Recaps

Flender feared Spirit Hall had detained Yu Xiaogang and sought help from Hei Ranbai and Toji, but learned Xiaogang was imprisoned for serious crimes. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong secretly arranged for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to learn of a planned attack on Nine Treasure Douluo, hoping to sabotage the mission and deepen Su Liuchuan’s hatred of Spirit Hall.

• Flender told Tang San and Hei Ranbai that Yu Xiaogang had gone to see Bibi Dong and never returned, and asked Hei Ranbai to seek Toji’s help.
• Hei Ranbai agreed to help after speaking privately with Tang San, who insisted Yu Xiaogang should be rescued because he was his teacher.
• Toji went to Spirit Hall’s casino, learned the situation, and returned without Yu Xiaogang, telling Flender that Xiaogang was accused of attempting to assassinate the Pope, insulting the Saint Son, and betraying humanity.
• Tang San considered cutting ties with Yu Xiaogang, while Dai Mubai said he could not help Flender because returning to the Star Luo Empire would put him at risk.
• Bibi Dong arranged for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s spies to hear that Spirit Hall might secretly attack Nine Treasure Douluo, intending to make the mission fail and turn Su Liuchuan against Spirit Hall.

Su Liuchuan and Manjusaka were ambushed by four Spirit Hall Titled Douluo while traveling, and fought back with their powerful abilities. As Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo activated their fusion skill, Su Liuchuan unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, leaving its effect unknown.

• Su Liuchuan and Manjusaka left by carriage, expecting Spirit Hall to attack and planning to use their preparations against Ning Fengzhi if it did not.
• Manjusaka detected Chrysanthemum Douluo, Demon Bear Douluo, Ghost Leopard Douluo, and Ghost Douluo, who attacked Su Liuchuan and killed the Carriage Driver in the assault.
• Manjusaka protected Su Liuchuan with her domain and Soul Skills, while Su Liuchuan strengthened her defenses with his Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Manjusaka disrupted Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo with her Blood Pipa, but they joined forces and formed the Two Extremes Stillness Domain.
• Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi watched from a nearby cave as Su Liuchuan activated his Ninth Soul Skill, Nine Treasures Protective Divine Light.

Su Liuchuan and Manjusaka’s Nine Treasures Protective Divine Light resisted the Spirit Hall elders’ strongest attacks, forcing the Titled Douluo to flee. Before they could escape, Red Fang and Black Bird, two powerful Evil Soul Masters from Shadow, appeared and attacked.

• Su Liuchuan’s Nine Treasures Protective Divine Light blocked the full-force Ninth Soul Skills of Demon Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo, while Ning Fengzhi decided not to intervene.
• Manjusaka’s Other Shore Domain shattered the Two Extremes Stillness Domain, and her attacks failed to break through the protective light.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo fled, and Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Demon Bear Douluo also decided to retreat.
• Red Fang caught Ghost Leopard Douluo, drained his Soul Power and life force, and left him incapacitated.
• Red Fang revealed himself as a level 97 Evil Soul Master and one of Shadow’s Seven Shadow Assassins.
• Black Bird descended with a level 96 aura, introduced himself as another Shadow Assassin, and claimed the Titled Douluo for his own attack.

Su Liuchuan and the Titled Douluo fought two Super Douluo Evil Soul Masters, Red Fang and Black Bird, while the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s support kept their allies in the battle. Sword Douluo arrived to protect Su Liuchuan, and Ning Fengzhi joined the fight as the clash continued.

• Red Fang and Black Bird attacked the Titled Douluo, injuring Ghost Douluo and nearly striking him with Black Bird’s laser.
• Su Liuchuan boosted the group with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, helping Ghost Douluo evade the laser and Chrysanthemum Douluo hold off Red Fang.
• Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Demon Bear Douluo, and Su Liuchuan unleashed their ninth soul skills against the two Evil Soul Masters.
• Red Fang trapped Su Liuchuan in a blood marsh and charged him, but Sword Douluo arrived and drove Red Fang back with his sword skills.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived and took over supporting the group with his Seven Treasures True Body.

Red Fang and Black Bird overwhelmed the Titled Douluos, leaving Ghost Douluo gravely wounded as Chrysanthemum Douluo counterattacked. Qian Daoliu sensed the Evil Soul Masters and flew to confront them, while an icy voice mocked Bibi Dong in the Pope Hall.

