Chapter Summaries

Dai Mubai learned about the Star Luo Empire’s noble houses, sects, and the Star Crown Sect from the Starry Great Emperor, then ordered him to remain in the Forbidden Ground. Dai Mubai took command of the assembled Royal Guard as the Starry Great Emperor reflected on his fate.

• The Starry Great Emperor explained that the empire had few noble houses, described its allied sects, and warned Dai Mubai to watch the ambitious Star Crown Sect in the Starry Forest.
• Dai Mubai asked whether the Starry Great Emperor had engineered his conflicts with Dai Weisi, and the emperor admitted he would have encouraged them if they had not begun on their own.
• Dai Mubai ordered the Starry Great Emperor to stay in the Forbidden Ground, then left with the Royal Guard Commander to receive the Royal Guard.
• The Starry Great Emperor recalled his betrayal by his younger brother and envied Dai Mubai for having loyal companions.
• The Royal Guard assembled at camp, and the Guard Captain announced that Su Xiong would become the new Guard Captain.

Dai Mubai took command of the Royal Guard and was proclaimed the new Star Luo Emperor, then celebrated with his companions at a banquet. The next morning, the former Emperor invited him to accompany him to the Forbidden Ground.

• Dai Mubai announced that he was the new Star Luo Emperor and that only he and Su Xiong could command the Royal Guard.
• Dai Mubai opened the banquet, where his companions and ministers celebrated his ascension and discussed the preparations for his formal enthronement.
• The Minister of Rites told Ma Hongjun that the enthronement would take at least a month to arrange, as invitations had to be sent to other factions.
• Dai Mubai stayed at the Imperial Palace, where Zhu Zhuqing helped him dress the next morning.
• A messenger reported that the former Emperor was heading to the Forbidden Ground and had invited Dai Mubai to accompany him.

Dai Mubai, newly recognized as Star Luo’s Great Emperor, entered the Forbidden Ground with Zhu Zhuqing and the Starry Great Emperor to meet the empire’s retired elders. They headed toward the Old Great Emperor’s residence after learning he had not appeared for a long time, uncertain whether the ninety-five-year-old former ruler was still alive.

• News spread among Star Luo’s nobles that Dai Mubai was about to ascend the throne, prompting factions to send spies and messengers.
• The Starry Great Emperor introduced Dai Mubai as the new ruler to the Forbidden Area Guard, who let the group enter.
• Dai Mubai met the Forbidden Ground’s retired officials and White Tiger Sect Grand Elders, all high-level Soul Douluo, and considered how useful they might be to his ambitions.
• Zhu Yunming reunited with her elderly father, the Previous Netherworld Duke, while the elders expressed surprise at Dai Mubai’s youth and strength.
• The Starry Great Emperor asked about his father, and the Old Duke said the Old Great Emperor had not appeared for a long time.
• The Starry Great Emperor, Dai Mubai, and the others went to the final mountain peak to look for the ninety-five-year-old Old Great Emperor.

The group found the Old Great Emperor and Old Empress near death after years of secluded cultivation. As everyone mourned their condition, Dai Mubai said he had something that could replenish life force.

• The Old Chief rang the bell outside the secret chamber several times, but no one answered.
• As the group prepared to force open the chamber, the Old Great Emperor emerged, frail and still a peak Soul Douluo.
• Dai Mubai recognized that the Old Great Emperor’s aged body could no longer support a breakthrough.
• The Old Great Emperor told the Old Duke to check on the Old Empress, who was lying inside in even worse condition.
• Dai Mubai announced that he had something that could replenish life force.

Dai Mubai gave the Old Empress and Old Great Emperor Spring Water of Life, then prepared to leave with Mo Feng, the former Guard Captain. He brought Mo Feng to the Guard Department, where Su Xiong recognized his old mentor.

• Dai Mubai gave the Old Empress and Old Great Emperor Spring Water of Life, improving the Old Empress's complexion and replenishing some of their life force.
• The Old Great Emperor told Mo Feng to leave the Forbidden Ground and serve Dai Mubai, and the White Tiger Sect's Grand Elder gave Dai Mubai an identity token.
• Dai Mubai learned that Mo Feng had an Infernal Blood Dragon Martial Soul and rank 89 Soul Power.
• Dai Mubai brought Mo Feng to the Guard Department, where Su Xiong recognized his former mentor.

Dai Mubai sent Jinx to subdue Gelon, a newly appointed Heaven Dou marshal whose talent and military skill threatened Star Luo’s interests. After hearing Dragonheart Lion describe Star Luo’s lack of comparable commanders, Dai Mubai learned that Saber’s condition could be cured.

