Chapter Summaries

Tie Li overwhelmed the Spirit Hall Empire worshippers with his Destruction Domain, destroying Jiang Mo Douluo’s martial soul and nearly killing Mighty Lion Douluo. Just as Tie Li pressed his advantage, a powerful gray-robed soul master arrived and suppressed his Void Storm.

• Tie Li’s Annihilation Light was slowed by Chrysanthemum Douluo and Gui Mei’s Bipolar Static Domain as the worshippers attacked Beast Mountain and Bing Ju.
• Tie Li intercepted Jiang Mo Douluo’s attack on the Lightning Pool, trapped his ninth soul skill in a Void Storm, and shattered the Coiling Dragon Staff, leaving Jiang Mo Douluo unconscious.
• Tie Li trapped Mighty Lion Douluo and the other worshippers in his Destruction Domain while Chrysanthemum Douluo, Gui Mei, and Ghost Leopard Douluo faced the wounded Beast Mountain and Bing Ju outside the sect.
• Tie Li resumed his Void Storm and nearly destroyed Mighty Lion Douluo’s arm, but a gray-robed soul master appeared and suppressed the attack with another domain.

Tie Li and Qian Daoliu fought in the sky while Spirit Hall’s forces decided to attack Thunder God Sect’s injured elders. Thunder God Sect’s Soul Douluo and Soul Sages joined the battle, leaving Bing Ju and Beast Mountain in danger as the fighting intensified.

• Tie Li attacked Qian Daoliu with Chains of Destruction, and Qian Daoliu moved their fight into the sky to assess Tie Li’s strength.
• Light Plume Douluo suggested attacking Thunder God Sect, and Mighty Lion Douluo agreed to join forces against Bing Ju and Beast Mountain.
• Thunder Tiger led Thunder God Sect’s Soul Douluo and Soul Sages into battle against the Spirit Hall forces, prompting Ghost Leopard Douluo to assist Chrysanthemum Douluo and Gui Mei.
• Beast Mountain entered his Martial Soul Avatar state and fought at full strength despite his injuries, while Bing Ju became the main target of the Spirit Hall attackers.

Bing Ju and his allies fought Spirit Hall Empire forces while Tie Li battled Qian Daoliu to a draw. With the fighting paused, Tie Li confronted the enemy over the death of a sect elder and unleashed a devastating soul bone skill.

• Mighty Lion Douluo and Qian Jun wounded Bing Ju, but Bing Ju used his soul bone to retreat to Beast Mountain as the Giant Thunder Beast drove them back.
• Dragon Duke and Snake Grandmother joined the battle, using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to hold off Chrysanthemum Douluo while Ghost Leopard Douluo faced the sect's defenders.
• Bing Yun knocked Bing Xi unconscious when the boy tried to leave the secret chamber to save his grandfather, who was fighting Ghost Leopard Douluo.
• Tie Li and Qian Daoliu clashed in the sky and fell back injured, bringing the fighting below to a halt.
• Tie Li challenged Qian Daoliu over the death of a sect elder and unleashed the Sky Azure Bull Python right-arm soul bone skill, Destruction Thunder Source.

Qian Daoliu and Tie Li ended their battle after agreeing that further fighting would devastate both sides, though Tie Li marked Ghost Leopard Douluo before they parted. Meanwhile, Kui Xin’s forces ambushed the Heaven Dou Empire army in Giant Python Gorge, and Count Yaxun planned to blame the disaster on Count Goren.

• Qian Daoliu purified the Destruction Thunder Source and persuaded Tie Li to stop fighting; Tie Li then marked Ghost Leopard Douluo to track him.
• Count Yaxun convinced Count Goren to lead the army through Giant Python Gorge, secretly intending to sacrifice Goren and the troops.
• After the army rested and entered the gorge, Count Yaxun disappeared and Kui Xin’s soul masters brought down the cliffs with lightning.
• The rockslide killed most of the army, while Kui Xin helped Count Goren escape with around ten thousand survivors.
• Count Yaxun watched the attack and planned to blame Count Goren for ignoring his advice and leading the army into the ambush.

