Chapter Summaries

Saber caught Tai Tan on the road and shattered his Martial Soul Avatar, leaving him badly wounded and unable to stop the bleeding. Tai Tan fled into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s party, where Liu Erlong questioned Saber about his crime as Saber demanded permission from Yu Yuanzhen to take Tai Tan back under the Great Emperor’s decree.

• Tai Tan angrily headed back toward the Heaven Dou Empire after Yang Wudi and the other clansmen refused to support Tang San.
• Saber confronted Tai Tan, shattered his Martial Soul Avatar with a single attack, and pursued him as he fled.
• Tai Tan reached the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s party and pleaded for help, claiming the Star Luo Empire was attacking its guests.
• Liu Erlong recognized Tai Tan and asked Saber what crime he had committed.
• Saber told Yu Yuanzhen that Tai Tan had offended the Great Emperor and asked to take him back, while his Saber Intent gathered around him.

Saber captured the wounded Tai Tan after Yu Yuanzhen refused to intervene in their conflict. Dai Mubai interrogated Tai Tan, killed him when he rejected recruitment, and gained a Shard of the Power Divine Position.

• Yu Yuanzhen confronted Saber over his defiant conduct but, after Yu Luomian intervened, declined to interfere in Tai Tan's dispute with the Star Luo Empire.
• Tai Tan fled, unleashed all seven of his Mighty Ape Martial Soul skills, and attacked Saber, who dodged and fatally wounded him with a saber strike before carrying him away.
• Dai Mubai had the bloodied Tai Tan brought before him and offered him a chance to join his side.
• Tai Tan refused to betray the Clear Sky Sect or the Young Master, so Dai Mubai killed him with a blast of Soul Power.
• Tai Tan dropped a Golden Orb containing a Shard of the Power Divine Position, giving Dai Mubai one of the two shards he needed.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan decided to offer Liu Erlong as a political consort to Dai Mubai to secure ties with the rising Star Luo Empire, but she refused and fled to Star Luo Royal Academy. There, Flender was training the Star Luo Team when a teacher told him someone was looking for him.

• Yu Luomian argued that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan needed to ally with the Star Luo Empire and proposed sending Liu Erlong to marry Dai Mubai.
• Yu Yuanzhen approved the plan, and Liu Erlong rejected the marriage, accusing the clan of treating her as a tool before running away.
• Liu Erlong went to Star Luo Royal Academy, uneasy about facing Flender after a long time apart.
• Flender coached the Star Luo Team in the White Tiger Battle Formation and a Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Technique, but Ma Hongjun and the others failed to fuse.
• A teacher told Flender that someone was looking for him, and he left the team to go to the office.

Liu Erlong reunited with Flender in the Star Luo Empire and broke down after telling him Yu Xiaogang had rejected her. Flender comforted her and introduced her to the Star Luo Team, where she noticed its strength and thought of Tang San.

• Liu Erlong surprised Flender by visiting him at Star Luo Royal Academy, and they greeted each other warmly.
• Flender learned that Liu Erlong had sought out Yu Xiaogang and that he had rejected her again, so he comforted her and invited her to stay.
• Liu Erlong asked Flender to take her to meet his students, and he brought her to the Star Luo Team's training ground.
• Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Ma Hongjun speculated about Liu Erlong's relationship with Flender before Flender introduced her as his sworn sister.
• Li Yang greeted Liu Erlong, who praised his strength, noted that the team had three Soul Ancestors, and thought of Tang San.

Liu Erlong and the Star Luo Team discussed the tournament’s powerful competitors before Yu Luomian arrived to force Liu Erlong back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. When Liu Erlong rejected the clan’s demand to make her Dai Mubai’s future consort, Yu Luomian and Flender prepared to fight.

• Liu Erlong described the tournament’s many prodigies, and Flender urged the Star Luo Team to turn their pressure into motivation and keep running.
• Yu Luomian arrived at Star Luo Royal Academy and demanded that Liu Erlong return to the clan, but Flender stood up for her.
• Yu Luomian claimed Liu Erlong was Dai Mubai’s future consort, shocking Flender and the Star Luo Team.
• Liu Erlong rejected the marriage and insisted that she could decide her own future, revealing Yu Luomian’s claim was false.
• Yu Luomian released his Martial Soul and eight Soul Rings, and Flender summoned the Four-Eyed Golden Sculpture Martial Soul to confront him.

Liu Erlong and Flender unexpectedly fused their Martial Souls into the Thunderwing Divine Dragon and confronted Yu Luomian at Star Luo Royal Academy. After Flender’s lightning attack knocked Yu Luomian down, Yu Yuanzhen arrived, and Liu Erlong accused her father of lying about who started the fight.

