Chapter Summaries

Qin Xuan defeated Tang Hao in seconds with precise swordsmanship, leaving him pinned beneath the Everbright Sword before he could use a soul skill. Tang Hao refused to accept the loss, and Qin Xuan challenged his excuses as the crowd laughed.

• Tang Hao attacked Qin Xuan with the Clear Sky Hammer, but Qin Xuan recovered his Everbright Sword and pierced Tang Hao's arm before aiming at his throat.
• Tang Hao retreated until he fell, and Qin Xuan held his sword against Tang Hao's neck while criticizing his use of the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes.
• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and the other spectators struggled to understand how Qin Xuan had won without either fighter using a soul skill.
• Sword Douluo praised Qin Xuan's swordsmanship as superior to the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes and said Qin Xuan could take his Sword title if he became a Titled Douluo.
• Tang Hao claimed Qin Xuan had only caught him off guard, and Qin Xuan challenged him to explain why he expected a fair fight to let him use his techniques uninterrupted.
• The crowd laughed at Tang Hao as Qin Xuan's questions left him flushed with embarrassment.

Qin Xuan bound Tang Yuehua and taunted Tang Hao after defeating him, while the Clear Sky Sect tried to negotiate for Tang Hao’s release. Tang Hao refused to concede and challenged Qin Xuan again, who proposed that Tang Hao call him Uncle if he lost; Qin Xuan then hinted that he would become Tang Hao’s brother-in-law if he lost.

• Tang Yuehua ran onto the arena to plead for Tang Hao, and Qin Xuan bound her with his system.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Tian tried to make Qin Xuan spare Tang Hao, but Tang Hao refused his father’s order to concede and demanded another match.
• Qin Xuan offered to release Tang Hao if he called him Uncle after losing, and Huyan Zhen and other spectators mocked Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao rejected Qin Xuan’s claim to be his uncle and asked what Qin Xuan would do if he lost.
• Qin Xuan put away the Everbright Sword and quietly said he would become Tang Hao’s brother-in-law if he lost, prompting Tang Hao to activate his Martial Soul Avatar.

Qin Xuan defeated Tang Hao with the Everbright Sword’s Sword Flight Technique before Tang Hao could unleash Disorderly Wind Splitting, then forced him to call him Uncle. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi acknowledging Tang Hao’s talent while asking whether Gu Rong could have stopped the same attack.

• Tang Hao activated his Clear Sky True Body and began preparing Disorderly Wind Splitting as Tang Xiao tried to lead Tang Yuehua away.
• Qin Xuan sent the Everbright Sword flying through Tang Hao’s chest, interrupting the attack and knocking him and his hammer to the ground.
• Tang Xiao accused Qin Xuan of using a despicable hidden weapon, and Qin Xuan defended his use of speed while criticizing Tang Hao’s fighting style.
• Qin Xuan demanded that Tang Hao call him Uncle and mocked him as Haozi, while Huyan Zhen and other Soul Masters joined the jeering.
• Tang Hao finally called Qin Xuan Uncle, and Ning Fengzhi told Gu Rong that Tang Hao’s talent and strength-focused Soul Rings were not in doubt.

At the Sect Tournament, the Upper Three Sects retained their places after the Lower Four Sects were defeated. Ning Fengzhi withdrew the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Qin Xuan exposed that Sword Douluo had been weakened by treating Gu Rong’s injuries, leaving Ning Fengzhi embarrassed and the other sect masters resentful.

• Gu Rong admitted he could not match Qin Xuan’s sword strike, while the Lower Four Sects lost their challenges for the Upper Three Sects.
• Ning Fengzhi announced that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was withdrawing from the tournament, surprising the crowd and Qian Xunji.
• Qin Xuan mocked Gu Rong and explained that Sword Douluo had spent Soul Power stabilizing Gu Rong’s injuries, so the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect lacked the strength to compete.
• Huyan Ba regretted not fighting Sword Douluo harder, but Sword Douluo warned that even at less than sixty percent of his strength, he could defeat Huyan Ba.
• Qian Xunji pressed Ning Fengzhi to confirm Qin Xuan’s explanation, while Bibi Dong watched Qin Xuan with unfamiliar feelings.
• Yu Yuanzhen criticized Ning Fengzhi for trying to gain the title of World's Number One Sect without taking risks and accused Chen Xin of declining under Ning Fengzhi’s influence.

