Chapter Summaries

After reaching Limit Douluo by absorbing the 380,000-year deep sea devil whale, Lu Xuan received the Strongest Disciple-Accepting System and set out to take Bibi Dong as his first disciple. As Lu Xuan headed toward Spirit City, Bo Saixi and Yu Yuanzhen recognized his growing power, and Yu decided to offer him the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect’s support.

• Lu Xuan killed the deep sea devil whale, absorbed its soul ring, and became a Limit Douluo at twenty-six.
• The Strongest Disciple-Accepting System appeared and promised rewards based on the quality of Lu Xuan’s first disciple, including a divine second martial soul.
• Lu Xuan chose Bibi Dong as his target and flew toward Spirit City, unconcerned that Spirit Hall might refuse.
• Bo Saixi arrived at the battlefield, saw the whale’s corpse, and recognized that Lu Xuan had grown stronger.
• Yu Yuanzhen saw Lu Xuan’s sword light cross the sky and decided to offer him power, status, wealth, and beauties.

Lu Xuan arrived at Spirit Hall, where his overwhelming power confronted Qian Xunji and drew the attention of the continent. A Sky Screen then showed the scene in another timeline, prompting the present-day Bibi Dong to face the sight of her former tormentor.

• At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Chen Xin recognized the red streak as Lu Xuan, a Limit Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi considered inviting him to become a guest elder.
• Lu Xuan reached Spirit Hall and asked Qian Xunji whether he had harmed his disciple Bibi Dong, then demanded to see Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Xunji summoned his Angel Martial Soul and prepared to attack Lu Xuan with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
• Lu Xuan summoned the Godslayer Sword and revealed nine Soul Rings, suppressing Spirit Hall's forces with his Limit Douluo pressure.
• A Sky Screen appeared across the continent, labeled "Another Timeline," and displayed Lu Xuan facing Qian Xunji in Spirit City.
• In the present timeline, Bibi Dong saw Qian Xunji on the Sky Screen and reacted with hatred while Chrysanthemum Douluo wondered if the scene came from another time and space.

Lu Xuan revealed himself as a twenty-six-year-old Limit Douluo and demanded to see Qian Daoliu, drawing the attention of both timelines. Qian Daoliu arrived, and the two agreed to fight in the sky, leaving the outcome unseen.

• Lu Xuan displayed his strength as a Limit Douluo, shocking Qian Xunji, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo.
• Qian Daoliu descended to meet Lu Xuan and asked whether he had accepted a Divine Trial, but Lu Xuan said he wanted no trial.
• Lu Xuan told Qian Daoliu that he had slaughtered half of Slaughter City and killed several Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
• Lu Xuan challenged Qian Daoliu to spar before discussing his business, and Qian Daoliu accepted and led the fight into the sky.
• Observers across the original timeline, including Bibi Dong, Tang Hao, and the ferocious beasts, watched as the battle began.

Lu Xuan’s opening sword strike forced Qian Daoliu to retreat and drew blood, while observers debated the power and risks of Lu Xuan’s enhancement Soul Skills. Qian Daoliu then revealed he was unhurt and charged back at Lu Xuan, ready to begin the real fight.

• Lu Xuan halted in the sky and swept his sword, making Qian Daoliu block and retreat as blood and feathers fell.
• Bibi Dong recognized the strength of a Limit Douluo and reflected that Qian Renxue’s status as her daughter had saved her from Qian Daoliu.
• Ning Fengzhi deduced that Lu Xuan’s first five Soul Skills were stacked enhancements, and Sword Douluo compared his basic attacks to other Soul Masters’ ultimate moves.
• Dai Zhen considered the physical and martial soul strain of using multiple enhancement Soul Skills and wondered how Lu Xuan could withstand five.
• Yu Xiaogang criticized Lu Xuan’s Soul Skill choices, while Qian Daoliu told Golden Crocodile Douluo that the real fight had only just begun.
• Qian Daoliu emerged unharmed, ignited his fighting spirit, and charged at Lu Xuan with the Angel God Sword.

