Chapter Summaries

Tang Lie died after Tang Yuehua poisoned him and masked attackers finished him off, and Tang Hao questioned why she had acted. Shui Bing'er (I) and Huo Wu (I) accused Tang Yuehua of doing it to protect Tang Hao because she loved him.

• Tang Yuehua condemned Tang Lie, who fled her cabin while the poison crippled him.
• Dozens of black-clad attackers ambushed Tang Lie; he killed three before the poison and their attacks killed him.
• Tang Hao questioned Tang Yuehua about killing the Seventh Elder, but she denied knowing her own reasons.
• Shui Bing'er (I) mocked Tang Hao for failing to understand Tang Yuehua's motive.
• Huo Wu (I) declared that Tang Yuehua had poisoned Tang Lie to keep Tang Hao from risking his life, claiming she loved him more than his mother did.

Tang Yuehua's feelings for Tang Hao were exposed, provoking more mockery of the Tang family and an argument involving Ning Rongrong and Ma Hongjun. Qian Daoliu warned the pinned Tang Chen that the dimensional passage was nearly complete and God Kings would soon arrive.

• Tang Hao demanded that Tang Yuehua deny her feelings for him, but she could not, and Tang San realized why she had treated him with conflicting emotions.
• Ah Yin told Tang Yuehua that her love for Tang Hao could never be returned, but Tang Yuehua insisted that her feelings were her own choice.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo, Radiant Feather Douluo, and others mocked the Tang family and speculated that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had its own scandal.
• Ning Rongrong angrily denied Ma Hongjun's insinuations about her father and family, and the two argued.
• Qian Daoliu told Tang Chen that the dimensional passage was nearly complete and that God Kings would soon arrive, terrifying the immobilized former sect master.

The Heavenly Screen revealed that Tang Yuehua had been restrained while Qian Cheng drained her blood, and Tang San, Tang Hao, Ah Yin, and Tang Yuehua realized they had all guessed her manner of death incorrectly. Qian Cheng used Tang Yuehua’s bloodline in an attempt to strengthen Bai Lan, who endured the agony of the transfer.

• The Heavenly Screen showed Tang Yuehua bound to an iron frame as dozens of tubes drained her blood into a crystal container while Qian Cheng watched.
• Tang Yuehua was shocked to see herself imprisoned, and Tang San, Tang Hao, and Ah Yin concluded that she had died after being drained of blood.
• Qian Cheng addressed Bai Lan, who recalled her humiliation, her younger sister Bai Zhi, and her determination to gain power to protect them both.
• Qian Cheng warned Bai Lan that fusing with Tang Yuehua’s Clear Sky Sect bloodline could cause unbearable pain or make her meridians explode, but Bai Lan agreed to proceed.
• Qian Cheng pierced Bai Lan’s neck and sent Tang Yuehua’s blood into her body, causing scorching heat and sharp pain that made Bai Lan writhe in agony.

Bai Lan survived Qian Cheng’s painful martial soul experiment and manifested a Clear Sky Hammer. After the Heavenly Screen showed the experiment to the forces at Jialing Pass, noble soul masters feared the upheaval it could bring while commoners were inspired to resist their oppression.

• Bai Lan endured Qian Cheng’s bloodline-fusion experiment until dawn and survived the agony.
• Bai Lan summoned a Clear Sky Hammer, and Qian Cheng declared the preliminary experiment successful and gave her a year to master it before another fusion.
• The Heavenly Screen’s image ended, and the Allied Forces at Jialing Pass erupted in shock at an ordinary person receiving the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, and Tang Hao condemned the experiment, while high-ranking soul masters feared losing their privileges.
• Commoner soldiers at Jialing Pass imagined gaining powerful martial souls and openly voiced defiance against the nobles.

The soldiers of the Imperial Allied Forces turned against their rulers as they protested inequality and demanded the rights and wages denied to them. The Heavenly Screen then announced that all five participants had answered incorrectly and that the God of Space would decide their punishment.

• Tang San, Xue Beng, and Dai Tianfeng condemned Artificial Martial Souls, but their warnings failed to quiet the soldiers.
• A young Star Luo Empire soldier challenged Dai Tianfeng over the cost of awakening, his stalled Soul Power, and the privileges given to nobles.
• The soldiers denounced Tang San’s claims about Blue Silver Grass and raised their weapons, then protested unpaid wages and missing subsidies.
• Dai Tianfeng nearly ordered a massacre, but Zhu Tiancai urged him to wait for the Heavenly Screen’s revelations, and he reluctantly calmed down.
• The Heavenly Screen announced that all five participants had answered incorrectly and that the God of Space of the First Timeline would personally decide their punishment.

