Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yin and Bibi Dong confronted three Abyssal beings who had badly wounded Scarlet King and sealed the forest around them. They broke through the seal and fled with Scarlet King, but the Abyssal attackers pursued them through the rift.

• Scarlet King reached Xiao Yin and Bibi Dong while fleeing Mammon, Raziel, and Fear Shadow, warning that the three were not from this world.
• Fear Shadow sealed the area, and the Abyssal beings attacked Xiao Yin and Bibi Dong with spatial suppression, soul assaults, and shadow tendrils.
• Xiao Yin and Bibi Dong joined forces and struck the same point in Fear Shadow's barrier, tearing open a rift.
• Xiao Yin carried the exhausted Scarlet King toward the rift as Bibi Dong followed, while the three Abyssal beings launched attacks after them.

Xiao Yin and Bibi Dong escaped the Abyss Overlords’ ambush and agreed to fight together against the greater threat. The three Overlords linked their powers and advanced on them, and Xiao Yin charged Mammon first.

• Xiao Yin hurled Scarlet King to safety, then used Ash Dragon Roar to counter the attacks of Raziel, Fear Shadow, and Mammon.
• Xiao Yin and Bibi Dong escaped the shadow domain, and Xiao Yin asked her to join forces against the three Overlords.
• Xiao Yin judged the Overlords to be individually near the level of an ordinary Title Douluo, though their Abyss energy and coordinated attacks made them dangerous.
• Mammon ordered Raziel and Fear Shadow to attack with him, and the three linked their powers into a moving domain.
• Xiao Yin and Bibi Dong prepared to fight together, and Xiao Yin charged Mammon with Taotie's Devouring power.

Xiao Yin countered Raziel’s soul attacks and swallowed her into his Chaos Small World, turning the battle against the Abyss Overlords. Bibi Dong severed Mammon’s arm, but Fear Shadow used its escape technique to scatter with Mammon into the forest.

• Mammon, Raziel, and Fear Shadow revealed their true forms and intensified their attacks on Xiao Yin and Bibi Dong.
• Xiao Yin used Ice Gaze: Ice Heart Clarity to weaken Raziel’s sorrow-based soul attacks, then unleashed Heaven Swallowing Earth Devouring and swallowed her into his Chaos Small World.
• Bibi Dong struck the distracted Mammon with Abyss Slash of Space Rending and severed its right arm, preventing it from regenerating.
• Mammon ordered Fear Shadow to flee, and Fear Shadow scattered them into countless shadow images across the forest.
• Xiao Yin and Bibi Dong destroyed many of the fleeing shadows, but Mammon and Fear Shadow escaped into the forest.

After the battle, Xiao Yin offered Bibi Dong information about the attackers and explained the hidden history connecting the God Realm to Douluo Continent. He left her with the revelation that the God Realm treated their world and its inhabitants as pieces in a vast system.

• Xiao Yin stabilized Scarlet King's injuries while Bibi Dong picked up Mammon's severed arm, and they agreed to discuss the intruders and possible cooperation.
• Xiao Yin asked Bibi Dong what she knew about the God Realm, then corrected himself after accidentally using a form of address that triggered her killing intent.
• Xiao Yin told Bibi Dong that the Dragon God once ruled the God Realm and was split into the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King after the Dragon God War.
• Xiao Yin explained that remnants of the war fused with Douluo Continent, shaped its laws, and gave rise to the Martial Soul system.
• Xiao Yin revealed that the God Realm selected candidates from many planes through inheritances and divine trials, leaving Bibi Dong stunned by the scale of its influence.

Xiao Yin told Bibi Dong that the God Realm governed countless planes and claimed an elder called the Ice God had bestowed things on him, leading her to suspect he was the Ice God's heir. He warned that Abyssal creatures threatened those planes and that Star Dou Forest's true Core Region held powerful beings, urging Bibi Dong to abandon or limit Spirit Hall's Soul Hunting Operation.

