Chapter Summaries

Zhou Qiubai unleashed a devastating sword strike against Spirit Hall’s assault force outside the city, while Yang Guyun followed with a spear attack to finish the scattered survivors. The eight hundred Soul Masters, including Demon Bear Douluo, were wiped out, and the city erupted in cheers.

• Zhou Qiubai stepped from the city wall and killed Demon Bear Douluo with a single sword strike that tore through the enemy formation.
• Gu Rong, Ning Rongrong, Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Shui Bing'er watched in shock as Zhou Qiubai’s sword swept across the battlefield.
• Yang Guyun joined the assault with his Returnless Spear, cutting down enemies left alive by the sword strike.
• Dugu Bo held back his poison mist as the sword light faded and the defenders saw the shattered barriers and fallen Soul Masters.
• All eight hundred Spirit Hall Soul Masters, including Demon Bear Douluo, were dead, and the city defenders cheered.

After Canghai City’s victory over Spirit Hall, Zhou Qiubai and Dantai Canglan arranged to hold the captured Ghost Leopard and demand a heavy ransom. As the Po and Yu Clans approached, Zhou Qiubai recognized that Canghai City had become a refuge for rogue cultivators and prepared to face what came next.

• Dugu Bo and Dantai Canglan reflected on how far Zhou Qiubai had come in six years.
• Lu Qinghou asked what to do with Ghost Leopard, and Zhou Qiubai ordered him bound and held until Spirit Hall paid a price for his release.
• Dantai Canglan sealed Ghost Leopard’s Soul Power completely so he could be kept in the dungeon.
• Zhou Qiubai demanded that Spirit Hall pay for the siege damage, compensate the fallen, and provide ten years of an elder’s salary as Ghost Leopard’s ransom.
• The Po and Yu Clans arrived as Canghai City prepared to bury its dead, repair its defenses, and receive its guests.

After Canghai City defeated Spirit Hall’s force, its people honored the dead while Yang Wudi and Niu Gao arrived and saw the aftermath. Shui Bing’er reached the city and reunited with Zhou Qiubai, leaving them approaching each other at the city gate.

• Yang Wudi and the Breaking and Defense Clans arrived and saw that Canghai City had wiped out Spirit Hall’s force.
• Niu Gao suggested rebuilding the damaged gate tower, while Huzi and the blacksmith joked on the city wall.
• Lu Qinghou, Wen Buyan, and the city guards cleared the battlefield and carried the dead away for burial or cremation.
• Huzi spotted a girl on the mountain path, and the people on the wall began betting about whether Zhou Qiubai would blush.
• Shui Bing’er reached the city gates, recognized Zhou Qiubai, and smiled as he walked toward her.
• Zhou Qiubai and Shui Bing’er met beside the city gate, and he asked her why she had come.

Zhou Qiubai and Shui Bing'er reunited at Canghai City's gates as the city welcomed the Po and Yu Clans. The chapter left them entering the city together while Ning Rongrong accepted that Shui Bing'er was the one who suited Zhou Qiubai.

• Shui Bing'er embraced Zhou Qiubai at the city gate, and Dantai Canglan sent the onlookers away.
• Yang Wudi and Niu Gao arrived with the Po and Yu Clans, and Dantai Canglan welcomed them as family in Canghai City.
• Niu Gao loudly asked when they would eat, interrupting Zhou Qiubai and Shui Bing'er's reunion.
• Qi Mingqian congratulated Shui Bing'er and welcomed her as the City Lord's wife, prompting cheers from the city wall.
• Ning Rongrong watched Zhou Qiubai and Shui Bing'er enter the city and told Gu Rong that Shui Bing'er suited him.
• Yang Wudi dragged Niu Gao toward the gate passage, scolding him for his loud mouth.

Canghai City celebrated its survival and welcomed the Po and Yu Clans, while Zhou Qiubai honored the dead and those who had defended the city. After learning that Ghost Leopard remained securely imprisoned, Zhou Qiubai left the feast and headed to Canghai Cliff, where Shui Bing'er had been sitting.

