Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang argued that the Clear Sky Sect had to unite with Tang San and other forces against Spirit Hall, while Tang Xiao weighed the proposal against the elders’ fears. Tang Xiao chose to open the mountain gates, but Sixth Elder resigned rather than risk the sect in another war.

• Yu Xiaogang urged the Clear Sky Sect elders to make Tang San their core and resist Spirit Hall, arguing that refusing to fight would only bring certain defeat.
• Sixth Elder rejected Yu Xiaogang’s argument and insisted that Tang Hao’s grievance with Spirit Hall did not concern the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Xiao decided to open the mountain gates and described potential allies, including the Star Luo Empire, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family.
• Sixth Elder requested to step down, explaining that his only son had died in a conflict with Spirit Hall and he would not endanger the sect for a possibility.
• Tang Hao tried to persuade Sixth Elder to stay, but Sixth Elder departed, and Tang Xiao led Tang Hao inside to discuss matters further.

Tang Hao and Tang San were accepted back into the Clear Sky Sect, but the elders tried to pressure Tang Hao into surrendering his inheritance soul bones. Tang Hao tore out his right arm to return one, turning the elders’ test against them and leaving the sect in chaos as Ye Qingcang predicted Tang San would gain influence.

• The Clear Sky Sect elders accepted Tang San’s return but treated Yu Xiaogang as an outsider and remained divided over Tang Hao.
• Ye Qingcang and Violet discussed how the sect had misjudged Spirit Hall’s popular support and warned that its arrogance would cost it.
• The Third Elder demanded Tang Hao prove his loyalty, while the Second Elder claimed he could return only if he surrendered his inheritance soul bones.
• Tang Hao ripped off his right arm and returned its soul bone, shocking the elders and alarming Tang San.
• Ye Qingcang concluded that the sect would have to appease Tang San and that Tang San could take the position of Young Sect Master.

The Clear Sky Sect named Tang San its Young Sect Master and announced that it would reopen its gates to confront Spirit Hall, using future history to justify a new campaign. Tang Xiao tasked Tang Hao with beginning by approaching the Strength Clan and reuniting the Four Element Families.

• Ye Qingcang explained that Poseidon Tang San’s hostility toward another Tang San had closed off the latter’s path to survival, while Violet asked whether the gods would interfere in mortal affairs.
• The Second Elder proclaimed Tang San the Clear Sky Sect’s new Young Sect Master and ordered Tang Hao to return after bone-shaving to redeem himself through meritorious service.
• The Second Elder told the sect about the future conflict involving Bibidong, Qian Renxue, Spirit Hall, and Tang San, then accused Ye Qingcang of colluding with Spirit Hall.
• Clear Sky Sect disciples began chanting slogans against Spirit Hall and praising Tang San, as the sect’s leaders prepared to leave seclusion and make war.
• Tang Xiao assigned Tang Hao to approach the Strength Clan’s patriarch, recall the Four Element Families, and help build alliances with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the Star Luo Empire.

Tang San and Tang Hao learned about the Four Element Families’ history with the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang San volunteered to bring them back. Tang Xiao assigned escorts and other preparations for the mission, while the group set their plans in motion.

• Tang Xiao explained that Tang Hao had once been the intended Clear Sky Sect master and that the Strength Clan’s Titan had been his close follower.
• The elders described the Four Element Families and argued with Tang Hao over why the Clear Sky Sect had abandoned them.
• Tang San accepted responsibility for persuading the Four Element Families to return, and Tang Hao pledged to lead the mission with him.
• Tang Xiao assigned the Third and Fourth Elders to accompany them, sent the Fifth Elder to find a ship, and asked Yu Xiaogang to contact the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Tang Xiao planned to communicate with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and declared that the advantage belonged to them.

Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin brought members of the Royal Fight Team to Blue Tyrant Academy after receiving orders from their clan leader to obey Ye Qingcang. Dugu Bo and Violet received them, and Violet led the group to meet her master, leaving Dugu Bo behind as he warned Dugu Yan that a great opportunity awaited her.

