Ch. 261The Great Battle Ends!

Gu Changfeng defeated Dai Wuzun and rushed to the Blood Cavern Mountains, where he found Murong Huai unconscious amid the ruins. The Asura God King vowed to destroy the God of Heavenly Punishment, while the buried Asura Magic Sword began to recover its power.

  • Gu Changfeng killed Dai Wuzun, collected his six Spirit Bones, and sensed the Asura God's aura near the Blood Cavern Mountains.
  • A terrifying pressure forced Gu Changfeng to the ground before fading, and he hurried on to investigate the mountains.
  • Gu Changfeng found Murong Huai unconscious in the devastated mountains and gave him Soul Power to stabilize him.
  • Gui Mei stopped Qian Jun from attacking Gu Changfeng, and the two took Murong Huai away for treatment.
  • The Asura God King felt his projection's destruction, blamed the God of Heavenly Punishment, and sent a divine rune to Douluo Planet.
  • Beneath the Blood Cavern Mountains, a formation gathered blood-red energy into the Asura Magic Sword, restoring its faint glow.

Ch. 262The Time Has Come!

After Murong Huai recovered from exhausting his Soul Power, he gathered Spirit Hall's leaders to discuss exploiting their victory in the Blood Cavern Mountains. Qian Xunji proposed attacking both great empires at once, while Murong Chayue warned that the campaign had to minimize casualties and protect the people.

  • Qian Jun and Gui Mei brought the unconscious Murong Huai back to Judgment City, where healers confirmed that he would soon recover.
  • Qian Xunji, Murong Chayue, Xiao Qingmei, and Murong Fuhai arrived, and Qian Jun and Gui Mei recounted the battle in the Blood Cavern Mountains.
  • Murong Huai woke and defended Qian Jun and Gui Mei, then called the leaders to the Adjudication Palace for an urgent discussion.
  • Murong Huai announced that Spirit Hall's victory over 5,025 evil soul masters and Scorpion Tiger had created an opportunity to conquer the Star Luo Empire.
  • Qian Xunji proposed attacking both great empires simultaneously, but Murong Chayue cautioned that Spirit Hall must avoid excessive casualties and limit harm to the people.

Ch. 263Strategizing, Pre-Battle Deployment

Qian Xunji revealed Spirit Hall’s covert agents in the Star Luo Empire and assigned forces to conquer both empires. Murong Huai devised a coordinated invasion of Heaven Dou, and the leaders agreed to march in three days to unite the continent.

  • Qian Xunji handed over a list of Spirit Hall’s agents in the Star Luo Empire and said they could cripple the empire once activated.
  • Qian Xunji tasked Murong Huai with taking the Star Luo Empire within ten days and placed 350,000 troops under Murong Fuhai to attack Heaven Dou.
  • Murong Huai proposed a two-pronged invasion of Heaven Dou, coordinating with local sects and Spirit Hall branches to cut off supplies, delay warnings, and seize Heaven Dou City.
  • Murong Huai and Murong Fuhai planned to mislead Dai Lingfeng with a feint along the Star Luo border before striking the passes and launching a surprise attack.
  • Qian Xunji and the others approved the strategy and ordered the army to organize in Spirit City and march in three days.

Ch. 264Pre-War Deployment [Star Luo Overturned]

Murong Huai prepared Spirit Hall’s forces to launch a campaign against the Star Luo Empire while Heavenly Condemnation recovered in his Sea of Consciousness. The chapter ended with the Judgment Heavenly Army ordered to march in three days under the password “Star Luo’s Fall.”

  • Murong Huai gave Heavenly Condemnation immortal herbs to help it recover, and it warned him that the Asura God’s red sword had vanished into the void before saying it would awaken within two years.
  • After Murong Huai left his Sea of Consciousness, Heavenly Condemnation absorbed the Asura God’s projection in secret.
  • Murong Huai told the five commanders of the Judgment Heavenly Army that Spirit Hall would begin its final plan to unify the continent in three days.
  • Murong Huai explained that the sects would help Spirit Hall seize cities and routes, while the Judgment Heavenly Army marched through Star Luo territory toward the capital.
  • Murong Huai ordered the Judgment Heavenly Army to prepare for its advance through Sleeve Wind City and onward to Star Luo City, using “Star Luo’s Fall” as the campaign password.

Ch. 265Pre-War Deployment [Heaven Dou Will Fall.]

Qian Xunji gathered Spirit Hall’s leaders to approve Murong Huai’s plan for invading the Heaven Dou Empire. With the army set to march in three days, the chapter left Spirit Hall’s forces preparing to launch their campaign.

