Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong persuaded Xiao Yao to visit the Ye Clan and recruit its Nine-Heart Begonia Spirit Masters for Spirit Hall. On the way, a Clear Sky Sect disciple named Tang Yun blocked Bibi Dong and asked her to dine with him.

• Bibi Dong steered Xiao Yao into discussing support Martial Souls and the Nine-Heart Begonia.
• Xiao Yao agreed that recruiting the Ye Clan could strengthen Spirit Hall and decided to visit them with Bibi Dong.
• Xiao Yao considered using an Immortal Herb to lift the Nine-Heart Begonia's curse and help the Martial Soul spread.
• Several Clear Sky Sect descendants boasted about their status in Heaven Dou Imperial City and noticed Bibi Dong.
• Tang Yun blocked Bibi Dong and invited her to eat with him, darkening her expression.

Bibi Dong kicked Tang Yun and the other Clear Sky Sect disciples flying after they blocked her and Xiao Yao, prompting the sect members to plan revenge. Xiao Yao and Bibi Dong then visited the Ye Clan, where the Ye Clan Head was so impressed by their strength that she resolved to agree to whatever they asked.

• Tang Yun blocked Xiao Yao and Bibi Dong and invited Bibi Dong to dinner, so Bibi Dong kicked him and the other Clear Sky Sect disciples away.
• Tang Peng ordered the injured disciples to inform the Clear Sky Sect's young sect master, who had arrived in Heaven Dou Imperial City with his siblings.
• Xiao Yao reassured Bibi Dong that the Clear Sky Sect would not trouble him and said it was time to suppress the sect.
• Bibi Dong and Xiao Yao visited the Ye Clan, where Ye Ning-shuang welcomed them and brought her mother, the Ye Clan Head.
• The Ye Clan Head discovered that she could not gauge Xiao Yao's strength and was astonished by Bibi Dong, so she decided to agree to whatever they requested.

Xiao Yao secured the Ye Clan’s entry into Spirit Hall by offering an Immortal Herb, and Ye Ning-shuang agreed to become his maid before taking it in hopes of evolving her Nine-Heart Begonia. Meanwhile, Emperor Xue Ye learned that Spirit Hall members had clashed with a Clear Sky Sect descendant in Heaven Dou Imperial City.

• Xiao Yao offered the Ye Clan an Immortal Herb if they joined Spirit Hall, and the Ye Clan Head immediately agreed.
• The Ye Clan Head proposed that Ye Ning-shuang serve as Xiao Yao’s maid, and Ye Ning-shuang accepted.
• Xiao Yao gave the Ye Clan Head the Aromatic Silk Beauty, which she passed to Ye Ning-shuang to consume.
• Ye Ning-shuang began taking the Immortal Herb while Xiao Yao, Bibi Dong, and the Ye Clan Head chatted.
• A spy told Xue Ye that a Spirit Hall girl had beaten a direct descendant of the Clear Sky Sect in Heaven Dou Imperial City without summoning her Martial Soul.

Xue Ye planned to exploit the humiliation of Clear Sky Sect descendants to provoke a clash between Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall. After hearing that a Spirit Hall genius had effortlessly defeated them, Ning Wenyuan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect considered the danger of the coming conflict and waited to see how it unfolded.

• Xue Ye ordered a spy to spread news of the Clear Sky Sect descendants’ defeat throughout Heaven Dou Imperial City, hoping to force the sect into conflict with Spirit Hall.
• A disciple reported to Ning Wenyuan, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong that a Spirit Hall genius had kicked away Clear Sky Sect descendants without using a martial soul.
• Gu Rong offered to assassinate the Spirit Hall genius, but Ning Wenyuan refused and chose to wait for Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall to respond.
• Ning Wenyuan reflected that the Upper Three Sects and the empires would eventually unite against Spirit Hall, with Tang Chen and a grown Tang Hao leading the fight.

Tang Hao decided to challenge Spirit Hall’s genius after Clear Sky Sect disciples complained that she had kicked them aside, while Ye Ning-shuang successfully evolved her Nine-Heart Begonia into a Sacred Heart Begonia. Xiao Yao arranged for the Ye Clan Head to travel to Spirit City and dismissed Spirit Hall’s concerns about the Clear Sky Sect, leaving Tang Hao’s challenge and a possible confrontation with the Clear Sky Sect looming.