• Yu Tianxin challenged Yu Tianheng over bringing the Royal Fight Team, while Yu Tianheng explained that both cousins had been ordered to follow Ye Qingcang's instructions.
• Yu Tianheng led the group along the Flower Path, where they found Dugu Bo standing behind Violet.
• Dugu Yan greeted her grandfather, and Dugu Bo told the group that he had joined Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Dugu Bo warned Dugu Yan that the next events could be the greatest opportunity of her life, then deferred to Violet.
• Violet said she would report to her master and led Yu Tianheng and the others to meet Ye Qingcang.

Ye Qingcang hosted Yu Tianheng and the others at Blue Tyrant Academy and revealed that he had become head of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family. After Dugu Yan suggested his godhood should have belonged to Tang San, Ye Qingcang explained how a chance decision by his mother had changed history.

• Violet showed Yu Tianheng and the others the Back Mountain villas and explained Blue Tyrant Academy's competitive system for distributing resources.
• Ye Qingcang paused Zhu Zhuqing's training, welcomed the visitors, and had spirit meals served to them.
• Ye Qingcang told the group he had taken over as clan head and planned to bring Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin to confront the Sky Dragon Gate and Earth Dragon Gate.
• Dugu Yan said Tang San should have received Ye Qingcang's godhood, and Yu Tianheng slapped her and apologized to Ye Qingcang.
• Ye Qingcang forgave Dugu Yan and explained that his mother's choice to rescue him had altered the course of history.

Ye Qingcang explained how Liu Erlong saving him had changed history and revealed that he was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan leader and held a claim to the Clear Sky Sect’s Great Elder title. He offered Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling’s family the chance to swear loyalty in exchange for evolving their martial souls, and the chapter ended with him asking Ye Lingling to decide.

• Dugu Yan realized Liu Erlong’s choice to save Ye Qingcang had sent their world’s history down a different path.
• Ye Qingcang revealed that he was the current leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then displayed a Haotian Token Tang Chen had given him.
• Ye Qingcang offered to evolve Dugu Yan’s martial soul into a Poison Dragon if she swore loyalty to him, and she accepted.
• Ye Qingcang told Bai Chenxiang that her background would need discussion later, then asked Ye Lingling whether she would lead her family in swearing loyalty to him.

Ye Qingcang persuaded Ye Lingling to join him by promising to remove the Nine Heart Begonia’s hereditary flaw, then pressed Bai Chenxiang to secure the loyalty of the Four Element Families. Bai Chenxiang chose to submit to him, and Ye Qingcang teleported away with her.

• Ye Qingcang explained that he could alter the Nine Heart Begonia’s hereditary restriction, and Ye Lingling agreed to join him.
• Ye Qingcang exposed Bai Chenxiang’s disguise and asked her to persuade the Speed, Defense, and Breaking Clans to pledge loyalty to him.
• Bai Chenxiang rejected his demand, but Ye Tianxin defended Ye Qingcang and threatened the Speed Clan’s survival.
• Ye Qingcang revealed that Tang Hao and Tang San were urging the Four Element Families to return to the Clear Sky Sect, then demanded Bai Chenxiang choose between submission and becoming his enemy.
• Bai Chenxiang chose to submit to Ye Qingcang, who left with her through a magic circle after assigning the others to Violet.

Ye Qingcang brought Bai Chenxiang to the Strength Clan headquarters, where her return and his closeness to her sparked gossip and a misunderstanding with her grandfather, Bai He. As Ye Qingcang was about to be introduced, Tang San appeared and confronted him with hatred.

