Chapter Summaries

Qian Xunji learned that Bibi Dong had inherited the Reincarnation Death God’s legacy before asking Murong Huai to help bring the continent’s sects and academies under Spirit Hall’s control. Murong Huai accepted appointment as Adjudication Elder and was given two months to form the Judgment Heavenly Army before beginning his tour.

• Bibi Dong revealed her level seventy-eight cultivation, seven Spirit Rings, and progress through the Reincarnation Death God’s Sixth Trial, reassuring Qian Xunji that her inheritance was safe.
• Qian Xunji showed Murong Huai Spirit Hall’s plan to bring the continent’s Soul Masters under its control and explained that the sects and academies would have to submit or face force.
• Qian Xunji offered Murong Huai the position of Adjudication Elder, with authority over the Adjudication Palace and a five-thousand-member Judgment Heavenly Army.
• Murong Huai accepted the appointment and agreed to choose his soldiers and arrange their supplies himself.
• Qian Xunji gave Murong Huai two months to form the army before he began touring the continent.

Murong Huai inspected the Grand Canal and the Ministry of Works’ projects, then saw how Xili City had become a heavily fortified desert stronghold. He left impressed by the canal’s scale and the city’s defenses, with the canal’s passage rights still awaiting his decision.

• Murong Huai agreed to inspect the Ministry of Works’ projects after Qian Xunji reminded him that they had spent nearly three billion Gold Soul Coins.
• Murong Huai, Gui Mei, Yue Guan, Dugu Bo, and Bibi Dong flew from Spirit City to view the Grand Canal, which had been completed three years earlier but remained closed to merchants.
• Gui Mei, Dugu Bo, and Yue Guan described the canal’s size, defenses, and supply stations as the group traveled along it.
• Murong Huai considered the canal’s potential for trade and wartime transport as the group crossed into the desert.
• Murong Huai and his companions arrived at Xili City and were astonished by its towering walls, protective barrier, cannons, and extensive defenses.

Murong Huai and his companions entered Xili City, where Qian Jun and Jiang Mo showed them the vast industrial metropolis built by the Ministry of Works. The city’s vehicles, cannons, firearms, and radar system left Bibi Dong and the others astonished as Murong Huai saw his plans come to life.

• Qian Jun and Jiang Mo welcomed Murong Huai and explained that the Pope had ordered them to guard Xili City and follow his arrangements.
• Murong Huai and Bibi Dong rode into the city in an off-road vehicle while Yue Guan and the others followed in another.
• Qian Jun told Murong Huai that the Ministry of Works and ten thousand craftsmen, aided by the Defense Clan, had built half of the hundred-li city in five years.
• Murong Huai and Bibi Dong learned that the city’s Soul-Sundering Cannons could pierce a Spirit Douluo’s defensive barrier.
• Jiang Mo explained that ordinary soldiers could use Soul Guidance Automatic Rifles and that the Thousand Eyes Early Warning System monitored the area around Xili City.
• Bibi Dong reflected that the continent’s future belonged to everyone as the convoy passed the city’s busy workshops.

Murong Huai toured Xili City's fortified industrial district and saw how far the Ministry of Works had advanced its weapons and manufacturing. In Mo Pavilion, he observed Mo Heng teaching Soul Tool crafting and recognized his exceptional progress.

• Qian Jun explained that the inner city wall was equipped with anti-aircraft and sniper cannons that had once held him and Jiang Mo back.
• Murong Huai entered Xili City’s industrial district and saw its factories, ammunition depots, and transport vehicles.
• Murong Huai arrived at Mo Pavilion and found Mo Heng teaching craftsmen to engrave a Level Six Soul Tool core formation.
• Mo Heng noticed Murong Huai but continued teaching after Murong Huai signaled him to proceed.
• Murong Huai watched Mo Heng instruct his disciples and judged that Mo Heng had advanced beyond Level Six Soul Engineer.

