Chapter Summaries

Ma Hongjun completed the Fire God's Seventh Trial by pulling the Divine Fire Blazing Plains Spear from the ground, and the Fire God began teaching him the Nine Styles Wildfire Spear Technique. Meanwhile, Tianlin absorbed the Water Spirit Pearl and used its power to protect Qin Ming and temper his soul bones.

• Ma Hongjun reached the deepest part of Scorching Hot Hell, where the Fire God told him that pulling out the Divine Fire Blazing Plains Spear would complete the Seventh Trial.
• As Ma Hongjun struggled to pull the spear free, Tianlin absorbed the Water Spirit Pearl and gained four immortal arts, including Frozen Realm Curse Boundary.
• Tianlin used Frozen Realm Curse Boundary to shield Qin Ming from the rising heat, then began tempering his soul bones with the Spirit Pearl's power.
• Ma Hongjun endured the spear's destructive power with his Phoenix Domain and finally pulled the Divine Fire Blazing Plains Spear from the ground.
• The Fire God celebrated the spear's new master and taught Ma Hongjun the Nine Styles Wildfire Spear Technique.

Ma Hongjun emerged from Scorching Hot Hell after spending two months learning the Fire God's spear technique and obtaining the Prairie Fire Spear, then learned how badly the war had turned against Heaven Dou. As Tuoba Xi's besieged forces received word from the Speed Clan, they prepared to counterattack the Star Luo Empire on Ning Fengzhi's orders.

• Ma Hongjun left the cave with the Prairie Fire Spear after mastering the first form of the Fire God's technique, and Qin Ming told him he had been inside for two months.
• Ma Hongjun learned that his Fire God affinity had reached eighty percent and that he had five years to attain Titled Douluo strength for the Eighth Trial.
• Tianlin, Qin Ming, and Ma Hongjun left Scorching Hot Hell to return home, while Flame Lord urged Ma Hongjun to refine his soul power and strengthen his foundation.
• Bibi Dong broke through Jialing Pass, killed the Clear Sky Sect's Second Elder and Third Elder, and left Heaven Dou badly weakened as Qian Renxue and Hu Liena persuaded her to spare surrendered soldiers.
• Tuoba Xi continued defending Gengxin City against Dai Weisi despite dwindling food supplies, then received the Speed Clan's message to begin a counterattack on Ning Fengzhi's orders.

Ning Fengzhi weighed when the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect should enter the war, while the Spirit Hall Empire pushed toward Heaven Dou’s capital. Xue Ye faced pressure to move the capital to Ice Sea City, but he resisted the proposal.

• Ning Fengzhi decided to wait for Heaven Dou to seek an alliance before openly joining the war, while secretly helping Tuoba Xi hold out for another month.
• Ning Fengzhi told Gu Rong that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could become the continent’s lasting number one within three years and reflected that Tianlin should eventually live for himself.
• Bibi Dong’s forces advanced after taking Jialing Pass, but Qian Renxue and Hu Liena persuaded her not to massacre cities, slowing the campaign and giving Heaven Dou time.
• Xue Ye and Xue Beng returned to the capital after being driven back, and Xue Ye summoned his ministers and Tang Xiao to discuss the crisis.
• An official and Tang Yuehua urged Xue Ye to retreat and move the capital to Ice Sea City, but Xue Ye angrily rejected the proposal.

Xue Ye and his advisers debated how to resist the Spirit Hall Empire, but Tang Xiao had lost the materials needed for a powerful hidden weapon, leaving relocation of the capital unavoidable. Xue Beng was sent to persuade the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to help, while Star Luo’s expected reinforcements and Titan’s hidden weapons offered hope for a later counterattack.

• Titan asked Tang Xiao about the materials for the Icefire Meteor Needle, and Tang Xiao admitted he had given them to Tianlin and could not recover them.
• Titan and Tang Xiao argued over the lost materials until Tang Yuehua intervened, and Titan urged Xue Ye to relocate the capital while he worked on other hidden weapons.
• Xue Ye’s worsening condition reminded him of Ning Fengzhi, and Tang Yuehua suggested that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could be persuaded to intervene.
• Xue Beng said the capital still had to be relocated, but help from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could buy time for Star Luo’s reinforcements and the hidden-weapon forces.
• Xue Ye authorized Xue Beng to negotiate with Ning Fengzhi and make decisions on state affairs, and the next day Xue Beng set out for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with lavish gifts and the Heaven Dou Academy Education Committee members.

