Chapter Summaries

After Qian Daoliu perfected the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Draw Technique, the Heavenly Screen ranked him fourth and began revealing rewards that could further increase his strength. As he hoped to catch up to his brother Qian Daochen, the screen announced a seven-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring, the Wing God Sword, and an incomplete Godhood.

• Chen Xin resolved to study the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Draw Technique and pursue the sword path Qian Daochen had demonstrated.
• Qian Daoliu spent decades cultivating in Angel God's Temple, eventually integrating the technique into his Angel God Power and completing his Seraphim Martial Soul's transformation.
• Bibi Dong worried that Qian Daoliu's increased strength would make it harder for her to control Spirit Hall, while Qian Daoliu hoped his coming reward would help him catch up to Qian Daochen.
• The Heavenly Screen confirmed Qian Daoliu's fourth-place ranking and awarded him a seven-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring and the divine artifact Wing God Sword.
• The Heavenly Screen revealed Qian Daoliu's third reward: an incomplete Godhood.

Qian Daoliu received four Heavenly Dao rewards, including a Seven-Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, the Wing God Sword, an Incomplete Godhood, and the Sacred Angel Left Arm Bone. Bibi Dong planned to ask Qian Daochen where he stood before he returned, while Tang Chen prepared to challenge Qian Daoliu after he absorbed his rewards.

• The Heavenly Screen revealed that Qian Daoliu's fourth reward was the Sacred Angel Left Arm Bone, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone suited to his Seraphim Martial Soul.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo, Mighty Lion Douluo, and Qian Jun Douluo said the rewards could strengthen Qian Daoliu's Angel God Power, Soul Power, and sword intent, and Qian Daoliu thought of his brother Qian Daochen.
• Bibi Dong compared her rewards with Qian Daoliu's, worried about who would control Spirit Hall, and decided to learn Qian Daochen's stance before he returned.
• Tang Chen dismissed Qian Daoliu's extra Soul Bone as a minor advantage but resolved to fight him after he had absorbed all four rewards.

Qian Daoliu absorbed his rewards, evolved his Seraphim Martial Soul into a Divine Archangel, and gained a powerful new soul skill. Qian Renxue decided to search for Qian Daochen, while the Shrek group hoped to qualify for future Heavenly Dao rankings.

• The Seven-Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and Wing God Sword empowered Qian Daoliu, evolving his Seraphim Martial Soul into a Divine Archangel.
• Qian Daoliu absorbed the Incomplete Godhood and Sacred Angel Left Arm Bone, whose Divinity skill could double the power of one Soul Skill.
• Qian Daoliu kept Divinity as a trump card and looked forward to sparring with Qian Daochen again.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu she would find Qian Daochen and bring him back, and he warned her not to act rashly.
• At the Heaven Dou Royal Auction House, Tang San and the Shrek group discussed hoping to earn rewards by appearing on future rankings, while Xiao Wu watched Qian Daochen.

Ma Hongjun followed Qian Daochen after the auction to seize the Deep Sea Sinking Silver Mother, while Tang San knowingly let him go. Qian Daochen effortlessly crushed Ma Hongjun’s attack and pinned him to the ground, leaving Ma Hongjun begging for his life.

• Ma Hongjun urged Dai Mubai to follow Qian Daochen after the auction and take the Deep Sea Sinking Silver Mother, despite Xiao Wu’s warning.
• Tang San knew Ma Hongjun intended to rob Qian Daochen but stayed silent because he wanted the materials for his hidden weapons.
• Ma Hongjun secretly followed Qian Daochen outside Heaven Dou City and demanded the Deep Sea Sinking Silver Mother and his storage Soul Tool.
• Ma Hongjun attacked with his Evil Fire and Phoenix Fire Line, but the flames could not reach Qian Daochen.
• Qian Daochen ordered Ma Hongjun to kneel, shattered his legs with an invisible force, and dismissed his plea for mercy.