Murong Huai visited Xili City and learned how Mo Heng had developed its Soul Tool industry and military facilities over the past five years. He ordered Mo Heng to build a camp for his ten-thousand-strong personal army within twenty days, paying for it himself.

• Mo Heng finished his Soul Tool lecture, then led the craftsmen in paying respects to Murong Huai, who rewarded them with ten million Gold Soul Coins.
• Murong Huai praised Mo Heng's work at Mo Pavilion and shared a meal with him and the others.
• Mo Heng reported that the Grand Canal was completed, Xili City's inner district had been built into a major military-industrial center, and Soul Tool vehicles and weapons had been developed.
• Murong Huai ordered Mo Heng to build a large military camp for his personal army within twenty days and gave him a Gold Card to cover the costs.

Murong Huai arranged weapons and equipment for his new army, named his exclusive city Judgment City, and went with Mo Heng to inspect a secret factory. At the Black Flame Army camp, Murong Fuhai began selecting elite troops for Murong Huai, including forces led by Wang Meng, Li Yan, and Zhao Ying.

• Murong Huai ordered Mo Heng to prepare ten thousand sets of weapons and armor, transport vehicles, rifles, and training facilities, with the expenses charged to Murong Mansion.
• Murong Huai named his new exclusive city Judgment City, and Bibi Dong suggested repainting its walls gold.
• Mo Heng showed Murong Huai a secret factory project, and Murong Huai praised his work and ordered improvements before mass production.
• Murong Huai and his companions visited the Black Flame Army camp, where Murong Fuhai agreed to choose ten thousand soldiers for him.
• Murong Fuhai assigned Wang Meng fifteen hundred defensive troops, Li Yan two thousand assault troops, and Zhao Ying fifteen hundred scouts to join Murong Huai.

Murong Huai formed the Judgment Heavenly Army from ten thousand elite Black Flame Army soldiers and arranged their transport to Judgment City. After traveling by metal warships and military trucks, the soldiers arrived at the city gates.

• Murong Fuhai selected ten thousand Black Flame Army soldiers to join the Judgment Heavenly Army, and Murong Huai promised them better equipment, training, and pay.
• Murong Fuhai broke down in grief after Murong Huai and the soldiers departed, revealing that his apparent generosity had been an act.
• One month later, Murong Huai, Bibi Dong, and Ghost Flower Snake led the ten thousand soldiers aboard ten metal warships at Spirit City Station.
• Murong Huai ordered the warships down the Grand Canal, and the army reached Judgment City Station about ten hours later.
• Murong Huai had the soldiers ride military trucks from the station, and they arrived before the gates of Judgment City.

Murong Huai welcomed the Black Flame Army into Judgment City and inspected its newly built military facilities and weapons. He praised the equipment and learned that Mo Heng had become a Level Seven Soul Engineer, while Judgment City housed 321 Soul Engineers.

• Murong Huai praised Judgment City's renovated walls and ordered the ten thousand Black Flame Army soldiers to rest before assembling at the drill ground.
• Mo Heng showed Murong Huai the gravity track, and Murong Huai tested it at five times normal gravity before recommending medicinal baths for recovery.
• Mo Heng demonstrated the cavalry's Soul Tool armor and submachine guns, and Murong Huai insisted that the riders also carry cold weapons.
• Murong Huai tested a Type Three Soul Tool Rifle and accurately fired sixty bullets into a target's bullseye.
• Mo Heng presented the Mountainbreaker, a Level Eight heavy Soul Tool cannon with a range of fifteen kilometers, and reported that he was a Level Seven Soul Engineer among 321 Soul Engineers in Judgment City.

Murong Huai learned that Mo Heng had trained hundreds of Soul Engineers with help from Lu Ye and ordered him to bring Lu Ye to Judgment City within ten days. He then renamed the Black Flame Army the Judgment Heavenly Army, appointed its commanders, and set out its new hierarchy.