• Sword Douluo used the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s support to unleash his strongest strike, cracking Red Fang’s Blood Demon True Body.
• Red Fang seized Ghost Leopard Douluo and threw him to Black Bird, who absorbed him and advanced to the second stage of his Devil Form.
• Red Fang burned his essence blood to increase his strength, then injured Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo before their fusion skill could form.
• Ghost Douluo saved Chrysanthemum Douluo from Black Bird’s attack but lost an arm, prompting Chrysanthemum Douluo to unleash his Ninth Soul Skill.
• Qian Daoliu sensed two powerful Evil Soul Masters, entered Angel Martial Soul Possession, and flew out of Spirit City toward the disturbance.
• Bibi Dong realized Qian Daoliu was not coming to attack her, then heard an icy voice mock her for taking orders from the enshrined elders.

Bibi Dong met Xuanwu, the leader of the Evil Soul Master organization Shadow, who threatened to expose her for devouring Qian Xunji unless she helped Shadow destroy the Angel Clan. She agreed to provide intelligence but rejected his soul-devouring technique, then secretly kept the manual to study it.

• Xuanwu appeared in Pope Hall and told Bibi Dong that Shadow was attacking four Elders while Qian Daoliu was away.
• Xuanwu offered to help Bibi Dong destroy the Angel Clan and revealed that he knew she had devoured Qian Xunji's soul.
• Xuanwu threatened to expose Bibi Dong unless she supplied Shadow with intelligence, and she reluctantly agreed to cooperate.
• Bibi Dong refused Xuanwu's technique, and he identified himself as Xuanwu before disappearing.
• Bibi Dong put the manual in her Soul Tool, intending to study whether she could adapt it without evil methods.

Qian Daoliu arrived to drive off the Evil Soul Masters, while Su Liuchuan told Ning Fengzhi how the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could evolve. Bibi Dong learned Yu Xiaogang had been imprisoned and, after reading what he had endured, ordered those who humiliated him brought to Pope Hall.

• Red Fang and Black Bird fled when they sensed Qian Daoliu's Angel Soul Power, and Qian Daoliu sent the injured Spirit Hall fighters back while pursuing the Evil Soul Masters.
• Su Liuchuan rejected Qian Daoliu's apology and told Ning Fengzhi that the Immortal Herb Aromatic Silk Beauty had evolved his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Bibi Dong learned Yu Xiaogang had tried to assassinate her, been subdued by Bai Ranmo, and been sent to Spirit Hall Prison, so she ordered him released and prepared a carriage for him.
• Bibi Dong read the prison report about Yu Xiaogang's treatment, entered Martial Soul Possession, and ordered A Long and the others who had humiliated him brought to Pope Hall.

Bibi Dong secretly fed Spirit Hall intelligence to the evil soul masters as Qian Daoliu took control of the organization and investigated repeated failures in its campaign. At a meeting, Qian Daoliu announced that a high-ranking traitor was among them, while Chrysanthemum Douluo began to suspect Bibi Dong.

• Bibi Dong devoured the souls of A Long and his companions, causing her soul power to show signs of advancing from level 97 toward level 98.
• Tang San learned that Gangzi had failed to obtain the Twin Martial Soul Cultivation Method and comforted him, while Hei Ranbai moved away from Gangzi in disgust.
• After failing to capture Red Fang and Black Bird, Qian Daoliu ordered Spirit Hall branches to kill evil soul masters and began reclaiming authority over Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong secretly passed Spirit Hall intelligence to Xuanwu through guards, helping the evil soul masters evade Spirit Hall's operations.
• Qian Daoliu convened the Consecrations, elders, Bibi Dong, Platinum Bishops, Qian Renxue, and Bai Ranmo, then declared that a high-ranking traitor was in Spirit Hall.
• Qian Daoliu and the Consecrations considered possible suspects among the elders, while Chrysanthemum Douluo suspected Bibi Dong despite having no clear reason.

Qian Daoliu weighed who might be leaking Spirit Hall’s plans, while Bai Ranmo rallied the room by insisting Spirit Hall held the advantage over the Evil Soul Masters. Qian Renxue questioned why the enemies caused so little real harm, and the chapter ended with Bai Ranmo assigned to a team with her and Light Feather Douluo.