Kui Xin reported his suspicions about the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the ambush at Giant Python Gorge to Tie Li after Spirit Hall attacked the Thunder God Sect. Tie Li sent his findings to Dugu Bo, who realized how deeply Spirit Hall had infiltrated the imperial family and was also unsettled by the Thunder God Sect’s intelligence network.

• Count Yaxun blamed Count Goren for the army’s miscalculation, and Count Goren chose to keep him alive and report the matter to the emperor.
• Kui Xin had Count Goren secretly protected on his journey to Heaven Dou City, then returned to the Thunder God Sect with Lei Zhen.
• Meng Shu told Kui Xin and Lei Zhen that Spirit Hall’s Soul Masters had attacked the sect, killing seventeen Soul Sages and several others while injuring members of the sect.
• Kui Xin explained his findings about the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the army’s ambush to Tie Li, who decided to leave the remaining investigation to the Heaven Dou Emperor.
• Tie Li sent his written findings to Dugu Bo through Nine-Section Jade, and Dugu Bo read the report and feared both Spirit Hall and the Thunder God Sect’s reach.

Dugu Bo warned the Heaven Dou Emperor that Spirit Hall had infiltrated the imperial family, prompting the emperor to hunt for hidden pawns. On Sea God Island, Oscar remained with his companions for his final trial, while the Thunder God Sect recovered from Spirit Hall’s attack and the Star Luo Empire stabilized.

• Dugu Bo destroyed Tie Li’s letter, then revealed part of the infiltration to the Heaven Dou Emperor and urged him to search for Spirit Hall’s hidden pawns.
• The Heaven Dou Emperor realized Spirit Hall had manipulated him and reacted with fury and fear, viewing the imperial family with suspicion.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing completed their Sea God Island trials at rank sixty-eight, while Tang San and Oscar obtained hundred-thousand-year seventh Soul Rings.
• Tang San suggested Oscar take Ning Rongrong to a new divine trial, but Oscar chose to stay until he completed his Sea God Island trial, and Tang San and Xiao Wu promised to support Zhuqing.
• Tie Li recovered in the Lightning Pool as the Thunder God Sect enjoyed a period of peace, while the sect’s resistance to Spirit Hall stirred speculation among other factions.
• The Heaven Dou Imperial Family remained silent amid rumors of a possible attack on the Thunder God Sect, while the Star Luo Empire stabilized after the Star Crown Sect and other ancient sects emerged.

Ma Hongjun attacked Dai Mubai in the Star Luo Imperial Palace to seize the Power of Supreme Evil, leaving Dai Mubai badly wounded and the palace in ruins. Dai Mubai escaped to a cave, where he found Zhu Zhuyun.

• Ma Hongjun revealed his Title Douluo strength and demanded the Power of Supreme Evil from Dai Mubai.
• Ma Hongjun’s ultimate dark fire overwhelmed Dai Mubai and blasted him from the palace.
• The Star Crown Sect’s Great Elder recognized the danger of being tempted by the imperial throne and ordered the sect’s soul masters to rescue Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai escaped with a spatial soul skill, and Ma Hongjun flew away to pursue him.
• Dai Mubai reached a cave, where Zhu Zhuyun asked what had happened to him.

Tie Li arrived at Sea God Island and was stopped by Xiao Bai, while Tang San, Oscar, and Xiao Wu endured the combined assault of the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians in their sixth trial. Sea Illusion Douluo’s illusions triggered Oscar’s buried pain, causing his sealed power to erupt and his Soul Power Level to break through to eighty.

• Tie Li flew toward Sea God Island, where Xiao Bai intercepted him and agreed to notify the island’s guardians and High Priestess.
• Tang San, Oscar, and Xiao Wu fought the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians together during their sixth trial.
• Sea Ghost Douluo targeted Oscar, but Xiao Wu blocked his attack as Tang San and Oscar prepared a counterattack.
• Sea Illusion Douluo trapped Oscar in an illusion that reopened memories of his painful separation from the Saintess of the Hundred Flowers Sect.
• Oscar’s emotions unleashed the energy sealed within him, raised his Soul Power Level to eighty, and turned his fury on Sea Illusion Douluo.

Oscar unleashed his ultimate-ice domain and nearly killed Sea Illusion Douluo, but Bo Saixi intervened and declared his sixth trial complete beyond the requirements. Oscar was sent onward to his next trial and, shaken by what he had experienced, embraced Ning Rongrong and vowed to protect her.