Qian Renxue (I), revealed as the God of Space from the First Timeline, appeared to decide the punishment for Tang San and the others. She demonstrated her power by slaughtering thousands of Clear Sky Sect disciples, leaving the First Elder demanding an explanation.

• Tang San and the others assumed the God of Space would impose a mild punishment, but the Heavenly Screen shattered and Qian Renxue (I) appeared.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing dismissed Qian Renxue (I) as a support God, while Qian Daoliu (I) mocked Bibi Dong for underestimating her.
• Qian Renxue (I) used Space Cut to slice thousands of Clear Sky Sect disciples into pieces.
• The Clear Sky Sect's First Elder confronted Qian Renxue (I), demanding to know why she had slaughtered the disciples.

Qian Renxue from the First Timeline destroyed the Clear Sky Sect and turned her attention to Yu Xiaogang, declaring that she would avenge her other self. Bibi Dong’s attack failed against Qian Renxue’s spatial barrier, leaving her shocked by the strength of the God of Space.

• Qian Renxue crushed the Clear Sky Sect’s First Elder, then killed the remaining Clear Sky Sect elders despite pretending to spare them.
• Qian Renxue captured Yu Xiaogang and said she knew what had happened in Bibi Dong’s world and would make her suffer for her other self.
• Qian Renxue snapped Yu Xiaogang’s right arm apart, prompting Bibi Dong to attack with the Rakshasa Demon Scythe.
• Qian Renxue’s silver-white spatial barrier stopped Bibi Dong’s full-powered strike, shocking Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall Empire worshippers.

Qian Renxue of the First Timeline overwhelmed Bibi Dong with spatial power, crippled Yu Xiaogang, and killed Liu Erlong. Bibi Dong begged her to spare Yu Xiaogang, who fell to the ground and crawled toward her.

• Bibi Dong’s attacks failed to penetrate Qian Renxue’s spatial barrier as Qian Renxue shattered Yu Xiaogang’s left leg.
• Liu Erlong charged Qian Renxue to protect Yu Xiaogang, but Qian Renxue struck her with a beam that turned her to ash.
• The Shrek Seven Devils and the others grieved Liu Erlong’s death but held back from attacking Qian Renxue.
• Bibi Dong exhausted herself attacking the barrier, then despaired when Qian Daoliu refused to stop Qian Renxue.
• Bibi Dong begged Qian Renxue to spare Yu Xiaogang, and Qian Renxue released him, causing him to fall and crawl toward Bibi Dong.

Qian Renxue made Bibi Dong watch Yu Xiaogang die, then blocked Bibi Dong’s attack with one finger and confronted her over her past crimes. Bibi Dong’s strike remained stopped as Qian Renxue explained the brutal trials that had made her powerful.

• Bibi Dong tried to help Yu Xiaogang, but her hand passed through him, and Qian Renxue said she had made Bibi Dong powerless to save him.
• Yu Xiaogang died from blood loss before Bibi Dong, who erupted with Rakshasa Divine Power and vowed to kill Qian Renxue.
• Bibi Dong attacked Qian Renxue with the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, but Qian Renxue stopped its blade with one finger.
• Qian Renxue recalled how Bibi Dong had tried to kill her as a child, struck her after her spirit awakening, and killed her father before forcing her to spy in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Qian Renxue described enduring deadly struggles and harsh training as Bibi Dong continued to drive her attack against the motionless finger.

Qian Renxue destroyed Bibi Dong’s divine scythe and executed her for betraying Spirit Hall. Afterward, Shui Bing’er explained that people were responsible for their own choices, even if others tried to deceive them.

• Qian Renxue shattered the Rakshasa Demon Scythe and caused Bibi Dong’s body to crack and break apart.
• Qian Renxue condemned Bibi Dong for Spirit Hall’s corruption, its treatment of the Shrek Seven Devils, and her failure to punish them.
• Qian Renxue sentenced Bibi Dong to death and killed her before the stunned battlefield.
• Qian Daoliu watched Qian Renxue with relief, heartache, and melancholy as the battlefield fell silent.
• Shui Bing’er asked Shui Bing’er whether Qian Renxue might punish her for mistakes or deception, and Shui Bing’er said people were responsible for their own choices.

