Chapter Summaries

Tianlin revealed that Dugu Yan’s home, the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, contained the bones of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings and gave her talismans to retrieve their Soul Bones. After armies departed to attack the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires, Tianlin, Ning Rongrong, and Di Tian accompanied Qian Daoliu to Spirit City to accept the Spirit Hall Empire’s surrender.

• Tianlin told Dugu Yan that the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well had formed around the buried Ice and Fire Dragon Kings and that their remains might include powerful Super Soul Bones.
• Ning Rongrong gave Dugu Yan Fire Shield and Water Shield Talismans to protect her while she retrieved the Soul Bones, and Dugu Yan offered to share certain bones with Tianlin and Rongrong.
• Yu Tianheng led a four-hundred-thousand-strong army toward Ice Sea City while Gu Ran led two hundred thousand troops toward Gengxin City.
• Tianlin assigned Bai Chenxiang to relay battlefield intelligence and kept the Spirit Hall Empire’s forces in Spirit City because he did not trust them.
• Tianlin, Ning Rongrong, and Di Tian accompanied Qian Daoliu to Spirit City so they could formally accept the Spirit Hall Empire’s surrender.

Tianlin and the Spirit Hall survivors discovered that Bibi Dong had massacred a town and devastated Spirit City. They rescued the wounded Qian Renxue, but Third Elder remained near death because the Evil Spirit Pearl’s power resisted Tianlin’s healing.

• Di Tian sensed blood ahead, and Tianlin found a town near Spirit City filled with the corpses of Angel God believers.
• Tianlin suspected Bibi Dong had carried out the massacre to satisfy the Rakshasa God’s final trial and rushed toward Spirit City with Di Tian and Qian Daoliu.
• Tianlin and his companions found Spirit City burning amid widespread destruction, while Ning Rongrong used water from the moat to extinguish the flames and help rescue its people.
• Qian Daoliu and Tianlin reached the Pope’s Palace and found Third Elder and Qian Renxue gravely injured, while Fourth Elder and Fifth Elder had been killed.
• Tianlin used Extreme Curse Return Yin Yang to heal Qian Renxue, but he could not heal Third Elder because the Evil Spirit Pearl’s power blocked the Demon Sword.

After Spirit City was devastated by Bibi Dong and the Evil Sword Immortal, Tianlin healed the survivors and reunited with Qian Renxue. He reaffirmed that he had no regrets about defeating Spirit Hall, but told her she mattered deeply to him, leaving her blushing.

• Tianlin reassured the dying Third Elder that Spirit Hall had won, and the Third Elder described how Bibi Dong and another Bibi Dong had overwhelmed the Elders before he died.
• Tianlin carried the injured Qian Renxue away and asked Qian Daoliu to gather the city's survivors so he could heal them.
• Tianlin and Qian Daoliu saved the injured survivors, but Tianlin collapsed from exhaustion after treating them.
• Qian Renxue confronted Tianlin about his role in the war, and he said he would make the same choices again to protect his family.
• Tianlin told Qian Renxue that she mattered more to him than himself, and she blushed at his words.

Tianlin told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong would have to atone for killing civilians, but offered a way for mother and daughter to reunite after enduring suffering. Qian Renxue accepted, then sparred with Ning Rongrong before Tianlin agreed to leave for the Star Dou Great Forest after the ceremony.

• Tianlin told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong’s killings were her own desire and that she must die, but revealed a way for her to reunite with Qian Renxue after atoning.
• Qian Renxue agreed to the plan and said she would persuade Bibi Dong to accept the suffering it required.
• Qian Renxue and Ning Rongrong argued over Tianlin, then drew their weapons to spar while Tianlin let them fight.
• Di Tian asked Tianlin whether they could set out the next day, and Tianlin agreed to leave after the joint ceremony between the Spirit Hall Empire and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Bibi Dong and Evil Sword Immortal planned to heal their injuries by attacking the Jadeite Swan, while the Spirit Hall Empire surrendered its forces to Jun Tianlin and allied with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Tianlin parted from Qian Renxue and Ning Rongrong, then headed with Di Tian toward the Star Dou Great Forest as Rongrong set off for Sea God Island.