Lu Xuan used his sixth soul skill to expose the deepest obsessions of people in Spirit Hall, then brought forth a figure from the autumn-water mirror to confront Qian Daoliu. As Qian Daoliu recognized Bo Saixi, Yu Xiaogang swore to destroy Spirit Hall after misreading the Sky Screen’s revelations about Bibi Dong.

• Lu Xuan blocked Qian Daoliu’s Holy Light Judgment with his Godslayer Sword and activated Autumn Water Mirror Illuminating the Spirit Platform.
• The mirror stirred Chrysanthemum Douluo’s and Ghost Douluo’s painful childhood memories and revealed Qian Xunji’s desire for Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong heard Qian Xunji’s words and gripped the Papal Throne in fury, while Yu Xiaogang wrongly blamed her for choosing wealth and glory over him.
• Yu Xiaogang swore to destroy Spirit Hall, while Qian Daoliu faced his memories of Bo Saixi and thanked Lu Xuan for bringing them back.
• Lu Xuan drew a red-robed figure from the autumn-water mirror, and Qian Daoliu recognized her as Bo Saixi.

Lu Xuan and Bo Saixi’s summoned clone launched a coordinated attack on Qian Daoliu, whose brief distraction left him facing two powerful locking skills. After the clash, Lu Xuan and Qian Daoliu remained standing in the sky, with the outcome unclear.

• Qian Daoliu grew flustered when Bo Saixi appeared on the Sky Screen, while onlookers in both timelines gossiped about their past feelings.
• Lu Xuan used his eighth Soul Skill, Crimson Rainbow, Mars Bewitches the Stars' Fall, as Bo Saixi’s summoned clone trapped Qian Daoliu with Sea God's Shackles.
• Qian Daoliu activated three defensive soul skills to withstand the meteor and the waves, and their collision sent clouds and rain across the surrounding region.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo regretted nearly confronting Lu Xuan, while Qian Xunji remembered the saying that Lu Xuan was unmatched across realms and invincible within his own.
• When the smoke cleared, Lu Xuan and Qian Daoliu faced each other in the sky, and the crowd could not tell who had the advantage.

After Lu Xuan gained the upper hand in his spar with Qian Daoliu, he stopped the fight and revealed that he had come to Spirit Hall for Bibi Dong. His bold demand shocked the spectators and left the story poised for Qian Daoliu’s response.

• Qian Daoliu acknowledged Lu Xuan’s strength after their clash, while Bo Saixi judged that Lu Xuan had held the upper hand.
• Qian Daoliu ended the spar, and Lu Xuan mocked Qian Xunji before explaining that he had come with a goal he would pursue at any cost.
• Lu Xuan told Qian Daoliu that he wanted Bibi Dong.
• Spectators across the continent reacted with shock and excitement as attention shifted to Bibi Dong and the taboo nature of Lu Xuan’s demand.

Lu Xuan demanded that Qian Daoliu hand over Bibi Dong, then drew the Godslayer Sword when Qian Daoliu refused. As Lu Xuan prepared to fight, he revealed that Bibi Dong was not the real attraction: her Divine Second Martial Soul was.

• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo speculated about Bibi Dong's reaction to Lu Xuan's words, while Bo Saixi compared Lu Xuan with Tang Chen.
• Bibi Dong hid her embarrassment in the Papal Palace and hoped Lu Xuan would not disappoint her, while Yu Xiaogang raged jealously at the Sky Screen.
• Qian Daoliu refused Lu Xuan's demand to take Bibi Dong, warning that it would disgrace Spirit Hall.
• Lu Xuan drew the Godslayer Sword and unleashed the Godslaying Domain, making Qian Daoliu fear an imminent death battle.
• Lu Xuan explained that Bibi Dong herself was not the reason for his insistence; her Divine Second Martial Soul was.

Lu Xuan persuaded Qian Daoliu to let him ask to take Bibi Dong as his disciple, then mocked Qian Xunji after landing in Spirit City. Qian Xunji refused to let Lu Xuan take Bibi Dong away, leaving her fate unresolved.