Qian Daochen killed Ma Hongjun after Ma tried to steal the Deep Sea Sinking Silver Mother. The Shrek Academy group learned of Ma Hongjun’s death and decided to pursue White Clothes, with Ning Rongrong offering to seek help from Grandpa Sword.

• Ma Hongjun begged Qian Daochen for his life and blamed Tang San’s group, but Qian Daochen killed him with a wisp of sword intent and walked away.
• Tang San waited at the inn for Ma Hongjun to return while Dai Mubai and Oscar speculated about his delay.
• Zhu Zhuqing told the Shrek group that Ma Hongjun’s body had been found outside Heaven Dou City with his legs shattered and his head cut off.
• Xiao Wu identified White Clothes as the likely killer because Ma Hongjun had followed him after the auction to take the Deep Sea Sinking Silver Mother.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai vowed to avenge Ma Hongjun, while Ning Rongrong proposed asking Grandpa Sword for help finding the murderer.

As Zhao Wuji and the others planned to investigate Ma Hongjun’s death, the Heavenly Screen began revealing the Supreme Powerhouse Ranking’s third place. Di Tian was named, surprising Soul Masters across the two continents.

• Zhao Wuji vowed to capture Ma Hongjun’s killer, but Yu Xiaogang warned that the murderer’s display of the corpse suggested great confidence and advised them to wait.
• Tang San said he could not see through the White Clothes man’s cultivation, and Yu Xiaogang reasoned that the man was probably not a Titled Douluo.
• The Heavenly Screen began revealing third place, prompting people across the continent to speculate about Qian Daochen and other hidden experts.
• Bibi Dong worried that Qian Daochen’s return would threaten her control of Spirit Hall and resolved to find him before that happened.
• At the Lake of Life, Gu Yuena and the ferocious beasts discussed the remaining rankings as Di Tian silently considered Qian Daochen’s swordsmanship.
• The Heavenly Dao announced Di Tian as third place on the Supreme Powerhouse Ranking.

The Heavenly Screen revealed Di Tian as the third-ranked powerhouse, an 890,000-year Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King and King of Soul Beasts. It then exposed his ancient lineage as a descendant of the Nine Dragon Kings, leaving Di Tian troubled by the revelation of his bloodline’s origins.

• The Heavenly Screen ranked Di Tian third, surprising him and the other Soul Beasts beside the Lake of Life.
• The Heavenly Dao revealed that Di Tian was an 890,000-year Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, alarming Soul Masters across the continent.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu recognized the threat Di Tian posed, while Evil Emperor recalled losing to him in battle.
• The Heavenly Screen showed Soul Beasts submitting to Di Tian and named him patriarch of the Black Dragon Clan, descendant of the Nine Dragon Kings, and King of Soul Beasts.
• Di Tian recognized the Nine Dragon Kings as ancient ancestors of the Black Dragon Clan and wondered at the Heavenly Dao exposing his bloodline’s origins.

The Heavenly Screen revealed that Di Tian had once served as captain of the Dragon God’s personal guards and was one of his strongest generals. Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall’s elders reacted to the revelation, while Qian Daochen looked forward to returning to Spirit Hall and sparring with Qian Daoliu.

• Bear Lord, Scarlet King, and Myriad Demon King reacted with awe to Di Tian’s bloodline as a descendant of the Nine Dragon Kings, while Evil Emperor reconsidered his defeat by him.
• Qian Daochen judged Di Tian’s strength, anticipated Gu Yuena’s ranking, and thought about returning to Spirit Hall after thirty years away to spar with Qian Daoliu.
• The Heavenly Screen showed the Dragon God and revealed that Di Tian had been the Dragon God’s personal guard captain, a darkness-controlling divine dragon, and one of his strongest generals before falling in Douluo Continent.
• Bibi Dong wondered why Di Tian was hidden in the Star Dou Great Forest and considered the danger he posed.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo, Mighty Lion Douluo, Subduing Demon Douluo, and Qian Daoliu watched the revelation and treated Di Tian as a formidable opponent.