  • Qian Xunji announced that Spirit Hall would exploit the Star Luo Empire’s exposed position and Heaven Dou’s weakness to invade.
  • Elder Azure Eagle questioned whether the Black Flame Army could withstand Heaven Dou’s reinforcements and whether Murong Fuhai’s troops risked a two-front attack.
  • Murong Chayue and Murong Fuhai explained that the Black Flame Army would draw Heaven Dou’s forces toward Suotuo City while Fuhai secretly seized the Three Passes.
  • Qian Xunji ordered Spirit Hall’s branch halls and allied sects to seize city gates and granaries, destroy supplies, and delay Heaven Dou’s reinforcements.
  • Qian Xunji assigned Murong Chayue to lead fifty thousand Black Flame Army soldiers against Suotuo City and Murong Fuhai to lead three hundred thousand troops toward the Three Passes.
  • The leaders accepted the command phrase “Heaven Dou Shall Fall” and began preparations for the invasion in three days.

Ch. 266Attacking the World (Raising an Army to Attack.)

Qian Xunji launched Spirit Hall’s campaign to unify the continent, sending Murong Chayue and Murong Fuhai’s forces toward the Star Luo Empire while Murong Huai prepared a surprise attack on Sleeve Wind City. Murong Fuhai redirected his army to deceive Heaven Dou and draw its forces away before advancing along the Star Luo border.

  • Qian Xunji rallied 350,000 soldiers with a call to overthrow the empires and ordered them to conquer Heaven Dou and Star Luo.
  • Murong Chayue led the Black Flame Army aboard warships bound for Suotuo City, while Murong Fuhai marched with 300,000 troops and seven elders began covert operations.
  • Murong Huai held the Judgment Heavenly Army in Judgment City and ordered it to attack Sleeve Wind City after a delay.
  • Murong Fuhai ordered his troops to feign an attack on Heaven Dou’s three passes, then turn back and advance along the Star Luo border through Maple Forest Valley.

Ch. 267The World Under Attack (Two Great Empires Shocked)

Spirit Hall used Murong Fuhai’s march toward the Three Passes to draw Heaven Dou’s forces away while Murong Chayue’s Black Flame Army attacked the Balak Kingdom. Heaven Dou realized the danger only after its troops had begun mobilizing, and ordered them to reinforce Balak.

  • Emperor Heaven Dou ordered Li Guangyan and Ye Jin to gather seven hundred thousand troops to defend the Three Passes against Murong Fuhai.
  • Murong Fuhai learned Heaven Dou was reinforcing the passes and ordered ten thousand soldiers to clear bandits from Maple Forest Valley before his army continued toward the mountains.
  • Dai Lingfeng learned Spirit Hall had diverted toward Star Luo’s border and ordered the Right Chancellor and the secretary of the Privy Council summoned.
  • Emperor Heaven Dou learned Spirit Hall was not attacking the Three Passes, then received a plea for aid from Balak as Murong Chayue’s Black Flame Army assaulted Suotuo City.
  • After learning Murong Chayue was the former Black Flame Army commander and God of War, Emperor Heaven Dou ordered Li Guangyan and Ye Jin to send their troops to reinforce Balak.

Ch. 268Conquering the World [Spy--Pangolin!]

Dai Lingfeng ordered Star Luo to reinforce its border against Spirit Hall and sent Mu Zunyun to seek an alliance with Heaven Dou. At home, Mu Zunyun revealed to Steward Li that he had secretly served Spirit Hall as the spy codenamed Pangolin for sixty years.

  • Dai Lingfeng summoned Si Yingwei and Mu Zunyun after Murong Fuhai led three hundred thousand Spirit Hall troops to the border.
  • Si Yingwei urged Dai Lingfeng to defend the Fury Dragon River, while Mu Zunyun proposed peace, defense, or an alliance with Heaven Dou.
  • Dai Lingfeng ordered Si Yingwei to mobilize eight hundred thousand troops and appointed Mu Zunyun envoy to offer Heaven Dou three eastern cities for an alliance.
  • Mu Zunyun asked Steward Li whether he would follow him in an act that might betray the empire, and Steward Li pledged his loyalty.
  • Mu Zunyun opened a secret compartment, revealed an angel token, and told Steward Li that he had served Spirit Hall as the spy codenamed Pangolin for sixty years.

Ch. 269Attacking the World [Spy - 007!]

Mu Zunyun revealed that he was Spirit Hall’s long-dormant spy and set plans in motion to help the Judgment Heavenly Army enter the Star Luo Empire. Meanwhile, Heaven Dou forces learned that Spirit Hall had feinted toward the Three Passes and redirected their march to relieve Suotuo City.