• Qian Daoliu relented after Lu Xuan explained that he wanted Bibi Dong as a disciple, but said the Pope's consent was still needed.
• Bibi Dong realized that Lu Xuan's arrival in another timeline could have changed her life, while people across the continent reacted to his motive.
• Lu Xuan and Qian Daoliu descended to Spirit City, where Lu Xuan called Qian Xunji "Little Xun" and provoked his anger.
• Qian Daoliu began discussing Lu Xuan's request with Qian Xunji, who refused to let Lu Xuan take Dong'er away from him.

Lu Xuan accepted Qian Xunji’s terms for taking Bibi Dong as his disciple, paying him with two 100,000-Year Arctic Ice Crucian soul bones. After Qian Xunji stripped Bibi Dong of her Holy Maiden position and expelled her from Spirit Hall, Lu Xuan’s disciple assessment system gave her an SSS-rank evaluation.

• Qian Xunji demanded two 100,000-Year Soul Bones and insisted Bibi Dong leave Spirit Hall before becoming Lu Xuan’s disciple, and Lu Xuan agreed.
• Lu Xuan gave Qian Xunji two Arctic Ice Crucian soul bones, joking that they were good for soup.
• The Sky Screen audience watched Qian Xunji strip Bibi Dong of her Holy Maiden position and expel her from Spirit Hall before handing her over to Lu Xuan.
• Bibi Dong watched her younger self with tears, while Qian Renxue felt an unexpected longing to call her mother.
• Lu Xuan’s system evaluated Bibi Dong and announced that she had received an SSS-rank assessment.

After Qian Xunji expelled Bibi Dong from Spirit Hall, Lu Xuan took her in as his disciple and laid down the severe rules she would have to follow. He left her with a promise that she could avenge even a century-old grudge, no matter if her enemy was a god.

• After Spirit Hall confiscated her storage soul tool and resources, Bibi Dong stood outside clutching her bedding as Lu Xuan called her to join him.
• Bibi Dong admitted she was reluctant to leave Spirit Hall and Qian Xunji, but accepted Lu Xuan as her teacher after he reminded her that he had bought her freedom with two 100,000-Year Soul Bones.
• Lu Xuan warned Bibi Dong not to pursue romance before becoming a Titled Douluo, prompting reactions from viewers and people including Hu Liena, Yan, Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, and Dugu Bo.
• Lu Xuan ordered Bibi Dong never to give her cultivation resources or instruction to outsiders, threatening severe punishment if she betrayed him.
• Lu Xuan declared that he would help Bibi Dong avenge herself if older enemies targeted her, telling her to cut down even a god and avenge a hatred lasting a hundred lifetimes.

Lu Xuan gave Bibi Dong a lavish welcome gift and brought her to the Icefire Yin Yang Well, where he left her while he entered seclusion to awaken his Divine Second Martial Soul. In the original timeline, Dugu Bo panicked as the Sky Screen revealed his hidden herb garden, while Dugu Yan wondered whether Lu Xuan was her great-grandfather.

• Lu Xuan accepted Bibi Dong as his disciple, gave her a ring soul tool containing mountains of gold soul coins and a 100,000-Year Soul Bone, and flew with her toward Sunset Forest on the Godslayer Sword.
• Qian Xunji watched Lu Xuan and Bibi Dong depart, then focused on the two 100,000-Year Soul Bones Lu Xuan had given him.
• Lu Xuan brought Bibi Dong to the Icefire Yin Yang Well, told her to stay in the nearby cabin, and flew away to awaken his Divine Second Martial Soul.
• Dugu Bo recognized the Icefire Yin Yang Well on the Sky Screen and despaired that the continent's factions would search for his herb garden.
• Dugu Yan wondered whether Dugu Bo's calling Lu Xuan Dad meant Lu Xuan was her great-grandfather.

The sky screen revealed the Icefire Yin Yang Well and its immortal herbs, prompting Spirit Hall and other powers to seek control of Sunset Forest. Meanwhile, Lu Xuan formed his second martial soul, the divine artifact Qixu Sword, and the system instructed him to guide his disciple for further rewards.

