Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yi Xian arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect and broke the sect’s gathered momentum, revealing a power that Gu Mo and Gu Fangyue recognized as Dou Zong-level. After learning that Chen Qiye had returned and gone to the Central Plains to find Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan faced Nalan Yanran to settle their old engagement dispute.

• Xiao Yi Xian flew into the square and gently reassured Xiao Yan, while her aura stunned the Misty Cloud Sect disciples and nearby experts.
• Gu Xun’er recognized Xiao Yi Xian as Chen Qiye’s disciple, and Gu Mo and Gu Fangyue judged her to be a Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan warned Xiao Yi Xian that the people seeking Chen Qiye’s secrets might target her, but she told him Chen Qiye had returned and gone to the Central Plains to find him.
• Xiao Yan took heart from the news and challenged Nalan Yanran to settle their old grudges, declaring that there would be no quarter.
• Nalan Yanran stepped forward with her sword and revealed herself as a one-star Da Dou Shi, while a white-clad figure at the foot of the mountain vanished unseen.

Xiao Yan fought Nalan Yanran in the arena, breaking through to seven-star Dou Shi and revealing a powerful dragon technique that shattered her sword shadows and sent her flying. The crowd believed Nalan Yanran had lost, but Yun Leng and the elders remained calm, suggesting she still had a trump card.

• Xiao Yan broke through from six-star to seven-star Dou Shi and vowed to settle his grievances with Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran exchanged attacks, and he injured his arm while striking her hard enough to crack the arena floor.
• Nalan Yanran unleashed the Wind Spirit Split Form Sword and multiplied its five sword shadows into ten.
• Chen Qiye stopped Xiao Yi Xian from intervening as Xiao Yan faced Nalan Yanran's attack.
• Xiao Yan released the Flying Dragon In the Heavens technique, shattered the ten sword shadows, and sent Nalan Yanran crashing across the arena.
• Yun Leng and the other elders watched Nalan Yanran fall, confident that she still had a trump card.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran fought with everything they had after Nalan Yanran used the Misty Cloud Sect’s secret art to reach five-star Da Dou Shi. Xiao Yan shattered her ultimate sword technique with his self-created Reverse Dragon move and declared the half-year agreement over, leaving both fighters severely injured.

• Jia Xing Tian, Fa Ma, and Hai Bo Dong recognized Chen Qiye’s arrival and marveled at Nalan Yanran’s rapidly increasing strength.
• Nalan Yanran used the Misty Cloud Sect’s secret art to rise to five-star Da Dou Shi and said she would fight for the sect’s reputation.
• Xiao Yan revealed a defense formed by drawing his palm techniques’ power into his body, then declared that he would not lose for his teacher, the Xiao Clan, or his dignity.
• Nalan Yanran unleashed Wind: Falling Sun Radiance, and Xiao Yan answered with four moves, culminating in his self-created Reverse Dragon.
• Xiao Yan’s dragon shadow tore through Nalan Yanran’s sword Qi and shattered her Dou Qi Armor, while the shockwave broke the Misty Cloud Sect disciples’ barrier.
• Nalan Yanran fell and could no longer raise her broken sword; Xiao Yan stood and declared that she had lost and their half-year agreement was over.

Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran and ended their engagement by presenting her with a divorce letter, but Yun Leng intervened to protect Misty Cloud Sect’s reputation. An immense aura descended from the mountain, and Jia Xing Tian and Fa Ma recognized its source as an old figure they thought was dead.

• The spectators and Misty Cloud Sect elders reacted to Xiao Yan’s victory, while Nalan Jie, Hai Bo Dong, Fa Ma, and Jia Xing Tian praised Xiao Yan’s talent and resolve.
• Xiao Yan refused to strike the exhausted Nalan Yanran, collapsed from his injuries, then stood and gave her the divorce letter, declaring they had nothing to do with each other.
• Nalan Yanran admitted defeat but insisted she had still wanted to end the engagement, then tried to take her own life before Yun Yun knocked away her sword.
• Yun Yun stopped Nalan Yanran, accepted the result, and told Xiao Yan to leave, but Yun Leng challenged that decision to defend Misty Cloud Sect’s reputation.
• Jia Xing Tian and Fa Ma recognized the powerful aura descending from Misty Cloud Mountain as belonging to an old figure they had believed dead.

Yun Shan emerged to confront Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yi Xian unleashed a far stronger Dou Zong aura to protect her senior brother. Her poisonous Dou Qi killed more than half of the Misty Cloud Sect disciples, and the chapter ended with Yun Shan poisoned and begging for help.