The Heavenly Screen revealed that Di Tian had once served as the Dragon God's captain of the guard, deepening Gu Yuena and the Star Dou Great Forest Soul Beasts’ reverence for him. It then showed Di Tian effortlessly defeating Bear Lord, whose four-hundred-and-seventy-thousand-year cultivation and space-tearing claws could not overcome him.

• Bear Lord, Myriad Demon King, and Scarlet King learned that Di Tian had been the Dragon God's captain of the guard, and the Soul Beasts revered him even more.
• Gu Yuena reflected on the Heavenly Screen's ability to reveal secrets from the ancient era and praised Di Tian's former role beside the Dragon God.
• The Heavenly Screen showed Bear Lord attacking Di Tian with its Darkgold Dreadclaw, but Di Tian blocked the strike with his hand.
• Di Tian sent Bear Lord flying, overwhelmed its claws, and forced it to its knees, then criticized its reliance on brute force.
• The Heavenly Screen recorded that Di Tian had received Bear Lord's space-tearing claw head-on before easily suppressing it.

Di Tian endured the Evil Emperor’s overwhelming psychic attacks and answered with Dragon God’s Claw, crushing its Mental Domain. He spared the 760,000-year Soul Beast and ordered it to leave.

• After Di Tian defeated the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear, the Evil Emperor appeared and offered to share its Mental Origin if Di Tian joined forces to build a Soul Beast kingdom.
• Di Tian rejected the offer, and the Evil Emperor unleashed psychic attacks that devastated the land and struck Di Tian with a powerful black pillar of light.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Qian Daoliu, and Qian Renxue watched the attack and recognized the danger it posed to even powerful Soul Masters.
• Di Tian emerged unharmed, invoked Dragon God’s Claw, and tore apart the Evil Emperor’s Mental Origin and Mental Domain.
• Di Tian spared the retreating Evil Emperor and ordered it to leave.

Di Tian endured Evil Emperor’s strongest mental attack and forced it to retreat with Dragon God’s Claw, which the Heavenly Screen revealed was a God-Level Soul Skill. The revelation made Bibi Dong abandon her plan to hunt Di Tian, while Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, and the Soul Beasts considered his power and their own next steps.

• Di Tian withstood Evil Emperor’s Evil Eye World-Destroying Light, shattered its mental domain with Dragon God’s Claw, and drove it away.
• The Heavenly Screen revealed that Di Tian had condensed a Yin-Yang Complementary Soul Core, qualified to become a god, and possessed a Dragon God-bestowed skill capable of destroying an unprotected enemy’s body and soul.
• Bibi Dong lowered her Rakshasa Sword and abandoned her plan to hunt Di Tian for a Soul Ring.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that he could not stop Dragon God’s Claw but believed Qian Daochen might be able to overcome it.
• Tang Chen decided to return to the Clear Sky Sect, refine his rewards, and later challenge Di Tian and meet Qian Daochen.
• The Soul Beasts praised Di Tian as their destined ruler, while Di Tian stood silently beside the Lake of Life.

The Heavenly Screen showed the future collision of the continents and revealed that Di Tian would remain unable to become a god because the Divine Realm had sealed the Soul Beasts’ path. The chapter ended with future Di Tian facing his Million-Year Tribulation, determined to fight despite the near-certain risk of death.

• The Heavenly Screen showed the future map where Heaven Dou Empire, Star Luo Empire, and Sun Moon Empire shared one continent after the continents collided.
• Qian Daochen recognized the future as the era of The Unrivaled Tang Clan and said his sword would challenge that future.
• Bibi Dong saw that Spirit Hall was missing from the future map and vowed to rewrite the future with Heavenly Dao rewards.
• The Heavenly Screen revealed that the Divine Realm’s laws prevented Soul Beasts from becoming gods, leaving future Di Tian unable to enter the Divine Realm despite condensing the Yin-Yang Complementary Soul Core.
• Future Di Tian entered the Million-Year Tribulation, and the Heavenly Dao declared that although he had not become a god, he could still battle gods.

