Chapter Summaries

Nan Feng recounted how he kidnapped Ning Fengzhi’s grandmother, who developed feelings for him but later gave him up after realizing she was pregnant. He regretted how he had treated her, then received the unfinished jade pagoda necklace she had left for Ximen Chuixue.

• Nan Feng told the Snow Empress and Ice Empress how Ning Fengzhi’s grandmother had asked him to elope with her, then changed her mind after discovering she was pregnant.
• Nan Feng confessed that he had failed to understand her feelings and had later recognized the pain in her farewell only after regaining his emotions.
• The Snow Empress comforted Nan Feng, and Ice Empress joined their embrace while protesting that they treated her like a child.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived with the Sword and Bone Douluos and Tang Yuehua, carrying a box his grandmother had left for Ximen Chuixue.
• Nan Feng opened the box and found an unfinished Crimson Flame Warm Jade pagoda necklace engraved with the character “Feng.”

Nan Feng uncovered a hidden letter from Ning Fengzhi’s grandmother, revealing her anger over his long-ago disappearance and failure to return before her death. After Nan Feng withdrew to be alone, Ning Fengzhi discussed his power and possible role in the looming war between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect.

• Ning Fengzhi gave Nan Feng the box and blank letter his grandmother had left for him, explaining that she had written many letters before ordering them burned.
• Nan Feng revealed the letter’s silver writing with his unique Death Poison, but the paper ignited and turned to ash moments later.
• Nan Feng said the letter had cursed him for abandoning Ning Fengzhi’s grandmother and not returning to see her before she died, then vanished to be alone.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress stayed by the grave while Ning Fengzhi left with Tang Yuehua, Gu Rong, and the Sword Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi told Gu Rong that Nan Feng had once reached Rank Ninety-Nine and suggested his return and connection to Tang Yuehua could change the coming war.

After returning from mourning his old friend, Nan Feng examined Mu Feiluan and discovered that a Blazing Lion’s fire Soul Power had shattered the origin of her Ice Extreme Heaven Luan Martial Soul. He identified her attacker as a rank-ninety-six enshrined elder from Spirit Hall, then asked how she had encountered him and escaped.

• Nan Feng returned to Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Tang Yuehua, restored Tang Yuehua’s strength, and led them to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s main hall.
• Ning Fengzhi introduced his heavily pregnant wife, Mu Feiluan, and asked Nan Feng to treat the hidden injury that had worsened during her pregnancy.
• Nan Feng examined Mu Feiluan and found that violent fire-attribute Soul Power had shattered the origin of her Ice Extreme Heaven Luan Martial Soul.
• Mu Feiluan recounted that a Blazing Lion Martial Soul user had severely wounded her three years earlier, when she was a Spirit Douluo.
• Nan Feng identified the attacker as a rank-ninety-six enshrined elder from Spirit Hall’s Worship Hall and asked how Mu Feiluan had encountered him and escaped.

Mu Feiluan recounted how a Titled Douluo crippled her Martial Soul, and Nan Feng deduced that Spirit Hall had secretly sabotaged her potential. After giving her medicine to stabilize her condition through childbirth, Nan Feng enlisted Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to help mediate the coming battle between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect.

• Mu Feiluan told Nan Feng and Ning Fengzhi that a Titled Douluo had attacked her three years earlier and damaged her Martial Soul foundation.
• Nan Feng concluded that Spirit Hall had crippled Mu Feiluan to prevent her from becoming another Titled Douluo, while avoiding the political consequences of killing her.
• Nan Feng explained that Mu Feiluan's pregnancy made immediate treatment dangerous and gave her medicine to protect her and her child until she gave birth.
• Nan Feng told Ning Fengzhi that he planned to help Tang Yuehua and the Clear Sky Sect, then asked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to join him as peacemakers after the two sides had fought.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to Nan Feng's plan, and Nan Feng said they would leave the next morning.