Qian Renxue confronted Tang San and his allies, then humiliated him and destroyed his Asura God divine position. Tang Hao, Ah Yin, and Xiao Wu tried to protect Tang San as his strength and condition deteriorated.

• Shui Bing'er reflected that the different values of the First and Second Timelines had been shaped by their environments and role models.
• Tang Hao challenged Qian Renxue, but she struck Tang San and sent him crashing into the ground.
• Qian Renxue forcibly extracted Tang San's Asura God divine position and crushed it, causing him severe pain and a loss of power.
• Tang San accused Qian Renxue of abusing her strength, and she slapped him again, leaving him badly injured.
• Tang Hao, Ah Yin, and Xiao Wu moved to protect Tang San and warned Qian Renxue not to attack him further.

Qian Renxue banished Tang Hao to the World of Imposters and forced Ah Yin, Tang Yuehua, and Tang Lie to help him survive. Tang Hao learned he was a contestant in a ranked deathmatch and set out to lower his rank so he could challenge the other fighters, while Liu Xuan appeared in the number 30 lounge.

• Qian Renxue sent Tang Hao to the World of Imposters and told his family they had to help him survive.
• Tang Hao contacted Ah Yin and Tang Yuehua, explaining that he could use his martial soul but only Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer as a soul skill.
• Tang Hao told Tang Yuehua that he was contestant number nine among thirty fighters, and that lower-ranked contestants could challenge higher-ranked ones.
• Tang Yuehua advised Tang Hao to fall to number thirty so he could challenge the other contestants and find any hidden imposter.
• Tang Hao left his lounge and headed down the corridor as Liu Xuan bandaged his injured hands in the number 30 lounge.

Liu Xuan risked his life in the underground boxing ring to pay for his daughter’s treatment, and Tang Hao offered to let him claim the number 9 spot. After a shadow emerged from Liu Xuan’s mirror and knocked him unconscious, Tang Hao headed into the packed arena as the Deathmatch was about to begin.

• Liu Xuan’s wife told him about a costly miracle drug for their daughter, and he insisted she begin treatment despite their financial troubles.
• Tang Hao told Liu Xuan to challenge him and promised to lose, giving Liu Xuan a chance to win the 210,000 reward for taking the number 9 spot.
• After Tang Hao left, a shadow resembling Liu Xuan emerged from his mirror and knocked him unconscious.
• Half an hour later, staff summoned Tang Hao from the number 9 lounge, and he entered the arena as the host announced the Deathmatch and opened betting.

Tang Hao, Ah Yin, and Tang Yuehua waited among the contestants as the brutal fighting arena prepared to begin its matches. Liu Xuan challenged first, drawing the crowd’s scorn, while a hidden man watched for his prey.

• Zhao Tiankuo boasted to his disciples that he had long been undefeated in the arena and described its fights as true killing contests.
• Tang Hao found no suspicious contestants, and Tang Yuehua advised him to wait for number 30 to challenge him; Tang Hao and Ah Yin expressed confidence in his strength.
• A man in a baseball cap asked whether his prey had arrived and revealed a long, snake-like tongue.
• The host began the matches and explained that contestants could challenge anyone ranked above them, with the duel continuing until one fighter could no longer fight or died.
• Liu Xuan pressed the challenge button first, prompting boos and mockery from spectators who expected him to challenge a nearby low-ranked contestant.

Liu Xuan challenged Tang Hao and revealed Blue Silver Grass, causing the arena to identify him as an Awakened One and panic over the presence of an imposter. As Liu Xuan's vines trapped the crowd and attacked, Tang Hao blocked them with his Clear Sky Hammer and accused Liu Xuan of being an imposter.

• Liu Xuan challenged Number 9, Tang Hao, and the spectators laughed at the apparent mismatch.
• Liu Xuan summoned Blue Silver Grass, shocking Tang Hao and the observers in Douluo World.
• The host and Zhao Tiankuo recognized Liu Xuan as an Awakened One, and Zhao Tiankuo urged everyone to flee because an imposter might be nearby.
• Liu Xuan's blue vines burst from the ground and enclosed the arena, trapping the panicked spectators.
• Liu Xuan sent a wave of vines at Tang Hao, who smashed them with his Clear Sky Hammer and asked whether Liu Xuan was an imposter.