The Heavenly Screen showed Di Tian charging into the Million-Year Tribulation but concealed whether he survived, while Qian Daochen said the Divine Realm’s laws prevented Soul Beasts from becoming gods. Di Tian ranked third on the Supreme Powerhouse Ranking and received eighty thousand years of cultivation and a Divine Artifact, the Black-Patterned Dragon Halberd.

• Di Tian entered the Million-Year Tribulation and charged into its final lightning strike, but the Heavenly Screen faded before revealing the outcome.
• At the Lake of Life, Bear Lord, Scarlet King, and Myriad Demon King believed Di Tian had succeeded, while Di Tian wondered whether his future self had become a god.
• Gu Yuena told Di Tian that the Heavenly Screen’s silence did not mean failure, and Di Tian vowed to tear open heaven and earth if they denied him godhood.
• Qian Daochen explained that the Divine Realm’s laws suppressed Soul Beasts and said Di Tian had never truly become a god.
• Heavenly Dao placed Di Tian third on the Supreme Powerhouse Ranking and awarded him eighty thousand years of cultivation and the Divine Artifact Black-Patterned Dragon Halberd.

Di Tian received 80,000 years of cultivation, the Black-Patterned Dragon Halberd, and special godhood from the Heavenly Dao, gaining god-rank power on the Douluo Continent without losing his future path to godhood. Gu Yuena considered the implications and wondered what reward awaited the Supreme Ranking’s first-place holder.

• Bibi Dong hesitated to enter the Star Dou Great Forest, while Xue Ye and the Xing Luo Emperor ordered their forces to avoid provoking soul beasts.
• Gu Yuena and the gathered soul beasts watched as Di Tian prepared to fuse with his three rewards.
• The Heavenly Dao’s golden light raised Di Tian’s cultivation to 1.69 million years and shielded him from the tribulation lightning.
• Di Tian received the Black-Patterned Dragon Halberd and fused with special godhood, which let him wield god-rank power on the Douluo Continent without restricting his future advancement.
• Di Tian explained the godhood to Gu Yuena, who looked toward first place on the Supreme Ranking and wondered what its reward would be.

The Evil Emperor revealed that a being sleeping beneath the Lake of Life was stronger than Di Tian, while Qian Daochen intervened when Xue Beng assaulted a commoner woman outside Heaven Dou City. Qian Daochen killed Xue Beng and one of his guards, then confronted the remaining guards.

• The Evil Emperor announced that someone sleeping deep beneath the Lake of Life was more terrifying than Di Tian.
• Qian Daochen approached Heaven Dou City while sensing someone following him.
• Qian Daochen stopped when he saw Xue Beng slap a commoner woman and order his guards to seize her.
• Qian Daochen killed a guard with one sword strike after the guard attacked him.
• Qian Daochen killed Xue Beng and declared that oppressors and those who aided evil would not live.
• A guard accused Qian Daochen of what he had done, and Qian Daochen told him that he was involved too.

Qian Daochen killed Prince Xue Beng and his guards, then continued toward Heaven Dou City with Dugu Yan following him. Emperor Xue Ye sent Dugu Bo to hunt Qian Daochen down, while Dugu Yan remained at his side.

• Qian Daochen killed Xue Beng's guards after executing the prince and ordered the rescued woman to leave.
• Dugu Yan revealed herself to Qian Daochen and warned him that the Heaven Dou Empire would seek revenge, but he said Xue Beng deserved to die.
• The Shrek Academy members learned that Qian Daochen had killed Xue Beng, and Dai Mubai and the others expected the empire to take revenge for them.
• Xue Ye ordered Dugu Bo to hunt down the White-Clothed Swordsman after learning Dugu Yan was with him.
• Dugu Bo agreed to pursue Qian Daochen and left the palace.