Tang Tian and Yu Yuanzhen fought for the title of Number One Sect Under Heaven, with Yu Yuanzhen gaining the advantage through his powerful dragon form. Qin Xuan predicted Tang Tian would use Ring Explosion to win at the cost of severe injuries, and Tang Tian began activating the technique as Yu Yuanzhen faltered.

• Qian Xunji announced that the Clear Sky Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect would contest the title after the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect withdrew.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Tian clashed, and Yu Yuanzhen gained the upper hand with his lightning-fast attacks.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Tian both unleashed their Martial Soul Avatars, intensifying their battle.
• Bibi Dong asked Qin Xuan who would win, and Qin Xuan predicted Tang Tian would prevail through Ring Explosion but suffer lasting injuries.
• Tang Tian activated Grand Sumeru Hammer and began exploding his Soul Rings, causing Yu Yuanzhen to falter.

Tang Tian used the Clear Sky Sect’s Grand Sumeru Hammer against Yu Yuanzhen, while Qin Xuan revealed the technique’s dangers and advised Yu Yuanzhen to avoid a direct clash. Yu Yuanzhen changed tactics and began wearing Tang Tian down, leaving the Clear Sky Sect’s onlookers alarmed about the injuries Tang Tian had already suffered.

• Tang Tian exploded his Soul Rings to strengthen his hammer strikes and forced Yu Yuanzhen back with his fifth strike.
• Qin Xuan explained to Bibi Dong that Ring Explosion was dangerous, left its user without Soul Rings for three days, and could injure anyone without sufficient talent and foundations.
• Qin Xuan told Yu Yuanzhen how to exploit Ring Explosion’s risks, and Yu Yuanzhen accepted his guidance.
• Yu Yuanzhen ended his Complete Dragon Transformation and attacked from a distance, causing Tang Tian’s sixth strike to miss.
• Tang Hao cursed Yu Yuanzhen’s tactics, and the Clear Sky Sect’s Second Elder explained to Tang Yuehua that Yu Yuanzhen was trying to wear Tang Tian down.

Tang Tian fought Yu Yuanzhen through the night, but Ring Explosion's backlash and Yu Yuanzhen's attacks left him gravely injured. By noon the next day, Tang Tian lay motionless, and the spectators expected the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect to claim the title of World's Number One Sect.

• Tang Yuehua questioned how Yu Yuanzhen had learned the Grand Sumeru Hammer's side effects, and Tang Xiao and Tang Hao accused Ning Fengzhi of leaking the secret.
• Sword Douluo swore that Ning Fengzhi had not revealed the secret to Yu Yuanzhen the previous night, though the Haozi brothers remained suspicious.
• Yu Yuanzhen evaded Tang Tian and used Heaven-Breaking Dragon Roar, forcing Tang Tian to counter with the Clear Sky True Body as Ring Explosion strained his body.
• Tang Tian and Yu Yuanzhen fought from day into night and through the next morning while Qin Xuan cultivated instead of watching.
• At noon on the second day, Tang Tian spat blood, and Yu Yuanzhen struck him with Dragon Ascension Heavenly Thunder Explosion, leaving him motionless amid the ruined arena.

Tang Tian collapsed before he could use Ring Explosion again, and the Clear Sky Sect conceded the tournament to Yu Yuanzhen. Ning Fengzhi healed Tang Tian enough to revive him, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect was named the Number One Sect Under Heaven.