Xue Beng and the Education Committee visited Seven Treasure City to seek an audience with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Rongrong demonstrated the sect’s strength and warned Xue Beng to respect the city’s rules. She escorted the committee to the Seven Treasure Great Hall, leaving them doubtful that the sect would agree to send troops.

• Xiao Yi explained Seven Treasure City’s rules to Meng Shenji, and Xue Beng grew angry when residents ignored his status.
• Ning Rongrong confronted Xue Beng and used her immense pressure to immobilize him and the three committee members.
• Yu Feng aimed four feather blades at Xue Beng while Ning Rongrong ordered him not to threaten the committee members.
• Xue Beng apologized, and Ning Rongrong withdrew the threat and warned him not to put on airs as Crown Prince in Seven Treasure City.
• Ning Rongrong invited the committee members to the Seven Treasure Great Hall, and Zhi Lin, Bai Baoshan, and Meng Shenji worried the negotiations would be difficult.

Xue Beng and the Education Committee sought Ning Fengzhi’s help against the Spirit Hall Empire, but Ning Rongrong and the sect’s allies challenged their claims and reminded them of Heaven Dou’s past hostility. Xue Beng apologized for the restrictions he had imposed, leaving negotiations open but the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support undecided.

• Xue Beng entered the Seven Treasure Great Hall with the Education Committee and asked Ning Fengzhi to lead the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect against the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Ning Rongrong argued that the Clear Sky Sect had provoked the conflict and suggested handing it over to the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Shui Bing'er accused Xue Beng of distorting the truth, and Yang Wudi threatened him until Bai Baoshan intervened.
• Meng Shenji appealed to Ning Fengzhi to protect Heaven Dou’s people, but Ning Fengzhi pointed out that Heaven Dou had already restricted the sect.
• Xue Beng admitted he had ordered the restrictions because of his dispute with Shui Bing'er and offered compensation.

Ning Fengzhi negotiated with Xue Beng over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s role in defending against the Spirit Hall Empire, securing Heaven Dou City, resources, and troops in exchange for holding the enemy back. Xue Beng accepted with a safeguard on military command, while Ning Fengzhi considered another way to take control of the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Xue Beng offered to repay the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s losses and give Shui Bing'er two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, and Shui Bing'er accepted the compensation and ended the dispute.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed that he knew the Heaven Dou Empire planned to move its capital and explained why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would prioritize preserving its strength.
• Xue Beng admitted that the empire needed time and asked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to hold the line against the Spirit Hall Empire for six months.
• Ning Fengzhi demanded Heaven Dou City, the empire’s remaining resources, and three hundred thousand troops, promising to stop the Spirit Hall Empire’s advance for a year.
• Xue Beng agreed to the demands but kept a deputy marshal in place as a safeguard, and Ning Fengzhi accepted while reserving the right to appoint the commander-in-chief.
• Ning Fengzhi decided that Tianlin’s Mind Control was too costly to use and considered another way to take control of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Ning Fengzhi prepared to seize the western territories by reinforcing Gengxin City and moving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to Heaven Dou City. As Xue Beng relocated the capital, Ning Fengzhi’s faction took control of Heaven Dou City and prepared for the coming war.

• After Xue Beng left the banquet, Ning Fengzhi planned to wait for the Sacred Dragon Legion to defeat Star Luo and secure the western territories for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi sent Bai Chenxiang, Zhu Zhuqing, Yu Feng, Huan Yin, and Osler with the Shadow Legion to reinforce Gengxin City, giving Bai Chenxiang the Awe Heaven Divine Sword for her grandfather, Bai He.
• Ning Fengzhi told Bai Chenxiang that Tianlin would meet her in Star Luo after picking up Hong Jun, and she hurried off with the others.
• Ning Fengzhi arranged to move the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect from Seven Treasure City to Heaven Dou City, while Chen Xin postponed his challenge to Qian Daoliu so he could defend against Bibi Dong.
• Several days later, Xue Beng moved the capital to Vast Sea City, leaving three hundred thousand troops, commanders, and Princess Xue Ke in Heaven Dou City.