After Qian Daochen killed Xue Beng’s guards and continued toward the city gates, Dugu Yan followed him until her grandfather, Dugu Bo, arrived and challenged him. Dugu Bo defended his granddaughter and insisted Qian Daochen answer for the prince’s death, while Qian Daochen remained unconcerned.

• Xue Ye and his ministers discussed the white-robed swordsman who killed Xue Beng’s guards, and Xue Ye hoped Dugu Bo would deal with him.
• Dugu Yan told Qian Daochen she was Dugu Bo’s granddaughter and followed him as he left Heaven Dou City, asking about his identity and his lack of fear of the imperial family.
• Dugu Bo appeared on the road and ordered Dugu Yan to come to him, accusing Qian Daochen of killing a prince and targeting his granddaughter.
• Dugu Yan explained that she had followed Qian Daochen herself and that he had saved a woman Xue Beng was bullying.
• Dugu Bo shielded Dugu Yan and warned Qian Daochen that he would not accept her explanation as an answer for Xue Beng’s death.

Dugu Bo confronted Qian Daochen on the main road after Xue Beng’s death, while Heaven Dou City and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy watched from afar. Qian Daochen blocked Dugu Bo’s attacks with ease and declared that Dugu Bo was not worthy of being his whetstone.

• Dugu Bo sent Dugu Yan aside and summoned his nine-ring Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor to challenge Qian Daochen.
• At the city gates, guards and onlookers recognized Dugu Bo and expected him to kill Xue Beng’s killer.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Xiao Wu watched the distant confrontation and discussed what they would do after Qian Daochen died.
• Qian Daochen drew half his Ancient Sword and split Dugu Bo’s serpent emperor manifestation and soul power with a single slash.
• Dugu Bo launched his Sixth Soul Skill, Jade Phosphor Rend, but its jaws stopped three feet from Qian Daochen and could not cross an invisible boundary.
• Qian Daochen remarked that his sword had rusted and that he had found no decent whetstone, then told Dugu Bo that he was not worthy.

Qian Daochen overwhelmed Dugu Bo with his sword domain and defeated him with a single strike, but spared his life. Dugu Bo survived and thanked him, while Qian Daochen warned him not to make enemies so readily when Dugu Yan was pleading for him.

• Dugu Bo activated his Martial Soul Avatar and challenged Qian Daochen, while Dugu Yan urged Qian Daochen to leave and begged her grandfather to stop.
• Qian Daochen unleashed a sword domain that shattered Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor and prevented him from using his ninth soul skill.
• Qian Daochen struck Dugu Bo with the Ancient Sword, destroyed his Martial Soul Avatar, and held a lethal sword light just above his brow.
• Dugu Bo admitted defeat and offered his life in exchange for Qian Daochen sparing Dugu Yan, while Dugu Yan offered to take her grandfather's punishment.
• Qian Daochen dismissed the sword light and told Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan had been pleading for him, warning him not to make enemies so readily.

Dugu Bo learned that the swordsman he had offended was Qian Daochen, then offered him the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Qian Daochen promised to cure the Bloodline Toxin afflicting Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo pledged to follow him.

• Dugu Bo recognized Qian Daochen from the Heavenly Screen, apologized, and knelt before him.
• Dugu Yan realized that her traveling companion was Qian Daochen and asked why he looked so young.
• Qian Daochen asked Dugu Bo to take him to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Dugu Bo offered him the medicinal garden and the spring.
• Qian Daochen revealed that Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan both suffered from Bloodline Toxin and promised to resolve it at the spring.
• Dugu Bo vowed to follow Qian Daochen if he cured the toxins afflicting him and Dugu Yan.