• Bibi Dong refused Evil Sword Immortal's suggestion to absorb Qian Renxue and agreed to target Bi Ji in the Star Dou Great Forest for healing.
• Hu Liena and Qian Daoliu placed the Spirit Hall Empire's Soul Masters and military forces under Jun Tianlin's command, and the crowd celebrated the alliance.
• Tianlin said farewell to Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu, who asked him to look after his granddaughter when they reached the God Realm.
• Tianlin warned Ning Rongrong about her final Sea God trial and gave her a powerful talisman before she kissed him and flew toward Vast Sea City.
• Tianlin and Di Tian transformed into shooting stars and sped toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Bibi Dong and Evil Sword Immortal attacked the Star Dou Great Forest to seize Bi Ji, forcing the injured Silver Dragon King into a desperate battle. They escaped when Tianlin approached, while Evil Sword Immortal prepared to create stronger monsters using dark red blood.

• Bibi Dong confronted the Silver Dragon King and demanded that she hand over Bi Ji, but the Silver Dragon King refused and drew on the Thunder Spirit Pearl despite her severe injuries.
• The Silver Dragon King unleashed Thunder Shakes the Nine Heavens, and Bibi Dong answered with Evil Spirit Nirvana; both attacks struck their targets, nearly destroying Bibi Dong’s Death Spider Emperor Spirit and worsening the Silver Dragon King’s condition.
• The Silver Dragon King warned Bibi Dong that Evil Sword Immortal was an independent soul and was exploiting her, but Evil Sword Immortal denied it and urged Bibi Dong to kill the Silver Dragon King and devour Bi Ji.
• Bibi Dong prepared to finish off the Silver Dragon King with her Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, but Evil Sword Immortal sensed Tianlin approaching and urged her to flee.
• Bibi Dong and Evil Sword Immortal withdrew, and Evil Sword Immortal vowed revenge on Tianlin while revealing a drop of dark red blood and planning to create stronger monsters.

Tianlin failed to cure the dying Silver Dragon King, then showed her the Soul Beasts’ near-extinction in the future. He offered to seek coexistence between Soul Beasts and Soul Masters, and the Silver Dragon King agreed to join him as his future companion divine beast.

• Di Tian returned to the Lake of Life and found the Silver Dragon King dying from the Evil Spirit Pearl’s poison.
• Tianlin healed the Silver Dragon King’s external wounds, but he could not remove the aura ravaging her from within.
• Tianlin showed the Silver Dragon King a future in which human technology nearly wiped out the Soul Beasts.
• Tianlin promised to seek a future where Soul Beasts and Soul Masters could coexist and asked the Silver Dragon King to help him.
• The Silver Dragon King agreed to become Tianlin’s companion divine beast despite the risk of opposing the God Realm.

Tianlin absorbed the Thunder Spirit Pearl, recovering his strength as the Silver Dragon King prepared to sacrifice herself and become his Wisdom Spirit Ring. She completed the sacrifice before the gathered soul beasts, leaving behind a silver Torso Bone and her human-form soul.

• Tianlin absorbed the Thunder Spirit Pearl, cleansed the Evil Spirit Pearl's remaining power, and unlocked lightning-element immortal arts.
• The Silver Dragon King told Di Tian that she would sacrifice herself to help save the soul beast race, repay a debt, and seek a new realm for herself.
• Tianlin and the Silver Dragon King agreed to begin the sacrifice, and she assured him she trusted him to give the soul beasts a future.
• The Silver Dragon King activated the Sacrifice Array, drawing the attention of soul beasts and other living beings across the world.
• The Silver Dragon King's body dissipated, leaving behind a silver Torso Bone and a soul in human form, which Tianlin urged to protect itself during the sacrifice.

Tianlin absorbed the Silver Dragon King's power, gaining three Soul Rings, a torso bone, and new immortal arts that brought him to the peak of Level 99. In his Sea of Spirit, Gu Yuena apologized to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm for once abandoning him, and he immediately forgave her after she offered to put in a good word with Ice Empress.