• Qian Daoliu ruled out the elders and Platinum Bishops as spies before questioning Bibi Dong, who suggested the Evil Soul Masters might be using sinister means to learn Spirit Hall’s plans.
• Bai Ranmo argued that Spirit Hall’s strength and numbers gave it the advantage, lifting the gathered elders’ and Consecrations’ spirits.
• Qian Renxue added that the Shadow Organization’s Evil Soul Masters had caused few casualties, while Bibi Dong secretly considered arranging Bai Ranmo’s death in battle.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo noticed Bibi Dong’s fleeting killing intent toward Bai Ranmo.
• Qian Renxue asked why the Evil Soul Masters she had fought seemed to frighten people without seriously harming them, and Qian Daoliu guessed their cultivation might feed on fear.
• Qian Daoliu continued planning against the Evil Soul Masters and assigned Bai Ranmo, Qian Renxue, and Light Feather Douluo to the same team.

Bibi Dong directed a mind-controlled guard to target Bai Ranmo, while the Clear Sky Sect debated joining Shadow to kill Bai Ranmo and Qian Renxue. The elders agreed to send the Second and Third Elders, along with Tang Hao, to carry out the mission.

• Bibi Dong told the guard about Bai Ranmo and urged him to treat Bai Ranmo as a threat to Shadow, then the guard left to kill himself.
• Tang Xiao and the elders read Xuanwu's letter inviting the Clear Sky Sect to cooperate with Shadow and received a soul bone as a gift.
• The elders weighed the risks of working with evil soul masters, and the Second Elder argued that Bai Ranmo and Qian Renxue's talent made them future threats.
• Tang Xiao agreed that the Second and Third Elders would go, and the Second Elder proposed recruiting Tang Hao as well.
• The Second Elder decided to use the sect's cultivation method to locate Tang Hao and speak with him.

Tang Hao reunited with Tang Xiao and agreed to join the Clear Sky Sect’s plan against Qian Renxue and Bai Ranmo, while Tang Xiao learned about Tang San’s talent and promised to protect him. In Spirit City, Spirit Hall’s force launched a surprise attack on Red Fang, whose Blood Demon blocked Light Feather Douluo’s opening arrow.

• Tang Hao said goodbye to Hei Ranbai and Tang San outside an inn near Nuoding City.
• Tang Xiao found Tang Hao, explained the Clear Sky Sect’s plan, and gained Tang Hao’s agreement to strike alongside the Second and Third Elders.
• Tang Hao introduced Tang San as his son with Ah Yin and revealed that he had Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls; Tang Xiao promised to look after him.
• Qian Renxue, Light Feather Douluo, Bai Ranmo, and Spirit Hall’s elite force set out to attack the level 97 Evil Soul Master Red Fang in the Star Luo Empire.
• Light Feather Douluo fired his Fifth Soul Skill, Endless Arrival, at the Evil Soul Masters’ gathering place, but a Blood Demon blocked the arrow.

Qian Renxue and Spirit Hall fought Red Fang and the Evil Soul Masters until Tang Hao and Clear Sky Sect elders entered the battle. After Bai Ranmo urged her to stop meeting hammer blows head-on, Qian Renxue began using her speed to evade the Third Elder.

• Qian Renxue, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Light Feather Douluo attacked Red Fang, while Spirit Hall's forces fought the Evil Soul Masters.
• Red Fang unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill and lured Qian Renxue into stabbing him, then revealed a trap as Tang Hao appeared and spread Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• Light Feather Douluo blocked Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer strike aimed at Qian Renxue, while Chrysanthemum Douluo intercepted an attack from the Clear Sky Sect's Third Elder.
• The Second Elder and Third Elder fought Chrysanthemum Douluo and Qian Renxue, who repeatedly tried to block their hammers head-on.
• Bai Ranmo told Qian Renxue to use her speed and dodge, so she evaded the Third Elder's next swing and activated her Wings of Void Soul Skill.

Qian Renxue discovered she could evade attacks and gained confidence against the Third Elder, but Tang Hao joined the fight and helped trap her in a two-on-one assault. She met Tang Hao’s Great Sumeru Hammer with her own attack as the Third Elder struck at her from the side.

