Chapter Summaries

Zhu Yan revealed that Dai Xuan had used the occupation and burning of Yin Xu’s family home to strip him of military authority and weaken Dai Chengfeng’s forces. Dai Chengfeng set out for Wu'an to kill Dai Xuan, while Dai Xuan and a hooded man prepared a trap for his return.

• Zhu Yan told Dai Chengfeng that soldiers had seized and burned Yin Xu’s family home, leaving Mother Yin mentally ill, and explained that Dai Xuan had released the perpetrators before demoting him.
• Zhu Yan described how Dai Xuan halted the Dujiangyan project, dismantled the Imperial Guards, stopped widows’ subsidies, and imposed taxes.
• Dai Chengfeng condemned Dai Xuan and announced that he would go to Wu'an to kill him, rejecting Zhu Yan’s offer to gather the army.
• Dai Xuan learned that Dai Chengfeng had returned and told a hooded man that their trap was ready.
• Dai Xuan ordered his guards to act, then killed the servant who had delivered the news by piercing his heart with a tiger claw.

Dai Chengfeng arrived at Wu'an City with only seven companions, where Dai Xuan had assembled eleven thousand soldiers to kill him. Instead, Dai Chengfeng won the soldiers’ allegiance, and they knelt before him as the city gates were ordered open.

• Dai Xuan offered promotions and Gold Soul Coins to the soldiers who killed Dai Chengfeng, while his black-robed ally agreed to handle any powerful opponents.
• Ye Lingling and Ye Renxin worried that Dai Chengfeng’s small group could not face Wu'an City's forces, but Dai Chengfeng told Dugu Bo not to act unless a powerful enemy appeared.
• Dai Chengfeng rode alone toward the army, and the thousand elite soldiers at the front greeted him with excitement instead of hostility.
• Dai Chengfeng asked the thousand elites to bow to him, and they knelt and pledged to support him.
• Dai Chengfeng called on the black-armored soldiers to stand against their general and prince, and the ten thousand soldiers knelt in succession as he ordered the city gates opened.

Dai Chengfeng entered Wu'an City after more than ten thousand soldiers surrendered to him, then confronted Dai Xuan on the city wall. He drove off Dai Xuan’s Spirit Hall backer and left Dai Xuan panicked when he refused to hear his explanation.

• Dugu Bo and the others learned that Dai Chengfeng had won the soldiers’ loyalty by distributing ten months of military pay to every soldier.
• Dai Chengfeng and his companions rode into Wu'an City and found Dai Xuan waiting on the city wall with a black-clad man.
• Dai Xuan claimed the city did not welcome Dai Chengfeng and asked the black-clad man for help.
• Dai Chengfeng questioned the black-clad man, but Dugu Bo restrained him and forced him to abandon Dai Xuan and leave.
• Dai Xuan offered to talk, but Dai Chengfeng said he no longer wanted to listen, leaving Dai Xuan confused.

Dai Chengfeng defeated Dai Xuan in Wu'an City and ordered him kept alive so he could suffer, then revealed that his campaign was not over. Zhu Fan realized Dai Chengfeng might be planning to target someone far more powerful, and urgently warned him against it.

• Dai Chengfeng told his allies not to interfere and declared that he would avenge Wu'an City's oppressed people by fighting Dai Xuan himself.
• Dai Chengfeng offered to let Dai Xuan leave if he won, but Dai Xuan launched a sneak attack after summoning his White Tiger Spirit and using his third soul skill.
• Dai Chengfeng overwhelmed Dai Xuan, broke his spine, and struck him with the White Tiger Overlord Spear First Style: City Destroyer.
• Dai Chengfeng ordered Ye Renxin to keep Dai Xuan alive so he could be fed to dogs, while Dai Xuan begged for mercy and invoked his uncle Dai Tian.
• Zhu Fan suggested returning to Star Luo City, but Dai Chengfeng said the struggle had only begun, prompting Zhu Fan to warn him not to target someone whose death could shake the empire.