• Yun Shan arrived at the plaza and used his aura to try to force Xiao Yan to kneel.
• Xiao Yi Xian shattered Yun Shan's pressure and revealed that she had become a Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan recognized Chen Qiye, who told him that he had suffered, while Gu Xun'er and the Ancient Clan experts noticed Chen Qiye's arrival.
• Xiao Yi Xian warned that anyone who forced Xiao Yan must die, and the poison in her Dou Qi killed more than half of the Misty Cloud Sect disciples.
• Yun Yun tried to evacuate Nalan Yanran and order the sect disciples to form a defensive formation, while Hai Bo Dong, Jia Xing Tian, and Fa Ma retreated.
• Yun Shan was poisoned in a single exchange and cried out for help.

Chen Qiye appeared on Misty Cloud Mountain after Soul Venerable Qinghai killed Yun Shan, and revealed that Xiao Zhan was in the Hall of Souls’ hands. He identified himself as the Emperor Chen, then annihilated Qinghai, leaving the survivors stunned.

• Soul Venerable Qinghai appeared through spatial power and killed Yun Shan with one finger, then said Yun Shan’s soul still had use.
• Yun Yun tried to attack Qinghai, while Gu Fangyue told Gu Mo to take Gu Xun'er away and planned to rescue Xiao Yan if he could.
• Chen Qiye stepped through Qinghai’s spatial blockade and comforted Xiao Yi Xian, who worried that she had killed many people.
• Chen Qiye questioned Qinghai about the Hall of Souls and revealed that he knew Xiao Zhan was in its hands, shocking Xiao Yan.
• Chen Qiye named himself, and Qinghai bowed to him as the Emperor Chen before Chen Qiye annihilated him with a glance.

Chen Qiye destroyed the threats at Misty Cloud Mountain and left the sect in ruins, while Xiao Yan chose not to speak with the girl waiting behind them. The group began descending the mountain, and Xiao Yan asked to go to Shi Mo City before Chen Qiye promised to retrieve his father from the Soul Clan.

• Chen Qiye dispelled the poisonous mist, reassured Xiao Yi Xian, and left the surviving Misty Cloud Sect members frozen with fear.
• Chen Qiye healed Nalan Yanran and departed Misty Cloud Mountain with Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian.
• A cyan sword suddenly pierced Yun Leng's heart, killing him as Nalan Yanran cried out and Yun Yun blamed Xiao Yan for the sect's calamity.
• Snow fell over Misty Cloud Mountain as Jia Xing Tian lamented the Misty Cloud Sect's decline and said the Xiao Clan had risen.
• Chen Qiye stopped on the mountain path and suggested Xiao Yan say farewell to the girl in purple, but Xiao Yan declined and asked to go to Shi Mo City.
• Chen Qiye assured Xiao Yan that his father was not in mortal danger and promised to bring him back from the Soul Clan.

Chen Qiye reflected on his power’s limits and considered leaving the Battle Through the Heavens plane to seek a natal item. He spoke with Xiao Yan about Gu Xun’er’s departure and the Ancient Clan, ending by revealing that his sword had destroyed the Ancient Realm and the clan.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Chen Qiye that Gu Xun’er and the others had left, and he sent her to spend time with Xiao Yan and his brothers.
• Chen Qiye learned from the system that his power had reached the plane’s limit and that he would need to leave the plane to advance further.
• Chen Qiye considered a journey to the Douluo World and examined items for Xiao Yan, deciding to let his disciple choose his own path.
• Chen Qiye summoned Xiao Yan and asked whether he resented him or had grown distant because of his strength.
• Xiao Yan wrestled with his thoughts about the Ancient Clan as Chen Qiye revealed that his sword had cut apart the Ancient Realm and destroyed the Ancient Clan.

Xiao Yan struggled with the consequences of Chen Qiye destroying the Ancient Clan, then chose a drop of essence blood over a cultivation technique. The blood transformed his physique and bloodline without visibly increasing his cultivation, and the chapter ended with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li stunned by his newfound aura.

• Xiao Yan blamed his own weakness for what had happened and asked Chen Qiye to teach him the remaining fifteen palm techniques.
• Chen Qiye offered Xiao Yan a drop of essence blood or a cultivation technique, explaining that each could help him reach a higher realm in a different way.
• Xiao Yan chose the essence blood, saying he would derive a stronger cultivation technique himself.
• Chen Qiye gave Xiao Yan a drop of Ancestral Dragon essence blood, which transformed his bloodline and physique as Xiao Yi Xian and Yao Chen watched.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li rushed into the courtyard after Chen Qiye lifted the spatial seal and felt Xiao Yan's powerful aura.

Chen Qiye taught the Eighteen Palms to Xiao Yan and his brothers while Xiao Yan worried about Xiao Zhan. When a visitor calling himself Lord Hun arrived, Xiao Yan’s bloodline power surged, and Chen Qiye went to meet him.