Nan Feng brought Ning Fengzhi, Mu Feiluan, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Tang Yuehua, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress to the Clear Sky Sect, using Mu Feiluan’s presence as a pretext to intervene against Spirit Hall. He reassured Ning Fengzhi that their strength could deter Spirit Hall, and Ice Empress questioned why the great sects had built their territories so close together.

• Ning Fengzhi decided to bring Sword Douluo Chen Xin to mediate with Spirit Hall, and Nan Feng invited the pregnant Mu Feiluan to join them.
• Nan Feng used spatial power to transport the group above the clouds, then admitted Mu Feiluan’s involvement gave him an excuse to attack Spirit Hall’s elders.
• Ning Fengzhi warned that Golden Crocodile and four Titled Douluo were leading Spirit Hall’s expedition and worried that intervening could provoke Qian Daoliu.
• Nan Feng revealed that Snow Empress was as strong as he was and that Ice Empress could hold off Golden Crocodile, leaving Ning Fengzhi and the others stunned.
• Nan Feng brought the group to the Clear Sky Sect, where Ice Empress complained that the great sects’ territories were too close together.

Nan Feng explained how Spirit Hall and the great sects rose alongside secular society, then revealed that Heaven Dou Empire had secretly helped the White Tiger Kingdom grow into its future rival, Star Luo Empire. Ning Fengzhi and Tang Yuehua were left stunned by these hidden histories.

• Nan Feng told the group that the great sects and Spirit Hall had grown powerful by drawing on the wealth and development of the Two Great Empires.
• Nan Feng explained that Spirit Hall began as the Angel-worshiping Church of Light and that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan helped establish it before leaving after the Angel Family took control.
• Nan Feng said he learned these historical secrets from records preserved in Sea God Island's High Priest's Library.
• Nan Feng revealed that Heaven Dou Empire had secretly supplied the White Tiger Kingdom with money, weapons, and soul masters to control the southern kingdoms.
• Nan Feng explained that the White Tiger Kingdom allied with the Nether Kingdom, conquered much of the south, and founded Star Luo Empire, leaving Ning Fengzhi and Tang Yuehua astonished.

Spirit Hall’s army attacked the Clear Sky Sect, and Golden Crocodile Douluo overwhelmed its master, Tang Xiao, at the mountain gate. Tang Xiao remained standing despite his severe wounds as Golden Crocodile prepared to press the assault.

• Nan Feng brought the group closer to the battle, where Tang Yuehua saw the devastated city below and wept.
• Demon Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo led Spirit Hall’s forces toward the Clear Sky Sect’s mountain gate, but Tang Xiao struck them back with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo emerged from the war chariot and shattered Tang Xiao’s Clear Sky Avatar with a single palm strike, sending him crashing into the rubble.
• Golden Crocodile scolded Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard for hesitating and ordered them to accept punishment and train in seclusion.
• Tang Xiao struggled back to his feet, and Golden Crocodile mocked him for lacking the Great Sumeru Hammer’s ultimate technique while declaring that he would take revenge for the Pope.

Nan Feng arrived at the Clear Sky Sect as Golden Crocodile Douluo prepared to kill Tang Xiao, then demonstrated overwhelming power when Spirit Hall refused to withdraw. Qian Daoliu saved Golden Crocodile and four other Titled Douluo from Nan Feng’s attack, leaving both sides stunned.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo mocked Tang Hao’s absence and prepared to strike down the wounded Tang Xiao while the Clear Sky Sect’s elders evacuated their young disciples.
• Nan Feng and his group arrived and stopped Golden Crocodile Douluo’s attack; Tang Yuehua reunited with Tang Xiao, and Ning Fengzhi healed him.
• Nan Feng identified himself and offered Spirit Hall one chance to withdraw, but Golden Crocodile Douluo refused.
• Nan Feng unleashed Evil God: Dark Annihilation Starfall, and Golden Crocodile Douluo joined Demon Bear, Ghost Leopard, Pufferfish, and Snake Lance in a defensive stand.
• Qian Daoliu arrived and struck Nan Feng’s black sphere with a golden sword, shielding the five Spirit Hall Titled Douluo from its destructive blast.
• Qian Daoliu recognized that his precaution had saved Golden Crocodile and his comrades, while the gathered Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall forces stared in shock at Nan Feng’s power.