Dai Chengfeng declared that he would kill Xu Guotao within a month despite the political risks, insisting that his principles mattered more than personal gain. As Zhu Fan and the others returned to the City Lord's Mansion, Dai Chengfeng began cultivating in the Martial Arts Arena and seemed to gain insight.

• Dai Chengfeng told Zhu Fan he planned to kill Xu Guotao within a month, even though doing so could turn the Star Crown Sect against him.
• Zhu Fan warned Dai Chengfeng that killing Xu Guotao could strengthen Dai Weisi and bring punishment from the emperor, but Dai Chengfeng said he would not abandon his principles.
• Dai Chengfeng assured Zhu Fan he would plan the matter rather than attack Golden Mountain Pass recklessly, then left the city wall as Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan followed him.
• Ye Renxin and Dugu Bo praised Dai Chengfeng's character, while Zhu Fan reflected that his resolve had won their loyalty despite the risks.
• After Zhu Fan, Ye Renxin, and Dugu Bo reached the City Lord's Mansion, a tiger's roar and three lightning-filled tornadoes erupted from the Martial Arts Arena, where Dai Chengfeng appeared to have gained insight.

Dai Chengfeng repeatedly failed while trying to create a second White Tiger Overlord Spear style, then realized he had focused too much on force and not enough on wind’s agility. He finally formed three stable whirlwinds and named the new move White Tiger Overlord Spear Second Style: Soaring.

• Dai Chengfeng’s first attempt to shape his Third Soul Skill into three wind pillars collapsed, and Zhu Fan reflected on Chengfeng’s persistence and earlier failures.
• Dai Chengfeng tried again and again, gradually extending the whirlwinds farther, but they continued to collapse before he could stabilize them.
• Zhu Yan reported that Wu'an City’s residents and soldiers had been pacified, while Zhu Fan left to handle the restart of Dujiangyan; Dugu Bo, Ye Renxin, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan went to dinner, and the others went to sleep.
• Alone in the Martial Arts Arena at night, Dai Chengfeng realized he had mistaken the second style for a forceful attack and needed to use wind’s agile, changing nature.
• Dai Chengfeng guided his Soul Power gently through the Fangtian Huaji, formed three steady bluish-black whirlwinds, and declared the move White Tiger Overlord Spear Second Style: Soaring.

Dai Chengfeng mastered the White Tiger Overlord Spear Second Style: Soaring and broke through to Soul Power Level 32. The next morning, Zhu Fan told him that the Dujiangyan project would resume soon and had secretly reported more than Dai Chengfeng’s killing of Dai Xuan in a letter to his brother-in-law.

• Dai Chengfeng tested the White Tiger Overlord Spear Second Style: Soaring, summoning three powerful whirlwinds suited for battlefield combat and control.
• Dai Chengfeng reflected on his Ultimate Gold soul power and broke through to Soul Power Level 32 before falling asleep in the Martial Arts Arena.
• Zhu Fan woke Dai Chengfeng and told him that Zhu Yan had arranged for work on the Dujiangyan project to resume within half a month.
• Zhu Fan admitted that he had written to Dai Chengfeng’s brother-in-law about Dai Xuan’s death, while hiding that he had also reported Dai Chengfeng’s intention to kill Xu Guotao.
• Dai Chengfeng declined to read the letter, understanding Zhu Fan’s difficult position, and went to the rear courtyard to bathe.
• Zhu Fan celebrated that Dai Chengfeng had not read the letter and headed to the post station.

Dai Chengfeng tried to enjoy the hot spring at the City Lord's Mansion, but Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling entered without knowing he was there. The chapter ended when he revealed himself, leaving the two women startled.