Tianlin and Ma Hongjun headed to the Star Luo battlefield, where Bai He and the Shadow Legion prepared to break the siege of Gengxin City with a decapitation strike. Zhu Zhuqing resolved to face her former homeland and prove herself against Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi.

• Tianlin sent Qin Ming to support the Heaven Dou Empire and warned Ma Hongjun that war would demand merciless action against enemies who refused to surrender.
• Tianlin and Ma Hongjun flew toward Star Luo after Ma Hongjun learned Bai Chenxiang was there.
• Bai He told Tuoba Xi that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Shadow Legion had arrived and would strike the enemy leaders before Tuoba Xi committed his army.
• Huan Yin used her Immortal Melody - Eulogizing Saint Tune to strengthen the Shadow Legion and protect them from debuffs for a prolonged period.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Bai Chenxiang she had come to settle her score with Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi and denounce the Dai and Zhu families' brutal tradition.

Bai He infiltrated the Star Luo camp and killed Twin Serpent Douluo before the Shadow Legion attacked across the camp. The assault left the enemy forces in chaos.

• Dai Weisi, Zhu Zhuyun, and Star Luo's three offerings discussed waiting for Gengxin City's supplies to run out before launching an assault.
• Twin Serpent Douluo left the meeting after arguing with Wu Zhao and boasting about claiming Feng Langdie.
• Bai He ambushed Twin Serpent Douluo, severing his arm and destroying his Spirit Avatar with Awe Heaven.
• Bai He killed Twin Serpent Douluo and cursed him for his lechery.
• The Shadow Legion struck soldiers, officers, and soul masters throughout the camp, plunging it into chaos.

Zhu Zhuqing attacked the Star Luo camp, confronted Zhu Zhuyun, and revealed that she had been revived by her friends. After the assassins were exposed by Mad Bull Douluo’s indiscriminate attack, Dai Weisi ordered the troops to kill the Speed Clan members.

• Dai Weisi learned that an invisible legion was killing officers and soldiers throughout the camp, while Zhu Zhuyun stayed behind in her tent.
• Zhu Zhuqing ambushed Zhu Zhuyun, revealed her identity, and challenged her to settle their score and defeat Star Luo for her friends.
• Dai Weisi found Twin Serpent Douluo dead, and Fire Dragon Douluo deduced that a fast, powerful sword user had killed him by surprise.
• Dai Weisi approved Mad Bull Douluo’s plan to attack the camp indiscriminately, and Mad Bull Douluo’s Soul Skill split the earth and exposed the Speed Clan members in the sky.
• Dai Weisi recognized Bai Chenxiang and the others as members of the Speed Clan and ordered his troops to kill them if they resisted.

The Speed Clan and its allies fought to escape the Star Luo army’s ambush, while Bai He was trapped by Mad Bull Douluo and Bai Chenxiang faced Fire Dragon Douluo alone. As Bai Chenxiang charged into a likely fatal attack, a streak of flame raced toward the battlefield.

• Yu Feng deflected the army’s arrows with his wind Soul Skill, then used his flames to set the camp ablaze as Osler hid the Speed Clan in the shadows.
• Osler and Yu Feng stood together against five Soul Douluos while Bai He’s attempt to capture Dai Weisi was foiled by Mad Bull Douluo and Fire Dragon Douluo.
• Mad Bull Douluo trapped Bai He inside his ninth Soul Skill’s black arena, while Fire Dragon Douluo left with Dai Weisi and hunted the Speed Clan members hiding nearby.
• Bai Chenxiang ordered her subordinates to retreat toward Gengxin City and stayed behind to hold off Fire Dragon Douluo.
• Dai Weisi returned to his tent as Zhu Zhuqing fought Zhu Zhuyun, and Zhu Zhuqing prepared to challenge their Hell White Tiger alone.
• Bai Chenxiang charged Fire Dragon Douluo as he unleashed his eighth Soul Skill, while a streak of flame sped toward them.