• Oscar trapped the area in his Snow Dance Shining Sun domain and attacked Sea Illusion Douluo with Emperor Palm: Great Cold Without Snow.
• Sea Dragon Douluo and Sea Illusion Douluo worked to break Oscar's domain, but Oscar used Mirror Image Clone to conceal himself and launch a surprise attack.
• Sea Spear Douluo attacked Oscar to save Sea Illusion Douluo, while Tang San rushed to stop him and threatened the Seven Sacred Pillars.
• Bo Saixi appeared, stopped both attacks, and announced that Oscar had completed the sixth trial beyond its requirements.
• Bo Saixi restored Oscar and directed him to proceed to his next trial; Oscar embraced Ning Rongrong and promised to protect her.

Tie Li arrived at Sea God Island to take Zhu Zhuqing away, but Bo Saixi offered him a trial against the Seven Sacred Pillars’ guardians. Tie Li accepted, and the trial began with Sea Maiden Douluo’s mental attack failing to draw him into an illusion.

• Oscar chose Ning Rongrong to accompany him on his trial, while Zhu Zhuqing accepted his decision and Tang San reassured him.
• Tie Li arrived on Sea God Island, reunited with the Shrek group, and said he had come to take Zhu Zhuqing away.
• The Seven Sacred Pillars objected to Tie Li entering without a trial, so Bo Saixi made defeating the guardians his trial.
• Tie Li accepted the challenge despite warnings from Oscar, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu about the guardians’ strength and abilities.
• After Bo Saixi began the trial, Sea Maiden Douluo attacked Tie Li with her Sea Demon Flute, but his spiritual power resisted her attempt to create an illusion.

Tie Li revealed his unprecedented soul-ring configuration and overwhelmed the Seven Sacred Pillars guardians with attacks that inflicted unavoidable true damage. Sea Illusion Douluo's domain triggered Tie Li's buried pain, but Tie Li turned the illusion against him with his hundred-thousand-year left-arm soul bone skill, leaving Sea Maiden Douluo trapped in the same desolate space.

• Tie Li revealed four purple, two black, two red, and one multicolored-gold soul rings around his Thunder God Hammer, shocking Tang San, Oscar, and the Seven Sacred Pillars guardians.
• Tie Li injured Sea Horse Douluo and Sea Spear Douluo with thunder-wing attacks that bypassed their defenses and inflicted true damage.
• Sea Illusion Douluo's Mist Domain made Tie Li relive a painful memory, provoking his killing intent and awakening his left-arm soul bone skill.
• Tie Li's soul bone skill trapped Sea Illusion Douluo in an endless space and let Tie Li torture him with a lightning whip while Sea Dragon Douluo attacked Tie Li.
• Sea Maiden Douluo used Demonic Sea Illusion, but she was pulled into the same space, where she found herself powerless beside Sea Illusion Douluo.

Tie Li defeated the Seven Sacred Pillars during his assessment, leaving Sea Illusion Douluo and Sea Maiden Douluo gravely injured before Bo Saixi declared that he had passed. He remained on Sea God Island under Bo Saixi’s watch, while Ning Rongrong reflected on how far Oscar’s talent had surpassed her own.

• Tie Li used his soul skills and Thunder God Hammer to defeat Sea Star Douluo and Sea Ghost Douluo and badly injure Sea Dragon Douluo.
• Tie Li’s attacks through Sea Illusion Douluo’s domain caused Sea Maiden Douluo to suffer manifested injuries and collapse, while Sea Illusion Douluo remained unconscious and near death.
• Bo Saixi declared Tie Li had passed the assessment and warned him that she would watch him while he remained on Sea God Island.
• Tie Li told Xiao Bai that sparing Sea Illusion Douluo had been an act of mercy, and Bo Saixi ordered the injured Seven Sacred Pillars to leave for treatment.
• Tie Li told Ning Rongrong and the others that their true assessments had yet to begin, prompting Ning Rongrong to reflect on how Oscar’s talent had outstripped hers.

Tie Li told Zhu Zhuqing about the Spirit Hall Empire’s expansion and gave her a ferocious beast inner core to help her cultivation. After Oscar and Ning Rongrong left for another trial, Tie Li revealed the wider crisis to Tang San and Xiao Wu, including Ma Hongjun’s rise as a Fallen Soul Master and Title Douluo.