• Dai Chengfeng learned that Dai Xuan had built a lavish hot spring in the mansion and went there to bathe.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling arrived, and an older maid stopped Xiao'e from warning them that Dai Chengfeng was inside.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling entered the spring and relaxed together, unaware that Dai Chengfeng was in the misty depths.
• Dai Chengfeng noticed the two women, coughed to announce himself, and called out to them.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling panicked when they recognized Dai Chengfeng's voice and turned toward him.

Dai Chengfeng joined Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan in the hot spring and persuaded them to scrub his back before he left. Afterward, the two women blushed and teased each other about admiring his physique.

• Dai Chengfeng approached Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan in the hot spring, and they panicked when they realized he was there.
• Dai Chengfeng teased them about peeking and asked them to scrub his back before he left.
• Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan reluctantly agreed and scrubbed Dai Chengfeng's back together.
• Dai Chengfeng thanked them, got out of the spring, and left.
• Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan discussed his physique and playfully accused each other of being lovesick.

Dai Chengfeng rewarded Zhu Yan with a Blood Spirit Mushroom and sent him to guide Ye Renxin to the Yin Family. With his forces still short of top talent, Dai Chengfeng anticipated meeting an expert comparable to a Titled Douluo.

• Dai Chengfeng paid the hot-spring attendants for keeping watch and returned to the main hall to summon Zhu Yan, Ye Renxin, and Dugu Bo.
• Dai Chengfeng worried over how to kill Xu Guotao without alerting the hundred thousand troops stationed at Golden Mountain Pass.
• Dai Chengfeng praised Zhu Yan's efforts and rewarded him with a Blood Spirit Mushroom that could help him advance from Soul King to Soul Emperor.
• Zhu Yan vowed to repay Dai Chengfeng, then left with Ye Renxin to visit the Yin Family.
• Dai Chengfeng waited in the hall, hoping the next expert he met would be comparable to a Titled Douluo.

Dai Chengfeng went to meet Yang Wudi of the Breaking Clan, hoping to recruit him with Dugu Bo’s help. The meeting began with Yang Wudi attacking through the courtyard door, then stopping mid-sentence when he recognized something.

• Dai Chengfeng summoned Dugu Bo to accompany him while he met Yang Wudi, the Breaking Clan’s patriarch.
• Dugu Bo asked Dai Chengfeng about Dugu Yan’s strange behavior, but Dai Chengfeng denied knowing what had happened to her.
• Dai Chengfeng and Dugu Bo arrived at a smoke-filled courtyard in northern Wu'an City, where Dugu Bo thought he recognized an old acquaintance.
• As Dugu Bo reached for the courtyard door, a spear radiance burst through it, and Yang Wudi began speaking before suddenly saying, “Wait!”

Dai Chengfeng met with Yang Wudi in Wu'an City to discuss bringing the Breaking Clan into his service. After Dugu Bo revealed that he served Dai Chengfeng, Yang Wudi dropped his show of force and agreed to negotiate, but first challenged Dai Chengfeng to demonstrate his spear technique.

• Yang Wudi attacked Dai Chengfeng's party with a spear strike, which Dugu Bo dissolved with poisonous fog.
• Yang Wushuang warned Yang Wudi that they could not defeat their visitors and urged him to turn around.
• Yang Wudi recognized Dugu Bo and learned that the Titled Douluo had submitted to Dai Chengfeng.
• Yang Wudi apologized for his arrogance and acknowledged Dai Chengfeng as someone worthy of negotiation.
• Dai Chengfeng asked Yang Wudi to discuss the conditions for the Breaking Clan to serve him.
• Yang Wudi agreed to negotiate but challenged Dai Chengfeng to display his spear technique.

Dai Chengfeng and Yang Wudi wagered on a duel to test the White Tiger Overlord Spear Technique, with Yang Wudi promising to admit defeat if Dai lasted ten moves. Their first clash revealed the technique’s overwhelming power and left both eager to continue fighting.