• The Third Elder used Sky-Piercing Strike against Qian Renxue, but she shattered it with Angel Assault and dodged his Shock Character Absolute by flying away.
• Qian Renxue activated Angel Descent and Angel’s Roar, suppressing the Third Elder and disrupting the fighters around her.
• Tang Hao suppressed Qian Renxue’s Angel Domain and charged at her while Red Fang kept Light Feather Douluo occupied.
• Tang Hao detonated his first three Soul Rings and joined the Third Elder in overwhelming Qian Renxue, who dodged their attacks and warned Bai Ranmo to run.
• Tang Hao unleashed the Great Sumeru Hammer as the Third Elder sealed Qian Renxue’s escape routes with Hammer Shadow Barrage.
• Qian Renxue weakened Tang Hao’s strike with Angel’s Roar and met his hammer with a giant Holy Sword, but the Third Elder brought down his Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer—eighty-one strikes from the side.

Qian Renxue was nearly killed by the Clear Sky Sect elders, but Sukuna took control of her body and wounded the Third Elder. In Sukuna’s Innate Domain, he offered Qian Renxue a chance to survive, but she refused to trust him.

• Bai Ranmo shielded Qian Renxue from the Third Elder’s hammer, but Tang Hao’s Great Sumeru Hammer struck her and left her on the brink of death.
• Light Feather Douluo used his ninth Soul Skill to blast Tang Hao into a valley, while Red Fang wounded him and the Second Elder kept Chrysanthemum Douluo occupied.
• The Third Elder swung at Qian Renxue, but invisible slashes stopped his hammer as Sukuna took over her body and severed his arm with Dismantle.
• Qian Renxue awoke in Sukuna’s Innate Domain, where Sukuna mocked her and offered her a chance to survive.
• Qian Renxue rejected Sukuna’s offer and attacked him with a bull-shaped skull, but Sukuna crushed it and warned that he still had seventeen fingers remaining.

Sukuna forced Qian Renxue into a Binding Vow that let him take control of her body, heal her, and fight her enemies. He killed the Third Elder and turned his attention to Red Fang and the Second Elder.

• Sukuna defeated Qian Renxue and offered to heal her and fight in exchange for control of her body under a Binding Vow.
• Qian Renxue agreed after Sukuna promised not to harm anyone else when he took over.
• Sukuna took control of Qian Renxue's body and awakened her Angel Martial Soul.
• Sukuna wounded the Third Elder, then killed him with the Holy Sword when the elder tried to use his Ninth Soul Skill.
• Sukuna faced Red Fang and the Second Elder and asked who was next.

Sukuna, possessing Qian Renxue, killed the Second and Third Elders of the Clear Sky Sect and blasted Tang Hao’s arm apart before Qian Renxue regained control. Light Feather Douluo protected her, and after learning she was safe, vowed to seek revenge on the Clear Sky Sect.

• Red Fang abandoned the Second Elder and fled, but Sukuna cut the Second Elder in half with Holy Sword: Dismantle.
• Sukuna unleashed Holy Sword—Furnace: Dismantle, shattering Tang Hao’s Great Sumeru Hammer and tearing off his arm.
• Spirit Hall’s Soul Masters cheered as Sukuna defeated the Clear Sky Sect elders, while the Evil Soul Masters scattered.
• Light Feather Douluo confronted Sukuna, but Qian Renxue regained control and collapsed from exhaustion.
• Light Feather Douluo reassured Qian Renxue and promised to tell the Worship Hall what happened and seek revenge on the Clear Sky Sect.

After the Clear Sky Sect attacked Qian Renxue and allied with Evil Soul Masters, Qian Daoliu ordered the six Consecrations and Qian Renxue to lead five hundred Soul Masters against the sect. Bai Ranmo then warned Qian Daoliu that someone might have leaked information and named the Pope as his suspect.

• A Spirit Hall messenger brought Light Feather Douluo the fifty-thousand-year Soul Bone taken from Tang Hao's severed arm, and Light Feather vowed to destroy the Clear Sky Sect within a month.
• Bai Ranmo checked on Qian Renxue, and they returned to Spirit Hall determined to respond to the Clear Sky Sect's attack.
• The six Consecrations urged Qian Daoliu to strike the Clear Sky Sect after learning its members had targeted Qian Renxue and colluded with Evil Soul Masters.
• Qian Daoliu ordered the six Consecrations and Qian Renxue to lead five hundred Soul Masters, imprisoning nonresisting members and killing the sect's leaders.
• Bai Ranmo warned Qian Daoliu to investigate a possible informant and said the Pope seemed most suspicious because he disliked her.

