Chen was a god’s consciousness that had descended through a Divine Artifact.

Mu Ci explained that Tang Chen’s escape might have involved limited divine assistance, then went with Qian Daoliu and the Snow Empress to Pope Plaza. There, Tang San’s accusation that Xue Qinghe was tied to Spirit Hall unsettled the gathered factions, while Ning Fengzhi publicly backed Xue Qinghe and resolved to remain his teacher regardless of the truth.

• Mu Ci told Qian Daoliu and the Snow Empress that Tang Chen might have received help as a God Trial Participant, but his battered body meant he would not live long without further aid.
• Mu Ci noticed something had happened to Xue'er and led Qian Daoliu and the Snow Empress down to Pope Plaza.
• Dai Weisi asked Xue Qinghe to explain Tang San’s accusation, and Qian Renxue rejected the demand as an insult to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
• Dai Weisi asked Ning Fengzhi for his view, and Ning Fengzhi defended Xue Qinghe, saying the crown prince should not have to answer a casual accusation.
• Sword Douluo questioned Ning Fengzhi privately, and Ning Fengzhi said he would stand by Xue Qinghe whether or not Tang San’s words were true.

Qian Renxue publicly defended her identity as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe by revealing the Swan Martial Soul, but Dai Weisi demanded further proof. Mu Ci intervened and accused Dai Weisi of using Tang San’s slander to undermine Xue Qinghe for Star Luo’s political advantage.

• Ning Fengzhi backed Xue Qinghe’s identity as the Heaven Dou Crown Prince, and Qian Renxue stepped forward to address the crowd.
• Qian Renxue revealed her Swan Martial Soul and Soul Rings, prompting many people to accept her claim.
• Dai Weisi insisted that Xue Qinghe demonstrate a distinctive Swan Soul Skill, which Qian Renxue could not imitate with her disguise.
• Mu Ci arrived and rebuked Dai Weisi, arguing that Xue Qinghe had already provided sufficient proof and questioning why Dai Weisi kept pressing him.
• Mu Ci pointed out that Dai Mubai had lost his White Tiger Martial Soul and suggested Dai Weisi wanted to damage Xue Qinghe’s reputation before returning to Star Luo.
• People from both empires began to suspect Dai Weisi was scheming against Xue Qinghe for political gain.

Dai Weisi renewed his challenge to Qian Renxue by questioning her identity and Mu Ci’s ties to Spirit Hall, but the crowd turned his accusation into gossip about the two women. Before Qian Renxue could answer him, a messenger arrived with an urgent report from Heaven Dou, leaving everyone waiting to learn what had happened.

• Zhu Zhuyun urged Dai Weisi to stop questioning Xue Qinghe, but he rejected her advice and addressed the crowd.
• Dai Weisi apologized for his earlier remarks, then accused Mu Ci of supporting Xue Qinghe despite her family’s ties to Spirit Hall.
• The Heaven Dou and Star Luo camps largely ignored Dai Weisi’s accusation and gossiped about Qian Renxue and Mu Ci instead.
• Dai Weisi demanded that Mu Ci and Qian Renxue answer him, but a Holy Imperial Warrior arrived with an urgent message from a Heaven Dou Imperial Family consecrated.
• Bibi Dong ordered the messenger to be brought to her, while the crowd fell silent awaiting the report.

Qian Renxue announced that the Clear Sky Sect’s leaders had caused the deaths of Emperor Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing, while Mu Ci realized the incident may have been an accidental attempt to cure Xue Ye and concluded that Tang San was likely reborn. Mu Ci stepped forward to help Qian Renxue use the revelation to their advantage, calling it a perfect opportunity.

• Mu Ci reassured Qian Renxue that the urgent message from Heaven Dou City did not mean her identity had been exposed.
• Elder Lin arrived with a secret message from Emperor Xue Ye, and Qian Renxue opened and read it.
• Qian Renxue told the assembled crowd that Yang Wudi had poisoned Xue Ye and that Prince Xue Xing had died during the ensuing fight with the Clear Sky Sect elders.
• Mu Ci reasoned that Yang Wudi had probably meant to cure Xue Ye, whose existing poison conflicted with the medicine, and suspected Tang San was a reborn person behind past schemes.
• Mu Ci stepped beside Qian Renxue and told her the revelation offered a perfect opportunity.