• Yang Wudi, Ye Qingshui, and Chrysanthemum Douluo recognized the immortal herbs shown at the Icefire Yin Yang Well and reacted with astonishment.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo told Bibi Dong that the herbs could transform aptitude and help powerful cultivators break through their limits.
• Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to lead three elders and the Sacred Knights in sealing off Sunset Forest, while Qian Daoliu allowed it but wanted the Worship Hall to claim its share.
• Lu Xuan fused the Phoenix Origin with his sword intent and formed a crimson second martial soul, which he named the Qixu Sword.
• The system confirmed the Qixu Sword as a divine artifact, announced Lu Xuan had completed the novice mission, and told him to guide his disciple for future rewards.

Lu Xuan warned Bibi Dong about the deadly dangers around the Icefire Yin Yang Well, then criticized her for failing to use her Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor martial soul. He left her shaken and crying as he argued that devouring was necessary for survival.

• Lu Xuan returned to the cabin and explained that the pools and plants around the Icefire Yin Yang Well could kill even a Titled Douluo.
• Bibi Dong told Lu Xuan she was seventeen and a level 55 Soul King, but he called her weak and challenged her to stop making excuses.
• Lu Xuan asked Bibi Dong about her martial souls and explained that his Seven-Kill Soul-Devouring Sword grew stronger by devouring the souls of creatures he killed.
• Bibi Dong admitted she had never used her Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor because she thought devouring was wrong and was afraid to do it.
• Lu Xuan used the Dark Devilgod Tiger as an example to argue that creatures with devouring abilities had to grow stronger to survive, leaving Bibi Dong overwhelmed and sobbing.

Lu Xuan explained to Bibi Dong how he hunted sea Soul Beasts sustainably, arguing that their enormous populations and voracious predators made his killings beneficial rather than evil. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King challenged him from another spacetime, and Bibi Dong asked why Lu Xuan had spared it.

• Bibi Dong asked Lu Xuan what she should do if Soul Masters across the continent hunted her, and he told her not to fear being judged for killing.
• Lu Xuan argued that Fallen and bad people could be killed, and that he focused his hunting on sea Soul Beasts to avoid wiping out land populations.
• Lu Xuan claimed that his hunting had helped the sea Soul Beast population grow and earned him a medal from Sea God Island's High Priest.
• Bibi Dong laughed at Lu Xuan's reasoning, while a crew-cut boy in Soto City denounced it as fallacious.
• The Deep Sea Demon Whale King boasted that Lu Xuan had feared to challenge it, and Bibi Dong asked why her teacher had not killed it.

Lu Xuan explained why he had not killed the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, while Bibi Dong eagerly misunderstood his words as a lesson in ruthless justice. Meanwhile, Spirit Hall forces sealed off Sunset Forest to search for the Icefire Yin Yang Well, and Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived to reinforce the guards.

• Lu Xuan told Bibi Dong that he had avoided killing the Deep Sea Demon Whale King because he could not fight well underwater and refused to inherit the Sea God's Godhood.
• Bo Saixi grew angry at Lu Xuan's account, while Lu Xuan privately recalled how he had abandoned the Sea God's Divine Trial and left her a letter.
• Bibi Dong vowed to kill fallen people and gluttonous Soul Beasts, then devour them to gain power, and Lu Xuan praised her and patted her head.
• Pope Bibi Dong watched the Sky Screen with a smile, while Yu Xiaogang lamented that Lu Xuan was changing the Saintess.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo led Spirit Hall forces to seal off Sunset Forest, assigning Ghost Leopard Douluo, Demon Bear Douluo, and Spirit Kite Douluo to guard it while they searched for the Icefire Yin Yang Well.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived in Sunset Forest by the First Worshipper's order and assured Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo that he would help guard the area.