• Tang Yun and Tang Peng complained to Tang Hao that Spirit Hall’s genius had kicked them away, and Tang Hao ordered them back to the sect for three years while promising to deal with her.
• Tang Xiao urged Tang Hao to wait for Tang Chen before challenging Spirit Hall, and Tang Hao agreed to have their father come to Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• Ye Ning-shuang finished absorbing the Aromatic Silk Beauty and discovered that her Nine-Heart Begonia’s curse had disappeared and its new form was called the Sacred Heart Begonia.
• The Ye Clan Head thanked Xiao Yao and decided to leave for Spirit City soon, while Ye Ning-shuang agreed to accompany Xiao Yao as his maid.
• Xiao Yao told the Platinum Bishop to arrange a Title Douluo escort for the Ye Clan Head, then said Spirit Hall could wait for the Clear Sky Sect’s challengers to arrive and defeat them.

Xiao Yao discussed possible fifth Soul Ring targets with Qian Daoliu and tentatively chose the Ice Empress, hoping she would agree to sacrifice herself. The next afternoon, Xiao Yao flirted with Ye Ning-shuang at Spirit City until Tang Hao arrived to challenge Spirit Hall.

• Xiao Yao told Qian Daoliu he wanted a control or true-damage Soul Skill, naming Xiong Jun and the Evil Emperor as ideal targets.
• Qian Daoliu explained that Xiong Jun was missing and the Evil Emperor would be difficult to capture, so Xiao Yao proposed the Ice Empress instead.
• Xiao Yao and Qian Daoliu agreed to approach the Ice Empress about sacrificing herself, with Qian Daoliu holding off the Snow Empress if negotiations failed.
• Xiao Yao teased and kissed Ye Ning-shuang in his courtyard, then asked her to kiss him.
• Tang Hao arrived and announced that he had come to challenge Spirit Hall.

Tang Hao challenged Bibi Dong at Spirit Hall, but she defeated him with a kick, and Xiao Yao knocked out his father, Tang Feng, with one punch. The gathered forces witnessed Spirit Hall’s two young fighters’ extraordinary soul rings, while the Platinum Bishop watched Xiao Yao step in to protect Bibi Dong.

• Tang Hao confronted Bibi Dong over her defeat of the Clear Sky Sect’s disciples and summoned his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Bibi Dong revealed her Nine Nether Demon Spider Emperor and powerful soul rings, then kicked Tang Hao into the ruins.
• Tang Feng accused Bibi Dong of cruelty and moved to attack her, hoping to reclaim the Clear Sky Sect’s face and capture her.
• Xiao Yao arrived, summoned his Golden Lion Mastiff, and punched Tang Feng unconscious.
• Tang Hao realized that he and his father had been overwhelmed, while onlookers and the Platinum Bishop reacted to the two Spirit Hall fighters’ soul rings.

After Xiao Yao had Tang Hao and Tang Feng imprisoned in Spirit Hall, news of the Holy Son and Holy Maiden’s overwhelming power spread to the Heaven Dou Empire and other factions. Xue Ye called for a meeting with the Upper Three Sects and Star Luo Empire, while the chapter ended with Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples arriving in a panic.

• Xiao Yao ordered the Platinum Bishop to imprison Tang Hao and Tang Feng in Spirit Hall and wait for Tang Chen.
• Xiao Yao returned to his courtyard with Bibi Dong, while witnesses carried news of the battle to their factions.
• A shadow spy told Xue Ye that the Holy Son and Holy Maiden had defeated Tang Feng and Tang Hao with single strikes, and two other spies confirmed the report.
• Xue Ye feared Spirit Hall’s growing strength and ordered the Upper Three Sects and Star Luo Empire to discuss what to do.
• Several Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples hurried to request an audience with Ning Wenyuan, alarming him, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo.

After Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and Holy Maiden defeated Tang Hao and Tang Feng and imprisoned them, news of their extraordinary Soul Rings alarmed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the wider city. Tang Xiao informed Tang Chen, who resolved to confront Qian Daoliu and began considering the pair a threat to the Clear Sky Sect.

• Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples told Ning Wenyuan that Spirit Hall’s Holy Maiden had defeated Tang Hao and its Holy Son had knocked Tang Feng unconscious, and that both were imprisoned.
• Ning Wenyuan, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong decided to consult the other major factions about Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and Holy Maiden, and Gu Rong left to gather them.
• Two days later, Tang Xiao returned to the Clear Sky Sect and told Tang Chen that Tang Feng and Tang Hao had been imprisoned by Spirit Hall.
• Tang Xiao recounted how the Holy Maiden defeated Tang Hao and the Holy Son struck down Tang Feng with their powerful Soul Ring configurations.
• Tang Chen concluded that the Holy Son and Holy Maiden threatened the Clear Sky Sect and decided to confront Qian Daoliu.

Tang Chen went to Heaven Dou Imperial City to confront Qian Daoliu over Tang Feng and Tang Hao’s imprisonment, while Yu Yuanzhen sought allies against Spirit Hall. Qian Daoliu revealed his overwhelming strength and injured Tang Chen, who answered by detonating his hundred-thousand-year soul ring and preparing an eighty-one-strike hammer attack.

• Tang Chen left to confront Qian Daoliu, and Tang Xiao took comfort in believing his father and brother would return safely.
• After receiving repeated reports about Spirit Hall, Yu Yuanzhen ordered contact with the Clear Sky Sect, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the two empires.
• Tang Chen confronted Qian Daoliu above Spirit Hall’s branch hall, then followed him to an uninhabited mountain area to fight.
• Qian Daoliu unleashed his Angel Holy Sword and divine power, surprising Tang Chen with his strength.
• Tang Chen detonated his first eight soul rings to meet Qian Daoliu’s strike, but the clash left his arm crippled while Qian Daoliu appeared unharmed.
• Tang Chen detonated his hundred-thousand-year ninth soul ring and stacked the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to eighty-one strikes as both men roared at each other.

Xiao Yao reassured Bibi Dong that Qian Daoliu would defeat Tang Chen, while the battle outside Heaven Dou Imperial City ended with Tang Chen badly injured and Qian Daoliu unharmed. Qian Daoliu demanded all of Clear Sky Sect’s accumulated resources and businesses, and Tang Chen agreed to the terms.

• Xiao Yao told Bibi Dong that Qian Daoliu would return soon, and Ye Ning-shuang wondered why he was so confident despite Tang Chen’s reputation.
• Qian Daoliu defeated Tang Chen in two moves, leaving Tang Chen severely injured and shocked that his opponent was unharmed.
• Qian Daoliu decided to spare Tang Chen but punish Clear Sky Sect by seizing its resources and businesses to deter other factions from threatening Xiao Yao and Bibi Dong.
• Qian Daoliu demanded every resource Clear Sky Sect had accumulated over a thousand years and the takeover of all its outside businesses.
• Tang Chen accepted the demand, agreeing to hand over every resource belonging to Clear Sky Sect.

After Qian Daoliu defeated Tang Chen, he demanded the Clear Sky Sect surrender all its resources before Tang Hao and Tang Feng could return. Tang Chen accepted and left with Qian Daoliu to oversee the transfer, while Heaven Dou’s leaders gathered to discuss the upheaval.

• Tang Chen resolved to seek a God Trial after realizing Qian Daoliu had far surpassed his strength, then agreed to surrender the Clear Sky Sect’s resources in exchange for Tang Hao and Tang Feng’s release.
• On the way to the Spirit Hall branch, Tang Chen reflected with guilt on how Qian Daoliu’s friendship had helped him and imagined becoming Qian Daoliu’s friend—or wife—in another life.
• Tang Chen told Tang Hao and Tang Feng that he had lost and that the Clear Sky Sect’s resources had to be handed over before they could return; Tang Feng protested, but Tang Chen ordered him to obey.
• Qian Daoliu took Tang Chen toward the Clear Sky Sect after arranging for the Spirit Hall to receive its resources, while the Platinum Bishop, Bibi Dong, and Ye Ning-shuang reacted with surprise to his victory and demands.
• Ning Wenyuan, Yu Yuanzhen, Xue Ye, and other major powers’ rulers gathered at a hidden location in Heaven Dou Imperial City to discuss matters.

