Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yin returned to Blue Tyrant Academy with Ying Yue and learned that Xue Beng had been killed in a border incident blamed on the Star Luo Empire, while Prince Xue Xing remained missing. As Xiao Yin planned to investigate the Crown Prince and visit the imperial family, Liu Erlong told him his Marquis of Wu'an Mansion was nearly ready, then asked about Ying Yue.

• Xiao Yin introduced Ying Yue to Liu Erlong and had Ling Tong show her around Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Liu Erlong welcomed Xiao Yin back and reported that Xue Beng had died and Prince Xue Xing had disappeared during a border raid attributed to the Star Luo Empire.
• Xiao Yin suspected Spirit Hall might have staged the attack to clear the way for Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and inflame tensions between the empires.
• Liu Erlong told Xiao Yin that Xue Ye had sent for him and that the main construction of his Marquis of Wu'an Mansion was nearly complete.
• Liu Erlong asked Xiao Yin who Ying Yue was, and he began whispering an explanation.

Xiao Yin inspected the nearly completed Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, which the four clan leaders had built as a base for his growing power. Later, Emperor Xue Ye asked him to protect the Heaven Dou Empire’s succession from Spirit Hall, and Xiao Yin offered a cautious pledge to help where he could.

• Xiao Yin toured the new mansion with Ying Yue and Ling Tong as Niu Gao, Tai Tan, Yang Wudi, and Bai He described its facilities and defenses.
• Xiao Yin praised the clan leaders’ work and ordered them to finish the Core Area and make the mansion operational as soon as possible.
• Xiao Yin met Emperor Xue Ye and noticed that the emperor had rapidly grown frail since Xue Beng’s death.
• Xue Ye asked Xiao Yin to prevent the Heaven Dou imperial bloodline from being extinguished or its legacy falling to outsiders, meaning Spirit Hall.
• Xiao Yin said he would remember Xue Ye’s favor and do his utmost to oppose any attempt to seize the empire.

Xiao Yin visited Xue Qinghe after meeting Xue Ye, questioned her about Xue Beng’s murder, and tried to persuade her to pursue a future independent of Spirit Hall. He left after planting doubts about her role in Spirit Hall’s plan, while Xue Qinghe silently considered his words.

• Xiao Yin left Xue Ye’s study and went to the Eastern Palace to speak with Xue Qinghe.
• Xiao Yin asked whether Xue Qinghe knew who had murdered Xue Beng, and she denied being responsible while condemning the Star Luo Empire.
• Xue Qinghe told Xiao Yin that the item he had requested remained hidden and that she would obtain it when the opportunity arose.
• Xiao Yin considered exposing or cooperating with Qian Renxue, then urged her to seek a future and position of her own rather than serve as Spirit Hall’s pawn.
• Xiao Yin departed, leaving Xue Qinghe silently watching him and weighing his proposal.

Xiao Yin gathered his allies and proposed founding an independent force to resist the old order. With the Four Great Clans and his other supporters pledging themselves to the cause, he named the new force Lingxiao Hall.

• Xiao Yin addressed his companions, clans, and allies, declaring they should unite against oppression and control over their fates.
• Xiao Yin proposed establishing a force independent of the empires, great sects, and Spirit Hall.
• Tai Tan, Niu Gao, Yang Wudi, and Bai He pledged the Four Great Clans to Xiao Yin’s cause.
• Dugu Bo, the Snow Empress, Ah Yin, and the others showed their support for founding the new force.
• Xiao Yin named the newborn force Lingxiao Hall.

Xiao Yin formally established Lingxiao Hall and assigned its leadership and organizational roles. The members swore to build the hall together as it raised its banner for the first time.

• Xiao Yin named the new faction Lingxiao Hall and explained its ambition to protect its members and control their own fates.
• Xiao Yin appointed Snow Empress and Liu Erlong as Deputy Hall Masters, assigning Snow Empress to guard the hall and judge serious violations and Liu Erlong to manage its internal affairs.
• Xiao Yin established the Elder, Commerce, and Martial Arts Pavilions, naming Dugu Bo, Ah Yin, Ice Empress, Ye Qingyi, Dragon Duke, and Snake Matriarch to their founding roles.
• Xiao Yin established the Strength, Defense, Breaking, and Speed Halls, appointing Tai Tan, Niu Gao, Yang Wudi, and Bai He as their Hall Masters.
• Xiao Yin warned that powerful enemies could threaten Lingxiao Hall, then led the members in swearing to build it together; Lingxiao Hall formally raised its banner.