  • Mu Zunyun told Steward Li that he had served the Star Luo Empire faithfully for decades without sending Spirit Hall any information, then ordered him to relocate the household, seize northwestern cities, open their gates to the Judgment Heavenly Army, and eliminate Si Yingwei.
  • Si Yingwei ordered his generals to gather the Star Luo army at the imperial border and told Si Xuan to replace the capital’s gate guards and secure northwestern cities for Spirit Hall.
  • Si Xuan discovered that his father’s golden token bore the Six-Winged Angel and the number 007, confirming the Si family’s allegiance to Spirit Hall.
  • Li Guangyan received the Heaven Dou Emperor’s order to reinforce the Balak Kingdom after learning that Spirit Hall had turned toward the Star Luo border and the Black Flame Army was besieging Suotuo City.
  • Li Guangyan sent Ye Jin to gather the incoming troops and led the assembled forces toward the Balak Kingdom.

Ch. 270Attacking the World [All Sects Mobilize]

Murong Fuhai ordered an attack on the Heaven Dou Empire as Spirit Hall forces and allied sects launched coordinated offensives across the border and numerous cities. The assault spread through the empire, leaving city lords trapped or under guard as the Judgment Heavenly Army advanced.

  • Murong Fuhai learned that Heaven Dou reinforcements were heading toward Balak Kingdom and ordered his army to attack the empire in two hours.
  • Murong Huai used soul cannons to shatter Sleeve Wind City's defenses, then led the Judgment Heavenly Army through the city toward the next pass.
  • Ning Xiuyuan ordered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to defend its sect and prepare one million shi of provisions after receiving Spirit Hall's secret report.
  • Ye Xuanning mobilized the Ye Family's connections to support Spirit Hall, and Zhou Yue discovered that soul masters had surrounded his manor while his steward blocked his escape.
  • Sect forces across the empire moved to seize or confine city lords, including the Black Tiger Sect in Black Cloud City, the Wind Sword Sect in Sword-Standing City, and the Frost Dragon Sect and Ice Tiger Family in North Water Chestnut City.
  • The Blacksmith Association raised and reinforced Gengxin City's City Lord's Manor walls with metal and wire fencing, trapping the city lord inside.

Ch. 271Attacking the World (Assaulting the Three Passes, King of Land Warfare)

Murong Fuhai led Spirit Hall’s army in a swift assault on Heaven Dou’s eastern Three Passes, capturing Heavenly Mystery Pass and Sea-Subduing Pass. As Ye Jin rushed to reinforce the final pass, Judgment City’s tanks and aircraft ambushed his four hundred thousand troops on the Eastern Wasteland Plain.

  • Murong Fuhai ordered Spirit Hall’s cannons and soldiers to attack Heavenly Mystery Pass, broke through its gate, and killed defending general Ge Tianyou.
  • Spirit Hall’s army captured Heavenly Mystery Pass, slaughtered its defenders, and then seized Sea-Subduing Pass on the way to Capital-Sealing Pass.
  • The Heaven Dou Emperor ordered Ye Jin to lead four hundred thousand troops to reinforce Capital-Sealing Pass, and Ye Jin recognized the attack as a diversion.
  • Ye Jin’s army encountered three thousand tanks from Judgment City on the Eastern Wasteland Plain and formed a defensive line.
  • The tanks’ cannons and machine guns tore through Ye Jin’s troops as thousands of soul-powered aircraft arrived and bombarded the army from above.

Ch. 272Attacking the World (Dai Lingfeng's Perception)

Bibi Dong’s forces annihilated most of the Heaven Dou army, while Dai Lingfeng discovered that the Si family had seized Star Luo City’s gates and ordered a crackdown. The city gates erupted into fighting, and an unknown nine-ringed figure rescued Si Xuan and his family from the Shadow Guards.

  • Bibi Dong’s tanks and aircraft crushed Ye Jin’s Heaven Dou army, leaving roughly a hundred thousand survivors from its four hundred thousand troops.
  • Dai Lingfeng learned that all four city gates had been taken over by the Xuanwu Battalion and concluded that the Si family was rebelling.
  • Dai Lingfeng ordered the Imperial Palace Guard to retake the gates and sent the Shadow Guards to arrest the Si family and the people in the Right Chancellor’s residence.
  • The Xuanwu Battalion deputy generals refused to withdraw and fought the Imperial Palace Guard at Star Luo City’s four gates.
  • Si Xuan fought the Shadow Guards as they attacked his family, but they overwhelmed him until a nine-ringed figure blasted them away and carried Si Xuan and his family off in black mist.