• Mo Heng told Murong Huai that Lu Ye had helped develop soul tools and train the Ministry of Works' Soul Engineers, and Murong Huai demanded that Lu Ye join Judgment City or be killed.
• Murong Huai asked about Lu Ye's disciple Lou Gao, then ordered Mo Heng to issue new armor and organize the army.
• Ten thousand soldiers assembled in Mystic Gold Armor as Murong Huai announced that the Black Flame Army would become the Judgment Heavenly Army.
• Murong Huai named himself chief and appointed Qian Jun, Jiang Mo, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Dugu Bo as commanders, each leading two thousand soldiers.
• Murong Huai declared that officers could be replaced through military tournaments and that anyone who defeated him could become chief, prompting the soldiers to cheer.

Murong Huai was chosen to lead Spirit Hall’s inspection of the continent’s sects, while Heaven Dou, Star Luo, and other powers reacted to the coming patrol. Three days later, Murong Huai and Bibi Dong set out from Judgment City with two thousand Judgment Iron Cavalry, heading first for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Murong Huai chose Dugu Bo to lead the Fifth Battalion after the four other commanders argued over who would accompany him, and they beat Dugu Bo when he protested.
• Qian Xunji announced that the new Adjudication Elder would inspect the continent’s sects in Spirit Hall’s name.
• The Heaven Dou Emperor ordered his forces to avoid the Judgment Heavenly Army unless it made a major move.
• Dai Lingfeng ordered the Tiger-Slaying Army to be brought from the imperial mausoleum so Murong Huai would be killed.
• Ning Fengzhi prepared the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Qian Xunji ordered preparations for Star Luo and authorized activating hidden agents if needed.
• Murong Huai and Bibi Dong departed Judgment City with two thousand Judgment Iron Cavalry, making the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan their first stop.

Murong Huai led the Judgment Heavenly Army to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, whose leader Yu Yuanzhen prepared for the inspection and feared an attack. After surrounding the mountain and learning that Yu Yuanzhen had hidden the clan’s elite disciples, Murong Huai arrived at the clan gate and greeted him with a pointed remark about his successors.

• Murong Huai ordered eighteen hundred Judgment cavalry to surround Thunder Mountain Range while two hundred accompanied him up the mountain.
• Yu Yuanzhen and the elders discussed the approaching inspection, recalled Yu Xiaogang’s death, and decided to hide the clan’s elite disciples in rear mountain caves.
• A watchman reported that the Judgment Heavenly Army had arrived and blocked the mountain’s exits, so Yu Yuanzhen sent the Fifth Elder to move the elite disciples and went to meet Murong Huai.
• Dugu Bo delivered a covert agent’s note revealing the disciples’ hiding place, and Murong Huai said he would not waste his cavalry on the clan.
• Murong Huai arrived at the mountain gate with Bibi Dong and the Judgment cavalry, and Yu Yuanzhen formally welcomed him.
• Murong Huai told Yu Yuanzhen that seeing him surpassed hearing of him and asked whether he had worthy successors.

Murong Huai demanded that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan submit to Spirit Hall and exposed Yu Yuanzhen’s hidden refuge for the clan’s elite disciples. Yu Yuanzhen challenged him to a duel, and Murong Huai revealed his extraordinary strength before offering to let Yu win if he could make the Immortal Lord Nine-Arrival Sword leave its sheath.

• Murong Huai arrived at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with Dugu Bo and Bibi Dong, taunted Yu Yuanzhen, and demanded the clan submit to Spirit Hall.
• Yu Yuanzhen insisted that his clan remain neutral, but Murong Huai warned that neutrality would not protect them and threatened the hidden disciples on the back mountain.
• Yu Yuanzhen challenged Murong Huai, wagering the clan’s submission against Spirit Hall’s promise never to harm them if Yu won.
• Murong Huai blocked Yu Yuanzhen’s opening attack with one hand and blasted him back with Bloodline Power.
• Yu Yuanzhen revealed his nine Spirit Rings as a level ninety-three Title Douluo, while Murong Huai revealed eight Spirit Rings, including two hundred-thousand-year rings.
• Murong Huai told Yu Yuanzhen that he would count as the winner if he could make the Immortal Lord Nine-Arrival Sword leave its sheath.