News of Lingxiao Hall’s founding spread across the continent, establishing Xiao Yin’s new faction as a major power. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect learned of its strength and resolved to act cautiously amid the changing balance.

• Soul Masters across Heaven Dou City discussed Lingxiao Hall’s powerful leaders and its Four Single-Attribute Clan halls.
• Rumors spread that Spirit Hall had not acted against Xiao Yin because it feared his strength and the power of Lingxiao Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong reviewed a confidential report about Lingxiao Hall’s rise.
• Chen Xin warned that Lingxiao Hall was strong enough to stand at the continent’s peak and should not be interfered with.
• Ning Fengzhi reflected on the sect’s past decision concerning Xiao Yin and said the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect needed to proceed cautiously.

Clear Sky Sect and Bibi Dong assessed Xiao Yin and the rising strength of Lingxiao Hall. Bibi Dong agreed to meet Xiao Yin at the Red Water River in half a month.

• Seventh Elder condemned the four clans for joining Lingxiao Hall, but Second Elder warned that Xiao Yin and his faction were formidable and ordered Yue Hua to contact him.
• Bibi Dong learned that Xiao Yin had helped Hu Liena obtain Divine Slaughter's Domain and considered Lingxiao Hall a major threat to Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena to confirm whether Xiao Yin wanted to meet her, then agreed to meet him at the Red Water River in Star Dou Forest in half a month.
• Hu Liena accepted Bibi Dong's order and hurried away to send word to Xiao Yin.

Xiao Yin learned that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s trading firms had undermined Ye Qingyi’s efforts to expand the Ye Clan’s herb business. After hearing her suspicions about Ning Huafeng, he promised Lingxiao Hall’s support and decided to confront the sect with her.

• Ying Yue reported that Lingxiao Hall’s Four Halls had integrated successfully, but Ye Qingyi had requested Xiao Yin’s help with a problem.
• Ye Qingyi explained that the Ye Clan controlled over thirty percent of the Heaven Dou Empire’s mid- and high-grade herb trade, but several potential partners had signed with firms under the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect instead.
• Ye Qingyi told Xiao Yin that she suspected Ning Huafeng of arranging the attack that killed Sister Wang and of repeatedly targeting the Ye Clan after she rejected his grandson as a husband for Lingling.
• Xiao Yin reassured Ye Qingyi that Lingxiao Hall would protect and support her, then announced that he would take her to demand justice from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ye Qingyi accepted Xiao Yin’s offer and agreed to go with him.

Ning Huafeng dismissed Lingxiao Hall as a threat while boasting to business partners about Xiao Yin’s past as a servant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Xiao Yin arrived at the sect’s mountain gate with Ye Qingyi, the Ice Empress, and Ah Yin, and his announcement left Ning Huafeng and the others stunned as the confrontation began.

• Ning Huafeng reassured the apothecary and herb-gathering managers that Lingxiao Hall could not rival the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and revealed that Xiao Yin had once been a servant disciple there.
• Qian, Li, and the other managers grew contemptuous of Xiao Yin after hearing Ning Huafeng’s account.
• Xiao Yin arrived outside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ye Qingyi, the Ice Empress, and Ah Yin, reflecting on his past before the mountain gate.
• Xiao Yin sent his announcement across the sect with his Soul Power, startling the gatekeeping disciples and disrupting Ning Huafeng’s gathering.
• Ning Huafeng and the managers froze in shock when they realized Xiao Yin had come to the sect.

Xiao Yin arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ye Qingyi and demanded justice on her behalf. Ye Qingyi confronted Ning Fengzhi about Ning Huafeng’s alleged attempt to have her killed, leaving the accusation unanswered.

• Xiao Yin’s arrival and declaration startled the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong went to meet him.
• Ning Rongrong recognized Xiao Yin’s voice and ran toward the mountain gate, wondering whether he had come to see her.
• Ning Fengzhi greeted Xiao Yin, who said he had come to seek justice for Ye Qingyi rather than reopen his personal grievances with the sect.
• Ye Qingyi asked whether Ning Huafeng was in the sect, then accused him of sending three Soul Emperor-level assassins to kill her two years earlier near Sunset Forest, where her personal guard died protecting her.

Xiao Yin confronted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect over Ning Huafeng’s alleged attempt to kill Ye Qingyi, demanding justice rather than compensation. Ning Fengzhi refused to hand over his uncle, and the two sides stood on the brink of conflict at the sect’s gates.