• Dai Mubai made Mo Feng responsible for protecting him alongside Su Xiong while he handled state affairs.
• Jinx brought Dai Mubai an urgent report that Gelon had become Heaven Dou’s marshal after breaking through to Soul Douluo.
• Dai Mubai ordered Jinx to travel to Heaven Dou and subdue Gelon, and she reluctantly agreed to leave.
• Dai Mubai summoned Dragonheart Lion, who warned that Gelon’s talent and military ability could make him a formidable future Titled Douluo.
• Dragonheart Lion explained that Saber had once been a gifted commander but had remained at level 81, and Dai Mubai assured him that Saber’s condition could be cured.

Dai Mubai transformed Saber's Martial Soul, freeing him from the Bloodthirsty Power and helping him break through to level 85. As Star Luo Empire invitations reached other factions, Heaven Dou's court dismissed Prince Xue Xing's warnings about the new emperor.

• Dai Mubai infused Saber with the Force of Utmost Evil, transforming his Martial Soul into the Bloodthirsty Sacred Saber and allowing him to control his Bloodthirsty Power.
• Saber’s accumulated Soul Power surged, raising him to level 85; he knelt and pledged his life and service to Dai Mubai.
• Cavalry carrying White Tiger emblems delivered invitations to various factions after Dai Mubai replaced the previous Star Luo Emperor.
• At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo discussed Dai Mubai’s rapid rise, and Ning Fengzhi approved of Rongrong’s closeness to him.
• Prince Xue Xing urged the Heaven Dou court to prepare for the possibility that the sixteen-year-old Dai Mubai wielded Titled Douluo-level strength, but the ministers dismissed his concerns.
• Xue Ye dismissed the court as Prince Xue Xing remained anxious about the coming war.

After learning of Dai Mubai’s accession, figures across the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall reacted with alarm, jealousy, and anger. Dai Mubai then visited the prison to execute Dai Weisi’s remaining followers, leaving their pleas for mercy unanswered.

• Prince Xue Xing warned Marshal Gelon that war with Star Luo was approaching, while Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Xue Qinghe reacted to Dai Mubai becoming emperor.
• Bibi Dong suspected Dai Mubai of killing Hu Liena and the Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo, and Yan vowed to kill Star Luo’s competitors at the Soul Master Tournament.
• Dai Mubai arrived at the prison with Su Xiong, who described the surviving forces of Dai Weisi held there.
• Dai Weisi’s followers begged Dai Mubai for their lives, but he unleashed his Double Pupils and used Titled Douluo-level spiritual power to kill them.

Dai Mubai killed the people who had sided with Dai Weisi, then learned from Divine Eagle that he had helped Dai Weisi to hide a stolen Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone. After opening the orbs, Dai Mubai obtained several rewards, including the Calamity Poison Immortal Herb, and ended the chapter with it in his possession.

• Dai Mubai killed the Soul Ancestors and stronger fighters who had sided with Dai Weisi, collecting one Golden Orb, two Blue Orbs, and five Gray Magic Orbs.
• Dai Mubai questioned Divine Eagle, who revealed that he had killed a Blood Kill Legion soldier and stolen a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, while Dai Weisi had covered up the crime.
• Divine Eagle explained that the Dragon Pass City Lord helped because he had been promised a Titled General rank and a dukedom, and Dai Mubai killed him.
• Dai Mubai returned to the Imperial Palace and opened the orbs, gaining Soul Rings, a Soul Bone, and other items.
• Divine Eagle's Golden Orb yielded the Calamity Poison Immortal Herb, a prized treasure for poison-attribute soul masters.

Dai Mubai sent Dugu Bo a Calamity Poison Immortal Herb and planned to visit Gengjin City after his coronation. Meanwhile, Jinx flew through the Star Dou Forest, got lost, and joined a merchant caravan headed for Skywater City, where her questions left the travelers suspecting she was a powerful Soul Master.

• Dai Mubai gave Bai He a Calamity Poison Immortal Herb to deliver to Dugu Bo.
• Dai Mubai considered taking Heart Chilling Iron Essence to Gengjin City after his coronation and wondered who might oppose his ascension.
• Jinx flew over the wilderness on a Mechanical Flying Device and spotted a merchant caravan.
• Jinx landed before the caravan and asked where she was, learning that Skywater City lay ahead in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Jinx asked the caravan to take her to Skywater City, and the leader agreed despite his unease.
• Jinx told the caravan that she had flown through the Star Dou Forest from the Star Luo Empire, then asked whether the travelers were Heaven Dou Empire spies.