• Bibi Dong struggled to accept Xiao Yin's claim that Douluo Continent was one of many planes beneath the God Realm and asked how he knew.
• Xiao Yin said he had an elder, the Ice God, and left Bibi Dong to interpret his words as confirmation that he was the god's chosen heir.
• Xiao Yin identified the three strange shadows as Abyssal vanguards and described the Abyss as a devourer opposed to the God Realm and its planes.
• Xiao Yin told Bibi Dong that Scarlet King was a low-ranking laborer in Star Dou Forest's Core Region, despite its strength and cultivation exceeding two hundred thousand years.
• Xiao Yin advised Bibi Dong to stop Spirit Hall's Soul Hunting Operation or keep it away from the forest's true core, warning that its ancient inhabitants could overwhelm Spirit Hall.

Xiao Yin revealed the threats facing Douluo Continent and spoke to Bibi Dong about the pain beneath her hatred, leaving her to investigate matters on her own. He then brought the wounded Scarlet King to Life Lake and warned Bi Ji and Zi Ji to keep the Star Dou Forest’s soul beasts close to safety.

• Xiao Yin told Bibi Dong that Million-Year Soul Beasts existed and that the Abyss posed a grave threat.
• Bibi Dong demanded to know how Xiao Yin knew her deepest secrets, and he urged her to face her pain rather than be consumed by hatred.
• Bibi Dong left to investigate, while Xiao Yin carried the unconscious Scarlet King toward Life Lake.
• Bi Ji began treating Scarlet King as Zi Ji checked Xiao Yin for injuries.
• Xiao Yin warned Bi Ji and Zi Ji that Abyss creatures could overpower and ambush soul beasts, and told them to stay near Life Lake and avoid going out alone.

Xiao Yin interrogated Raziel in his Chaos Small World and learned that the Abyss was secretly scouting the Douluo Continent through a hidden contract. He devoured Raziel’s remaining core and origin, preventing her return to the Abyss, while Mammon, Fear Shadow, and the unknown contractor remained threats.

• Xiao Yin suppressed Raziel with the laws of his Chaos Small World and demanded information about the Abyss’s forces, plans, and route into the Douluo Continent.
• Raziel’s extracted memories revealed that the Abyssal Sage King had discovered the continent’s coordinates and sent Mammon, Raziel, and Mirror Image Fear Shadow to scout it for a covert invasion.
• Xiao Yin learned that the Sage Emperor had used a contract with an unidentified person on the Douluo Continent to help the group bypass the planar barrier.
• Xiao Yin assessed that Mammon and Fear Shadow had escaped, the contractor remained unknown, and the Abyss was preparing to infiltrate the continent while the God Realm faced unexplained changes.
• Xiao Yin used the Taotie Martial Soul to devour Raziel’s energy core and origin imprint, severing her connection to the Abyss Plane.

After devouring Raziel, Xiao Yin reached level eighty-nine and weighed his next steps against the dangers posed by the Abyss and the gods. Seeking comfort at night, he mistakenly climbed into Zhu Zhuqing’s bed instead of Zhu Zhuyun’s, leaving both of them stunned.

• Xiao Yin absorbed Raziel’s remaining energy and broke through to level eighty-nine.
• The Abyss’s will sensed Raziel’s fall and ordered Mammon and Fear Shadow to gather intelligence about Douluo Continent.
• Xiao Yin returned to the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion in secret and decided to postpone using the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and visiting Sea God Island.
• Xiao Yin resolved to prepare for hunting the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King as his ninth Soul Ring.
• Xiao Yin entered Zhu Zhuyun’s dark bedroom and climbed into bed beside the figure he mistook for her.
• Xiao Yin realized the person in his arms was Zhu Zhuqing, who turned to face him in embarrassed shock.