Ch. 273Attacking the World [Forcing Heaven Dou, Star Luo City Falls]

Murong Chayue ambushed and annihilated Heaven Dou’s relief army after revealing that Suotuo City and the Balak Kingdom had fallen, then ordered his troops to march on Heaven Dou City. Meanwhile, Spirit Hall captured Capital-Sealing Pass, and enormous spirit beasts broke through Star Luo City’s walls as its defenders watched in shock.

  • Li Guangyan led three hundred thousand Heaven Dou troops toward Suotuo City, where Murong Chayue’s Black Flame Army ambushed them with soul cannon fire and cavalry.
  • Murong Chayue told Li Guangyan that Suotuo City had fallen, Balak had surrendered, and he had claimed the Heaven Dou Emperor’s head; he then killed Li Guangyan and ordered the Black Flame Army to slaughter the remaining soldiers.
  • Murong Chayue ordered his army to rest for three hours before marching on Heaven Dou City at dawn.
  • Murong Fuhai’s forces captured Capital-Sealing Pass after a bombardment, and he ordered his army to travel light and reach Seven Treasure City before dawn.
  • The Xuanwu Battalion and Imperial Palace Guard Army fought at Star Luo City’s north gate as the city walls shook and cracked.
  • Enormous spirit beasts smashed through Star Luo City’s walls, prompting the defenders to cry out that spirit beasts were attacking.

Ch. 274Attacking the World [Dai Lingfeng Falls, Star Luo's Nation is Destroyed.]

Murong Huai’s Judgment Heavenly Army invaded Star Luo City, overwhelmed its defenses, and reached the imperial palace. Qian Jun and Jiang Mo killed Dai Lingfeng, leaving Star Luo’s rulers defeated and its capital under the invading army’s control.

  • Huyan Shan’s rhinoceros cavalry destroyed the palace guards at Star Luo City’s gates and ordered the Xuanwu Battalion to clear the way for the Judgment Heavenly Army.
  • Murong Huai arrived with four thousand soldiers, and his commanders led forces through the other gates toward the Star Luo Imperial Palace.
  • Dai Lingfeng learned the Judgment Heavenly Army had surrounded the palace, then confronted Murong Huai outside.
  • Murong Huai’s soldiers slaughtered the assembled members of the Star Luo Imperial Family while Dai Lingfeng watched.
  • Qian Jun and Jiang Mo defeated Dai Lingfeng in battle and killed him with their Coiling Dragon Staffs.

Ch. 275Attacking the World [Xue Tian Dies, Heaven Dou Nation Perishes.]

Murong Fuhai marched Spirit Hall’s army on Heaven Dou City while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect supplied its camp. Spirit Hall breached the capital, and Wu Xianyun killed Xue Tian and claimed the imperial seal as Heaven Dou fell.

  • Ning Xiuyuan and Chen Xin prepared a camp and provisions for Murong Fuhai’s three hundred thousand troops near Seven Treasure City.
  • Murong Fuhai ordered his army to march on Heaven Dou City at dawn, while Ning Xiuyuan and Chen Xin reflected on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s alliance with Spirit Hall.
  • A battle report revealed that Heaven Dou’s generals had been defeated, cities had rebelled, and Spirit Hall’s forces had reached the capital’s gates.
  • Molas led hidden Martial Soul Sanctuary forces into the imperial palace as Spirit Hall attacked the city.
  • Wu Xianyun arrived with the dead imperial consecrators and killed Xue Tian, then took the Heaven Dou Empire’s jade imperial seal.
  • The palace officials were left to the slaughter, and the Heaven Dou Empire fell.

Ch. 276The Grand Army's Triumphant Return

After the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires fell, the kingdoms submitted to Spirit Hall as Murong Chayue, Murong Fuhai, and Murong Huai returned in triumph with their armies and the imperial seals. Spirit Hall celebrated the victory, and Murong Chayue ended the night hopeful that the continent would know peace.

  • Qian Xunji ordered the vassal kingdoms to surrender their royal seals and half their assets or face Spirit Hall's army.
  • Murong Chayue, Murong Fuhai, and Murong Huai led their armies toward Spirit City after destroying the two empires.
  • Qian Xunji and the people of Spirit City welcomed the returning army, and Murong Chayue and Murong Huai presented him with both imperial seals.
  • Qian Xunji proclaimed the continent's unification, and the army entered Spirit City amid cheering crowds and flowers.
  • At the victory banquet, Murong Chayue credited Spirit Hall's unity for the victory and toasted the assembled guests.
  • Murong Chayue spoke with Murong Fuhai and Murong Huai on the terrace and said he hoped the continent would enjoy peace.