• Dantai Canglan reflected on how Canghai City had endured and what it meant to those who found refuge there.
• Shui Bing'er walked hand in hand with Zhou Qiubai through the gate passage and joined the gathering at the Martial Arts Arena.
• Zhou Qiubai offered three bowls of wine: one for the fallen, one for the city's defenders, and one for the Po and Yu Clans arriving as new residents.
• Dantai Canglan told Zhou Qiubai that Ghost Leopard was alive, bound, sealed, and locked in the dungeon, and that few could undo the seal.
• After the feast quieted, Zhou Qiubai noticed Shui Bing'er had left and went to Canghai Cliff.

Zhou Qiubai and Shui Bing'er reunited on Canghai Cliff and shared a tender moment before Luo Nanxing interrupted them. Later, Zhou Qiubai discussed Bibi Dong’s possible motives with Dantai Canglan, then returned to Shui Bing'er.

• Shui Bing'er leaned against Zhou Qiubai on Canghai Cliff, and the two shared a kiss beneath the moonlight.
• Yang Guyun and Lu Qinghou watched from the trees until Luo Nanxing’s call startled Zhou Qiubai and Shui Bing'er apart.
• Zhou Qiubai escorted Shui Bing'er back to her residence and warned the three hidden onlookers with a glance.
• Dantai Canglan asked Zhou Qiubai to assess the battle, and Zhou Qiubai suggested Bibi Dong might be using it to advance several aims at once.
• Dantai Canglan suspected Bibi Dong intended to eliminate everyone who could threaten her, while Zhou Qiubai vowed to defend Canghai City.
• Dantai Canglan urged Zhou Qiubai to return to Shui Bing'er, and Zhou Qiubai left the pavilion.

Zhou Qiubai and Shui Bing'er spent the night together after she waited for him, having escaped her family to choose her own path. In the morning, Yang Guyun and Yang Wudi quietly stood together as grandfather and grandson, while Zhou Qiubai prepared to check on the Po and Yu Clans and Shui Bing'er asked him to return early.

• Shui Bing'er told Zhou Qiubai she had been waiting for him, and he led her inside.
• Yang Wudi watched Yang Guyun settle into his room, and a woman brought him a quilt at his grandfather's request.
• Yang Guyun joined Yang Wudi outside, and the two stood together without speaking as Niu Gao watched from across the courtyard.
• Blacksmith Feng stopped Huzi from shouting and disturbing Yang Guyun and Yang Wudi.
• Zhou Qiubai woke beside Shui Bing'er and said he was going to check on the city and the Po and Yu Clans.
• Shui Bing'er returned to bed and asked Zhou Qiubai to come back early.

Zhou Qiubai checked on the Po and Yu Clans as they settled into Canghai City and arranged for the Defense Clan to repair the city gate. He left the workers to their tasks and welcomed Shui Bing'er, who had brought him breakfast.

• Zhou Qiubai took a free pancake from Old Zhao, who reminded him he still owed for yesterday's.
• Zhou Qiubai and Yang Wudi discussed the Breaking Clan's missing supplies, and Yang Wudi broke the silence with Yang Guyun by asking about the stone supply.
• Yang Wudi left Yang Guyun the Breaking Clan's supply list, and Yang Guyun continued carrying stones with a faint smile.
• Zhou Qiubai asked Niu Gao to repair the city gate for twice the market price and learned the Defense Clan would lend materials to the Breaking Clan's alchemy room.
• Zhou Qiubai suggested making Ghost Leopard repair the walls while he awaited his ransom, and Lu Qinghou pointed out that his sealed Soul Power left him too weak for the work.
• Shui Bing'er arrived with a food box, and Zhou Qiubai took her hand and led her toward the construction site.