Mu Ci brought the defeated Tang Xiao before the crowd, and Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong used the Clear Sky Sect’s actions to declare war on it. After Qian Renxue executed Tang Xiao and the Fifth Elder, the tournament ended, but Elder Lin arrived with further news.

• Mu Ci revealed the badly injured Tang Xiao and told Qian Renxue that the Clear Sky Sect’s violation of its agreement could justify joining forces against it.
• Qian Renxue asked Bibi Dong to hand over the Fifth Elder, and Bibi Dong declared that Spirit Hall would fight the Clear Sky Sect to the death.
• The Fifth Elder exposed Qian Renxue’s identity as Spirit Hall’s young mistress, so Qian Renxue cut out his tongue.
• Mu Ci bound Tang Xiao and the Fifth Elder, and Qian Renxue executed them while declaring war on the Clear Sky Sect in Heaven Dou’s name.
• Bibi Dong ended the tournament, and Dai Weisi considered exploiting the deaths in the Heaven Dou Imperial Family before Elder Lin approached Qian Renxue with more news.

After Elder Lin reported a bloody incident near Leinuo City, Bibi Dong publicly accused Yu Xiaogang of being a Fallen Spirit Master and ordered his arrest. Flender and Liu Erlong defended him, but Yu Xiaogang chose to fight back, and the Golden Iron Triangle began forming its sinister fusion technique.

• Elder Lin delivered Qian Renxue a report about a massacre near Leinuo City, and she sent it to Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong ordered the Holy Imperial Warriors to arrest Yu Xiaogang as a Fallen Spirit Master.
• Flender and Liu Erlong shielded Yu Xiaogang and challenged the accusation, while Bibi Dong questioned him about the mountain road and his time among bandits.
• Bibi Dong revealed that thirty-six bandits had been drained of their blood essence, and Yu Xiaogang admitted he had passed through the area and been held at their stronghold.
• Flender stood with Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang, and Yu Xiaogang urged them to fight their way out.
• The Golden Iron Triangle activated Sun and Moon Shine Golden Rotation, forming a purple-black triangle around themselves.

Mu Ci stopped Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong from escaping in their Dark Demon Dragon form, drained its origin, and destroyed their ability to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Later, Qian Renxue and Mu Ci discussed uniting Spirit Hall with the Heaven Dou Empire, while Bibi Dong revealed how little power she had left among Spirit Hall’s elders.

• Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong fused into the Dark Demon Dragon and tried to flee, but Mu Ci restrained it with vines and dragged it down.
• Mu Ci extracted the Dark Demon Dragon’s Dark Origin, causing the fusion to collapse and leaving the three unable to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill again.
• Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to assess the Capital of Slaughter before deciding whether to send the three there.
• Mu Ci told Qian Renxue that the extracted origin could help Dugu Yan evolve her Abyssal Ancient Dragon Martial Soul into a Dark Sacred Dragon.
• Qian Renxue said she planned to return to Heaven Dou City and unite Spirit Hall with the Heaven Dou Empire, and Bibi Dong agreed.
• Bibi Dong explained that Mu Ci and Qian Renxue had left her with few reliable Title Douluo and little real power in Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong asked Qian Renxue to look after Hu Liena, and Mu Ci revealed the Angel God Trial’s final sacrifice, prompting Qian Renxue to reject inheriting the Angel Godhood. Meanwhile, Tang Chen and Tang San escaped Spirit City, where the Asura God confronted Tang San about the Asura Divine Power in his body.

• Bibi Dong asked Qian Renxue to care for Hu Liena after Spirit Hall was integrated into the Heaven Dou Empire, and Qian Renxue agreed despite grumbling that Hu Liena wanted to steal Mu Ci.
• Qian Daoliu questioned Mu Ci and Qian Renxue about their statues, and Mu Ci said they were meant to gather faith to advance his Godhood.
• Mu Ci told Qian Renxue that the Angel God Trial’s Ninth Trial required Qian Daoliu to sacrifice himself, and Qian Renxue refused to pursue that inheritance.
• Mu Ci explained that the High Priest’s soul could be revived in the God Realm, but Qian Renxue still asked Qian Daoliu to let her create her own Godhood, and he agreed.
• Tang Chen and Tang San escaped to a mountain forest, where the Asura God’s divine sense questioned Tang San about the origin of his Asura Divine Power.