• Violet explained that Ye Qingcang's power was fundamentally different from ordinary Soul Power, and Ye Lingling suggested the usual rules might not apply to a God Trial Taker.
• Ye Qingcang teleported with Bai Chenxiang to the Strength Clan headquarters, where the leaders of the Four Element Families and Tang Hao and his son were meeting about returning to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Bai Chenxiang condemned the Clear Sky Sect for abandoning the Speed Clan, then arrived at the headquarters with Ye Qingcang and was recognized by her clan members.
• Bai Chenxiang's relatives mistook Ye Qingcang for her romantic partner, and Ye Qingcang tactfully called them friends while asking to meet Bai He.
• Bai He misread Bai Chenxiang's gestures and tried to seize her collar, but Ye Qingcang caught his wrist and calmed the misunderstanding.
• Tang San appeared at the hall entrance, called out Ye Qingcang's name, and confronted him with open hatred.

Ye Qingcang confronted Tang San’s claim that he had stolen the Asura God Position, arguing that another world’s history could not prove anything and that Tang San had no right to demand the position. He left the crowd persuaded by his case that he deserved to compete for the role because he could better protect the people from Evil Spirit Masters.

• Ye Qingcang rejected Tang San’s accusations and said the Asura God Position had never belonged to Tang San.
• When Bai Chenxiang tried to attack Tang San, Ye Qingcang stopped her and urged her to stay calm rather than give Tang San an excuse to claim victory.
• Ye Qingcang argued that history from another world was not evidence about their world and that the Asura God chose his own God Test Taker.
• Ye Qingcang declared that anyone could challenge him for the Asura God Position by completing the trials at the City of Slaughter and defeating him.
• Ye Qingcang cited the later rise of the Holy Spirit Church and the suffering caused by Evil Spirit Masters to argue that he could serve the world better than Tang San.
• Ye Qingcang concluded that the person who brought greater benefits to humanity should become its leader, and the gathered crowd responded to his case with growing approval.

Ye Qingcang challenged Tang San’s claims in front of the Four Element Families, then stopped Tang Hao’s surprise attack and revealed the Clear Sky Sect Chief Elder Token. The Third and Fourth Elders recognized his authority and ordered Tang San to kneel, leaving the sect’s loyalty and Tang San’s position in turmoil.

• Ye Qingcang countered Tang San’s arguments and demanded that he state his purpose before the Four Element Families.
• Tang Hao launched a Clear Sky Hammer attack, but Ye Qingcang redirected its force into the ground without harming himself or the floor.
• Tang Hao arrived with two other Title Douluo and threatened Ye Qingcang, who revealed the Clear Sky Sect Chief Elder Token.
• The Third and Fourth Elders knelt to Ye Qingcang and told Tang San that he also had to kneel and obey the Chief Elder.
• Tang San called the token fake, but Ye Qingcang ordered him to kneel while considering how to use the sect as leverage against Tang San and Tang Hao.

Ye Qingcang exposed Tang Hao’s betrayal over the Clear Sky Sect’s Chief Elder Token, then defeated him after killing Titan and drove him to flee with Tang San. He spared the Third and Fourth Elders, ordered them to deliver his terms to the Clear Sky Sect, and offered Tang Hao’s spirit bone to the clan heads.

• Tang Hao demanded to inspect Ye Qingcang’s Chief Elder Token, then crushed it and declared it fake, provoking the Third and Fourth Elders to denounce him.
• Tang Hao pressured Bai He to trust him and the Clear Sky Sect, while Bai Chenxiang clung to Ye Qingcang and Titan defended Tang Hao.
• Ye Qingcang killed Titan with Gungnir after Titan attacked, then cut off Tang Hao’s leg when Tang Hao unleashed the Great Sumeru Hammer.
• Tang Hao fled with Tang San, and Ye Qingcang explained why Tang Hao’s Great Sumeru Hammer lacked Tang Chen’s control and precision.
• Ye Qingcang spared the Third and Fourth Elders and ordered them to tell the Clear Sky Sect to surrender at Blue Tyrant Academy or face death.
• Ye Qingcang turned Tang Hao’s severed leg to ash, recovered its spirit bone, and asked Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Bai He which of them would accept it.

