Chapter Summaries

Jiang Chen left the Star Dou Great Forest with three Titled Douluo after obtaining his soul ring, then said he was going to Heaven Dou City to handle personal matters. He promised to deliver Dugu Bo’s gifts to Dugu Yan as the elders headed back to Spirit City.

• Jiang Chen raced through the forest with Dugu Bo, Yueguan, and Gui Mei, astonishing them with his speed.
• The four emerged from the Star Dou Great Forest before sunset, and Yueguan suggested they spend the night in a nearby town.
• Jiang Chen told the elders to return to Spirit City while he went to Heaven Dou City, and asked them to tell his teacher not to worry about his Heavenly Tribulation.
• Dugu Bo gave Jiang Chen pills, trinkets, and cloth dolls for Dugu Yan, and Jiang Chen agreed to deliver them.

Jiang Chen raced toward Heaven Dou City to reach Qian Renxue before the Heavenly Tribulation and use his apparent life-or-death crisis to force her to reveal her feelings. After nearly two days of nonstop travel, he arrived near the city and began preparing for the tribulation.

• Jiang Chen said farewell to the three Titled Douluo and set off north at astonishing speed.
• Dugu Bo, Yueguan, and Gui Mei wondered why Jiang Chen was hurrying, while he privately focused on reaching Heaven Dou City before the Heavenly Tribulation.
• Jiang Chen traveled continuously, flying across cliffs and ravines while conserving Soul Power by avoiding Thunderlight Wings.
• Jiang Chen reached the outskirts of Heaven Dou City on the afternoon two days later and rested to recover.
• Jiang Chen sent three little birds to search for a suitable place for the next day's tribulation.

Jiang Chen returned to Heaven Dou City and reunited with Xiao Ying before heading to the imperial palace to see Qian Renxue. He reached Qian Renxue’s room, but she was not there.

• Jiang Chen finished cultivating and went to Xiao Ying’s courtyard in Heaven Dou City.
• Jiang Chen found Xiao Ying sitting on the roof, caught her when she jumped toward him, and gave her pastries.
• Jiang Chen told Xiao Ying he wanted time alone with Qian Renxue and left for the imperial palace.
• Jiang Chen arrived at Qian Renxue’s room and discovered that she was absent.

Jiang Chen found Qian Renxue smelling the blanket he had left behind and teased her about missing his scent. She kicked him away and locked herself in her room, leaving Jiang Chen outside with no chance to reconcile that night.

• Jiang Chen noticed that Qian Renxue was in his room, hugging his blanket and breathing in its scent.
• Jiang Chen entered and teased Qian Renxue about missing him, making her blush with embarrassment.
• Jiang Chen moved to embrace Qian Renxue, but she kicked him in the stomach and fled.
• Jiang Chen found Qian Renxue's door locked and apologized, but she angrily told him to get lost.

Jiang Chen told Qian Renxue that he would face a deadly Heavenly Tribulation the next day and asked her to guard him. As he prepared to leave, Qian Renxue stopped him and asked him to stay with her that night.

• Jiang Chen waited while Qian Renxue prepared herself, then entered her room to speak with her.
• Jiang Chen explained that forty-five bolts of lightning would strike him during the Heavenly Tribulation and said he had come to see Qian Renxue before the ordeal.
• Qian Renxue grew worried and asked how she could help Jiang Chen.
• Jiang Chen asked Qian Renxue to go with Ninth Elder and guard him during the tribulation at Xiao Ying’s place.
• As Jiang Chen opened a passage to leave, Qian Renxue embraced him and asked him to stay with her that night.

Jiang Chen confessed his love to Qian Renxue while admitting he also loved Hu Liena, then left without receiving her answer. He arranged for the Ninth Elder to meet the next morning and returned to his well-kept room in Xiao Ying’s courtyard.

• Jiang Chen told Qian Renxue he loved her and Hu Liena, and asked whether she could accept that.
• Jiang Chen said he would wait for Qian Renxue’s answer until after he survived the next day, then jumped into the passageway.
• Jiang Chen found Xiao Ying had eaten all the pastries and went to the temple to meet Salas and the Ninth Elder.
• Jiang Chen arranged for the Ninth Elder to meet him at Xiao Ying’s courtyard the next morning.
• Jiang Chen returned to his old room and found that Xiao Ying had kept it clean and orderly.

Jiang Chen heard from the Asura God again and discussed the possibility of accepting his inheritance. The Asura God warned him about the Rakshasa God's inheritor and said he would watch Jiang Chen grow before testing him.

• While Jiang Chen cultivated on a roof, the Asura God suddenly contacted him and asked whether he still wanted the inheritance.
• Jiang Chen said he would refuse if obtaining the inheritance required him to kill the Rakshasa God's inheritor.
• The Asura God praised Jiang Chen's confidence that he could become a god through his own cultivation and warned him that the Rakshasa God's inheritor might target him.
• The Asura God said he would observe Jiang Chen's growth and decide when he was strong enough to face a trial.