Tang San told the Asura God that he had been reborn from a future in which Mu Ci and Spirit Hall caused his family’s deaths, and begged for another chance to inherit the Asura Divine Position. The Asura God agreed to grant it if Tang San first inherited the Sea God Divine Position before Spirit Hall’s people became gods; afterward, Tang Chen and Tang San planned to warn Clear Sky Sect and seek the Heart of the Sea God.

• Tang San revealed his past life and urged the Asura God to watch Mu Ci, then asked to inherit the Asura Divine Position again.
• The Asura God agreed to pass on his Divine Position if Tang San fully inherited the Sea God Divine Position before Spirit Hall’s people became gods.
• After the Asura God’s divine sense left, Tang Chen regained control, grieved for his dead family, and collapsed when his injuries worsened.
• Tang Chen asked Tang San to avenge Clear Sky Sect and planned to return there before traveling to Sea God Island.
• Tang San said they first had to go to Heaven Dou Palace to obtain the Heart of the Sea God, and Tang Chen claimed the Asura God’s strike had hit Mu Ci.

Mu Ci and Qian Renxue returned to Heaven Dou City and discussed their plans, the empire, and the danger Tang San and Tang Chen still posed. At the palace, they discovered Tang Chen had devastated the main hall, and a grieving Xue Ke rushed to reunite with Qian Renxue.

• Tang San hoped Mu Ci's injuries would hinder his path to godhood, while Asura God defended his aid to Tang San before the God King of Destruction.
• Half a month later, Mu Ci and Qian Renxue traveled back to Heaven Dou City, where Qian Renxue suggested Mu Ci become emperor and he warned her not to underestimate Tang San or Tang Chen.
• Qian Renxue transformed into Xue Qinghe before they left the carriage and confronted Marshal Ge Long about the ruined palace.
• Mu Ci sensed lingering Asura Sword Qi in the collapsed hall and told Qian Renxue that Tang Chen had caused the destruction.
• Princess Xue Ke rushed into Qian Renxue's arms, crying and saying she had missed her brother and that the Emperor was gone.

Qian Renxue comforted Xue Ke, learned that Tang Chen had stolen the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud from the palace, and approved Ge Long’s campaign against Clear Sky Sect. Mu Ci then met the imprisoned Yang Wudi, who pledged the Breaking Clan to the Medicine King Sect, before the story moved several days ahead to Dugu Manor as Qian Renxue’s ascension approached.

• Qian Renxue comforted the frightened Xue Ke and told her to rest while she handled palace affairs.
• Ge Long explained that a black-clad man with a Red Greatsword had stolen the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and destroyed the Heaven Dou Main Hall; Qian Renxue and Mu Ci realized Tang Chen had taken the Heart of the Sea God.
• Ge Long revealed that his brother Ge Hu had surrounded Clear Sky Sect, and Qian Renxue approved his plan to attack it while preparations for her coronation continued.
• Qian Renxue visited Yang Wudi in Heaven Dou Prison, where he explained that hatred of Tang Hao and threats from Clear Sky Sect had driven his earlier actions.
• Yang Wudi offered to bring the Breaking Clan into the Medicine King Sect, and Mu Ci accepted conditionally, restored his strength, and took him from his cell.
• Several days later, the story shifted to Dugu Manor as people gathered ahead of Qian Renxue’s imminent ascension.

Mu Ci helped Shui Yue'er and Huo Wu contact the Water God and Fire God, confirming Shui Yue'er’s qualification for the Water God’s Nine Trials and Huo Wu’s prospective trial. He then sought opportunities for Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and the chapter ended with the God of Darkness realizing that Mu Ci’s other two wives might suit him and the God of Light as inheritors.

• Mu Ci reassured Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling that their talent and strength could attract the God of Darkness and the God of Light.
• Shui Yue'er contacted the Water God, who confirmed she had qualified for the Nine Trials, while the Fire God promised to activate Huo Wu’s God Seal and provide a trial ground after she reached six rings.
• Mu Ci asked the Fire God whether the God of Darkness and the God of Light were available to consider Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling as potential inheritors.
• The Fire God traveled to the Light and Dark Temple and told the God of Darkness and the God of Light about Mu Ci’s other wives.
• The God of Darkness realized that Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling might have attributes suited to him and the God of Light.