Xiao Yin discovered that Zhu Zhuqing had mistaken him for Zhu Zhuyun, but stayed when Zhu Zhuqing confessed her love and accepted her feelings. The next morning, Zhu Zhuyun watched them embracing from a chair, leaving Xiao Yin startled and embarrassed.

• Xiao Yin realized that Zhu Zhuqing was in bed instead of her sister, while Zhu Zhuyun was away discussing something with Sister Yanzi.
• Zhu Zhuqing stopped Xiao Yin from leaving and confessed that she loved him as a woman, not merely out of gratitude or admiration.
• Xiao Yin admitted he had sensed her feelings and told her she and Zhu Zhuyun were both important to him.
• Zhu Zhuqing kissed Xiao Yin, and the two spent the night together.
• The next morning, Xiao Yin woke to find Zhu Zhuyun watching them from a chair by the window.

Xiao Yin returned to the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion and reassured Zhu Zhuyun that he would remain devoted to her and Zhu Zhuqing. Later, he received a stern letter from the Clear Sky Sect demanding an explanation for Lingxiao Hall taking in the Four Single-Attribute Clans.

• Xiao Yin spoke with Zhu Zhuyun, who accepted his promise not to betray her or Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke and tried to take responsibility for the previous night, but Zhu Zhuyun sent Xiao Yin out so the sisters could talk privately.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked Zhu Zhuqing how many times, leaving Xiao Yin startled outside the room.
• Ying Yue and Liu Erlong met Xiao Yin at the study entrance, and Liu Erlong gave him a letter from the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xiao Yin read the elders' demand for an explanation and concluded that the sect wanted to confront Lingxiao Hall over the four clans.

Xiao Yin dismissed the Clear Sky Sect’s letter and said he was ready to answer any challenge, while Ying Yue warned him about the sect’s influence. After Lingxiao Hall gave no reply, the Clear Sky Sect sent Tang Xun and Tang Lie to Heaven Dou City to assess Xiao Yin and his strength.

• Xiao Yin rejected Liu Erlong’s concern about the Clear Sky Sect and decided to leave its letter unanswered.
• Ying Yue warned Xiao Yin that the Clear Sky Sect could cause trouble through rumors, and he agreed to wait for the sect to act.
• At a council meeting, Tang Lie and other elders criticized Lingxiao Hall for ignoring their letter and absorbing the four clans.
• Tang Huang ordered Tang Xun and Tang Lie to visit Lingxiao Hall, gauge Xiao Yin’s strength, and avoid provoking a conflict unless the hall proved weak.
• Tang Xun and Tang Lie left the Clear Sky Sect and headed for Heaven Dou City.

Clear Sky Sect elders Tang Xun and Tang Lie came to Heaven Dou City to investigate Lingxiao Hall and confront Bai He outside the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion. Tang Lie threatened Bai Chenxiang when Bai He refused to let them see Xiao Yin without an appointment, and an angry voice inside the mansion challenged them.

• Tang Xun and Tang Lie entered Heaven Dou City in disguise to investigate Lingxiao Hall and Xiao Yin.
• Tang Lie recognized Bai He outside the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion and blocked his path, prompting Bai He to shield Bai Chenxiang.
• Tang Lie mocked Bai He for joining a new master, while Tang Xun requested an introduction to Xiao Yin on the sect's orders.
• Bai He refused to receive the elders without an appointment, and Tang Lie used his pressure to stop Bai Chenxiang from entering the mansion.
• Tang Xun warned Bai He against escalating the dispute, then a furious voice from inside the mansion demanded to know who was causing trouble.

Tang Lie and Tang Xun confronted the four clans at the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, where Tang Lie revealed he had become a Title Douluo and used his pressure to demand that Hall Master Xiao Yin come out. Xiao Yin appeared, unfazed by Tang Lie’s strength, and the confrontation was poised to begin.