• Liu Erlong and Flender discovered they could fuse their Martial Souls, creating the lightning-wreathed Thunderwing Divine Dragon.
• Dai Mubai and Yu Yuanzhen sensed the dragon’s power and came to investigate, while teachers and students gathered at Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Liu Erlong told Yu Luomian he had treated her as a tool rather than a daughter, and Flender attacked him with powerful lightning.
• Yu Luomian’s hastily raised defense shattered, and the lightning knocked him unconscious before Yu Yuanzhen arrived.
• Yu Luomian claimed someone had attacked him, and Liu Erlong shouted that he had tried to take her away by force.

Liu Erlong rejected Yu Yuanzhen’s demands and renounced the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, bringing her into conflict with him at Star Luo Royal Academy. Dai Mubai arrived and stopped the confrontation, while Yu Yuanzhen offered to answer for the disturbance.

• Yu Yuanzhen accused Liu Erlong of betraying her clan and ordered her to confess, while the Star Luo Academy dean protected Ma Hongjun and the others.
• Liu Erlong declared she owed the clan nothing and renounced her membership, prompting Yu Yuanzhen to transform into his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Avatar and face the Thunderwing Divine Dragon.
• Dai Mubai arrived at Star Luo Royal Academy, and Yu Yuanzhen withdrew his Martial Soul Avatar as the gathered factions greeted the emperor.
• Ning Rongrong complained to Ning Fengzhi that Yu Luomian had attacked Flender and damaged her clothes, and Sword Douluo struck Yu Luomian with Sword Intent, making him cough blood.
• After Ma Hongjun explained the situation, Dai Mubai warned Yu Yuanzhen against fighting at the academy, and Yu Yuanzhen asked what explanation the emperor wanted.

Dai Mubai demanded that Yu Luomian lose an arm for breaking the rules in the Star Luo Empire. Yu Yuanzhen cut off his younger brother’s arm, and Dai Mubai accepted this as proof of the clan patriarch’s sincerity.

• Yu Yuanzhen mistook Dai Mubai’s raised finger for a demand for money and offered increasingly large sums on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s behalf.
• Dai Mubai clarified that Yu Luomian had to leave one arm behind, and Yu Yuanzhen slapped Yu Luomian for calling the emperor an insolent brat.
• Yu Yuanzhen offered more money and Yu Luomian apologized, but Dai Mubai refused to change his demand.
• Yu Yuanzhen decided to act, and Yu Luomian pleaded with him before Yu Yuanzhen cut off his arm.
• Yu Yuanzhen asked whether Dai Mubai was satisfied, and Dai Mubai praised his sincerity with an amused look.

Dai Mubai humiliated the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan by demanding Yu Luomian’s arm as compensation, then warned the clan’s leaders to watch for retaliation. As Yu Yuanzhen led his clan out of Star Luo City, Ning Fengzhi worried that the Star Luo Empire’s growing power left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect vulnerable.

• Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian left after Dai Mubai forced Yu Yuanzhen to surrender his younger brother’s arm, while onlookers praised the Star Luo Emperor’s resolve.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Dai Mubai that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan might retaliate, and Flender thanked Dai Mubai before introducing Liu Erlong.
• Yu Yuanzhen told his clan that Yu Luomian had fought Liu Erlong and that Dai Mubai had demanded an arm as compensation, then ordered the clan to leave Star Luo City rather than attend the Coronation Ceremony.
• As Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo departed Star Luo City, Ning Fengzhi said the Star Luo Empire’s power made him feel unsafe and that everything depended on Rongrong.

Three days after the events at Star Luo Royal Academy, influential guests gathered for the Star Luo Empire’s Coronation Ceremony and discussed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s humiliation. The seating revealed the empire’s hierarchy, with Dragonheart Lion and Si Wanqing taking places in the first row as key retainers of the Third Prince.

• Guests arrived at the Great Hall for the Coronation Ceremony and discussed how the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had left after confronting the Star Luo Emperor.
• Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi entered and sat in the third row, prompting questions about who could occupy the first two rows.
• A Star Luo guest explained that the front rows were reserved for the empire’s own people and its most important ministers.
• Star Luo ministers entered, and Dragonheart Lion and Si Wanqing took seats in the first row.
• The guest explained that Si Wanqing belonged to the Third Prince’s core retainers, who had helped him ascend the throne.

Dai Mubai’s allies gathered for his ascension, and he recounted the hardships and dangers that had brought him from the Third Prince to the Star Luo Emperor. His subjects and guests rallied around him, leaving Qian Renxue wary of the Star Luo Empire’s growing power.