The Worship Hall attacked the Clear Sky Sect after accusing it of working with Evil Soul Masters and helping cause Qian Renxue’s father’s death. The sect’s defenders were overwhelmed, and its disciples began turning on one another as Qian Renxue fought Tang Xiao.

• Tang Xiao sent Tang Long, Tang Hu, and other young disciples through a secret passage to seek refuge with Tang Yuehua, then sensed powerful Soul Masters arrive.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qian Renxue, Light Feather Douluo, Lion, and Azure Luan destroyed the sect gate and confronted Tang Xiao and the elders.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo accused the Clear Sky Sect of colluding with Evil Soul Masters, and Qian Renxue and Light Feather Douluo attacked Tang Xiao.
• Light Feather Douluo’s arrows cut down the sect’s fighters, while Tang Yu surrendered and blamed Tang Xiao for abandoning the Four Single-Attribute Clans.
• More disciples surrendered and attacked their former allies, including Clones Bai Ranmo had planted among them, as Qian Renxue toyed with Tang Xiao.

Tang Xiao escaped the Clear Sky Sect’s destruction but was killed by Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo, while Tang Hao watched helplessly and made for Heaven Dou City to save Yuehua. Spirit Hall’s forces then uncovered the sect’s trove of Soul Bones and learned how its members had rapidly strengthened themselves.

• Tang Xiao fled through a secret passage after the Clear Sky Sect elders sacrificed themselves to buy him time, but Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo ambushed and killed him outside the village.
• Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo found six ten-thousand-year Soul Bones on Tang Xiao’s remains and suspected the Clear Sky Sect had slaughtered Soul Beasts to build its strength.
• Tang Hao witnessed his brother’s death from a distance and blamed himself, but decided that he and Tang San could still preserve the Clear Sky Sect’s future.
• Tang Hao remembered Yuehua and stumbled toward Heaven Dou City to try to save his younger sister.
• Spirit Hall’s forces searched the Clear Sky Sect’s treasury, found its Soul Bones, and realized the sect had used Soul Beast resources to cultivate rapidly.

Spirit Hall publicly accused Tang Yuehua of aiding the Clear Sky Sect and Evil Soul Masters, brutalized her, and paraded her through Heaven Dou City before her execution. Tang Hao learned she was to be killed and prepared to storm the execution ground, while Tang Yuehua realized Spirit Hall was using her to lure him into a trap.

• Spirit Hall raided Moonlight Pavilion, and Bai Ranmo’s Clone slapped Tang Yuehua and accused her of being a Clear Sky Sect spy and an Evil Soul Master.
• Spirit Hall Deacons tore out Tang Yuehua’s hair, dressed her in prisoner’s clothes, and paraded her through Heaven Dou City as they publicized the Clear Sky Sect’s crimes.
• Heaven Dou City’s residents condemned the Clear Sky Sect, while Ning Fengzhi stayed silent to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang Hao arrived in Heaven Dou City, learned Spirit Hall planned to execute Tang Yuehua, and prepared to attack the execution ground.
• Tang Yuehua learned the Clear Sky Sect had been destroyed and suspected Spirit Hall planned to use her execution to lure Tang Hao into a trap.

Tang Hao rescued Tang Yuehua from a staged execution, then fled with her to Sunset Forest. After telling her the Clear Sky Sect had been destroyed, he left to search for herbs to restore her appearance, while her intimate attention left him uneasy.

• Bai Ranmo read out charges blaming Tang Yuehua for numerous crimes and embezzling billions of Gold Soul Coins, and Spirit Hall prepared to execute her.
• Tang Hao arrived and attacked, while Mighty Lion Douluo blocked his strike from hitting the commoners.
• Tang Hao rescued Tang Yuehua and fought Mighty Lion Douluo through Heaven Dou City, using attacks on commoners to cover his escape.
• In a cave in Sunset Forest, Tang Hao told Tang Yuehua that the Clear Sky Sect had been destroyed and explained his situation.
• Tang Hao left to find herbs to restore Tang Yuehua's appearance, and her affectionate farewell made him feel that something was wrong.