• Chen Qiye continued guiding Xiao Yan as he adapted to the power of the essence blood and learned to control his special combat state.
• Chen Qiye demonstrated the Eighteen Palms, and Xiao Ding and Xiao Li joined Xiao Yan in learning the technique.
• Danzai reported that a man calling himself Lord Hun had come to see Chen Qiye.
• Xiao Yan’s aura flared and his strength rose to Da Dou Shi, but Chen Qiye suppressed it and told him to wait with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Chen Qiye went to meet Lord Hun, while Xiao Yan told his brothers that they had to rely on their teacher.

Chen Qiye negotiated with Gu You to secure Xiao Zhan’s safe return, then prepared Xiao Yi Xian for a trip to the Black-Corner Region. With his time in the plane running short, he gave her a Sealing Pearl containing a sword strike powerful enough to kill a nine-star Dou Saint.

• Gu You apologized on behalf of the Hall of Souls and promised to return Xiao Zhan safely to Shi Mo City within three days, and Chen Qiye agreed to spare the Soul Clan if they kept their word.
• Chen Qiye warned Gu You that the Soul Clan would be destroyed if Xiao Zhan did not arrive within three days, then let him leave.
• Chen Qiye told Xiao Yan to practice the Eighteen Palms and said he would leave before long, while Xiao Yan and his brothers continued training over the next three days.
• The Hall of Souls returned Xiao Zhan safely, and Xiao Yan reunited with his father and brothers.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked to go to the Black-Corner Region, where Yao Chen said Han Feng possessed a Heavenly Flame, and Chen Qiye gave her a Sealing Pearl containing one use of his sword intent.

Chen Qiye went to Jia Nan Academy’s underground magma to find a way to prevent Hun Tiandi from reaching the Dou Di realm. He subdued the Ancient Void Dragon guardian, Zhukun, who mistook him for a seeker of Dou Di’s Cave Dwelling.

• Xiao Zhan reunited with Xiao Yan and his brothers, and the family decided to return to the Xiao Clan in Wutan City.
• Chen Qiye gave Xiao Yan a Sealing Pearl, while Xiao Yi Xian left with Yao Chen to fulfill one of his wishes.
• After Xiao Yan and the others departed, Chen Qiye headed alone for Jia Nan Academy, intent on cutting off Hun Tiandi’s path to a breakthrough.
• Chen Qiye entered the magma beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower and passed Venerable Tian Huo without stopping.
• The Ancient Void Dragon guardian attacked Chen Qiye, but his aura crushed the dragon’s attack and forced Zhukun to the ground.
• Zhukun realized Chen Qiye was a Dou Di and asked whether he had come for Dou Di’s Cave Dwelling.

Chen Qiye freed Zhukun from Tou She Ancient God's restriction in exchange for protecting two people for five years, then sealed the Emperor-Grade Embryonic Pill for ten years. After arranging Zhukun's protection at Jia Nan Academy, Chen Qiye prepared to leave the Dou Qi Continent and awaken his natal item.

• Chen Qiye offered Zhukun freedom in exchange for protecting two people for five years, and Zhukun swore a soul oath.
• Chen Qiye shattered the restriction, freed Zhukun, and entered the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling.
• Chen Qiye found the Emperor-Grade Embryonic Pill and sealed it for ten years, cutting off Hun Tiandi's chance to advance to the Dou Emperor realm.
• Chen Qiye brought Zhukun to Jia Nan Academy, where Zhukun recognized Zi Yan as his descendant, and instructed him to wait and protect the two people bearing his sword-intent aura.
• Chen Qiye left Zhukun at Jia Nan Academy and, from the Magical Beast Mountain Range, used the system to prepare to awaken his natal item.

Chen Qiye arrived at the center of the Star Dou Great Forest and awakened a Sword martial soul, discovering that the world’s laws restricted his abilities without soul rings. He converted emotional value into a hundred-thousand-year first soul ring, gained the Sword-Drawing Form, and ordered the Azure Sky Bull Python to retreat.

• Chen Qiye sensed the world’s laws empowering him and awakened a crystal-clear Sword martial soul imbued with Heavenly Sword Intent.
• The Azure Sky Bull Python emerged from the lake and warned Chen Qiye to leave the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Chen Qiye realized he had Level 99 soul power but no soul skills, and agreed to convert emotional value into a soul ring.
• Chen Qiye condensed the red energy into his first soul ring and gained the Sword-Drawing Form.
• Chen Qiye manifested his red hundred-thousand-year soul ring and told the Azure Sky Bull Python to retreat.

Chen Qiye spared the Azure Sky Bull Python, learned that reputation points could evolve his soul rings, and traveled to Shrek Academy to find his third disciple. He reached the academy before enrollment and told the old man at the gate that he wanted to apply as a teacher.