Ma Hongjun returned in time to save Bai Chenxiang and defeated Fire Dragon Douluo Wu Zhao with the Prairie Fire Spear. As the battle turned against the Star Luo army, Tianlin stopped Ma Hongjun from killing Wu Zhao and asked the defeated elder to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Ma Hongjun hurled the Prairie Fire Spear between Bai Chenxiang and Fire Dragon Douluo, extinguishing Wu Zhao’s flames, then caught and healed Bai Chenxiang.
• Ma Hongjun defeated Wu Zhao’s World-Burning Dragon Fire with Phoenix Nods and pierced his shoulder, while Tianlin and Zhu Zhuqing helped rout the other defenders and capture Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun.
• Tuoba Xi sent the Sacred Dragon Legion and 160,000 troops to attack the leaderless Star Luo army.
• Bai Chenxiang stopped Ma Hongjun from humiliating Wu Zhao, and Ma Hongjun apologized before granting him a dignified death with the Fire God’s divine weapon.
• Tianlin recognized Wu Zhao’s name and stopped Ma Hongjun, then asked Wu Zhao to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Tianlin captured Star Luo’s crown prince, Crown Princess, and Fire Dragon Douluo, then used the defeated commanders to force the Star Luo soldiers to surrender. With the battlefield secured, he planned to move northwest before news of Tuoba Xi’s identity spread.

• Tianlin urged Fire Dragon Douluo to consider joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then knocked him unconscious and sent Yu Feng, Osler, and Ma Hongjun to support Tuoba Xi.
• Tianlin told Zhu Zhuqing to protect Bai Chenxiang and explained that Bai He could defeat Mad Bull Douluo without help.
• After two hours of fighting, Bai He emerged victorious, having killed Mad Bull Douluo with the Awe Heaven Sword.
• Tianlin displayed Dai Weisi, Zhu Zhuyun, and Fire Dragon Douluo as captives alongside the heads of Twin Serpent Douluo and Mad Bull Douluo, prompting Star Luo’s soldiers to surrender.
• Tuoba Xi’s Sacred Dragon Legion killed 260,000 enemies and captured 140,000 prisoners as the Star Luo Battlefield was pacified.
• Tianlin planned to lead his troops northwest to join Luo Fuji and his son before marching toward Heaven Dou City to meet Ning Fengzhi.

After the victory at Gengxin City, Tianlin released Tuoba Xi from the Asura Death Mark and planned the army’s next advance. Zhu Zhuqing made peace with her sister and left behind her hatred of Star Luo, while Fire Dragon Douluo chose to support Tianlin and Ning Fengzhi’s cause.

• Tianlin removed Tuoba Xi’s Asura Death Mark and told him to rest before advancing northwest with the Sacred Dragon Legion.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Zhu Zhuyun she would not seek revenge and forgave her, while Dai Weisi defended Star Luo’s brutal policies.
• Zhu Zhuqing said goodbye to Zhu Zhuyun and resolved to pursue godhood with Tianlin and their friends.
• A disciple of the Speed Clan reported that Fire Dragon Douluo had awakened and wanted to see Tianlin.
• Fire Dragon Douluo declared his support for Tianlin and Ning Fengzhi’s Kingly Way, and Tianlin welcomed him aboard.

Tianlin marched toward the Lima Plain with Tuoba Xi’s army while leaving Osler to hold Gengxin City. At Heaven Dou City, Ning Fengzhi defied Bibi Dong’s invasion, and the battle began as the Breaking Clan confronted the Elephant Armor Legion.

• Tianlin appointed Tuoba Xi to lead three hundred thousand troops toward the Lima Plain and left Osler in Gengxin City to guard Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun.
• Tianlin explained that Bibi Dong’s scattered garrisons could be vulnerable to Tuoba Xi and the Luo Family, potentially allowing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to seize the western territories.
• Osler promised Tianlin that he would act cautiously as Tianlin’s army departed Gengxin City.
• Bibi Dong confronted Ning Fengzhi outside Heaven Dou City, and he explained that he opposed Spirit Hall’s unification to protect his sect’s future.
• Bibi Dong ordered the Elephant Armor Legion to breach Heaven Dou City, and Ning Fengzhi sent Yang Wudi and the Breaking Clan to meet their charge with Soul Breaking Spears.