Bibi Dong faced anger from Golden Crocodile Douluo after her failed attack on Canghai City cost Spirit Hall eight hundred troops and Magic Bear, while Ghost Leopard was captured and held for ransom. Qian Renxue arrived at the Pope Palace as Golden Crocodile Douluo called Bibi Dong to account, leaving the mother and daughter confronting one another.

• Bibi Dong received word that eight hundred troops had been wiped out, Magic Bear had died, and Ghost Leopard had been captured by Canghai City.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo challenged Bibi Dong over the failed operation and demanded to know how she would pay Ghost Leopard's ransom without jeopardizing the Soul Hunting Plan.
• Bibi Dong admitted to herself that she had misjudged Canghai City and that her desire for revenge over Yu Xiaogang's humiliation had clouded her decision.
• Bibi Dong said the Pope Palace would handle the ransom, but Golden Crocodile Douluo declared that he had come to call her to account.
• Qian Renxue entered the Pope Palace with She Long and Pufferfish and told Bibi Dong that she had returned to see her mother.

Qian Renxue confronted Bibi Dong over her treatment of her as a daughter, then argued that Bibi Dong should be held accountable for Spirit Hall’s losses at Canghai City. Qian Daoliu backed the proposal for a vote of confidence, leaving Bibi Dong’s hold on the papal throne in doubt.

• Qian Renxue recalled how Bibi Dong had neglected and mistreated her, and Bibi Dong fell silent because the accusations were true.
• Qian Renxue shifted to official business and blamed Bibi Dong’s judgment for the loss of eight hundred elite troops and two Titled Douluo.
• Qian Renxue argued that Bibi Dong’s actions endangered the Soul Hunting Plan and said she should bear responsibility as Pope.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo announced that the Worship Hall proposed an Elder Hall vote of confidence in Bibi Dong.
• Qian Daoliu said Qian Renxue’s argument was not without reason, leaving Bibi Dong uncertain how long she could remain Pope.

Bibi Dong fought to keep control of Spirit Hall after her defeat at Canghai City, but Qian Daoliu left the decision to Qian Renxue. Bibi Dong conceded that some powers could be shared, then challenged Qian Renxue to pay Ghost Leopard’s ransom.

• Bibi Dong admitted misjudging the battle at Canghai City but argued that one defeat did not justify stripping her authority as Pope.
• Qian Renxue said Bibi Dong could remain an elder and Rakshasa God successor but would no longer command Spirit Hall’s armies.
• Bibi Dong appealed to Qian Daoliu, claiming her past achievements proved she should keep her position.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue to decide and made clear that he would support her choice.
• Bibi Dong agreed to transfer some powers for joint deliberation by the Elder Hall, then demanded that Qian Renxue find the money to ransom Ghost Leopard.
• Qian Renxue said Ghost Leopard and Magic Bear were not her men and left the surviving captive’s fate to the Worship Hall.

Bibi Dong accepted Qian Renxue’s temporary seizure of military authority while secretly waiting to complete her Rakshasa God Trial, then vowed vengeance against her enemies. News of Canghai City’s victory over Spirit Hall spread across the continent, drawing a wave of Rogue Cultivators to its gates.

• Bibi Dong let the Worship Hall and Elder Hall take responsibility for Ghost Leopard’s ransom and accepted the loss of part of her military authority to gain time for her trial.
• Qian Renxue and the others left the Pope Palace, and Bibi Dong smashed furnishings before swearing to destroy Canghai City and the Worship Hall when she ascended to godhood.
• The news that Canghai City had annihilated Spirit Hall’s eight hundred elites, killed one Title Douluo, and captured another spread across the continent, accompanied by increasingly exaggerated rumors about Zhou Qiubai.
• Rogue Cultivators arrived in growing numbers at Canghai City, where Lu Qinghou managed the crowds seeking refuge.