Jinx reached Skywater City, where she secretly gathered information and learned that the Star Luo Empire's crown prince Dai Mubai was expected to become Great Emperor. She discovered that a Heaven Dou general was heading to Xilu City, but left wondering where the city was.

• Jinx arrived in Skywater City with a merchant caravan, and its members kept quiet about her after she left.
• Jinx listened to conversations through devices she had planted and overheard girls discussing Dai Mubai's expected ascension to Great Emperor.
• Shui Bing'er and the Skywater Team discussed Dai Mubai's overwhelming strength, leaving Shui Bing'er shaken and less confident.
• A Skywater Team member mentioned that the Great General was going to Xilu City to guard against the Star Luo Empire.
• Jinx hurried toward the city gate, then stopped to wonder where Xilu City was.

Jinx infiltrated Xilu City and used her Master-Servant Pact to subdue Gelon, making him her first servant. Gelon urged her to ask Dai Mubai whether he should remain in Heaven Dou as a spy, and Jinx contacted Dai Mubai for instructions.

• Jinx followed Gelon into Xilu City and watched him enter the City Lord's Mansion.
• That night, Jinx posed as a messenger and subdued Gelon when he opened his door.
• Gelon learned that he had become Jinx's servant and was now more loyal to the Star Luo Empire, though he still cared about Heaven Dou.
• Jinx told Gelon to pack and leave, but Gelon argued that staying in Heaven Dou would provide valuable intelligence and opportunities to undermine it.
• Gelon suggested that Jinx ask Dai Mubai for instructions, so Jinx used her communicator to contact him.

Dai Mubai ordered Jinx to win over Qian Renxue after Gelon suggested recruiting the Heaven Dou Crown Prince, while Gelon stayed undercover and sent Star Luo Empire intelligence. As Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi prepared to attend the Star Luo coronation, Jinx flew toward Heaven Dou City to carry out Dai Mubai’s order.

• Gelon asked Dai Mubai to let him remain undercover in the Heaven Dou Empire, and Dai Mubai approved while telling Jinx to return to Star Luo.
• Gelon suggested winning over the Crown Prince, and Dai Mubai revealed that Qian Renxue had replaced Xue Qinghe on Spirit Hall’s behalf.
• Dai Mubai ordered Jinx to win over Qian Renxue, then ended the call; Jinx punched Gelon, left him a Tech Bracelet, and flew toward Heaven Dou City.
• Gelon used the Tech Bracelet to upload the Heaven Dou Empire’s military information.
• Qian Renxue investigated why Xue Ye had sent her to the Star Luo coronation and learned that Prince Xue Xing had urged him to send her.
• Ning Fengzhi chose Bone Douluo to accompany him to the coronation after Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo argued over who would go.

Dai Mubai continued his winning streak in the City of Slaughter while an unidentified killer targeted people who had avoided duels, driving more fighters into the arena. The killer murdered another wounded thug, leaving the reason behind the killings unexplained.

• Dai Mubai won his seventieth consecutive duel, and the crowd hailed him as the City of Slaughter’s top expert.
• The city’s thugs realized that a mysterious killer was draining the bodies of people who had gone a long time without dueling, so many rushed to register for matches.
• After Dai Mubai left the arena, ten fighters slaughtered one another, and the sole survivor descended from the stage as another match began.
• Dai Mubai returned to his room, drank Bloody Mary, and relied on his daily status refresh to avoid its effects.
• In a hidden corner, the killer ignored a wounded thug’s pleas to duel instead and stabbed him in the heart.

Mo Li secretly killed people in the City of Slaughter to absorb their blood and planned to pursue Hundred Victories after Dai Mubai. Meanwhile, Dai Mubai gave Dragonheart Lion the complete White Tiger Battle Formation, which let him fly and wield power comparable to a Titled Douluo as he tested it against the generals.

• Mo Li drained a thug's blood and left the corpse, continuing his secret killings to increase his Soul Power and help Dai Mubai reach Hundred Victories.
• Dai Mubai summoned Dragonheart Lion, the generals, and the White Tiger Guards, then gave Dragonheart Lion the White Tiger Battle Formation.
• Dragonheart Lion led the White Tiger Guards to the Training Ground and successfully formed the formation.
• The completed formation greatly enhanced Dragonheart Lion, letting him fly and receive its power from up to five kilometers away.
• Dragonheart Lion invited the generals to test his strength, and Saber, Snow Spear, Flower Spirit, and Ghost Sword attacked him.
• Dragonheart Lion countered their combined assault with the White Tiger and Blazing Lion, unleashing a powerful strike that shook the Training Ground.