Jiang Chen learned that the Asura God had been monitoring him and discovered his unusual tribulations. The Asura God planned to observe Jiang Chen's next tribulation, while Jiang Chen waited for morning.

• The Asura God told Jiang Chen that the Divine Slaughter's Domain let him observe Jiang Chen's actions, though he did not watch Jiang Chen's intimate moments with his wives.
• Jiang Chen confirmed that he had undergone four tribulations, each when he advanced by a major rank, and learned that they had caused fluctuations in the lower realm's laws.
• The Asura God said Jiang Chen's situation had no precedent and promised to observe his next tribulation the following day.
• Jiang Chen stopped worrying and entered cultivation for the night.
• The next morning, Jiang Chen saw Xiao Ying stretching by the door and teased her that it was time for her to find a husband.

Jiang Chen took Qian Renxue and the Ninth Elder far from Heaven Dou City to prepare for his Heavenly Tribulation. He explained that they must keep their distance once it began, though the Ninth Elder doubted it could surpass a Titled Douluo.

• Xiao Ying asked to accompany Jiang Chen to his tribulation, but he refused and left her behind.
• Jiang Chen took Qian Renxue and the Ninth Elder out through the southern gate and headed toward a remote location he had found the day before.
• Qian Renxue and Jiang Chen noted that staying far from Heaven Dou City would help them avoid Tang San and the likely presence of Tang Hao.
• The three reached an uninhabited mountain range near noon and recovered their Soul Power.
• Jiang Chen warned Qian Renxue and the Ninth Elder to stay at least three hundred meters away when the Heavenly Tribulation began, but the Ninth Elder questioned whether it could be stronger than a Titled Douluo.

Jiang Chen prepared to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation while warning the Ninth Elder and Qian Renxue to keep their distance. After saying goodbye to Qian Renxue, he began the tribulation, leaving them stunned by its overwhelming power.

• Jiang Chen warned the Ninth Elder that the Heavenly Tribulation could kill even a Level 99 powerhouse and endanger anyone who came close.
• Jiang Chen rested until he was at peak condition, then told the Ninth Elder and Qian Renxue to step back.
• Qian Renxue kissed Jiang Chen and urged him to survive, while he reassured her before she left.
• Jiang Chen told the Asura God he was ready and accepted that the god would not save him if he died.
• Jiang Chen summoned the Heavenly Tribulation, and its dark cloud and terrifying lightning stunned the Ninth Elder and Qian Renxue from three hundred meters away.

Jiang Chen faced the Heavenly Tribulation and used his Lightning Fist to shatter its first bolt before letting the scattered lightning enter his body. Qian Renxue watched from a distance as Jiang Chen prepared to endure the continuing tribulation.

• The Ninth Elder admitted he feared the Heavenly Tribulation, while Qian Renxue nearly rushed toward Jiang Chen.
• Jiang Chen told them to retreat, and the Ninth Elder took Qian Renxue farther away.
• The Asura God recognized Jiang Chen’s tribulation and wondered why his previous crossings had gone undetected.
• Jiang Chen met the first bolt with his Lightning Fist and blasted it apart.
• The scattered lightning gathered around Jiang Chen, and he let it enter his body.

Jiang Chen discovered that Lightning Fist refined the lightning inside his body, speeding its consumption and shortening the tempering process. Just as he welcomed the extra time to recover before the tribulation continued, a massive bolt struck him without warning.

• Jiang Chen used Lightning Fist while lightning energy tempered his body and found that the technique consumed the energy much faster.
• Jiang Chen tried combining Lightning Fist with Three Thousand Lightning Movements, but Three Thousand Lightning Movements could not improve further.
• The Corpse Core absorbed the remaining lightning energy, and Jiang Chen realized the stored lightning could boost his lightning techniques.
• Jiang Chen began recovering his Soul Power, pleased that Lightning Fist had shortened the tempering process.
• A water-bucket-thick bolt of lightning struck Jiang Chen, leaving him furious at the tribulation's unexpected attack.

Jiang Chen endured the blood-red lightning of the Heavenly Tribulation and was gravely injured, leaving Qian Renxue desperate to reach him. He swallowed another healing pill as his body continued to be destroyed faster than it could recover.

• Jiang Chen used Lightning Fist to refine the first thirty-six bolts of tribulation lightning and took a pill before the final nine arrived.
• A massive blood-red bolt struck Jiang Chen after he met it with his strongest attack, crushing his lightning dragon and blasting him into the ground.
• Qian Renxue tried to rush to Jiang Chen, but the Ninth Elder restrained her and warned that approaching him could harm him if he was still alive.
• Jiang Chen expelled white smoke, trembled from the pain, and swallowed another healing pill as his injuries worsened.

Jiang Chen endured the final, devastating bolts of the Heavenly Tribulation, leaving him gravely wounded as Qian Renxue rushed to his side. The Ninth Elder found a faint golden glow shining from Jiang Chen’s exposed bones.