Ch. 277Post-War Deployment Meeting

Qian Xunji and Spirit Hall’s leaders planned how to govern the conquered Heaven Dou and Star Luo territories and rebuild after the war. They set the founding ceremony for two years later, leaving the empire’s leaders with urgent recovery and consolidation tasks.

  • Murong Chayue proposed relief offices, monthly aid for fallen soldiers’ families, free schooling for orphans, and work opportunities for widows.
  • Murong Huai urged the repair of roads, canals, and dikes and proposed work-for-relief programs to restore farmland and livelihoods.
  • Murong Fuhai proposed dividing the continent into fifteen regions, while Golden Crocodile called for guards, patrols, and surveillance to suppress rebellion.
  • An elder outlined plans for a new Imperial Seal and Imperial Banner, and Azure Luan reported that the Ministry of Rites was preparing a unified Martial Soul Calendar.
  • Murong Huai advised delaying the founding ceremony until recovery had progressed, and Qian Xunji set it for two years later with deadlines for relief, repairs, the calendar, and security.
  • After the council adjourned, Qian Xunji watched the sunrise over Spirit City and reflected on the work required to unite the conquered lands.

Ch. 278Sea God Island, Feelings Take Root

Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu sparred with Bo Saixi on Sea God Island, then decided to return to the mainland. Before Qian Daoliu departed, Bo Saixi gave him a bracelet, and she discovered that he had left her portraits that made her smile.

  • Tang Chen attacked Bo Saixi, but she overwhelmed him with her Sea God's Power and knocked him down.
  • Qian Daoliu fought Bo Saixi briefly, then conceded that she had won; Bo Saixi realized he had held back.
  • Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen said they would return to the mainland to check on their juniors, and Tang Chen departed first.
  • Bo Saixi gave Qian Daoliu a Crystal Bracelet for his safety before he flew away.
  • A maid gave Bo Saixi a box Qian Daoliu had left behind, containing gems and portraits of her and the two of them together, and Bo Saixi smiled as she returned to Sea God Hall.

Ch. 279The Grand Worship Returns

Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen returned to the mainland and discovered that the Spirit Hall had conquered both empires and transformed daily life across the continent. Qian Daoliu reached Spirit City and reunited with Qian Xunji, who was overwhelmed with governing the new territory.

  • Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen heard villagers praise the Spirit Hall’s calendar, farming aid, irrigation, roads, and electric trams, then learned that the Spirit Hall had destroyed both empires.
  • Tang Chen praised Qian Xunji’s work as Pope, and the two Limit Douluo parted ways as Qian Daoliu flew toward Spirit City.
  • Qian Daoliu saw the improved countryside and the heavily fortified, technologically advanced Spirit City, then was stopped by the East Gate Flight Squad for flying without a permit.
  • Feng Xuan recognized Qian Daoliu’s Angel Token and identified him as the legendary Grand Worship, allowing him to enter the city.
  • Qian Daoliu entered the Pope Palace, where Qian Xunji looked up from his reports and joyfully welcomed his father back.

Ch. 280Absorbing Another Spirit Ring, Entering the Titled Douluo Realm

Murong Huai returned to the Dragon Fall Mountain Range to absorb more Spirit Rings, but learned that the nine Dragon Kings had departed after strengthening the dragons there. With the remaining Ferocious Beasts offering their sacrifices and the Dragon Ancestors’ arrangements guiding him, Murong Huai entered the Titled Douluo realm and left the story at peak Level 92.

  • Murong Huai found that the Dragon Kings had returned to where they came from, and the Savage Armor Earth-Quaking Dragon and Nine Nether Poison Dragon asked him to take care of the dragons and lead them elsewhere after their sacrifices.
  • The Savage Armor Earth-Quaking Dragon sacrificed himself, giving Murong Huai a blood-red Spirit Ring and an earth-attribute Spirit Bone that pushed him into the Titled Douluo realm.
  • The Nine Nether Poison Dragon explained that the Dragon Ancestors had prepared Murong Huai’s leg Spirit Bones to accommodate wind, water, fire, and earth attributes.
  • Murong Huai used Bibi Dong’s God-Bestowed Spirit Ring as his ninth Spirit Ring, raising his Soul Power to the peak of Level 92.
  • Murong Huai realized that he could now fight a Limit Douluo on roughly even terms, though he remained far weaker than the demigod-level Murong Zhige.
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