Tang Hao learned that he was a Fake Human called a Black Demon and transformed against his will, while Tang San said he could only have been saved if he had killed himself before his soul was assimilated. Qian Renxue declared Tang Hao beyond rescue and began enveloping Ah Yin, Tang Yuehua, and Tang Lie in silvery light as Tang San tried to stop her.

• Liu Xuan attacked Tang Hao with vines, and the baseball-cap man appeared, calling Tang Hao a Fake Human and a Black Demon.
• The baseball-cap man ordered Tang Hao to reveal his true form, and Tang Hao's body transformed into a Black Demon beyond his control.
• Ah Yin and Tang Yuehua reacted in horror, while Tang San explained that Tang Hao could have returned to the Douluo World by killing himself before his soul was assimilated.
• Qian Renxue declared that Tang Hao could no longer be saved and enveloped Ah Yin, Tang Yuehua, and Tang Lie in silvery light.
• Tang San sent Blue Silver Grass toward Qian Renxue in an attempt to stop her.

Qian Renxue annihilated Tang Lie, Tang Yuehua, and Ah Yin, while Qian Daoliu killed Tang Chen in front of Tang San. The Heavenly Screen then forced Ning Rongrong of the Second Timeline to answer how her First Timeline self died, and its vision revealed her lifeless body after a battle before Spirit Hall’s Papal Hall.

• Qian Renxue erased Tang Lie, Tang Yuehua, and Ah Yin, leaving Tang San grieving over his mother’s death.
• Qian Daoliu taunted Tang Chen about the God Realm and twisted his head off before Tang San.
• The Heavenly Screen named Ning Rongrong the answerer for the question about her First Timeline death and threatened her with the Void Nightmare for failure.
• Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, and Oscar guessed that Ning Rongrong had died defending the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ning Rongrong gave that answer.
• The Heavenly Screen showed a battlefield before Spirit Hall’s Papal Hall, where Ning Fengzhi, Yu Yuanzhen, and others lay dead, with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo barely standing beside Ning Rongrong’s lifeless body.

After answering the Heavenly Screen incorrectly, Ning Rongrong was punished with Void Nightmare and woke in a decaying, unfamiliar hospital. She fled through a window as a faceless figure approached, leaving her running through the dark with the threat still close behind.

• The Heavenly Screen declared that Ning Rongrong had died in front of Papal Hall and imposed the Void Nightmare punishment.
• Ning Rongrong collapsed, and a blood-red screen showed her unconscious in a strange room while Tang San and the others watched helplessly.
• Ning Rongrong woke in a ruined hospital room and remembered that she had been exiled to another world for answering incorrectly.
• Ning Rongrong saw a tall, faceless figure in the corridor and panicked.
• Ning Rongrong tore boards from the window, broke the glass, and escaped into a darker corridor while the unseen pressure pursued her.

Ning Rongrong fled a featureless monster through a nightmarish hospital and was trapped in a security room. Ghost Shadow caught her, choked her, and began breaking her fingers.

• Ning Rongrong hid in an operating room, but a pale hand opened the door and cast the monster’s shadow over her.
• Ning Rongrong ran through the hospital as Ghost Shadow repeatedly appeared around her.
• Ning Rongrong locked herself inside a security room, where twenty-four screens displayed identical blank faces.
• Ghost Shadow twisted open the alloy door and seized Ning Rongrong by the throat.
• Ghost Shadow lifted Ning Rongrong and broke her right pinky while she struggled to breathe.

Ning Rongrong’s nightmare caused her to vanish from the world, while Qian Renxue explained that injuries from the Void Nightmare became real if its victim mistook it for reality. The Heavenly Screen then challenged Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to identify where they died, with godhood as the reward and a Life and Death Arena as the punishment.

• In the nightmare, an unknown shadow crushed Ning Rongrong’s limbs and took on her appearance, while Tang San insisted her soul remained attached to her body.
• Ning Rongrong’s body turned transparent and disappeared, horrifying Tang San, Xiao Wu, Oscar, and the others.
• Qian Renxue explained that the Void Nightmare’s injuries carried into reality if its victim treated the dream as real, and hinted that its caster was someone Tang San knew.
• The Heavenly Screen asked where Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun of the Second Timeline died, offering Great Strength Godhood and Phoenix Godhood as rewards and the Life and Death Arena as punishment.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun reacted angrily, while Zhu Zhuqing urged Dai Mubai not to act rashly and to focus on answering correctly.