• Dugu Bo challenged Yang Wudi for asking Dai Chengfeng to display his spear technique, and Yang Wudi agreed to suppress his Soul Power to rank thirty and fight fairly.
• Dai Chengfeng summoned his Fangtian Huaji and White Tiger Spirit, accepting Yang Wudi’s challenge without words.
• Yang Wudi attacked with his Second Soul Skill, pierce, and Dai Chengfeng countered with White Tiger Overlord Spear—City Destroyer.
• The clash drove Dai Chengfeng back three steps and sent Yang Wudi crashing into a wall, leaving him amazed by the spear technique’s supreme force-exertion technique.
• Dai Chengfeng recognized the piercing power of Yang Wudi’s Breaking Soul Spear and pointed his Fangtian Huaji at him, demanding another round.

Yang Wudi resumed his duel with Dai Chengfeng, whose White Tiger Overlord Spear overwhelmed Yang Wudi with its second form before Yang Wudi broke through the attack and engaged him at close range. During their clash, Dai Chengfeng experienced sudden enlightenment and developed the third form of his spear art, Limitless Intent.

• Yang Wudi apologized to Dai Chengfeng, then unleashed his first soul skill and thrust at him with renewed force.
• Dai Chengfeng used Sumeru Mustard Seed and his Nine Nether Profound Wind Wings to create three cyclones with the White Tiger Overlord Spear's second form, Soaring.
• Yang Wudi used his third soul skill, Explode, to shatter the whirlwind pillars and reach Dai Chengfeng, and the two began exchanging weapon strikes.
• While fighting Yang Wudi, Dai Chengfeng absorbed the principles of the Breaking Soul Spear and entered a state of sudden enlightenment.
• Dai Chengfeng awakened and revealed the White Tiger Overlord Spear's third form, Limitless Intent.

Dai Chengfeng used a newly comprehended spear form called Instinct to defeat Yang Wudi in a same-level fight. After Yang Wudi took out his frustration on Yang Wushuang, Dai Chengfeng asked to discuss the Breaking Clan's loyalty.

• Dai Chengfeng dodged Yang Wudi's attacks with Instinct and redirected his spear strike into the ground.
• Yang Wudi admitted defeat, baffled by Dai Chengfeng's skill and unable to find a reason for his loss.
• Yang Wushuang mocked Yang Wudi for losing after dismissing Dai Chengfeng's spear technique.
• Yang Wudi invented a clan rule as an excuse to punch Yang Wushuang, then beat him until he stopped resisting.
• Dai Chengfeng asked Yang Wudi whether they could discuss the conditions for the Breaking Clan's loyalty.

Yang Wudi pledged the Breaking Clan to Dai Chengfeng in exchange for Star Luo Empire's protection and a copy of his spear technique. Their agreement was interrupted when Zhu Fan reported Xu Guotao's poisoning and summoned Dai Chengfeng back to Star Luo City over a personal letter from Bibi Dong.

• Yang Wudi asked Dai Chengfeng to shelter the Breaking Clan from Spirit Hall's suppression, and Dai Chengfeng agreed.
• Yang Wudi requested Dai Chengfeng's spear technique; Dai Chengfeng agreed to teach it, and Yang Wudi and Yang Wushuang pledged loyalty and prepared to move the clan to Star Luo Empire.
• Dai Chengfeng offered to copy his spear technique for Yang Wudi while Dugu Bo waited nearby.
• Zhu Fan arrived and told Dai Chengfeng that Xu Guotao had died from poison, though Emperor Dai An was not responsible.
• Zhu Fan said Emperor Dai An had ordered Dai Chengfeng to return to Star Luo City immediately and revealed that Bibi Dong had sent him a personal letter.

Dai Chengfeng prepared to return to Star Luo City after Xu Guotao’s death and Bibi Dong’s summons raised new uncertainties. He secured Yang Wudi’s loyalty and arranged for the Breaking Clan to support his forces before leaving for the City Lord’s Mansion.