• Tie Li reassured Zhu Zhuqing, then told her that the Spirit Hall Empire had conquered much of the Star Luo Empire and that her father was protected by the Star Crown Sect.
• Tie Li asked Zhu Zhuqing not to tell Ning Rongrong about the destruction of her sect and gave her a Golden-Feather Giant Eagle inner core to aid her cultivation.
• Tie Li offered to help Zhu Zhuqing refine the inner core’s energy so she could reach rank seventy.
• Oscar and Ning Rongrong departed Sea God Island for Oscar’s inheritance trial, while Oscar asked Tie Li to look after Zhu Zhuqing.
• After Ning Rongrong left, Tie Li told Tang San and Xiao Wu about the Spirit Hall Empire’s expansion and the Holy Word Sect led by Ma Hongjun, who had become a Title Douluo.

Tie Li helped Zhu Zhuqing absorb a pill pearl, transforming her Hell Spirit Cat martial soul and raising her Soul Power to level seventy before leaving Sea God Island with her to seek a seventh soul ring. Meanwhile, Spirit Hall halted its advance against the Star Luo Empire, and Xie Yue reported that Elder Chrysanthemum and Elder Ghost had failed their mission and faced punishment from a Worship Hall elder.

• Tang San resolved to kill Ma Hongjun, now the sect master of the Holy Word Sect, and asked Tie Li about the Clear Sky Sect's strength.
• Tie Li helped Zhu Zhuqing absorb the pill pearl over ten days, raising her Soul Power to level seventy and transforming her Hell Spirit Cat martial soul.
• Zhu Zhuqing tested her greatly improved speed and attacks against Tie Li, who easily subdued her.
• Tie Li and Zhu Zhuqing left Sea God Island so she could obtain a seventh soul ring, and Tie Li searched for a suitable soul beast.
• Tie Wu questioned Hu Liena about Spirit Hall's halt in its advance against the Star Luo Empire, and Hu Liena said Bibi Dong had ordered it.
• Xie Yue reported that Elder Chrysanthemum and Elder Ghost had failed their mission and that a Worship Hall elder wanted to punish them.

Golden Crocodile Douluo attacked Hu Liena and Tie Wu after blaming Bibi Dong’s disciples for challenging the Worship Hall, but Bibi Dong intervened and asserted her authority over the Spirit Hall Empire. She ordered Xie Yue and Yan to attack the Holy Word Sect, while Chrysanthemum Douluo took Tie Wu away to recover.

• Hu Liena defended Chrysanthemum Douluo and Gui Mei, so Golden Crocodile Douluo seized her and struck down Tie Wu when he tried to intervene.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo ordered guards to take Tie Wu and Hu Liena to prison, but Chrysanthemum Douluo and Gui Mei refused to let them be taken.
• Bibi Dong arrived, overpowered Golden Crocodile Douluo, and had Chrysanthemum Douluo and Gui Mei escort him out before waking Hu Liena and treating her.
• Bibi Dong learned that the Worship Hall’s assault on the Thunder God Sect had failed and ordered Xie Yue and Yan to destroy the Holy Word Sect and kill its sect master.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo treated Tie Wu and warned him not to rush into danger for Hu Liena again.

Tie Li and Zhu Zhuqing confronted the Gale Wolf pack so Zhu Zhuqing could obtain a seventh soul ring. After Zhu Zhuqing reached Soul Sage, Sheng Dexun’s token began guiding her south, leaving them to investigate what it led to.

• Tie Li detected the Gale Wolf King’s spiritual warning and demanded that it become Zhu Zhuqing’s soul ring in exchange for sparing its clan.
• The Gale Wolf King refused, so Tie Li attacked the pack with lightning from his Thunder God Hammer and drove the surviving wolves into flight.
• Tie Li subdued the sixty-thousand-year Gale Wolf King, and Zhu Zhuqing delivered the final blow and absorbed its soul ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Power Level rose to seventy-three, and Tie Li gave her the token they had obtained from Sheng Dexun.
• The token guided Zhu Zhuqing’s gaze south, and Tie Li told her to follow it.