Ning Wenyuan and the others discussed the Holy Son and Holy Maiden’s extraordinary soul rings, and Tang Po claimed Tang Chen would seize Spirit Hall’s secret. Ning agreed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would pay the Clear Sky Sect one-third of its annual profits if Tang Chen obtained the method, while he also considered pledging allegiance to Spirit Hall if Tang Chen failed.

• Ning Wenyuan asked Emperor Xue Ye, Yu Yuanzhen, and Tang Po how Spirit Hall had given its Holy Son and Holy Maiden such extraordinary soul rings.
• Tang Po claimed Tang Chen would defeat Qian Daoliu, seize the Holy Son and Holy Maiden, and uncover Spirit Hall’s method.
• Ning Wenyuan offered one-fifth of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s annual profits, but Tang Po demanded one-third.
• Ning Wenyuan accepted the one-third offer, hoping the method could evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Yu Yuanzhen resented Ning Wenyuan’s agreement and hoped the method might help Yu Xiaogang’s martial soul evolve.

Tang Po secured promises of resources from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Heaven Dou Royal Family, the Star Luo Royal Family, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in exchange for the method of absorbing Soul Rings beyond one's limit. Two days later, Tang Xiao had still not arrived with the method, and a panicked Clear Sky Sect disciple burst into the meeting.

• Yu Yuanzhen hesitated to offer the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's resources, but Xue Ye and Emperor Dai An each pledged one-fifth of their imperial treasury's annual profits.
• Tang Po accepted the pledges and then agreed to Yu Yuanzhen's offer of one-third of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's annual profits.
• Tang Po told the gathered leaders that Tang Xiao had returned to the Clear Sky Sect and would soon bring the method to Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• After two days passed without news, Ning Wenyuan, Yu Yuanzhen, Xue Ye, and Emperor Dai An questioned Tang Po about Tang Xiao's delay.
• Tang Po claimed Tang Xiao might be recovering from a slight injury after fighting Qian Daoliu, then a panicked Clear Sky Sect disciple rushed into the secret chamber.

Tang Po and the rulers of the other factions learned that Tang Chen had ordered the Clear Sky Sect to hand all its resources and properties to Spirit Hall. Ning Wenyuan suspected Tang Chen had been crushed by Qian Daoliu, and everyone hurried to investigate the order and reconsider their plans.

• Tang Lin told Tang Po that Tang Chen had ordered the Clear Sky Sect to transfer its resources and properties to Spirit Hall.
• Ning Wenyuan recalled how Yu Yuanzhen had squandered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's resources on Yu Xiaogang to keep his own branch in control.
• Ning Wenyuan concluded that Tang Chen might have surrendered after a crushing defeat by Qian Daoliu and realized Spirit Hall's strength required reassessment.
• Yu Yuanzhen left the secret chamber to verify the report, and Tang Po also departed to confirm Tang Chen's order.
• Ning Wenyuan said farewell to Xue Ye and Emperor Dai An and prepared to leave.

Tang Po learned that Qian Daoliu had defeated Tang Chen and forced the Clear Sky Sect to surrender its resources to Spirit Hall. Watching from a Spatial Rift, Bibi Dong discovered she could absorb the sect disciples’ intense emotions to strengthen herself, astonishing Xiao Yao.

• Tang Po reached the Clear Sky Sect residence and found its disciples in turmoil over the order to hand its resources to Spirit Hall.
• Tang Ding told Tang Po that Qian Daoliu had defeated Tang Chen, suppressed the sect, and forced its disciples to surrender their resources and properties.
• Tang Po reacted with fury and disbelief as he learned that Tang Chen had been utterly defeated and the Clear Sky Sect had lost everything.
• Bibi Dong sensed the disciples’ pain, rage, sorrow, fear, and despair, then drew those emotions into the abyss of her Heaven-Devouring Demon Abyss Spider martial soul.
• Bibi Dong’s spiritual power, Soul Power, physical constitution, and martial soul strength began to rise, leaving Xiao Yao astonished.