Murong Huai defeated Yu Yuanzhen by reversing the effects of his Martial Soul Avatar, forcing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan leader to honor their wager. Before Yu Yuanzhen could agree to join Spirit Hall, his father Yu Mingshan arrived and raised the stakes with three inherited Spirit Bones.

• Yu Yuanzhen attacked Murong Huai with his Thunder Dragon Claw, but Murong Huai's sword intent blocked him and wounded him.
• Yu Yuanzhen activated his Thunder True Body, but Murong Huai used his head Spirit Bone skill to reverse its enhancement and weaken Yu Yuanzhen and his Martial Soul.
• Murong Huai struck Yu Yuanzhen down and waited for the weakening effect to wear off; once Yu Yuanzhen recovered, Murong Huai reminded him of their agreement to have the clan join Spirit Hall.
• Yu Mingshan, the former clan leader and a level ninety-seven Peak Douluo, arrived and proposed another fight, wagering three inherited Spirit Bones as well as the clan's allegiance.
• Murong Huai accepted Yu Mingshan's challenge, and his expression turned cold as he began to set the terms of their match.

Yu Mingshan accepted Murong Huai’s challenge to settle Spirit Hall’s grudge with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in a fight to the death, securing a path to survival for his clan. After sacrificing his life force to reach Rank 98 strength, he battled Murong Huai, who answered with his full power; their fight was underway as Yu Mingshan unleashed a storm of lightning.

• Murong Huai demanded that his duel with Yu Mingshan decide both victory and life or death, and Yu Mingshan agreed.
• Yu Mingshan entrusted three Spirit Bones to Yu Yuanzhen and ordered the clan to join Spirit Hall if he died.
• Yu Mingshan asked whether victory would end Spirit Hall’s grudge against the clan, and Murong Huai promised it would while warning that he would show no mercy.
• Yu Mingshan overdrew his life force and used Dragon Transformation to reach the strength of a Rank 98 Peak Douluo.
• Murong Huai summoned the Immortal Lord Nine-Arrival Sword and promised to fight Yu Mingshan fairly at full strength.
• Yu Mingshan attacked with Thunder Dragon Claw and Thunderous Myriad Claws, while Murong Huai defended with sword techniques and dodged through the lightning barrage.

Murong Huai defeated Yu Mingshan in a final clash of their strongest techniques, and Yu Mingshan died after exhausting his life force. Murong Huai left with Dugu Bo and Bibi Dong after taking three Spirit Bones and reminding Yu Yuanzhen to go to Pope Palace within half a month.

• Yu Mingshan and Murong Huai exchanged powerful attacks, each sustaining serious wounds as the battle escalated.
• Yu Mingshan transformed into his Thunder True Body, while Murong Huai summoned his Immortal Lord True Body and unleashed a vast sword sea.
• Yu Mingshan poured his remaining life force into his ninth soul skill, but Murong Huai countered with his eighth soul skill and defeated him.
• Yu Mingshan died from his injuries, and Murong Huai took three Spirit Bones from Yu Yuanzhen while sparing the bones on Yu Mingshan's body.
• Murong Huai told Yu Yuanzhen to appear at Pope Palace within half a month, then left the mountain with Dugu Bo and Bibi Dong.
• Murong Huai assessed that his strength was roughly comparable to Murong Chayue's, though he would still lose to a demigod like Murong Zhige.

After subduing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Murong Huai led the Judgment Heavenly Army to Heavy Armor City to visit the Elephant Armored Sect. He accepted Huyan Shan’s invitation to dine at the sect, leaving the army to rest in the city.

• Murong Huai recovered from his fight with Yu Mingshan and asked Dugu Bo which sect was nearby.
• Dugu Bo identified the Elephant Armored Sect in Heavy Armor City, and Murong Huai ordered the army to head there.
• Heavy Armor City’s guards mistook the approaching Judgment Heavenly Army for an invading force until Qiu Ming identified them.
• Qiu Ming, City Lord Li Mu, and Huyan Shan hurried to welcome Murong Huai and Bibi Dong at the city gates.
• Murong Huai asked to dine at the Elephant Armored Sect, and Huyan Shan welcomed him and led the group into the city.