Ning Fengzhi’s forces used the Breaking Clan and Speed Clan to overwhelm the Elephant Armor Sect and Wind Sword Sect, while Bibi Dong struggled to break the city wall. Bibi Dong’s surprise attack was stopped by Chen Xin, but their clash erased Hu Yan Zhan and dozens of Elephant Armor Sect disciples.

• Hu Yan Zhan ordered the Elephant Armor Sect to retreat, but Yang Wudi switched the Breaking Clan to a wedge formation and shattered their ranks.
• Feng Tianlei led the Wind Sword Sect in an aerial attack, but Gu Ran sent the Speed Clan to counter them with weapons forged by Lou Gao.
• Feng Tianlei attacked the Speed Clan, but Shui Qingwu froze his clones and blocked his assault.
• Bibi Dong decided to use her Abyssal Cut of Space Tearing to strike the city wall, and Chen Xin intercepted it with the Destruction Sword Dao.
• The clash erased Hu Yan Zhan and dozens of Elephant Armor Sect disciples, while Bibi Dong’s surprise attack failed.

Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall Empire’s Titled Douluo began their assault on the city, while Ning Fengzhi organized the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School’s defenders across its gates. With the fighting spreading and the enemy’s larger forces pressing forward, Flender and the Royal Fight Team charged out to confront Chrysanthemum Douluo.

• Bibi Dong and Chen Xin flew away from the city to fight, while Titled Douluo from both sides took the field.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo split the Spirit Hall Empire’s forces among the four gates, and Ning Fengzhi assigned his allies to defend them while Ning Rongrong stayed to protect the city.
• Gu Rong repelled Golden Crocodile Douluo’s attack, while Yu Yuanzhen fought Thousand Jun Douluo and Subduing Demon Douluo with Ning Fengzhi’s support.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo led more than thirty Soul Douluo in a charge, forcing Ning Rongrong to face the threat while Flender and the Royal Fight Team rushed out to meet them.
• Flender challenged Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Zhao Wuji joined him as Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the Shi Brothers charged from the city.

Flender and Zhao Wuji struggled against Chrysanthemum Douluo until Qin Ming arrived to save them. Revealing that he had become a Titled Douluo, Qin Ming challenged Chrysanthemum Douluo and unleashed a powerful attack, leaving their battle underway.

• Flender and Zhao Wuji used their Soul Avatars to fight Chrysanthemum Douluo, but his attacks injured Zhao Wuji and overwhelmed Flender.
• Yu Tianheng switched opponents with Flender and Zhao Wuji, then fought the Black Tiger Sect's sect master while Flender and Zhao Wuji faced Chrysanthemum Douluo.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo activated his Spirit Avatar and cornered Flender and Zhao Wuji, who prepared to die together.
• Qin Ming broke through the Spirit Hall Empire's army and burned away Chrysanthemum Douluo's petals before they could kill his teachers.
• Qin Ming revealed his Titled Douluo-level strength and Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring, then faced Chrysanthemum Douluo's Ninth Soul Skill with a series of empowered attacks.

Ning Rongrong used Tianlin’s fire-and-earth talismans to unleash Stars Fall, Earth Trembles against the Spirit Hall Empire’s forces outside Heaven Dou City. The attack annihilated the Angel Legion and the other troops beneath the walls, while Ning Rongrong and the defenders remained safe behind protective barriers.

• Qin Ming’s fire attacks overwhelmed Chrysanthemum Douluo, who ordered the Angel Legion to launch a surprise attack.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo tried to stop the order, but Gu Rong held him back while the Angel Legion took flight.
• Ning Rongrong prepared Tianlin’s Purgatory Fire Sea and True Essence Body Protection talismans as Gu Ran ordered the Breaking Clan and Speed Clan to retreat into the city.
• Ning Rongrong combined the talismans to unleash Stars Fall, Earth Trembles, and used Fire Shield and Earth Shield to protect the city walls.
• The molten-rock rain killed the Angel Legion, the Elephant Armor Sect and Wind Sword Sect forces, other allied sects, and tens of thousands of Spirit Hall Empire cavalry.