• Chen Qiye released the Azure Sky Bull Python after intimidating it and reflected that he would have to wait for the plane's laws to condense his next soul ring.
• The system told Chen Qiye that reputation points were needed to evolve his soul rings, so he decided to seek a third disciple at Shrek Academy.
• Chen Qiye visited Nording Academy and asked Yu Xiaogang for Shrek Academy's location and whether Tang San and Xiao Wu were there.
• Yu Xiaogang gave Chen Qiye directions, then wondered whether the young-looking stranger could pose a threat to Shrek Academy.
• Chen Qiye arrived at Shrek Academy before enrollment began and told the old man at the gate that he had come to apply as a teacher.

Chen Qiye applied to teach at Shrek Academy and demonstrated overwhelming strength by sending Zhao Wuji flying with a single punch. Flender accepted him, while Zhao Wuji was left to deal with the academy damage and Flender feared Chen Qiye might be more powerful than a Soul Douluo.

• Chen Qiye asked Flender to let him teach at Shrek Academy, saying he only needed food and lodging.
• Flender called Zhao Wuji to test Chen Qiye’s strength, and Zhao Wuji challenged him to move him half a step.
• Chen Qiye punched Zhao Wuji once, sending him crashing through buildings before the teachers could react.
• Chen Qiye asked if he had passed the test, and Flender accepted him as a teacher.
• Zhao Wuji emerged from the rubble, and Flender told him to arrange repairs before agreeing the academy would pay.
• Zhao Wuji guessed Chen Qiye was a Soul Douluo, but Flender suspected he was even more formidable.

Chen Qiye completed his second soul ring and watched Shrek Academy’s final recruitment assessment, where Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing qualified. As the four prepared for the last test, they learned Chen Qiye would supervise it and was reputed to be a Soul Douluo.

• Chen Qiye converted his emotional points into power, completing his red second soul ring and gaining the Sword-Sweeping Form soul skill.
• Chen Qiye watched recruitment and recognized Tang San and Xiao Wu, then saw a mysterious girl pass the preliminary test and enter with Dai Mubai.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu revealed their martial souls and hundred-year soul rings, and Chen Qiye identified Tang San as having twin martial souls.
• Only Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing passed the recruitment tests and were brought to the courtyard for the final assessment.
• Chen Qiye announced that he would supervise the test, and Dai Mubai told the four applicants that Chen Qiye was said to be a Soul Douluo.

Chen Qiye tested Shrek Academy’s students to find a personal disciple, revealing a sword that carried his Heavenly Sword Intent. The sword’s aura overwhelmed the students and caused Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul to vanish.

• Chen Qiye announced that he was seeking a personal disciple and asked the candidates to endure his sword intent as a test.
• Tang San declined because he already had a teacher, and Xiao Wu also withdrew; Chen Qiye told her she was his student regardless of what she was.
• Ning Rongrong and Ma Hongjun declined, while Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to try the test.
• Chen Qiye said candidates had to endure five breaths to pass the academy assessment and thirty breaths to become his disciple.
• Chen Qiye summoned a three-foot azure blade without using soul rings, and its Heavenly Sword Intent made Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda disappear.

Chen Qiye tested the students’ will with his sword intent, then accepted Oscar as his third disciple and awakened a longsword martial soul for him. Oscar mistook the sword for a second martial soul and speculated that he and Chen Qiye were family, while Chen Qiye sent him back to the practical combat training with orders to keep the sword secret.

• Chen Qiye used his sword intent to test the students, and Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Tang San collapsed after lasting different lengths of time.
• Chen Qiye withdrew the pressure, confirmed that everyone was safe, and took Oscar to his dormitory as the others recovered.
• Chen Qiye accepted Oscar as his third disciple and told him to continue studying at the academy because he knew little about martial souls.
• A streak of light entered Oscar, and a longsword appeared above his right hand as his new martial soul.
• Oscar decided the longsword was his second martial soul and guessed that Chen Qiye was his long-lost family member, while Chen Qiye chose not to correct him.
• After Dai Mubai called from outside, Chen Qiye told Oscar to help with the practical combat training and not reveal his second martial soul without permission.

Tang Hao appeared at Shrek Academy and beat Zhao Wuji after blaming him for bullying Tang San. Chen Qiye confronted Tang Hao after the fight, and the story left them facing one another.

• Chen Qiye left the dormitory after sensing that someone had arrived outside the academy.
• Tang Hao challenged Zhao Wuji in the forest, revealing nine soul rings and identifying himself as Hao Tian Douluo.
• Flender appeared and saluted Tang Hao, who ordered him aside and said Zhao Wuji had to endure one incense stick's time against him.
• Tang Hao defeated Zhao Wuji in fewer than ten breaths, then asked whether Zhao Wuji understood why he had been beaten.
• Chen Qiye stepped forward and challenged Tang Hao's treatment of an instructor from his academy.
• Tang Hao removed his hood, looked at Chen Qiye, and asked what he would do.