• Gu Yuena praised Tianlin for resisting her beauty and allowed him to call her by her name.
• After several days, the Sacrifice Array's power fully entered Tianlin, giving him three silver Soul Rings, a torso bone, and peak Level 99 cultivation.
• Tianlin gained Yin-attribute immortal arts and All-Attribute Control, then decided to keep cultivating above the Lake of Life to strengthen his soul bones and complete his Spirit Bone Armor.
• Gu Yuena met Xiao Bai and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in Tianlin's Sea of Spirit, where Sky Dream refused to forgive her for allowing the Ferocious Beasts to drain his origin.
• Gu Yuena apologized and offered to speak in Sky Dream's favor to Ice Empress, so Sky Dream promptly forgave her and called her his new big sister.

Dugu Bo and Yin Yang led the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s forces to crush Dai Tianjue’s attempt to retake Gengxin City, leaving the Star Luo Empire with fewer than five hundred thousand battered troops. Dai Tianjue fortified his capital and hoped for help from Heaven Dou, while Gu Ran prepared to invade Star Luo from Gengxin City.

• Dai Tianjue abandoned his concern for Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun and committed six hundred thousand troops to retake Gengxin City.
• Yin Yang led a night attack through the lightly defended north gate, allowing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s main force to enter the city.
• Dugu Bo poisoned the Star Luo army’s rear ranks, killing tens of thousands and paralyzing more than two hundred thousand soldiers before accepting most of them as surrenders.
• Dai Tianjue ordered a retreat, but Dugu Bo’s troops ambushed his fleeing forces, leaving only about one hundred and seventy thousand to return to Star Luo.
• Dai Tianjue recalled his remaining troops and fortified the capital while awaiting the envoys’ negotiations with Heaven Dou.
• Gu Ran prepared to advance south from Gengxin City and conquer Star Luo’s territory.

Xue Ye died after learning that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had joined forces with the Spirit Hall Empire, and Xue Beng ascended the throne as Heaven Dou’s new emperor. As the empire prepared to keep fighting, Titan readied the Tang Family Army and two powerful hidden weapons, with Tianlin as the target of one.

• Xue Ye condemned Ning Fengzhi and Jun Tianlin as traitors, while Xue Beng explained that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had defeated the Spirit Hall Empire and seized control of it.
• Tang Yuehua realized that Ning Fengzhi and Tianlin had planned their strategy well before the capital was surrendered, using Grandmaster’s death to redirect Bibi Dong’s forces.
• Xue Ye ordered Xue Beng not to yield any of Heaven Dou’s territory, then died after Xue Beng promised to obey.
• Xue Beng ascended the throne the next day as Prince Xue Xing and the ministers watched, while Meng Shenji doubted that he could hold it against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Titan prepared the forty-thousand-strong Tang Family Army and forged one Wrath of the Buddha Tang Lotus and one Pear Blossom Rain Needle, intending to use them against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Fusion Legion and Tianlin.

After Yu Tianheng’s army threatened Ice Sea City, Xue Beng accepted the Evil Sword Immortal’s offer to help him resist the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He agreed to a brutal scorched-earth strategy and learned that the Evil Sword Immortal planned to use a counterfeit Tang Chen to control the Clear Sky Sect.

• Yu Tianheng’s advancing forces sent Xue Beng back to the palace despairing over the Heaven Dou Empire’s imminent defeat.
• The Evil Sword Immortal offered Xue Beng temporary power and promised not to harm him or the empire after they defeated Jun Tianlin.
• Xue Beng agreed to supply Soul Masters and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures so the Evil Sword Immortal could create a powerful monster.
• The Evil Sword Immortal proposed burning abandoned territories and killing their able-bodied people to force the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to divert resources to survivors.
• The Evil Sword Immortal revealed that he would create a counterfeit Tang Chen to keep the Clear Sky Sect under control.
• Xue Beng overcame his concern for his reputation and agreed to the plan, intending to blame the devastation on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect later.