Nan Feng fought Qian Daoliu while the Godly Trial seal limited his Soul Power, but Snow Empress intervened when he began to weaken. Qian Daoliu faced the two of them warily, uncertain he could escape unharmed if the battle continued.

• Nan Feng rejected Qian Daoliu's claim that they could settle their grievance with words, and Qian Daoliu accepted his challenge.
• Nan Feng and Qian Daoliu clashed with their domains and weapons, forcing Golden Crocodile Douluo to order Spirit Hall soul masters to retreat and Snow Empress to shield the others.
• Nan Feng's reckless attacks weakened as the seal limited him to thirty percent of his Soul Power, and Qian Daoliu prepared to counterattack.
• Snow Empress appeared and struck Qian Daoliu's Angel Holy Sword with a palm of ultimate frost, sending him flying back.
• Nan Feng told Snow Empress he could not sustain a prolonged battle, then asked Qian Daoliu whether he still wanted to fight; Qian Daoliu hesitated at the prospect of facing them both.

Nan Feng and the Snow Empress forced Qian Daoliu to end Spirit Hall’s attack, and Tang Xiao expelled Tang Hao to protect the Clear Sky Sect. After the crisis passed, Nan Feng rested in the sect’s discussion hall while Ning Fengzhi prepared to negotiate with its returning elders.

• Nan Feng told Qian Daoliu to pursue Tang Hao instead of attacking the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang Xiao publicly expelled Tang Hao and stripped him of the Clear Sky name.
• Qian Daoliu withdrew with Golden Crocodile Douluo and Spirit Hall’s soul masters, ending the battle.
• Nan Feng told Tang Yuehua he had fulfilled his promise, then entered the Clear Sky Sect with his group as Tang Xiao arranged for the evacuated elders to return.
• Nan Feng asked Ning Fengzhi to explain the situation and negotiate with the elders, then began recovering from the battle.
• The Ice Empress tried to poke Nan Feng, but the Snow Empress stopped her and explained that he needed to rest.

After Spirit Hall’s attack devastated the Clear Sky Sect, Ning Fengzhi proposed an alliance, but the grieving elders accused him of opportunism. Nan Feng silenced them with the Clear Sky Token and revealed he had taken it from Tang Chen after fighting him.

• Tang Xiao returned to the discussion hall with five surviving elders, and they thanked Nan Feng for saving them.
• The Seventh Elder angrily accused Ning Fengzhi of abandoning the Clear Sky Sect and arriving only to exploit its losses.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed that the Upper Three Sects unite against Spirit Hall, but the Fourth Elder also rejected his offer as self-serving.
• Nan Feng tossed a golden hammer onto the table, and the elders recognized it as the Clear Sky Token.
• Nan Feng told Tang Xiao that he had taken the token from Tang Chen after they fought several times.

Nan Feng handed the Clear Sky Token to Tang Yuehua and condemned Clear Sky Sect’s elders for abandoning Tang Hao when Spirit Hall pursued him. He left the elders facing the consequences of their past cowardice and threatened to call Qian Daoliu back if they refused to accept help.

• Nan Feng gave Tang Yuehua the Clear Sky Token, saying he had fulfilled his promise to preserve Clear Sky Sect and protect her.
• Nan Feng insulted Clear Sky Sect’s elders and accused them of abandoning Tang Hao to avoid provoking Spirit Hall.
• The Seventh Elder defended the sect’s past decision, blaming Tang Hao for his relationship with a hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast.
• Nan Feng argued that Clear Sky Sect should have protected its young sect master and condemned the elders for claiming Tang Chen’s and Tang Hao’s achievements while shirking responsibility.
• Tang Xiao recalled how the elders had pressured him into abandoning Tang Hao despite his objections.
• Nan Feng mocked the elders for rejecting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s offer of an alliance and threatened to call Qian Daoliu back if they would not accept help.