• Tang Tian tried to use Ring Explosion for a final attack, but he suddenly coughed blood and fell unconscious.
• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao rushed onto the arena to protect Tang Tian, signaling the Clear Sky Sect's concession.
• Ning Fengzhi intervened with his Seven Treasure True Body, shielding the Clear Sky Sect and healing Tang Tian enough to revive him.
• Yu Yuanzhen dispersed his ninth soul skill and accepted the end of the match.
• Qian Xunji announced the tournament rankings, naming the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect the Number One Sect Under Heaven.

After Yu Yuanzhen won the Sect Tournament, Qian Xunji awarded titles and Papal Decrees to the Upper Three Sects. Tang Hao challenged the result as unfair, but Qin Xuan rebuked him and offered a rematch after Tang Tian recovered, leaving the Clear Sky Sect under pressure to respond.

• Qian Xunji announced the sect rankings and awarded Yu Yuanzhen, Tang Tian, and Ning Fengzhi their titles and Papal Decrees.
• Ning Fengzhi accepted his Papal Decree and became Spirit Hall's first Honorary Elder whose strength was below Titled Douluo level.
• When the Clear Sky Sect refused to come forward, Tang Hao accused Yu Yuanzhen of winning by exploiting Tang Tian's injuries.
• Qin Xuan reminded Tang Hao that Tang Tian had entered the battle with recovered Soul Power and demanded that Tang Hao stand down.
• Yu Yuanzhen offered to fight Tang Tian again after he recovered, while Tang Hao privately feared his father's Ring Explosion injuries could not heal.

After returning to Spirit City, Yu Xiaogang discovered that Spirit Hall had expelled him and that his father, Yu Yuanzhen, had made the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan the Number One Sect Under Heaven. He convinced himself that his clan had arranged his expulsion to welcome him home, then ran into Yu Yuanzhen’s group as they mocked him.

• Tang Tian conceded the Sect Tournament, and Tang Hao accepted the Papal Decree while vowing to reclaim what Clear Sky Sect had lost.
• Yu Xiaogang returned to Spirit City with the expeditionary force and went straight to Papal Hall to seek Bibi Dong.
• A hall-guarding knight destroyed Yu Xiaogang’s identity token and told him that the Pope had expelled him from Spirit Hall.
• Yu Xiaogang learned from spectators that Yu Yuanzhen had defeated Tang Tian and won the title of Number One Sect Under Heaven for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yu Xiaogang imagined his clan would welcome him back as a master theorist, then encountered Yu Yuanzhen’s group and was insulted by Yu Xiaojia.

Yu Xiaogang learned that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had expelled him over the deaths caused by his Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, and he fled in disgrace. Bibi Dong secretly arranged to meet him the next evening, while Qin Xuan prepared to confront Qian Xunji.

• Yu Xiaojia recognized Yu Xiaogang and told him that the clan had expelled him half a month earlier.
• Yu Yuanzhen confirmed the expulsion as the gathered crowd watched, leaving Yu Xiaogang devastated.
• Yu Xiaogang stumbled into Qian Xunji, who sent him flying before Yu Yuanzhen caught him.
• Yu Xiaojia blamed Yu Xiaogang for the deaths of dozens of Soul Masters and the disgrace brought upon the clan, and Yu Xiaogang fled through the crowd.
• Bibi Dong secretly told Yu Xiaogang to meet her at their old place the next evening, giving him renewed hope.
• Qin Xuan noticed Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang's reactions, vowed to settle his score with Qian Xunji, and vanished into the crowd.

Bibi Dong confronted Qian Xunji and confessed that she loved Yu Xiaogang, asking to give up her Holy Maiden position so Qin Xuan could become Holy Son. Qian Xunji grew furious at her decision, while Golden Bell and Silver Hammer guarded the chamber doors and kept others away.