Ye Qingcang forced the Speed, Breaking, and Defense Clans to choose between the Clear Sky Sect and surrendering to him, then offered an Inheritance Soul Bone as a symbol of leadership. Bai He accepted it and asked for Bai Chenxiang to stay with Ye Qingcang, while Yang Wudi chose to have the Strength Clan members killed.

• Ye Qingcang argued that Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect had abandoned the Four Element Families, and Bai He, Niu Gao, and Yang Wudi recognized they had no safe way back.
• Ye Qingcang offered the Inheritance Soul Bone to whichever clan head acted first, promising that person one reasonable request.
• Bai He seized the soul bone before Yang Wudi or Niu Gao and asked Ye Qingcang to let Bai Chenxiang remain by his side.
• Bai Chenxiang agreed to stay with Ye Qingcang, and he accepted Bai He's request.
• Yang Wudi asked whether the captured Strength Clan members should be killed or spared, and Ye Qingcang ordered them all killed.

Ye Qingcang returned with Bai Chenxiang and moved up his plans after a disturbance left the Clear Sky Sect in chaos. He arranged a nighttime operation and invited Ye Lingling to witness it, then took Bai Chenxiang to his villa to reveal secrets she would need to understand.

• Ye Qingcang and Bai Chenxiang reappeared, and Ye Qingcang told Violet that their objective had succeeded despite a minor hiccup.
• Ye Qingcang decided to launch a rapid operation against the Clear Sky Sect and Star Luo Empire that night, with himself leading it.
• Ye Qingcang told Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin to rest and gather at Blue Tyrant Academy at eight the next morning, and invited Ye Lingling to watch the night's events.
• Ye Lingling agreed to return at nine with her mother if she wished, while Ye Qingcang refused Dugu Yan and her grandfather's request to attend.
• Bai Chenxiang acknowledged that she had deceived the Royal Fight Team, and Yu Tianheng accepted her explanation before departing with the others.
• Ye Qingcang told Bai Chenxiang that she would need to learn certain secrets and invited her into his villa.

Ye Qingcang revealed the original plan to destroy the Clear Sky Sect and the Holy Spirit Church, then explained how he would instead use Faceless Men to infiltrate the Star Luo Empire. He left Zhu Zhuqing with the task of helping Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai perish together so Faceless Men could replace the Emperor and Empress.

• Violet explained that Ye Qingcang’s original plan would make the Holy Spirit Church and Clear Sky Sect appear responsible for a catastrophe, allowing Spirit Hall to eliminate them.
• Bai Chenxiang learned that the plan involved more than thirty thousand Evil Spirit Masters and questioned why Ye Qingcang would sacrifice such a force.
• Ye Qingcang said he was willing to pay the cost to preserve a valuable friendship and showed Zhu Zhuqing photographs of the Star Luo Emperor and Empress.
• Violet explained that Faceless Men could replace the Emperor and Empress by absorbing their corpses, requiring two replacement slots.
• Ye Qingcang told Zhu Zhuqing to arrange for Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai to perish together, creating an opportunity to replace the Emperor and Empress and infiltrate the Star Luo Empire.

Zhu Zhuqing returned to Star Luo City and confronted her sister Zhu Zhuyun, challenging her to settle their strained relationship through a duel. Meanwhile, Ye Qingcang sent Dai Mubai to kill Dai Weisi, intending to eliminate Dai Mubai afterward as well.

• Zhu Zhuqing secretly entered Star Luo City and confronted Zhu Zhuyun in her bedroom.
• Zhu Zhuqing questioned why Zhu Zhuyun had led a vastly stronger force to hunt her, and Zhu Zhuyun refused to explain herself.
• Zhu Zhuqing warned that Dai Weisi treated Zhu Zhuyun as a tool and would abandon her, while revealing that Dai Mubai had abandoned her and Ye Qingcang had accepted her.
• Zhu Zhuyun proposed a duel to decide whose claims would prevail, and Zhu Zhuqing accepted as they prepared to fight.
• Ye Qingcang ordered Dai Mubai to kill Dai Weisi and privately planned to have Dai Mubai killed afterward.