• Tang Lie and Tang Xun arrived at the mansion, where Tang Lie argued with Tai Tan, Niu Gao, and Bai He over the Clear Sky Sect’s abandonment of the four clans.
• Tai Tan attacked Tang Lie, but Tang Lie revealed his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul and nine Soul Rings, showing that he had become a Title Douluo.
• Tang Lie suppressed Tai Tan, Niu Gao, and Bai He with his Soul Power and demanded that they summon Hall Master Xiao Yin.
• Xiao Yin walked out of the mansion, dismissed the conflict as a noisy argument, and showed no concern for Tang Lie’s pressure.

Xiao Yin confronted Tang Lie and Tang Xun over the Clear Sky Sect’s claim to the four former clans, arguing that the clans had freely joined Lingxiao Hall after being abandoned. Tang Lie attacked Xiao Yin with his Clear Sky Hammer, but Xiao Yin stopped it effortlessly with one hand.

• Xiao Yin mocked Tang Lie and Tang Xun for coming down from their mountain and challenged the Clear Sky Sect’s demand for an explanation about the four clans.
• Xiao Yin argued that Tai Tan, Niu Gao, Bai He, and Yang Wudi had chosen to join Lingxiao Hall and criticized the sect for abandoning them when they were in danger.
• Tang Xun asked whether Xiao Yin intended to become an enemy of the Clear Sky Sect, and Xiao Yin denied that Lingxiao Hall had harmed the sect.
• Enraged by Xiao Yin’s insults, Tang Lie summoned his Clear Sky Hammer True Body and struck at him.
• Xiao Yin caught the hammer with his bare hand, stopped its force, and told Tang Lie that his hammer was not as hard as he claimed.

Xiao Yin effortlessly caught Tang Lie’s Clear Sky Hammer and injured Tang Xun with a single punch, forcing the Clear Sky Sect elders to reconsider their assessment of his strength. When Tang Xun tried to leave with Tang Lie, Xiao Yin challenged their right to come and go from Lingxiao Hall as they pleased.

• Tang Lie attacked Xiao Yin with his Clear Sky Hammer, but Xiao Yin caught it between two fingers without summoning his Martial Soul.
• Xiao Yin punched Tang Xun’s hastily summoned Clear Sky Hammer, sending him and Tang Lie retreating and leaving Tang Xun seriously injured.
• Tang Xun realized the Clear Sky Sect had greatly underestimated Xiao Yin and decided to withdraw with Tang Lie to report his strength.
• Xiao Yin stopped the elders from leaving freely, and Tang Lie and Tang Xun challenged him over whether he meant to fight the Clear Sky Sect.

Xiao Yin defeated Clear Sky Sect elders Tang Xun and Tang Lie with his powerful domain skills, then ordered Ying Yue to bind them and bring them along. He left with the unconscious elders, intending to put them to use, while Lingxiao Hall’s allies watched in awe.

• Xiao Yin vanished and trapped Tang Xun and Tang Lie in his Eternal Night Burial Realm, cutting off their senses and weakening their Soul Power.
• Xiao Yin reappeared minutes later, and Tang Xun and Tang Lie collapsed unconscious before the onlookers.
• Tai Tan celebrated the victory, while Niu Gao and Bai He recognized how Xiao Yin’s strength could secure Lingxiao Hall’s future.
• Bai He warned that capturing the elders would leave no room for reconciliation with the Clear Sky Sect, but Xiao Yin said he did not regard the sect as a threat.
• Xiao Yin ordered Ying Yue to tie up Tang Xun and Tang Lie and bring them along, saying they should be put to use.
• Ying Yue carried the bound elders as she followed Xiao Yin away.

Xiao Yin brought the captured Clear Sky Sect elders Tang Xun and Tang Lie to Moonlight Pavilion and confronted Tang Yuehua with his knowledge of her identity. He demanded that she contact the Clear Sky Sect to negotiate a ransom, leaving her shaken by his plan to trade the two Title Douluo for resources.