• Ning Fengzhi questioned Ye Qingyi’s accusation, but Xiao Yin testified that he had rescued her from the ambush and demanded a face-to-face confrontation at the gates.
• Ning Fengzhi sent Gu Rong to bring Ning Huafeng to the mountain gate, where Ning Huafeng denied arranging the attack.
• Ye Qingyi presented a broken token from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Secret Department as evidence, but Ning Huafeng claimed it could have been planted.
• Ning Fengzhi offered Ye Qingyi double compensation and the medicinal herb supply routes, but Xiao Yin rejected the offer and demanded Ning Huafeng’s life for the life lost.
• Xiao Yin threatened to settle the debt with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Chen Xin and Gu Rong readied themselves as negotiations collapsed.

Xiao Yin confronted Ning Fengzhi over Ning Huafeng’s alleged crimes, while the Ice Empress and Ah Yin blocked Chen Xin and Gu Rong from intervening. Ning Fengzhi stopped Xiao Yin from taking Ning Huafeng and began seeking a compromise to avoid a devastating fight.

• The Ice Empress revealed her overwhelming aura, making Ning Fengzhi realize Xiao Yin’s group had the advantage in strength.
• Xiao Yin accused Ning Huafeng of nearly killing Pavilion Master Ye and challenged Ning Fengzhi for shielding him.
• The Ice Empress blocked Chen Xin’s sword strike, while Ah Yin restrained Gu Rong’s bone claw.
• Xiao Yin used his Devouring force to drag Ning Huafeng toward him, and Ning Fengzhi empowered Gu Rong and shouted for him to stop.
• Ning Fengzhi assessed the danger of continuing the fight and turned to Xiao Yin to find a compromise.

Xiao Yin forced the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to hand over Ning Huafeng, rejecting Sect Master Ning Fengzhi’s challenge and giving him a final countdown. The sect admitted defeat, while Ning Fengzhi ordered his people not to provoke Lingxiao Hall and vowed the matter would not end there.

• Ning Fengzhi proposed that Xiao Yin endure three strikes from Chen Xin in exchange for taking Ning Huafeng, but Xiao Yin rejected the terms and demanded the sect hand him over or face a fight.
• Xiao Yin reminded Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong that his visit and negotiations were the last courtesy he would show the sect, while Ning Huafeng begged for protection.
• Ning Rongrong pleaded with Xiao Yin to spare Ning Huafeng, but Xiao Yin told her their past connection only earned the sect a sliver of consideration.
• Xiao Yin began a ten-count ultimatum, and Ning Fengzhi finally ordered Ning Huafeng handed over, declaring that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect admitted defeat.
• Ah Yin bound Ning Huafeng with vines, and Xiao Yin left with his companions after telling Ning Fengzhi to take care of his sect.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered Chen Xin and Gu Rong to prevent anyone from provoking Lingxiao Hall, then vowed that the day’s events would not end there.

Xiao Yin handed Ning Huafeng over to Ye Qingyi, and rumors of Lingxiao Hall’s humiliation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect spread through Heaven Dou City. Tang Yuehua visited Xiao Yin to probe the Clear Sky Sect’s response to the Four Clans joining Lingxiao Hall, but their tense exchange was interrupted when Ah Yin entered.

• Xiao Yin entrusted Ning Huafeng to Ye Qingyi, who thanked him and prepared to deal with her enemy.
• Rumors spread that Xiao Yin had taken Ning Huafeng from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect despite Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo’s efforts, strengthening Lingxiao Hall’s reputation.
• Tang Yuehua, mistress of Moonlight Pavilion, visited Xiao Yin at the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion and asked about the Four Clans’ ties to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xiao Yin rejected the Clear Sky Sect’s claim to the Four Clans and warned that Lingxiao Hall would not fear becoming its enemy.
• Ah Yin entered the front hall as Xiao Yin and Tang Yuehua’s conversation grew tense.

Xiao Yin discovered Tang Yuehua's shock at seeing Ah Yin alive, then learned that Bibi Dong had arranged a meeting with him in ten days. Afterward, he decided to use a special item to advance his plans concerning Qian Renxue before meeting Bibi Dong.

• Tang Yuehua recognized Ah Yin as Tang Hao's supposedly dead wife, panicked, and hurried away after Xiao Yin promised to visit Moonlight Pavilion.
• Hu Liena arrived at the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion and told Xiao Yin that Bibi Dong would meet him by the Red Water River in Star Dou Forest ten days later.
• Xiao Yin accepted the meeting and told Hu Liena that Spirit Hall's hostility had forced him to defend himself, while she warned him to be careful as she left.
• Xiao Yin considered the risks of Bibi Dong's meeting and decided to accelerate his plans to win over Qian Renxue.
• Xiao Yin retrieved his remaining Love-Stirring Chocolate and planned to visit Qian Renxue in the Eastern Palace for a private conversation.

