Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• During a storm at an abandoned post station, Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing absorb the Flame Right Arm Bone and Windchaser Left Leg Bone. Ning Rongrong supports them with her healing and amplification abilities while Bai Jin guides them through the painful process.
• Two Soul Douluos attack before the absorption is complete: a blood-winged fighter targets Zhu Zhuqing, while a spear-wielder goes after the Soul Bones. Dai Mubai, Flender, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Chen Xin defend their companions.
• Bai Jin uses Void Anchor to stabilize the failing station and restrict the attackers, then combines it with Azure and a focused strike to cripple the blood-winged Soul Douluo. Chen Xin defeats the spear-wielder.
• Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing complete their absorption and awaken new Soul Bone abilities. Ma Hongjun uses his compressed-flame attack to knock the surviving attacker unconscious.
• Flender tells Ma Hongjun he will pay for the damaged wall. After resting, the group heads toward Sunset Forest to find Soul Beasts for the two remaining Shrek members who need them.

Character developments and interactions

• Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing endure severe pain but successfully absorb their Soul Bones. Zhu Zhuqing gains Windchaser Shadowstep, while Ma Hongjun can compress fire in his right arm and release it in a powerful punch.
• Bai Jin shows precise control and tactical confidence, guiding the absorption and protecting the group. His teasing banter with Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong keeps spirits up amid the danger.
• Ning Rongrong contributes crucial support but feels a hint of envy when her companions gain Soul Bones. Bai Jin reassures her that her Fourth Soul Ring matters more; she insists she is not rushing, despite her obvious interest.
• Dai Mubai, Flender, Oscar, and Chen Xin each help defend the group, highlighting their teamwork. Flender’s final repair-cost joke restores the group’s easy camaraderie.

Significant themes

• Endurance and growth: The Soul Bone gains require pain and resolve.
• Teamwork and protection: The group coordinates to shield the two vulnerable absorbers.
• Power balanced by humor and affection: Even after a dangerous fight, teasing and laughter bring the companions back together.
• Patience and individual timing: Bai Jin encourages Ning Rongrong to focus on her own development rather than compare herself with others.

Plot points and events

• In Sunset Forest, the group tracks a roughly six-thousand-year-old Black-Shelled Dragon Turtle, whose defensive nature makes it a suitable candidate for Ning Rongrong’s fourth Soul Ring.
• Ning Rongrong insists on earning the ring herself. She takes command of the fight, assigning the team positions and coordinating their attacks.
• The turtle uses its softened-earth field, powerful tail, and spinning shell to threaten the group. Zhu Zhuqing identifies and opens a weak seam, Dai Mubai restrains the shell, and Ma Hongjun’s concentrated Phoenix Flame forces the turtle’s head out.
• With her teammates holding the beast in place, Ning Rongrong uses Bai Jin’s knife to strike the vulnerable flesh beneath its neck and delivers the finishing blow.
• After absorbing the deep-purple Soul Ring, Ning Rongrong reaches level forty-one. Her fourth ability, Defense, boosts an ally’s defense by fifty percent.
• A roar and crimson fire rise elsewhere in the forest, stirring Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix Flame. Bai Jin signals that another encounter is coming.

Character developments and interactions

• Ning Rongrong shows growing confidence and tactical leadership, while acknowledging her fear through her shaking hand. She overcomes the Soul Ring’s fierce mental pressure and gains a stronger role in supporting the team.
• Bai Jin teases Rongrong but watches over her carefully, monitoring her absorption until the ring stabilizes.
• Chen Xin initially worries that the turtle is near Rongrong’s age limit, then relaxes once she succeeds.
• The team demonstrates coordinated trust: Zhu Zhuqing exploits the shell’s weakness, Dai Mubai takes the brunt of the force, Ma Hongjun delivers the key fire attack, and Oscar supplies Soul Power-restoring sausages.

Significant themes

• Earned independence: Rongrong wants to do more than watch others risk themselves and proves she can contribute directly.
• Teamwork and complementary strengths: The group’s cooperation creates the opening Rongrong needs to strike.
• Courage amid fear: Rongrong is not fearless, but she steadies herself and acts despite her anxiety.
• Support as strength: Her new defensive ability reinforces the importance of protecting allies, not just empowering them.

Plot points and events

• Shrek’s group finds a roughly 7,200-year-old Scarlet Flame Earth Dragon in a volcanic rift as the target for Ma Hongjun’s fourth Soul Ring.
• Ma Hongjun attacks, but the beast’s strength and fire breath quickly overwhelm him. Ning Rongrong supports him with her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing create an opening by restraining the dragon and breaking one of its scales.
• Ma Hongjun channels the power of his Right Arm Soul Bone into a concentrated Phoenix Flame strike. When the Earth Dragon attempts to detonate its stored fire, Bai Jin uses Azure to divert the flames. Ma Hongjun’s blow badly wounds the beast; after it tries to flee, he pursues and finishes it.
• Absorbing the Soul Ring is difficult: the dragon’s residual fire resists Ma Hongjun’s own power. His memories of past defeats and helplessness, together with the Soul Bone’s strength, help him overcome it.
• Ma Hongjun reaches the forty-first rank and gains the fourth Soul Skill, Phoenix Roaring Sky Strike, a powerful fire attack with both control and explosive force. The group leaves Sunset Forest at dusk, bound for Heaven Dou City and a long-delayed parting.