• Xiao Yin arrived at Moonlight Pavilion with Ying Yue and the unconscious Tang Xun and Tang Lie, prompting Tang Yuehua to hurry out and greet him.
• Tang Yuehua ushered Xiao Yin and Ying Yue into a private tea room to discuss the matter away from public view.
• Xiao Yin revealed Tang Yuehua's family background, Soul Power limitation, and Noble Circle domain, leaving her terrified at how much he knew.
• Xiao Yin told Tang Yuehua to contact the Clear Sky Sect and negotiate a price for the two captured Title Douluo.
• Xiao Yin decided to use the elders as bargaining chips to obtain resources for Lingxiao Hall rather than kill them.

Xiao Yin left Tang Xun and Tang Lie in the Clear Sky Sect’s care after secretly placing them in an unnatural slumber, using their condition to pressure the sect. At the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, Lingyuan Douluo delivered Bibi Dong’s warning about Abyss traces in the Star Luo Empire and reported on Spirit Hall’s plans.

• Xiao Yin left Tang Xun and Tang Lie with Tang Yuehua after sealing their senses and soul origins, intending to force the Clear Sky Sect to bargain for their awakening.
• Xiao Yin returned to the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion and met Lingyuan Douluo, who had come on Bibi Dong’s orders.
• Lingyuan told Xiao Yin that Bibi Dong had found traces of “them” in the Star Luo Empire, leading him to suspect the Abyss was active there.
• Lingyuan reported that Bibi Dong had suspended the Soul-Hunting Operation but continued investigating high-level soul beast habitats.
• Lingyuan added that Bibi Dong was influencing sects to redefine the Seven Great Sects and had secretly contacted members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Xiao Yin ordered Lingyuan to keep watching Bibi Dong and the Star Luo Empire, and warned her not to expose herself.

After Xiao Yin defeated and captured two Clear Sky Sect elders, the sect’s elders debated how to respond and struggled to find a way to wake them. The sect delayed retaliation while its master remained in seclusion, but Xiao Yin’s half-month ultimatum drove Tang Huang into a rage.

• News of Xiao Yin’s effortless defeat of Tang Xun and Tang Lie spread through the empire, boosting Lingxiao Hall’s reputation.
• Tang Long told Tang Huang, Tang Lin, and Tang Miao how Xiao Yin had subdued the two elders and left them unconscious.
• Tang Miao found that an unknown power had nearly halted the elders’ Soul Power circulation and resisted attempts to wake them.
• Tang Huang agreed to seek healers and wait for Tang Xiao to leave seclusion before settling the score with Xiao Yin.
• Tang Long relayed Xiao Yin’s warning that the elders’ condition would last only half a month and that the Clear Sky Sect should prepare to attend a funeral feast if it gave no satisfactory explanation.
• Tang Huang erupted in fury at Xiao Yin’s threat.

During ten days of calm at Lingxiao Hall, Xiao Yin’s incapacitated victims remained beyond the Clear Sky Sect elders’ ability to heal. Facing the half-month deadline, Tang Huang and Tang Miao decided to offer Tang Yuehua to Xiao Yin as a bargaining chip, while Tang Lin reluctantly stayed silent.

• Xiao Yin spent ten pleasant days overseeing little at Lingxiao Hall, training and socializing with his companions, and meeting Qian Renxue in secret.
• Tang Huang, Tang Lin, and Tang Miao exhausted their healing methods, but Tang Xun and Tang Lie remained unconscious and near death.
• Tang Lin urged Tang Huang to prioritize the two elders’ lives over the sect’s pride and warned that the three of them could not challenge Xiao Yin.
• Tang Miao proposed using Tang Yuehua to satisfy Xiao Yin’s rumored preferences, and Tang Huang agreed that she should contribute to the sect.
• Tang Lin objected to treating Tang Yuehua as a bargaining chip, but Tang Huang said he would speak to her and ordered that the plan remain secret.