Murong Huai visited the Elephant Armored Sect to invite it to join Spirit Hall, and Bibi Dong proved Spirit Hall’s strength by breaking Huyan Shan’s strongest defense with one strike. Huyan Shan conceded and pledged the sect’s obedience to Spirit Hall.

• Huyan Shan welcomed Murong Huai and his companions with a meat-heavy feast, then blamed the meal on his son when they arrived.
• Murong Huai invited the Elephant Armored Sect to join Spirit Hall, and Huyan Shan demanded a demonstration of strength before agreeing.
• Bibi Dong accepted Huyan Shan’s challenge and unleashed her Death God's Magic Sickle against his defensive Soul Skills.
• Bibi Dong’s strike cut Huyan Shan’s forehead and shattered his confidence, though she spared his life.
• Huyan Shan conceded and declared that the Elephant Armored Sect would heed Spirit Hall’s commands.

Murong Huai secured the Elephant Armored Sect’s allegiance to Spirit Hall and traveled with Bibi Dong and the Judgment Heavenly Army to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. There, after meeting Ning Xiuyuan, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong, he asked to witness Chen Xin’s Seven Kill Sword.

• Huyan Shan agreed to bring the Elephant Armored Sect’s 1,687 disciples into Spirit Hall after Dong'er broke through his full-force defense.
• Murong Huai planned a Mental Soul Core and began nourishing his upper dantian with energy from his Stabilizing Soul Core.
• Murong Huai departed the Elephant Armored Sect with Bibi Dong and two thousand Judgment Heavenly Army soldiers, heading toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Xiuyuan welcomed Murong Huai at the sect’s gate alongside Chen Xin and Gu Rong, while Ning Fengzhi remained at Martial Soul Academy.
• Murong Huai spoke with Ning Xiuyuan about the continent and then asked Chen Xin to show him the Seven Kill Sword, which Chen Xin agreed to do.

Murong Huai and Chen Xin tested their swordsmanship in a sparring match, with Chen Xin ultimately conceding after Murong Huai withstood his strongest attack. Murong Huai left with new insight into the Seven Kill Sword and resolved to refine a sword path of his own.

• Ning Xiuyuan suggested that Chen Xin and Murong Huai spar at the training grounds.
• Chen Xin and Murong Huai exchanged sword techniques without relying on Soul Power to overwhelm each other, and neither gained the advantage.
• Chen Xin unleashed Seven Kill True Body and struck with his massive killing-character sword attack, while Murong Huai countered with Look Down Upon the World.
• Chen Xin admitted defeat after the clash, recognizing that Murong Huai had handled his full-strength attack with ease.
• Murong Huai reflected on the Seven Kill Sword's killing intent and decided to draw from it as he developed his own sword path.

Murong Huai traveled to the Holy Dragon Sect and persuaded its sect master, Tuoba Wei, to submit to Spirit Hall. The sect retained its structure under Spirit Hall’s authority, and Murong Huai reflected that four of the seven great sects had now been taken.

• Murong Huai sent Bibi Dong and Dugu Bo with the Judgment Heavenly Army to recruit the Mountain-Suppressing Sect while he headed alone for the Holy Dragon Sect.
• Murong Huai confronted Tuoba Wei at the Holy Dragon Sect’s gates and proposed cooperation with Spirit Hall.
• Tuoba Wei agreed to submit the Holy Dragon Sect to Spirit Hall to protect its disciples and preserve the sect.
• Murong Huai allowed the Holy Dragon Sect to keep its structure and approved Tuoba Wei for an elder position.
• Tuoba Wei ordered every Holy Dragon Sect disciple to join Spirit Hall, and Murong Huai noted that four of the seven great sects had been taken.