• Yang Wudi, Flender, and their followers entered the banquet hall, displaying the strength supporting Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing appeared, and the gathered guests bowed and welcomed him as Great Emperor.
• Dai Mubai recounted his childhood suppression, escape to Shrek Academy, reunion with Zhu Zhuqing, and later battles and assassination attempts.
• The imperial officials and other guests cheered Dai Mubai and swore their loyalty, while Master Xu recognized how strongly he united his followers.
• Qian Renxue grew concerned about the Star Luo Empire’s potential, while Ning Fengzhi pretended to remain resistant to pledging allegiance.

Dai Mubai declared his ambition to strengthen the Star Luo Empire at his coronation, but Bibi Dong arrived and challenged the ceremony. When Jinx attacked Bibi Dong and Dai Mubai confronted her, the Pope suspected they were responsible for Hu Liena’s death.

• Dai Mubai promised the gathered crowd that he would lead the Star Luo Empire toward a more glorious future.
• Bibi Dong arrived at the Great Hall and reproached the Star Luo Empire for beginning the coronation before Spirit Hall had arrived.
• Dai Mubai and Bibi Dong met eyes as the crowd bowed to the Pope.
• Jinx fired an Attribute-less Light Wave at Bibi Dong, who destroyed it and prepared to retaliate.
• Dai Mubai stopped Bibi Dong and challenged her for taking action during his coronation ceremony.
• Bibi Dong concluded that Dai Mubai and Jinx had killed Hu Liena, and her killing intent grew.

At his coronation banquet, Dai Mubai confronted Bibi Dong for accusing Jinx without evidence and refusing to respect the Star Luo Empire. He declared that the Star Luo Empire would oppose Spirit Hall’s intimidation, while the guests began to question Spirit Hall’s conduct.

• Bibi Dong demanded that Dai Mubai explain why Jinx, whom she believed was the murderer, remained in the sky.
• Yang Wudi and others moved to protect Dai Mubai as Dragonheart Lion and the White Tiger Legion formed a battle line against Bibi Dong.
• Dai Mubai accused Bibi Dong of twisting right and wrong without evidence and said he had no obligation to explain himself to her.
• Bibi Dong unleashed an overwhelming aura that left many guests unable to move, and Sword Douluo readied his Seven Kill Sword.
• Dai Mubai invited Bibi Dong to join the banquet as a guest but said the Star Luo Empire would refuse to submit if she came to intimidate them.
• The guests, including commoner Soul Masters, grew concerned about Spirit Hall’s tyranny and sympathized with the Star Luo Empire’s resistance.

At Dai Mubai’s coronation, Bibi Dong backed down from her confrontation with the Star Luo Empire, but the Fire Leopard Sect Master then accused the imperial family of abducting his people to cultivate an evil art. Ning Fengzhi suspected Spirit Hall was behind the public accusation, and the ceremony was left on the brink of a political storm.

• Dai Mubai challenged Bibi Dong’s actions, drawing support from guests who criticized Spirit Hall for bullying the Star Luo Empire.
• Bibi Dong agreed to attend the coronation, while Dragonheart Lion positioned the White Tiger Guards to protect her and guard against further trouble.
• As the ceremony was about to continue, the Fire Leopard Sect Master asked Dai Mubai to uphold justice for his sect.
• The Fire Leopard Sect Master accused members of the Star Luo imperial family of arresting his people to cultivate an evil art.
• Ning Fengzhi suspected Spirit Hall had orchestrated the accusation and wondered what it intended to do by interfering in the empires’ politics.

At Dai Mubai’s coronation, the Fire Leopard Sect Master accused the Star Luo Empire and Saber of using an Evil Art, while Bibi Dong publicly promised to investigate. Dragonheart Lion reminded Dai Mubai of Saber’s past loss of control, and Saber accused the Fire Leopard Sect Master of causing it.

• The Fire Leopard Sect Master accused the Star Luo imperial family of cultivating an Evil Art, prompting arguments among the crowd.
• Bibi Dong feigned surprise at the accusation and declared that she would uphold justice, while Dai Mubai questioned her motives.
• Dai Mubai asked the Fire Leopard Sect Master for evidence, and the sect master claimed Saber had taken his disciples and sacrificed them as nourishment for an Evil Soul Master.
• Dragonheart Lion privately told Dai Mubai that Saber had lost control under the Bloodthirsty Power and killed the Fire Leopard Sect disciples after their arrest.
• Saber confronted the Fire Leopard Sect Master and suggested that the sect had caused him to lose control.

Dai Mubai faced Bibi Dong’s accusations over Saber’s killing and the Fire Leopard Sect, then condemned the sect for defying Star Luo law. The confrontation continued as he turned his attention to Pope Bibi Dong.