Xiao Yin received the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud from Qian Renxue and invited her to talk in a secluded forest outside Heaven Dou City. He began grilling meat there, leaving Qian Renxue puzzled about his intentions.

• Xiao Yin received Qian Renxue’s message that she had obtained the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Qian Renxue met Xiao Yin in her true appearance and handed him the genuine, unactivated Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Xiao Yin asked why Qian Renxue had come alone and invited her to stay and talk about them.
• Xiao Yin took Qian Renxue by the wrist and flew with her to a secluded forest outside Heaven Dou City.
• Xiao Yin hunted a five-hundred-year-old Iron-Bristle Porcupine and began grilling its meat while Qian Renxue watched in confusion.

Xiao Yin used a barbecue, wine, and a fabricated story about his master to draw Qian Renxue into opening up about her lonely childhood and exhausting disguise. After she ate his Love-Stirring Chocolate, Qian Renxue began to feel an unusual closeness and trust toward him, leaving her guard weakened.

• Xiao Yin invited Qian Renxue to share grilled meat and wine, explaining that the relaxed setting helped friends speak honestly.
• Xiao Yin told Qian Renxue a partly fabricated account of his bleak past and credited his strength and resources to a mysterious master.
• Qian Renxue described the pressure of growing up in Spirit Hall and the loneliness of living as Xue Qinghe under the Nation-Stealing Plan.
• Xiao Yin gave Qian Renxue Love-Stirring Chocolate, which subtly altered her feelings toward him.
• Qian Renxue felt her suspicion fade and began to see Xiao Yin as reassuring and trustworthy.

Xiao Yin met Bibi Dong alone at the Red Water River, where she tried to recruit him into Spirit Hall and then attacked after he refused and identified her as the Rakshasa God’s inheritor. The fight began with Xiao Yin dodging her corrosive attacks, and Bibi Dong unleashed her Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor True Body.

• Xiao Yin left for the Star Dou Forest alone after leaving Liu Erlong a message.
• Xiao Yin met Bibi Dong at the Red Water River and sensed no other powerful presences nearby.
• Bibi Dong offered Xiao Yin an Elder position and resources if he submitted to Spirit Hall, but Xiao Yin refused.
• Bibi Dong questioned Xiao Yin about his powers, then raised her Rakshasa God aura and tried to kill him.
• Xiao Yin dodged Bibi Dong’s Bone-Eroding Thread and barrage of corrosive attacks with his Eternal Night Calamity Wings.
• Bibi Dong used her Seventh Soul Skill, Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor True Body.

Xiao Yin and Bibi Dong fought fiercely after he provoked her by revealing knowledge of her past and the Rakshasa God Trial. Their battle was interrupted by four approaching Title Douluo-level auras, while three Abyssal visitors arrived in the Star Dou Forest’s Core Region and tracked a contract-bound human toward the Star Luo Empire.

• Bibi Dong unleashed her Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor True Body and threatened Xiao Yin unless he revealed his sources and purpose.
• Xiao Yin taunted Bibi Dong with details about her suffering and Qian Xunji, prompting her to attack with her Eighth Soul Skill.
• Xiao Yin transformed into his Taotie True Body and blocked Bibi Dong’s attack, then the two began a fierce battle to the death.
• Xiao Yin and Bibi Dong sensed four Title Douluo-level auras approaching, and Xiao Yin recognized the fleeing Scarlet King among them.
• Raziel and two other Abyssal visitors appeared in the Star Dou Forest’s Core Region, discussed their mission, and sensed a contract-bound human in the direction of the Star Luo Empire.

Mammon, Raziel, and Fear Shadow attacked the injured Scarlet King, who fought back but was badly wounded and lost one of his heads. He escaped their darkness domain and fled through the forest, arriving at the Red Water River where he saw Xiao Yin and a black-robed woman.

• Mammon, Raziel, and Fear Shadow decided to attack Scarlet King for his soul and shadow.
• Raziel assaulted Scarlet King's mind while Mammon drained his vitality and Fear Shadow trapped him in darkness.
• Scarlet King was overwhelmed by the three Abyss Overlords and lost his leftmost head to a black blade.
• Scarlet King burned his origin power to break through Fear Shadow's domain and flee, while Mammon ordered the others to pursue him.
• Scarlet King emerged from the forest at the Red Water River and saw Xiao Yin and a black-robed woman.