Bai Ranmo let Tang Hao go and planned to manipulate his relationship with Ah Yin, then prepared to attend the Uchiha Clan’s invitation with Tianyue and Second Old Man. Three nights later, Ning Fengzhi set out with Ning Rongrong and Li Bai to visit the Uchiha Clan’s secluded territory, unaware of what awaited them.

• Bai Ranmo deliberately allowed Tang Hao to leave, while planning to use Ah Yin and Tang Yuehua to create a future conflict for Tang San.
• Jogo helped the Blue Silver Forest restore Ah Yin’s cultivation at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Qian Renxue gave Bai Ranmo an invitation from the Uchiha Clan, and he agreed to attend with Tianyue and Second Old Man.
• Ning Fengzhi prepared gifts and brought Ning Rongrong and Li Bai to visit the Uchiha Clan, hoping to recruit its Titled Douluo into the United Front Squad.
• Ning Fengzhi’s group departed for the Uchiha Clan’s territory after sunset while Li Bai played chess with Sword Douluo and Ning Rongrong tried to engage him.

Bai Ranmo’s clones staged the Uchiha Clan’s destruction and set up Uchiha Itachi as the apparent culprit. When the Spirit Hall and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect parties arrived, they witnessed Itachi threaten his surviving younger brother and confronted the leader of Shadow, leaving them facing a powerful Evil Soul Master.

• Xuanwu directed the clones as they arranged corpses, scattered blood, and damaged the Uchiha Clan Compound to make it look like a massacre.
• Uchiha Itachi coached the Sasuke clone to plead for his life before the group arrived.
• Ning Fengzhi, Golden Crocodile Douluo, Sword Douluo, Qian Renxue, and the others met on the road and traveled toward the Uchiha home together.
• The Sasuke clone stumbled toward them, and Uchiha Itachi appeared, slashed his arm with a shuriken, and claimed he had killed the clan to test his power.
• Qian Renxue sensed evil Soul Power in Itachi and identified him as an Evil Soul Master, while the group concluded that he had destroyed the Uchiha Clan.
• A white-haired man appeared behind Itachi, and Golden Crocodile Douluo recognized him as Shadow’s leader, whose strength surpassed his own.

Itachi revealed that he had joined [Shadow] and provoked Sasuke to seek revenge, while Xuanwu trapped the visiting group in his Desolate Domain with the Blade of Fear. Sword Douluo was caught in a vision that revisited his father’s death and his own decision not to challenge Qian Daoliu, leaving him confronting his fear that he was a coward.

• Sword Douluo protected Sasuke as Itachi used a Genjutsu to make him relive the clan massacre and told him he was not worth killing.
• Itachi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, called Sasuke his spare pair of eyes, and urged him to live for revenge.
• Xuanwu revealed that Itachi had joined [Shadow], then drew the Blade of Fear and trapped the visitors in his Desolate Domain.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo transformed to protect Qian Renxue, while Sword Douluo offered to cover Ning Fengzhi as the group faced Xuanwu.
• The Blade of Fear pulled Sword Douluo into a vision of his father’s death and then the battlefield where he had held back from challenging Qian Daoliu.
• Sword Douluo recalled the excuses he had made to avoid dying and admitted to himself that he was a coward.

Sword Douluo overcame his fear and revealed he had reached level 97, but Xuanwu quickly knocked him away while Golden Crocodile Douluo struggled to damage the enemy. Qian Renxue was trapped in an illusion centered on her painful relationship with Bibi Dong, and Sukuna’s intervention finally freed her.

• Sword Douluo rejected the fear haunting him, charged Qian Daoliu in his vision, and awakened to his buried courage.
• Sword Douluo revealed his level 97 strength and attacked Xuanwu, but Xuanwu sent him flying with the Blade of Fear.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo unleashed his ninth Soul Skill against Xuanwu, but his attacks passed through Xuanwu’s shifting body.
• Qian Renxue relived Bibi Dong’s rejection in her mental world and wavered between anger and her love for her mother.
• Sukuna mocked Qian Renxue and refused her request for help, then used a Slashing strike to destroy the eye sustaining the illusion and free her.