Nan Feng explained that his staged confrontation with the Clear Sky Sect would strengthen his standing across the continent and help him gather faith if the God of Evil’s trial failed. After Ice Empress pointed out the flaw in his plan to delay Bo Saixi’s Sea God inheritance, he agreed to visit Sea God Island after settling matters in Spirit City.

• Nan Feng left the Clear Sky Sect with Snow Empress and Ice Empress, explaining that he had arranged the confrontation to build his reputation and prepare to gather faith.
• Nan Feng revealed that Bibi Dong was one of his intended god inheritors and that her daughter might inherit the Angel God position, while Bo Saixi was his candidate for the Sea God position.
• Ice Empress challenged Nan Feng’s reasoning for delaying Bo Saixi’s trial, and he agreed to visit Sea God Island after their business in Spirit City.
• Nan Feng returned to Spirit City with Snow Empress and Ice Empress, where Qian Daoliu confronted them in the air.
• Nan Feng taunted Qian Daoliu about his son and threatened Spirit Hall with the three of them, prompting Qian Daoliu to withdraw to the Angel God Temple.
• Nan Feng led Snow Empress and Ice Empress toward Pope Palace.

Nan Feng returned to the Pope Palace with Snow Empress and Ice Empress, then helped Bibi Dong plan how to secure control of Spirit Hall. After teasing Bibi Dong about his companions and her jealousy, he learned that Qian Renxue was looking for him.

• Nan Feng brought Snow Empress and Ice Empress to Bibi Dong and told her he had left the Clear Sky Sect matter to Ning Fengzhi.
• Nan Feng proposed revealing his strength and their uncle-niece relationship at Bibi Dong's succession ceremony, and explained that he wanted to reduce resistance without more bloodshed.
• Nan Feng advised Bibi Dong that Yue Guan and Ghost would likely pledge loyalty to her because they had lost their standing with Qian Daoliu's side.
• Bibi Dong asked what identities Snow Empress and Ice Empress would use, and Nan Feng joked that they could be his lovers; Ice Empress agreed as long as she was not called anyone's little sister.
• Bibi Dong told Nan Feng that Qian Renxue was looking for him, and Nan Feng teased her for being jealous before pulling her into an embrace.

Nan Feng used his time and spiritual abilities to clear Bibi Dong’s administrative backlog, then warned her that handling the work herself was necessary to consolidate her authority. Bibi Dong invited him to speak privately that night, while Nan Feng explained to Snow Empress and Ice Empress why Bibi Dong’s feelings toward him were complicated.

• Nan Feng accelerated his thoughts and writing to review Bibi Dong’s documents, copying her handwriting and judgment as Snow Empress and Ice Empress watched.
• Nan Feng finished and organized the backlog, then refused Bibi Dong’s request for daily help because she needed to understand Spirit Hall’s factions and build her own power.
• Nan Feng touched Bibi Dong’s hair, and she rebuked him before inviting him to find her that night for an important discussion.
• Snow Empress asked Nan Feng about his relationship with Bibi Dong and her apparent hostility toward the two women.
• Nan Feng explained that Bibi Dong had become attached to him after he helped her recover from betrayal and despair.

Nan Feng explained to Snow Empress and Ice Empress how his treatment of Bibi Dong had fostered her twisted dependence on him, then described Qian Renxue’s confused attachment to the adult Nan Feng. He insisted Qian Renxue was only a child and that neither woman could feel romantic attraction to him, while Snow Empress and Ice Empress silently doubted him.