• Qian Xunji sent Golden Bell and Silver Hammer out of the conference chamber and ordered them to prevent anyone from entering.
• Golden Bell and Silver Hammer met Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei outside, and the four kept the doors guarded while discussing the Sect Tournament.
• Qian Xunji questioned Bibi Dong about why she had come, and she knelt to admit she had failed his expectations.
• Bibi Dong confessed that she loved Yu Xiaogang and asked Qian Xunji to let her resign as Holy Maiden so Qin Xuan could take the Holy Son position.
• Qian Xunji reacted with shock and anger when Bibi Dong offered to give up her status for Yu Xiaogang and Qin Xuan.

Bibi Dong asked Qian Xunji to let Qin Xuan succeed as the next Pope and said she would give up the position to serve Spirit Hall. Qian Xunji lured her into a hidden chamber and revealed his predatory intentions, then trapped and weakened her with Angel Prison.

• Bibi Dong told Qian Xunji that Qin Xuan was better suited to become the next Pope and that she did not want the position.
• Qian Xunji led Bibi Dong into a secret chamber, promising not to stop her from being with Yu Xiaogang if she still insisted afterward.
• Three young figures emerged from a pink vortex and entered the secret chamber before its entrance closed.
• Qian Xunji showed Bibi Dong a furnished room and revealed that he had prepared it for her, prompting her to flee.
• Qian Xunji trapped Bibi Dong with Angel Prison, purified most of her Soul Power, and sealed it as she pleaded that she had never meant to betray him.

Qin Xuan and Jing Ni confronted Qian Xunji in the secret chamber where he had restrained Bibi Dong, and they killed him before he could summon help. The chapter left Qin Xunji dead and Qin Xuan preparing to take control of Spirit Hall.

• Qian Xunji subdued Bibi Dong and tried to assault her, but Qin Xuan's arrival distracted him and Bibi Dong lost consciousness.
• Qin Xunji confronted Qin Xuan and summoned his Angel Martial Soul, intending to kill him and blame the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Jing Ni stabbed Qian Xunji from behind, freezing his wound and interrupting his attack.
• Qian Xunji tried to alert his father, but Qin Xuan revealed that Mo Ya had sealed the chamber against sound transmission.
• Qin Xuan told the dying Qian Xunji that he would take charge of Spirit Hall, and Jing Ni and Qin Xuan killed him when he made one last attempt to attack.

Qin Xuan killed Qian Xunji, then revived and bound him so he could control the Pope and dictate his future actions. He left the secret chamber carrying the unconscious Bibi Dong, while a disguised Jing Ni walked out as Bibi Dong and announced she had resigned as Saintess.

• Qian Xunji died, and Qin Xuan worried that his death would prevent Qian Renxue from being born.
• Qin Xuan used a Revival Coin on Qian Xunji and chose to restore his awareness while making him unable to disobey.
• Qin Xuan bound Qian Xunji, ordered him to find a powerful-Martial-Soul woman and marry her without abducting anyone, and gave him instructions about Bibi Dong.
• Qin Xuan placed the unconscious Bibi Dong in his Qiankun Bag and left the secret chamber.
• Jing Ni, disguised as Bibi Dong, told Golden Bell and Silver Hammer that she had resigned as Saintess and left Spirit Hall.

Qian Xunji dismissed fears that Bibi Dong had harmed him and announced that he would marry Huang Yueyao to continue the Angel Clan’s bloodline. Qin Xuan returned the real Bibi Dong to the Elder Hall, then relaxed with Jing Ni and Nong Yu, while Jing Ni asked whether he planned to take Bibi Dong in.

• Golden Bell and Silver Hammer rushed into the Papal Council Hall, where they found Qian Xunji alive and unharmed.
• Qian Xunji asked about talented unmarried female Soul Masters and ordered Golden Bell to prepare betrothal gifts for Huang Yueyao.
• When Silver Hammer asked what would happen to Bibi Dong, Qian Xunji struck him with the Angel Sacred Sword and ordered Golden Bell to accompany him to the Elder Hall.
• Qin Xuan, disguised as Bibi Dong, left the council hall, returned to the Elder Hall, and released the real Bibi Dong from the Qiankun Bag.
• Jing Ni and Nong Yu helped Qin Xuan unwind, and Jing Ni asked if he wanted to take Bibi Dong in.