Qian Renxue weighed how Spirit Hall should respond to Zhou Qiubai capturing Ghost Leopard, while her plan to take the Heaven Dou throne neared completion. In the Tang Sect’s temporary base, Tang San learned of Zhou Qiubai’s victory and seethed over being eclipsed.

• Qian Renxue rejected a forceful attempt to retrieve Ghost Leopard and considered Canghai City a potential ally and strategic buffer.
• She Long explained that Canghai City’s ransom demand was a challenge to Spirit Hall’s authority, leaving Qian Renxue caught between paying and refusing.
• Pufferfish reminded Qian Renxue that Xue Ye was close to death, and she prepared to answer the emperor’s summons while keeping her plans concealed.
• Tang San reread the report about Zhou Qiubai’s victory and resented that Zhou had gained fame while Tang San’s fourth soul ring had backlashed and nearly damaged his foundation.

Tang San struggled to fund the Tang Sect and finish the Buddha Fury Tang Lotus while Zhou Qiubai prepared to travel to the Star Dou Forest to advance his cultivation and investigate creating a soul ring. The chapter ended with Shui Yuanbo rejecting outside interference in the Shui Clan’s affairs.

• Tang San lamented his lack of money and the Ministry of Works’ delays, then vowed to complete the Buddha Fury Tang Lotus and avenge Xiao Wu.
• Zhou Qiubai discussed his difficulty understanding how to create a soul ring, and Shui Bing'er suggested he first cross the level-seventy threshold and master his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Zhou Qiubai decided to travel to the Star Dou Forest, and Shui Bing'er insisted on accompanying him.
• Zhou Qiubai told Yang Guyun he had reached level seventy, and Yang Guyun agreed to go with him.
• Dantai Canglan joined Zhou Qiubai, Shui Bing'er, and Yang Guyun as they set out for the Star Dou Forest.
• Shui Yuanbo told a Soul Douluo to inform Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan that the Shui Clan would decide its own affairs.

Shui Yuanbo called an emergency council to decide the Shui Clan’s response to the approaching Spirit Hall and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan forces. When Shui Yuanming argued against relocating and supported a marriage alliance, Shui Yuanbo revealed his strength and overwhelmed him, leaving the clan council facing the truth about its leader.

• Shui Yuanbo went to the ancestral hall at midnight and reflected that abandoning the clan’s foundations might be necessary for survival.
• Shui Yuanbo summoned the Shui Clan council and announced that enemy forces were near Four Elements City, offering the clan a choice between handing over Shui Bing'er or relocating to Canghai City.
• Shui Yuanming opposed relocation and argued that Shui Bing'er could marry into the Yu Clan as a temporary alliance.
• Shui Yuanbo challenged Shui Yuanming, revealed that his old injuries had not crippled him, and unleashed his Frost Hornless Dragon Martial Soul.
• Shui Yuanbo froze and shattered Shui Yuanming’s water-based soul attack, then left his brother’s arm stiff and unresponsive.

Shui Yuanbo killed Shui Yuanming after revealing his betrayal and then forced the Shui Clan elders to agree to relocate. The Wind Clan and Fire Clan also chose to move, and all three clans sent messenger hawks east at dawn.

• Shui Yuanbo shattered Shui Yuanming's Martial Soul Avatar and killed him with an icy beam after confronting him over his betrayal and his designs on Shui Yuanbo's daughter.
• Shui Linchuan tried to attack Shui Yuanbo, but two elders restrained him as Shui Yuanming's sons collapsed in fear.
• Shui Yuanbo silenced the elders, arranged the Shui Clan's relocation, and prayed for forgiveness in the ancestral hall.
• The Wind Clan's head decided relocation was better than risking the clan's destruction.
• The Fire Clan's head threatened the elders with death unless they agreed to move, and they yielded.
• At dawn, messenger hawks from the Shui, Wind, and Fire Clans flew east.