Lu Xuan received new system rewards and let Bibi Dong choose an immortal herb to improve herself. After learning the herbs could evolve martial souls, Ning Fengzhi and other sect leaders decided to challenge Spirit Hall, while Dugu Bo resolved to fight rather than abandon the Icefire Yin Yang Well.

• Lu Xuan received the Nine Swords of Dugu manual and phased growth missions for helping Bibi Dong improve.
• Lu Xuan explained the immortal herbs and urged Bibi Dong to choose one, and she used her martial soul to guide her selection.
• Ning Fengzhi learned that Qiluo Tulip could evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and set out with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to confront Spirit Hall.
• Yu Yuanzhen and the Clear Sky Sect's Third Elder agreed to join the attempt to break through Spirit Hall's blockade.
• Dugu Bo realized he could not defeat Spirit Hall's forces but resolved to fight for the herbs and find a way to save Yanyan.

Spirit Hall’s forces and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s group searched for the Icefire Yin Yang Well, while Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Shuming distracted the encirclement. Just as Sword Douluo threatened Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, Golden Crocodile Douluo intervened by smashing Sword Douluo’s giant sword and Bone Dragon into the ground.

• Demon Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo confronted Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Shuming at Sunset Forest’s southern flank, and the two visitors attacked them.
• Bone Douluo Gu Rong secretly brought Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin into Sunset Forest, avoiding Spirit Kite Douluo’s aerial surveillance.
• Ghost Douluo found a hollow mountain, and Chrysanthemum Douluo attacked the concealed Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect group when they revealed themselves.
• Ning Fengzhi offered Spirit Hall every immortal herb except the Qiluo Tulip, but Chrysanthemum Douluo refused, and Chen Xin attacked the group.
• Ghost Douluo took a sword strike meant for Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Chen Xin demanded the location of the Icefire Yin Yang Well.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo appeared as a giant golden crocodile and slammed Chen Xin’s giant sword and Bone Dragon into the ground.

After escaping Golden Crocodile Douluo, Ning Fengzhi apologized to the injured Chen Xin and Gu Rong. In the Sky Screen timeline, Bibi Dong began absorbing the Mingluo Nether Spider Lotus while Lu Xuan practiced the Nine Swords of Dugu, leaving Chen Xin transfixed by his swordsmanship.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo let Chen Xin and Gu Rong escape, while Yue Guan and Gui Mei resumed their mission to find the Mighty Qirong Chrysanthemum.
• Yu Yuanzhen fled Sunset Forest, leaving the Third Elder surrounded by Ghost Leopard Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo, who mocked him for being deceived.
• Gu Rong brought Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi through a spatial gate, and Ning Fengzhi apologized to the two injured elders.
• Bibi Dong chose the Mingluo Nether Spider Lotus and began absorbing its juice through the spider legs of her two martial soul phantoms.
• Lu Xuan practiced the Nine Swords of Dugu with a branch, and Chen Xin watched in shock until Gu Rong stopped Ning Fengzhi from interrupting him.

Ning Rongrong anticipated the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Zhu Zhuqing envied Bibi Dong’s support and Xiao Wu feared Lu Xuan. Lu Xuan’s sword demonstration shook Tang San’s faith in hidden weapons and helped Chen Xin glimpse the threshold of Rank 97; in the Sky Screen timeline, Bibi Dong tried to kiss Lu Xuan after absorbing an immortal herb, but he lifted her away.

• Ning Rongrong looked forward to obtaining the Qiluo Tulip, while Zhu Zhuqing wished she had a powerful teacher and Xiao Wu trembled at the thought of Lu Xuan.
• Tang San recognized that Lu Xuan’s sword art could counter his hidden weapons, and his confidence in the Tang Sect techniques collapsed.
• Chen Xin praised Lu Xuan’s demonstration, realized he had glimpsed the threshold of Rank 97, and declared Lu Xuan his master across spacetime.
• Bibi Dong absorbed the Mingluo Nether Spider Lotus and lunged toward Lu Xuan to kiss him, shocking the people watching the Sky Screen.
• Lu Xuan lifted Bibi Dong and moved her away, calling her a rebellious disciple in his thoughts.