Dai Mubai demonstrated the White Tiger Battle Formation and ordered the Star Luo Empire’s legions to form Soul Master units that could use it. As the soldiers began learning the formation, they felt their strength improve and praised the New Great Emperor.

• Dragonheart Lion’s elite White Tiger Battle Formation overwhelmed Saber, Brute Ox, Flower Spirit, and Ghost Sword during a spar.
• Dai Mubai gave Dragonheart Lion the standard White Tiger Battle Formation for the White Tiger Legion and ordered other legions to organize units made entirely of Soul Masters.
• Dragonheart Lion and the White Tiger Guards assembled a unit of soldiers and began teaching them the battle formation.
• After several days of training, the soldiers roughly activated the formation and felt their strength increase.
• The soldiers said Dai Mubai seemed better than the Old Great Emperor because his rule improved their strength.

Qian Renxue arrived in Star Luo City with Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo to attend the new emperor’s coronation, where she saw the city’s prosperity and encountered Ning Fengzhi’s guarded demeanor. She entered an inn and was shocked by its exorbitant room prices.

• The White Tiger Legion completed its battle formation training, greatly increasing its combat strength.
• Qian Renxue arrived at Star Luo City’s gate as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe of the Heaven Dou Empire, accompanied by Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo.
• A bystander described the Heaven Dou Empire’s delegation as submitting to Star Luo, but Qian Renxue stopped her general from confronting him and continued into the city.
• Qian Renxue noticed Star Luo City’s crowded, well-developed streets and many fully booked inns, then invited Ning Fengzhi to look for lodging with her.
• Ning Fengzhi declined and left calmly after Qian Renxue mentioned his daughter Ning Rongrong, leaving her suspicious that he was hiding something.
• Qian Renxue asked an innkeeper about room prices, and her general protested when he heard that a superior room cost fifty Gold Soul Coins per night.

Qian Renxue paid for lodging in Star Luo City and considered hastening her plan to take the Heaven Dou throne after learning Dai Mubai had become emperor. In the Star Luo Imperial Palace, Dai Mubai and his companions prepared for his coronation, and Ning Fengzhi arrived to reunite with Ning Rongrong.

• Qian Renxue paid the innkeeper fifty Gold Soul Coins for a room despite the Heaven Dou General's objections and the crowd's criticism.
• Qian Renxue thought about poisoning Xue Ye sooner and advancing her plan to take the Heaven Dou throne.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing walked through the palace as Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Flender, and the others decorated for the coronation.
• Dai Mubai stopped Zhu Zhuqing from helping with the decorations while Meng Yiran and Ning Rongrong watched them affectionately.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo arrived at the palace, and Ning Rongrong ran to embrace her father before they began talking privately.

Ning Fengzhi encouraged Ning Rongrong to confess her feelings to Dai Mubai, hoping to secure both her happiness and closer ties with the Star Luo Emperor. Ning Rongrong took his reassurance to heart, while Dai Mubai had already warned Zhu Zhuqing that winning her over would not easily give him control of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Zhu Zhuqing suggested Dai Mubai take Ning Rongrong in, noting that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could then come under his influence, but Dai Mubai said its ties to the Heaven Dou Empire made that difficult.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Ning Rongrong about her life in the Star Luo Empire and learned that she still had feelings for Dai Mubai despite considering them only friends.
• Ning Fengzhi urged Ning Rongrong to confess, reasoning that Dai Mubai's growing power and the other women around him made it unwise for her to hesitate.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Meng Yiran had become Dai Mubai's female official after her grandfather traded information about a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for the position of a Consort.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong that Dai Mubai must like her because he kept her by his side, and Ning Rongrong brightened at his reassurance.

Tai Tan tried to recruit Yang Wudi, Bai He, and Niu Gao to serve Tang San, but all three refused and reported him to Dai Mubai. Dai Mubai sent Saber to deal with Tai Tan, while the chapter ended with Bone Douluo noticing Saber's Saber Intent and level eighty-five strength.

• Tai Tan urged Yang Wudi, Bai He, and Niu Gao to join Tang San, but Yang Wudi rejected him and declared he would kill Tang Hao.
• Bai He and Niu Gao also refused Tai Tan, who accused them of abandoning their loyalty and stormed away.
• Yang Wudi, Bai He, and Niu Gao decided to inform Dai Mubai that Tai Tan was trying to recruit them for Tang San.
• Dai Mubai learned that Xue Qinghe had arrived for the enthronement ceremony and sent Jinx a message to return.
• Dai Mubai ordered Saber to deal with Tai Tan, and Bone Douluo remarked on Saber's Saber Intent and level eighty-five cultivation.