• Bibi Dong accused Saber of murder and demanded that Dai Mubai refuse to shield him, while Saber fell silent under the crowd’s condemnation.
• Su Xiong stopped Yang Wudi and Bai He from attacking, warning that doing so would play into Bibi Dong’s hands.
• Spirit Hall members entered the Great Hall, bowed to Bibi Dong, and confronted the White Tiger Guards and Yang Wudi’s group.
• Dai Mubai struck the Fire Leopard Sect Master with his Pupil Power, and Bibi Dong shielded him too late to prevent him from spitting blood and collapsing.
• Dai Mubai declared that everyone in the Star Luo Empire had to obey its laws, accused the Fire Leopard Sect Master of repeated violations, and said Saber had acted mercifully.
• Dai Mubai turned toward Bibi Dong and addressed her directly.

At Dai Mubai’s coronation, Bibi Dong accused him of shielding Saber and practicing an Evil Art, while Dai Mubai used his Double Pupils to sway the crowd with Psychological Suggestion. Bibi Dong agreed to let the matter go if Xue Qinghe judged Saber innocent, and Dai Mubai accepted, leaving the crowd worried about the Crown Prince’s decision.

• Dai Mubai challenged Bibi Dong for disrupting his coronation, but she accused him of admitting that Saber killed people and that the Star Luo imperial family protected his Evil Art.
• Ning Rongrong and Ma Hongjun worried about the hostile crowd, while Oscar said they could only trust Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai used his Double Pupils to influence the crowd, persuading them that Saber had a special Martial Soul, had atoned by defending the empire, and should be spared.
• Bibi Dong proposed that Xue Qinghe judge whether Saber was in the wrong, and Dai Mubai agreed despite warnings from people in the hall.

Dai Mubai relied on Qian Renxue to reject Spirit Hall’s interference in the Fire Leopard Sect affair, then forced Bibi Dong to pay compensation for slandering the Star Luo Empire. As Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall departed, Dai Mubai demanded that they also pay for their first-class seats.

• Dai Mubai said he trusted Xue Qinghe to be fair, while Jinx secretly controlled Qian Renxue and gave him the information he needed.
• Qian Renxue sided with the Star Luo Empire, calling the Fire Leopard Sect matter an internal affair and provoking Bibi Dong by suggesting he help choose a consort for the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Bibi Dong left the banquet after Qian Renxue’s rebuke, but Dai Mubai stopped him and demanded compensation for Spirit Hall’s slander.
• Bibi Dong offered ten million Gold Soul Coins, but Dai Mubai refused and argued that the false accusation could have cost Saber his life.
• Bibi Dong gave Dai Mubai a fifty-thousand-year Spirit Head Bone of Wisdom, then left with Spirit Hall’s people.
• Dai Mubai stopped them again and demanded payment for the first-class seats they had taken.

Dai Mubai had Spirit Hall’s representatives stripped and expelled or detained during his coronation, while Ghost Sword was fined for acting without orders. News of Spirit Hall’s behavior spread across the continent, and in the Heaven Dou Palace, Xue Ye questioned Xue Qinghe about helping the Star Luo Empire.

• Dai Mubai ordered Spirit Hall’s representatives to pay for their front-row seats with their valuables and clothes, and Ghost Sword’s soldiers forced them to disrobe.
• Ghost Sword’s men threw the wealthy representatives out and took those without money into custody, while the crowd mocked Spirit Hall.
• Ghost Sword asked Dai Mubai to punish him for acting without military orders, and Dai Mubai fined him three months’ salary before the coronation ceremony continued.
• News of Spirit Hall’s humiliation and apparent ambitions spread across the continent, and people discussed Xue Qinghe’s support for the Star Luo Empire.
• In the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Xue Ye asked Xue Qinghe why he had helped the Star Luo Empire, and Xue Qinghe replied that Spirit Hall’s ambitions were obvious.

Qian Renxue persuaded the dying Xue Ye that Spirit Hall had become Heaven Dou Empire’s greatest threat, and Xue Ye decided to pass the throne to her in a month. Meanwhile, Dai Mubai demonstrated the healing power of Lake of Life water to his guards and offered those who performed well the chance to bathe in it.

• Qian Renxue warned Xue Ye that Spirit Hall’s ambition threatened Heaven Dou Empire and urged an alliance with Star Luo Empire.
• Xue Ye praised Xue Qinghe’s abilities and declared that he would hand over the throne in one month, despite Xue Xing’s protest.
• Xue Ye dismissed everyone, and Qian Renxue left, privately vowing to conquer the world for her Master after becoming a god.
• Su Xiong reported that the guards had assembled before Dai Mubai, who summoned rain from Lake of Life water.
• Dai Mubai explained that the water could heal hidden injuries and restore potential, and offered the guards who performed well a chance to soak in it.