Tie Li and Zhu Zhuqing followed the token’s guidance to Moon Spirit Island, where its soul masters attacked them for entering their waters. After Tie Li overwhelmed the island’s defenders and revealed his strength, its elders agreed to lead him to the hidden island.

• Tie Li and Zhu Zhuqing reached the fog-covered waters near Moon Spirit Island by following the token.
• Moon Spirit Island’s soul masters ordered them to leave, then attacked when Tie Li demanded to see the island master.
• Tie Li blasted the attackers from their sea soul beasts and seized their leader by the throat.
• Elder Xing and the white-clad island master appeared, but Tie Li’s lightning overcame both eight-ringed Soul Douluo and exposed his overwhelming strength.
• The island master and Elder Xing apologized and offered to guide Tie Li and Zhu Zhuqing to the concealed Moon Spirit Island, and Tie Li ordered them to lead the way.

Tie Li and Zhu Zhuqing reached Moon Spirit Island after Tie Li used his destructive power to break through the storm and tide, alarming the island’s soul masters. As the island’s master, Yu Jiaoxi warned a guardian not to attack, but the guardian charged at them anyway.

• The gray-robed elder explained that outsiders needed extraordinary speed to pass through the storm and tide, but Tie Li revealed his second Martial Soul and attacked the barrier instead.
• Tie Li’s Star of Destruction and Annihilation Light destabilized the storm and tide, allowing him to carry Zhu Zhuqing through as the barrier receded.
• Moon Spirit Island’s soul masters blamed Tie Li and Zhu Zhuqing for the barrier’s collapse, while Yu Jiaoxi noticed his spear’s gemstone glowing faintly.
• A special energy flowed from Zhu Zhuqing’s token into her when she entered the island, and a cold voice spoke to her and Yu Jiaoxi.
• Yu Jiaoxi ordered the bald guardian to stop, but the guardian ignored him and lunged at Tie Li and Zhu Zhuqing; Tie Li raised his hand, summoning ultimate lightning.

Tie Li defeated White Shark Douluo on Moon Spirit Island, allowing Zhu Zhuqing to enter her fourth trial, Heart of the Dense Fog. As Zhu Zhuqing searched for a special flower inside the fog and Tie Li cultivated outside, the Spirit Hall Empire launched an assault on the Holy Word Sect.

• Tie Li used Destruction Thunder Source to destroy White Shark Douluo’s ninth soul skill and leave him gravely injured, and Yu Jiaoxi caught the fallen guardian.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s token resonated with Yu Jiaoxi’s spear, and he led her and Tie Li to the island’s central trial area, where only Zhu Zhuqing could enter.
• Inside the dense fog, Zhu Zhuqing learned that she had to complete three more great trials and received the Fourth Trial, Heart of the Dense Fog, to find a special flower.
• Tie Li stayed outside the trial area to cultivate, hoping to reach Soul Power Level ninety-eight and eventually level ninety-nine.
• The Spirit Hall Empire attacked the Holy Word Sect, deploying Qian Jun Douluo to kill its Title Douluo sect master while Yan and Xie Yue fought Fallen Soul Masters.

Xie Yue and Yan led Spirit Hall Empire Soul Masters into the Holy Word Sect, where Zhang Jie and the elders trapped both sides inside the main hall. Ma Hongjun arrived and revealed that he intended to absorb the trapped Fallen Soul Masters and Spirit Hall forces alike, while searching for Tie Wu and another soul bone.

• Xie Yue warned Yan about Fallen Soul Masters’ attacks and noticed the Holy Word Sect’s expected Soul Douluo were missing.
• A barrier sealed the main hall, and Zhang Jie’s group revealed they had lured the Spirit Hall Empire Soul Masters into a trap.
• Wei Qixiong struck the barrier with his full strength, but it remained intact, and the Holy Word Sect elders prepared to refine everyone inside.
• The trapped Fallen Soul Masters mutilated themselves to disrupt the elders’ plans, and the shriveled elder began attacking them with his rotten spider martial soul.
• Ma Hongjun appeared with ultimate dark fire, drove back the shriveled elder, and revealed that he planned to absorb both sides.
• Ma Hongjun recognized Xie Yue and Yan, thanked them for the soul bone, and searched the crowd for Tie Wu.