Xue Beng ordered the Heaven Dou Empire to abandon its regional garrisons, and Marshal Ge Long carried out a plan to slaughter Rose City's able-bodied residents and leave the survivors without resources. Bai Chenxiang witnessed the massacre, rescued a little girl, and escaped after confronting Ge Long.

• Xue Beng rejected Meng Shenji's offer to escort and settle the people, giving Ge Long sole authority to carry out the evacuation.
• Yu Tianheng's army rested in Vast City after capturing five cities, while Bai Chenxiang and other Speed Clan disciples scouted ahead.
• Bai Chenxiang reached Rose City and found Ge Long's soldiers killing residents under orders to leave the elderly, weak, women, and children alive and destroy the city's resources.
• Bai Chenxiang killed a soldier who threatened a crying little girl, then protected the child when Ge Long struck the wooden house apart.
• Ge Long defended the massacre as a way to deny the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect the city's people and resources, and Bai Chenxiang escaped, vowing that her allies would take revenge.

Bai Chenxiang reported that Ge Long’s army had massacred five cities, and Yu Tianheng’s forces raced to protect the remaining cities. After six cities were devastated and more than six hundred thousand people were killed or injured, Ning Fengzhi ordered Gu Ran to finish conquering the Star Luo Empire and bring reinforcements against Xue Beng.

• Bai Chenxiang returned to Vast City injured and reported that Ge Long’s army had slaughtered Rose City and burned it.
• Four more reports confirmed massacres in other cities, and Zhu Zhuqing persuaded Yu Tianheng to prioritize rescuing survivors and defending the remaining cities.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Osler, Shi Mo, and Yu Feng led relief forces; they saved several cities, while Shi Mo’s confrontation with Ge Long forced him to withdraw to Ice Sea City.
• Evil Sword Immortal and Bibi Dong absorbed the resentment and hatred of the victims to recover from their injuries.
• Yu Tianheng reported the devastation to Ning Fengzhi, who ordered Gu Ran to conquer the Star Luo Empire quickly and return with reinforcements.

The three former Education Committee members confronted Xue Beng over his massacre of the Ice River Sixteen Cities and rejected his rule. As they prepared to fight, Xue Beng revealed that he had become a Titled Douluo.

• Meng Shenji questioned Xue Beng in court about ordering the massacre of the Ice River Sixteen Cities, while Ge Long defended the emperor.
• Xue Beng claimed the massacre had served the Heaven Dou Empire and ordered Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin out of court.
• The three Education Committee members condemned Xue Beng, declared they would no longer serve him, and praised Tianlin and Qing He.
• Xue Beng tried to stop the three from leaving, and Zhi Lin attacked him with Azure Vines.
• Xue Beng caught Zhi Lin's Azure Vine, revealed his Black Swan Martial Soul and nine Soul Rings, and shocked the three by showing he had reached Rank 91.

After Xue Beng killed Zhi Lin and Bai Baoshan during the failed imperial palace rebellion, Meng Shenji escaped to Yu Tianheng’s camp and told the Royal Fight Team what had happened. Grief and fury drove Yu Tianheng to order an attack on Ice Sea City, while Qin Ming recognized that Xue Beng was baiting them into a trap.

• Xue Beng and the Imperial Guards defeated the three Education Committee members, and Zhi Lin and Bai Baoshan sacrificed themselves so Meng Shenji could escape.
• Meng Shenji reached Yu Tianheng’s camp, where Yu Tianheng and Qin Ming learned that the other two committee members had been killed.
• Scouts reported that Xue Beng had displayed Zhi Lin and Bai Baoshan’s heads on Ice Sea City’s walls.
• Yu Tianheng ordered Qin Ming, Osler, Yu Feng, and Shi Mo to gather their troops and attack Ice Sea City the next day.
• Qin Ming realized Xue Beng was luring Yu Tianheng’s scattered forces into a fortified city, but he joined the others in preparing to fight.