Xiao Yao watched Bibi Dong absorb extreme emotions, while the God Kings marveled at her talent and discussed which powers best suited Xiao Yao. Asura God King began proposing a way for Xiao Yao to gain the Destruction Law without the Destruction God King passing down his position, hinting at a higher-ranked law of annihilation.

• Xiao Yao realized Bibi Dong was growing stronger by absorbing the Clear Sky Sect disciples’ extreme emotions and stayed nearby to guard her.
• Rong Nianbing and the other gods were astonished that Bibi Dong could absorb Emotion Power before beginning the Emotion God Trial.
• Asura God King gathered the God Kings and explained that he had reconsidered which God Position best suited Xiao Yao.
• The God Kings agreed that Xiao Yao was compatible with the Destruction Law, but Life God King noted that the Destruction God King did not want to pass down his position.
• Asura God King said Xiao Yao could obtain the Destruction Law without an inheritance and asked the gods to remember another law of annihilation ranked even higher.

The Asura God King proposed sealing the Golden Dragon King inside Xiao Yao so he could absorb its origin, while Bibi Dong used the Rakshasa and Emotion God Positions to absorb the Dragon God's negative emotions. The God Kings approved the plan as a way to strengthen Xiao Yao and Bibi Dong while removing the threat of the Golden Dragon King.

• The Asura God King proposed having Xiao Yao absorb the Golden Dragon King's origin, astonishing the other God Kings with the possibility of reaching the Dragon God's power.
• The Goodness God King and Life God King warned that the Dragon God's negative emotions could overwhelm Xiao Yao.
• Rong Nianbing realized that Bibi Dong could use the Rakshasa and Emotion God Positions to absorb those negative emotions during their God Trials.
• The Rakshasa God became enamored with the Asura God King and believed his plan could raise both of Bibi Dong's God Positions to God King level.
• The Goodness God King and Life God King endorsed the plan, noting that it could eliminate the Golden Dragon King's threat while strengthening Xiao Yao and Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong discovered she could absorb emotional power to strengthen herself, and Xiao Yao took her to the Clear Sky Sect’s headquarters to find a richer source. There, Bibi Dong began absorbing its intense emotional power while Qian Daoliu watched in shock at her rapid growth.

• The Asura God King assigned the gods to prepare to transfer the sealed Golden Dragon King's origin into Xiao Yao and secure the release of god positions.
• Bibi Dong told Xiao Yao she could sense and absorb intense emotional power, and he praised her talent.
• Xiao Yao decided the Clear Sky Sect would provide more emotional power, placed Bibi Dong in the Mysterious Space, and Teleported to the sect's headquarters.
• Xiao Yao explained Bibi Dong's ability to Qian Daoliu, and Bibi Dong confirmed the emotional power there was dozens of times richer than at the sect's Heaven Dou Imperial City residence.
• Bibi Dong used Self-Martial Soul Fusion to become the Heaven-Devouring Demon Abyss Spider and began absorbing emotional power as Qian Daoliu marveled at her rapid growth.

Xiao Yao and Qian Daoliu discussed Tang Chen’s influence over the Clear Sky Sect and the sect’s powerful techniques. Qian Daoliu revealed that Spirit Hall had gathered tens of thousands of Body Martial Soul possessors, and Xiao Yao named their new faction the Body Hall and their city Body City.

• Xiao Yao and Qian Daoliu discussed the Clear Sky Sect’s loyalty to Tang Chen and his talent for developing techniques suited to the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Xiao Yao asked Qian Daoliu about gathering Body Martial Soul possessors, and Qian Daoliu said Spirit Hall had assembled tens of thousands of them in a specially built city.
• Qian Daoliu reported that twelve possessors had complete Body Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power, though only two were under ten years old.
• Xiao Yao said the older possessors could still reach Soul Saint or Soul Douluo and named the faction the Body Hall and its city Body City.
• Qian Daoliu welcomed the Body Hall as a powerful force loyal to Spirit Hall, with no family able to control its fresh recruits.