• Dai Chengfeng dismissed Zhu Fan’s fears that he would be blamed for Xu Guotao’s death and ordered him to prepare a carriage for an overnight return to Star Luo City.
• Dai Chengfeng gave Yang Wudi the White Tiger Overlord Spear technique, earning Yang Wudi’s gratitude and admiration.
• Dai Chengfeng arranged for the Breaking Clan to provide Medicinal Pills to his personal guard and assist Zhu Yan when needed, while keeping a low profile and showing Spirit Hall outward respect.
• Dai Chengfeng collected Medicinal Pills from Yang Wudi and Yang Wushuang, returned to the City Lord’s Mansion with Dugu Bo, and found two carriages ready.

Dai Chengfeng left Wu'an City for Star Luo City after receiving a letter from Bibi Dong, traveling with Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, and their elders. The journey stopped when two Spirit Hall Titled Douluo blocked the road and demanded that Dai Chengfeng come with them.

• Dai Chengfeng explained his plans to Zhu Yan and Li Zhizhao, then departed for Star Luo City with Ye Renxin, Dugu Bo, Zhu Fan, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan.
• Dai Chengfeng rested with his head on Ye Lingling's lap as she massaged his temples, while Dugu Yan fed him grapes and worried about Bibi Dong's intentions.
• Dugu Yan grew flustered when Dai Chengfeng's lips brushed her fingers as he ate a grape, but continued feeding him.
• The coachman stopped the carriage after spotting two people blocking the road, and Dai Chengfeng recognized Yue Guan and Gui Mei of Spirit Hall.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei told Dai Chengfeng that Bibi Dong wished to see him and threatened the others if he refused.

Dai Chengfeng agreed to go with Yue Guan and Gui Mei to Spirit City after they revealed Bibi Dong had ordered them to bring him back. Before leaving, he entrusted Zhu Fan with supplies and plans for his family and asked him to secretly inform Xue Qinghe that Spirit Hall had taken him.

• Yue Guan and Gui Mei confronted Dai Chengfeng’s group and said Bibi Dong wanted him brought to Spirit City.
• Dai Chengfeng accepted their demand and reassured Dugu Bo, Zhu Fan, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan that Bibi Dong likely did not intend to kill him.
• Dai Chengfeng questioned Yue Guan and Gui Mei about Bibi Dong’s recent behavior, and their reactions confirmed she had met a mysterious person.
• Dai Chengfeng asked for ten minutes to make arrangements, and Yue Guan and Gui Mei agreed.
• Dai Chengfeng gave Zhu Fan three Immortal Herbs, three Great Revitalizing Pills, and a proposal for a Star Luo Empire Traditional Chinese Medicine University.
• Dai Chengfeng told Zhu Fan to arrange for Xue Qinghe to learn that Spirit Hall had taken him, preferably with Dugu Bo handling it.

Dai Chengfeng left for Spirit Hall with Yue Guan and Gui Mei, while Zhu Fan arranged for Dugu Bo to carry news to Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou City. After learning that Dai Chengfeng had taken Wu'an City and killed Dai Xuan, Qian Renxue discovered Spirit Hall had captured him and immediately decided to return there.

• Dai Chengfeng asked Zhu Fan to send news to Xue Qinghe before he reached Spirit Hall, then reassured Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan before departing with Yue Guan and Gui Mei.
• After Dai Chengfeng's carriage left, Zhu Fan asked Dugu Bo to go to Heaven Dou City with an important arrangement.
• Seven days later, Qian Renxue received news that Dai Chengfeng had won over Wu'an City's eleven thousand soldiers and taken the city without a battle.
• Qian Renxue read that Dai Chengfeng had killed Dai Xuan with a single halberd strike and admired his decision.
• Pufferfish Douluo told Qian Renxue that the Pope had sent Chrysanthemum and Ghost to capture Dai Chengfeng, so Qian Renxue ordered preparations to return to Spirit Hall.