• Ice Empress asked whether Bibi Dong had fallen for Nan Feng, and he explained that she feared him yet depended on him so intensely that she subconsciously wanted to imprison him.
• Snow Empress worried Bibi Dong might attack Nan Feng, but he said she could not bring herself to hurt him and usually became obedient when he coaxed her.
• Nan Feng recounted how he had tried to frighten Bibi Dong away after noticing her attachment, but his protection and care only made her feelings more conflicted.
• Snow Empress asked what Nan Feng planned to do about Qian Renxue, and he explained how the child connected his adult appearance to the little Nan Feng she had once known.
• Nan Feng insisted Qian Renxue was too young to have romantic feelings for him, while Snow Empress and Ice Empress exchanged a doubtful glance.

Nan Feng visited the grieving Qian Renxue and introduced her to Soul Tools by letting her test his Bee Sting pistol. He offered to teach her how to make Soul Tools, and she had yet to answer.

• Snow Empress warned Nan Feng that his charm might lead Qian Renxue to develop feelings for him, so he went to check on her.
• Nan Feng found Qian Renxue drawing an imperfect design resembling Bibi Dong’s Spider Emperor Battle Armor and offered to teach her to draw.
• Nan Feng showed Qian Renxue Bee Sting and guided her as she fired a Soul Power bullet through a boulder.
• Nan Feng let Qian Renxue keep Bee Sting as a toy for self-defense.
• Nan Feng asked Qian Renxue whether she wanted to learn how to make Soul Tools, explaining that Bibi Dong was too busy to study them herself.

Nan Feng gave Qian Renxue a beginner’s Soul Tool manual and showed her his extensive research notes, then brought her to dinner with Snow Empress and Ice Empress. He introduced the two women as his friends, but Qian Renxue reacted with intense wariness and hostility.

• Nan Feng explained that Soul Tool blueprints had to be drawn and encouraged Qian Renxue to practice after she blushed at his teasing.
• Qian Renxue kissed Nan Feng’s cheek, and he gave her a handwritten beginner’s manual on Soul Tools.
• Nan Feng revealed that he had written over a hundred research volumes and summoned a towering stack of old notes for Qian Renxue to inspect.
• Nan Feng taught Qian Renxue basic Soul Guidance Circuit concepts until nightfall, then took her to the Pope Palace for dinner.
• Nan Feng introduced Snow Empress and Ice Empress to Qian Renxue, who remained guarded despite learning how powerful they were.

Nan Feng considered Snow Empress and Ice Empress’s warning that Qian Renxue might be developing romantic feelings for him, then went to Bibi Dong, who revealed that Bo Saixi still remembered him. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong urging him to visit Sea God Island and see Bo Saixi.

• Snow Empress and Ice Empress warned Nan Feng that Qian Renxue seemed jealous and attached to him, and Snow Empress advised him to redirect the girl’s feelings while she was young.
• Nan Feng considered keeping his distance from Qian Renxue so her feelings might fade on their own.
• Nan Feng went to Bibi Dong’s bedchamber, where she said she urgently needed to tell him something about Bo Saixi.
• Bibi Dong recalled that Bo Saixi had spared her during Spirit Hall’s expedition to Sea God Island after recognizing her as having the bearing of an old acquaintance.
• Bibi Dong told Nan Feng that Bo Saixi had not forgotten him and suggested that he visit Sea God Island to see her.

Nan Feng explained to Bibi Dong that he understood her feelings but had never viewed her romantically, seeing her instead as someone who needed protection. He admitted that decades of torment had left him unwilling to face another intense romance, leaving Bibi Dong to confront his rejection.

• Nan Feng told Bibi Dong he would visit Bo Saixi later, after helping settle her affairs and Spirit Hall's problems.
• Nan Feng said that learning about Bo Saixi's feelings made him unsure how to face her without pretending not to know.
• Bibi Dong accused Nan Feng of pretending not to understand how she felt about him.
• Nan Feng explained that he knew Bibi Dong's attachment had grown from her pain and dependence on him, and said he had tried to prevent her from idealizing him.
• Nan Feng told Bibi Dong he had always regarded her as a child to protect, not a romantic partner.
• Nan Feng said he wanted lasting friendships and feared the anxiety and suffering that would come with another passionate relationship.