Yu Tianheng put Zhu Zhuqing in charge of planning the coming battle against Xue Beng while Tianlin completed the Asura God Eighth Trial and received a final trial to forge a new divine artifact. The Asura God warned Tianlin about the God Realm’s hostility toward Gu Yuena, and Tianlin vowed to protect her and change unjust laws after ascending.

• Yu Tianheng agreed to let Zhu Zhuqing command his forces as Great Army Advisor for the coming battle against Xue Beng.
• Tianlin absorbed the Silver Dragon King's Soul Ring and spirit bone, then entered the Asura Inheritance Space.
• The Asura God approved Tianlin's plan to reforge the God Demon Sword and assigned him the Ninth Trial: create an Asura God divine artifact at least three times stronger than the Asura Demon Sword.
• The Asura God warned Tianlin that Destruction and Evil might target Gu Yuena, who appeared and defended her right to remain with Tianlin.
• Tianlin promised to protect Gu Yuena and reform the God Realm's laws, earning the Asura God's approval.

Tianlin and Ning Rongrong continued preparing for their divine trials as Evil Sword Immortal’s revived Bat King, disguised as Tang Chen, emerged as the force behind Heaven Dou’s massacre. Yu Tianheng’s army reached Ice Sea City to confront Xue Beng, setting the stage for an assault on the city.

• Tianlin began materializing the Demon Sword, while Ning Rongrong reached Soul Power Level ninety-four and trained in the Golden Thirteen Halberds for her coming Sea God trial.
• Bo Saixi sensed an aura resembling Tang Chen’s and realized the Bat King might have returned.
• Evil Sword Immortal used the Bat King, part of Tang Chen’s soul, and accumulated flesh and power to create a level-ninety-nine body controlled by the Bat King, who had masqueraded as Tang Chen during the city massacre.
• Yu Tianheng confronted Xue Beng outside Ice Sea City and challenged him to a duel, but Xue Beng refused and dared Yu Tianheng to take the city.
• Yu Tianheng ordered his Soul Master Legion to breach the city, deploying an elite Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect fusion formation led by Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Soul Masters.

Zhu Zhuqing used magnetism and a coordinated attack to break Xue Beng’s defenses and breach Ice Sea City. As the allied army charged and the Heavy Cavalry Regiment rode out, she challenged Titan to a fight on the city wall.

• Zhu Zhuqing anticipated Xue Beng’s deployment of the Hidden Weapon Legion and ordered Wu Zhao and Yu Yuanzhen to use an electrified ironstone to draw the Godly Zhuge Crossbow bolts away.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan attacked the city walls, and Qin Ming shattered the magnet, sending the crossbow bolts and ironstone fragments into the Defense Clan’s iron armor.
• The fragments pierced the Defense Clan disciples, allowing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s next attack to smash through the walls and kill thousands of Tang Family Army soldiers.
• Yu Tianheng led the allied army’s charge, while Ge Long persuaded Xue Beng to send the Heavy Cavalry Regiment out of the city.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained how magnetism had turned the hidden weapons against the Defense Clan, then activated her soul rings and faced Titan in combat.

Yu Tianheng’s forces overwhelmed Xue Beng’s army, while Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect elders fought only enough to keep Yu Yuanzhen and the others occupied. Yu Tianheng caught Xue Beng as he fled and broke free of his strongest ice attack, leaving the two facing off again.

• Zhu Zhuqing repeatedly struck the same spot on Titan while Yu Tianheng’s allies routed the Heavy Cavalry Regiment and the Hidden Weapon Legion failed to turn the battle.
• Tang Xiao blocked Yu Tianheng’s attack on Xue Beng, then fought Yu Yuanzhen without using his full strength; the Clear Sky Sect elders likewise engaged the opposing Douluo.
• Tang Yuehua revealed that she had arranged the Clear Sky Sect’s feigned obedience so it would not truly support Xue Beng.
• Yu Tianheng left Xue Beng isolated and pursued him as he tried to flee toward the city.
• Yu Tianheng kicked Xue Beng to the ground and broke free of Xue Beng’s ninth soul skill, which had frozen him for less than three seconds.