Zhou Qiubai discussed his stalled attempt to create another Soul Ring and explained that he wanted to find a way for Soul Masters to grow stronger without relying on killing Spirit Beasts. Meanwhile, something in the depths of the Lake of Life sensed a nearby fated one, leaving the group’s journey into Star Dou Forest poised to intersect with a powerful presence.

• Beneath the Lake of Life, a deep voice and a gentle voice sensed that the fated one of legend was nearby, while a massive black shadow emerged from the forest beside the lake.
• Zhou Qiubai, Dantai Canglan, Yang Guyun, and Shui Bing'er traveled deeper into Star Dou Forest, where Dantai Canglan noted that the territories had shifted after an eighty-thousand-year Underground Flame Lizard appeared near the edge of the mixed zone.
• During a rest, Zhou Qiubai told Dantai Canglan that he could not recreate the surge of energy that had formed his first Blood Essence Soul Ring while he was near death.
• Zhou Qiubai questioned why humans had to kill Spirit Beasts to obtain Soul Rings and said he wanted to open another path for Soul Masters to grow stronger.
• Shui Bing'er supported Zhou Qiubai’s determination to take the first step, and Dantai Canglan teased him about his youthful audacity.

Zhou Qiubai and his companions entered the core of Star Dou Forest and encountered the Titan Giant Ape, who sought revenge for Xiao Wu’s death. Zhou Qiubai denied killing her and challenged the ape to consider how many humans it had killed, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• A strange sound came from the forest, and Zhou Qiubai sensed at least three powerful beings near the Lake of Life.
• Dantai Canglan led Zhou Qiubai, Shui Bing'er, and Yang Guyun farther into the core region, where a Titan Giant Ape emerged from the bushes.
• The Titan Giant Ape recognized Zhou Qiubai and demanded that he pay with his life for Sister Xiao Wu.
• Zhou Qiubai said he had not killed Xiao Wu and told the ape to ask witnesses about what happened at the Soul Master Tournament.
• The Titan Giant Ape blamed all humans for Xiao Wu’s death and for hunting Spirit Beasts, while Zhou Qiubai asked how many humans it had killed.

Zhou Qiubai faced the furious Titan Giant Ape and avoided its attacks without drawing his sword. As the ape’s punches devastated the clearing, Shui Bing’er realized Zhou Qiubai was moving ahead of its strikes, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Zhou Qiubai argued that humans and Spirit Beasts both killed in pursuit of what they believed was justified, but the Titan Giant Ape refused to listen and demanded revenge for Sister Xiao Wu.
• The Titan Giant Ape attacked Zhou Qiubai, who dodged its first punch and used its wrist to spring away without drawing the White Clothes Sword.
• The Titan Giant Ape continued its assault, while Yang Guyun stopped Shui Bing’er from intervening and Dantai Canglan watched calmly.
• Zhou Qiubai read the Titan Giant Ape’s movements with Listen to Rain and repeatedly moved before its punches landed, leaving the clearing filled with craters.
• Shui Bing’er realized the Titan Giant Ape was chasing Zhou Qiubai’s previous position and that its strikes were always a moment too late.

Zhou Qiubai used precise sword techniques to defeat the Titan Giant Ape after its Gravity Control Domain slowed his movements. The Titan Giant Ape accepted its defeat and expected to die, but Zhou Qiubai refused to kill it.

• The Titan Giant Ape unleashed its Gravity Control Domain, slowing Zhou Qiubai while Yang Guyun shielded Shui Bing'er from the increased gravity.
• The Titan Giant Ape charged Zhou Qiubai, but he dodged its shoulder ram and drew the White Clothes Sword.
• Zhou Qiubai numbed the Titan Giant Ape's right hand and left arm by striking pressure points in its wrist and shoulder.
• Zhou Qiubai pressed the sword against a vulnerable spot near the Titan Giant Ape's spine, making it nearly collapse, then stood atop its head with his blade poised.
• The Titan Giant Ape conceded defeat and told Zhou Qiubai to kill or carve it up, but Zhou Qiubai jumped down and said he would not kill it.