Qin Xuan cared for the injured Bibi Dong as she recovered from Qian Xunji’s attack, and she vowed to kill him. He challenged her to confront her own capacity for revenge, then began offering her two choices, the first being to marry him.

• Qin Xuan reflected that his feelings for Bibi Dong had faded, though he still would not allow her to be with another man.
• Qin Xuan’s Soul Power helped Bibi Dong recover, and she woke in his residence at Elder Hall.
• Bibi Dong remembered Qian Xunji’s assault, confirmed she was unharmed, and cried in Qin Xuan’s arms.
• Bibi Dong vowed to kill Qian Xunji, and Qin Xuan questioned whether her anger might lead her to take revenge on others.
• Qin Xuan told Bibi Dong that an Immortal Herb deal would keep Qian Xunji from targeting her, then presented her with two choices and began with marriage to him.

Bibi Dong agreed to let Qin Xuan test Yu Xiaogang’s feelings by offering him a choice between taking her away and receiving an Immortal Herb. Qin Xuan secretly planned to ensure Yu Xiaogang lost either way, and he and Bibi Dong went to meet him the next day.

• Qin Xuan offered Bibi Dong the choice of marrying him or leaving Spirit Hall with Yu Xiaogang, and promised an Immortal Herb if she chose the latter.
• Bibi Dong agreed to Qin Xuan’s plan to test Yu Xiaogang, though she had already decided to remain in Spirit Hall and end their relationship.
• Qin Xuan privately planned to reclaim the Immortal Herb regardless of Yu Xiaogang’s choice and use the fallout to push Bibi Dong toward marrying him.
• Bibi Dong spent the night awake while Qin Xuan visited Jing Ni and Ling Yuan, then trained through the day.
• Qin Xuan and Bibi Dong went to the woods on Pope Mountain to meet Yu Xiaogang, and Bibi Dong asked Qin Xuan about his closeness with Ling Yuan.

Qian Xunji asked Qian Daoliu to arrange a marriage for him and proposed that Bibi Dong marry Qin Xuan, while hiding that Qin Xuan had compelled him to obey. Qian Daoliu accepted his proposals, and Qin Xuan watched Qian Xunji’s resentment notifications while flying with Bibi Dong.

• Qin Xuan told Bibi Dong that Ling Yuan and Jing Ni had grown close like sisters, easing Bibi Dong’s concern about their relationship.
• Qian Xunji asked Qian Daoliu to arrange his marriage to a woman from the Huang Family, concealing that Qin Xuan had forced him to obey.
• Qian Xunji told Qian Daoliu that Bibi Dong should marry Qin Xuan so she would remain in Spirit Hall and not be taken away by outsiders.
• Qian Daoliu tested Qian Xunji by asking him to summon his Martial Soul, then accepted his marriage proposals after confirming his identity.
• Qin Xuan flew with Bibi Dong above the forest on Pope Mountain and watched Qian Xunji’s resentment notifications appear.

Yu Xiaogang planned to confess to Bibi Dong so he could keep her close and eventually use an Immortal Herb to overcome his Martial Soul’s mutation. Qin Xuan brought him an Immortal Herb on someone’s behalf, but stopped Yu Xiaogang from taking it.

• Yu Xiaogang brooded over his expulsion from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and blamed others for his failures.
• Yu Xiaogang decided to confess to Bibi Dong, hoping to bind her to him and secure a future chance to obtain an Immortal Herb.
• Qin Xuan approached Yu Xiaogang on the mountain, startling him into dropping his lonely pose and acting fawningly.
• Qin Xuan showed Yu Xiaogang a purple Immortal Herb and said it could break his Level-Thirty bottleneck and evolve his Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang reached for the Immortal Herb, but Qin Xuan shut the jade box before he could take it.