Ye Qingcang’s forces took control of Star Luo City and advanced toward the palace while he decided the fate of the defeated Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi. Ye Lingling’s mother pledged the Nine Heart Begonia lineage to him and asked him to keep Lingling by his side.

• Violet reported that Ye Qingcang’s people had replaced the defenders throughout Star Luo City and that Zhu Zhuqing had defeated Zhu Zhuyun.
• Ye Qingcang spared Zhu Zhuyun and ordered Zhu Zhuqing to deal with Dai Weisi if he was still alive.
• Bai Chenxiang, Ye Lingling, and her mother discussed why Dai Weisi could not easily serve as a puppet ruler in place of Dai Mubai.
• Ye Lingling’s mother asked who Ye Qingcang’s enemies were, and he answered that every investment carried risk.
• Ye Lingling’s mother pledged the Nine Heart Begonia lineage’s loyalty to Ye Qingcang and asked him to keep Lingling by his side.

Ye Qingcang stormed the Star Luo Emperor’s bedchamber, killed the Emperor’s apparent body and a screaming concubine, then revealed that the Emperor had been replaced by a creature that inherited his memories. The creature defeated the Star Luo Empress, while Ye Lingling and Bai Chenxiang watched from outside behind Violet’s soundproofing array.

• Ye Qingcang told Bai Chenxiang and Ye Lingling they would accompany him after the trip, then passed several lines of defense and entered the Star Luo Emperor’s bedchamber with Violet and the others.
• Ye Qingcang killed the apparent Star Luo Emperor before he could attack, and then killed a concubine who screamed; Violet used a soundproofing magic array to contain the noise.
• Ye Qingcang killed the fleeing concubines and claimed he had killed only a substitute, after which a creature emerged from the shadows and took the Emperor’s form.
• The creature ordered the Star Luo Empress to serve Ye Qingcang, but she recognized it as a monster and attacked; it used the Emperor’s memories and White Tiger Martial Soul to stab her.
• The creature explained that the Empress’s Netherworld Spirit Cat was not a true shadow and criticized her for letting her combat instincts deteriorate.

Dai Mubai attacked Dai Weisi at the Crown Prince’s Residence after learning that Dai Weisi had secretly contacted Tang San to pursue the God of War’s godhood. Their battle set the residence ablaze, and Dai Mubai gained the advantage, but Dai Weisi launched a desperate final assault.

• Dai Mubai and Dai Weisi fought through the burning Crown Prince’s Residence, and their clash blasted them apart.
• Dai Weisi argued that they could avoid killing each other if one became the God of War and the other ruled the Star Luo Empire.
• Dai Mubai accused Dai Weisi of plotting for the God of War’s godhood by secretly contacting Tang San.
• Dai Mubai used Stellar Martial Arts to endure Dai Weisi’s stronger Soul Skills and gradually turn the fight in his favor.
• Dai Weisi refused to surrender and charged Dai Mubai, who answered with golden light and prepared to kill him.

Zhu Zhuqing killed Dai Mubai after he defeated Dai Weisi, then explained how her own mistakes had shaped her past and said goodbye. At Blue Tyrant Academy, Ye Qingcang prepared Violet for the Gods’ coming decision and urged her to preserve their future even if everything else was lost.

• Dai Mubai killed Dai Weisi in a brutal fight but was left gravely wounded.
• Zhu Zhuqing appeared and fatally cut Dai Mubai’s throat, then reflected on the mistakes she believed had led her into their troubled relationship.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Dai Mubai she no longer hated him, thanked him for the lesson, and walked away as he died.
• At Blue Tyrant Academy, Ye Qingcang and Violet discussed how the Gods might respond and how the beast clans could provide leverage.
• Ye Qingcang told Violet that she could abandon everything if necessary, as long as she and Mother survived, and Violet vowed to protect what she could.