• Jiang Chen used the Lightning Fist to suppress the crimson lightning, but his injuries steadily worsened.
• Jiang Chen endured the final black bolt of the Heavenly Tribulation, which hurled him into the ground.
• Qian Renxue broke down sobbing as the Ninth Elder announced that the tribulation had ended.
• Qian Renxue flew to Jiang Chen and found him battered but barely alive.
• The Ninth Elder noticed a faint golden glow shimmering from Jiang Chen’s exposed bones.

Qian Renxue believed Jiang Chen was dying from his terrible injuries and tearfully agreed to his requests, including having children with him. After securing her promises, Jiang Chen stopped suppressing the healing pills and began to recover.

• Ninth Elder left Qian Renxue and Jiang Chen alone as Jiang Chen lay gravely wounded.
• Qian Renxue knelt beside Jiang Chen, mourned him, and regretted not agreeing to his request the night before.
• Jiang Chen opened his eyes, and Qian Renxue fed him healing pills and promised to agree to anything he wanted.
• Jiang Chen asked whether Qian Renxue would have children for him, and she agreed as long as he survived.
• Jiang Chen stopped suppressing the healing pills' effects, and they began to take hold.

Jiang Chen used Tribulation Lightning Fluid to recover rapidly from his severe injuries while Qian Renxue cared for him. He left her believing that Heaven had saved him, and she helped peel away his dead skin as his body healed.

• Jiang Chen secretly used a drop of Tribulation Lightning Fluid to speed his recovery.
• Jiang Chen asked Qian Renxue to loosen her hold, and she saw flesh growing back over his injuries.
• Jiang Chen claimed their undying love had moved Heaven, and Qian Renxue believed him.
• Jiang Chen's dead skin cracked and peeled away, revealing his rapidly restored body.
• Qian Renxue blushed as she gently cleaned Jiang Chen and admired his skin.

Jiang Chen recovered from his near-fatal condition and reunited with Qian Renxue. After returning to Heaven Dou City, he introduced her to Xiao Ying as his sister-in-law.

• Jiang Chen woke and reassured Qian Renxue that he was truly alive, then she cut his long hair.
• Jiang Chen told the Ninth Elder his recovery was a gift from heaven, and the elder accepted that explanation.
• Jiang Chen covered the damage to Qian Renxue's clothes, and the three returned to Heaven Dou City late at night.
• The Ninth Elder left after they reached Xiao Ying's courtyard, where Xiao Ying saw Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue holding hands.
• Jiang Chen told Xiao Ying to call Qian Renxue Sister-in-law.

Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue returned to the imperial palace and grew closer, though he chose to wait until she had completed her mission before pursuing a physical relationship. He planned to stay with her and bring her to Heaven Dou City for the Soul Master Tournament finals in half a year.

• Xiao Ying called Qian Renxue sister-in-law, but Qian Renxue asked her to keep calling her Miss.
• Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue returned to the palace, and he told Xiao Ying not to disturb them unless it was important.
• Qian Renxue bathed, then sent Jiang Chen to wash before letting him relax in her room.
• Jiang Chen decided to wait until Qian Renxue finished her mission and focus on strengthening their relationship.
• Jiang Chen planned to return to Heaven Dou City with Qian Renxue for the Soul Master Tournament finals and introduce her to the other woman.

While soaking in warm water, Jiang Chen was questioned by the Asura God about his unusual survival, hidden abilities, and the pearl within him. The Asura God chose to keep observing him and warned him to prevent his Martial Soul's poison from spreading across Douluo Continent.

• The Asura God appeared in Jiang Chen's mind and said he might nurture him after learning more about his secrets.
• The Asura God asked why the rules of heaven and earth had sent a lightning tribulation against Jiang Chen, and Jiang Chen claimed it was a test meant to strengthen him.
• The Asura God questioned how Jiang Chen had blocked his perception during the tribulation and recovered quickly, and Jiang Chen attributed the recovery to rewards from passing the test.
• Jiang Chen told the Asura God that the pearl in his body was an Inner Core left by a dead expert, obtained by chance.
• The Asura God said he would continue observing Jiang Chen and warned him not to let his Martial Soul's infectious poison spread across Douluo Continent.

Jiang Chen returned from his bath and found Qian Renxue waiting for him. She asked him to stay with her and tell her about his years with Hu Liena, leaving them together in bed as he began to share their history.

• Qian Renxue worried about Jiang Chen when he spent nearly an hour washing, and he called out that he would be out soon.
• Jiang Chen found Qian Renxue lying in bed and started to return to his own room, but she called him over to keep her company.
• Qian Renxue pulled Jiang Chen onto the bed and asked him to call her Xiao Xue when they were alone.
• Qian Renxue asked Jiang Chen to tell her about his experiences with Hu Liena so she could decide whether Hu Liena was worthy of him.
• Jiang Chen agreed to tell Qian Renxue about his history with Hu Liena.