Character developments and interactions

• Ma Hongjun shows greater determination and confidence, insisting he will not fall behind Ning Rongrong. He also demonstrates improved combat power through his Soul Bone and new Soul Skill, though he still needs to use his strength carefully around allies.
• Ning Rongrong supports Ma Hongjun in battle, while teasing him about already being ahead of him.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing coordinate to help expose the dragon’s weakness; Dai Mubai protects Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuqing later pulls Ma Hongjun clear of a lethal counterattack.
• Oscar supplies a Recovery Sausage, and Bai Jin helps contain the dragon’s explosive flames before offering Ma Hongjun a dryly humorous assessment of his landing and new technique.
• Flender recognizes the value of Ma Hongjun’s new skill but cautions him not to unleash it beneath his teammates.

Significant themes

• Perseverance and growth: Ma Hongjun’s success comes from enduring setbacks and mastering a difficult Soul Ring.
• Teamwork: Support, coordinated attacks, and timely rescues make the victory possible.
• Strength tempered by control: Ma Hongjun gains formidable power, but the group stresses that it must be used responsibly.
• Moving forward: With their urgent objectives resolved, the team reaches the threshold of a new journey and an overdue separation.

Key plot points and events

• Shrek returns to the academy after the Spirit City battle. Dai Mubai recounts Tang Hao’s intervention, Xiao Wu’s identity being revealed, and the confrontation at the Papal Hall.
• Grandmaster explains that Tang San is safe with his father, while Xiao Wu has returned to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The friends share a bonfire and discuss what comes next. Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing will return to the Star Luo Empire to confront its succession struggle; Ning Rongrong will take Oscar to her sect; Ma Hongjun will remain at the academy to train.
• The group agrees to reunite at Shrek in five years, confident that Tang San and Xiao Wu will join them.
• The next morning, the companions depart. As Bai Jin prepares to leave too, a letter from Hu Liena arrives: she wants to go to Slaughter City, likely drawing him into another responsibility.

Character developments and interactions

• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing face the future with new confidence. Dai vows to reclaim what is his, and Zhu quietly stands with him. Bai Jin gives them a Spirit Hall token in case they need help.
• Ning Rongrong and Oscar grow more open about their relationship. She jokes that Oscar is her bride, while he privately recognizes the obstacles he must overcome to be accepted by her family. Chen Xin’s brief instruction to “Keep up” gives Oscar a cautious opening.
• Oscar asks whether a Food System Soul Master can fight directly. Bai Jin tells him that a Soul Master’s limits depend on the person, not their Martial Soul classification—a thought Oscar will remember.
• Ma Hongjun celebrates his new ability, but Liu Erlong immediately reins in his enthusiasm when his demonstration threatens the training ground. He stays behind to continue training.
• Bai Jin supports the group while refusing to dictate their choices. His humor lightens the farewells, though he recognizes the uncertainty ahead. Flender thanks him sincerely, only to be distracted when Bai Jin jokes about seeking reimbursement.
• Flender and the others acknowledge the departure as a necessary step toward the young Soul Masters’ separate futures.

Significant themes

• Parting and independence: The Seven Devils leave the academy to confront personal responsibilities and forge their own paths.
• Hope and reunion: The five-year promise gives the group a shared goal despite the absence of Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Love and acceptance: Oscar’s relationship with Ning Rongrong raises questions of status, ability, and earning a place beside someone he loves.
• Self-determination: Bai Jin’s advice to Oscar—and his choice not to pave everyone’s way—emphasize personal growth through one’s own effort.

Plot points and events

• After returning to Spirit City, Bai Jin finds Hu Liena training without her Martial Soul or Soul Skills. She must prove her readiness before Bibi Dong will let her enter Slaughter City, where Soul Skills cannot be used.
• Bai Jin tests her in combat, defeating her repeatedly. Hu Liena’s final attack—risking her arm to create an opening—is promising, though Bai Jin stops it with his active Soul Skill and advises her to accept injuries if they can secure a kill.
• Bibi Dong grants Hu Liena permission to go and orders Bai Jin to escort her. She also gives them a secondary mission: hunt Qiu Ren, a Level 89 Evil Soul Master whose black-coffin Martial Soul has been linked to the disappearance of three settlements.
• Xie Yue and Yan see the pair off. During the journey, Bai Jin pushes Hu Liena to train her hearing and awareness while blindfolded.
• When six bandits approach their camp at night, Hu Liena detects and defeats several without removing the blindfold, though Bai Jin points out that she notices one attacker too late. She continues the exercise the next morning.

Character development

• Hu Liena is determined to test herself after losing to Shrek and recognizes that her former reliance on Soul Skills and allies left her unprepared. She shows growing discipline, courage, and willingness to take risks, while still having gaps in her awareness.
• Bai Jin acts as an irreverent but demanding mentor. He uses humor and unconventional drills to expose Hu Liena’s weaknesses, while taking the mission seriously enough to escort her.
• Bibi Dong balances concern for Hu Liena with respect for her resolve, granting permission while assigning Bai Jin as protection.
• Xie Yue and Yan show their attachment to Hu Liena in their farewell: Xie Yue lends her his Short Blade, while Yan can only tell her to return alive.

Significant themes

• Self-reliance and growth: Hu Liena seeks to discover what she can do without powers or teammates.
• The cost of survival: Bai Jin teaches that in a lethal place, a fighter may need to accept injury to defeat an enemy.
• Awareness and preparation: The blindfold drills show that noticing danger a moment too late can be fatal.
• Care expressed through challenge: Bai Jin’s teasing and harsh training—and the farewell gestures from Hu Liena’s friends—reveal concern beneath very different styles.

Character interactions

• Hu Liena’s exchanges with Bai Jin mix frustration and trust: she challenges him to train her, resents his advantages, yet follows his instruction.
• Bibi Dong questions Hu Liena’s choice but ultimately supports it, while directing Bai Jin to accompany her.
• Xie Yue and Yan’s goodbye underscores the emotional stakes of Hu Liena’s departure.

Key plot points and events

• On the road to Slaughter City, Bai Jin and Hu Liena stop at a tavern where the bartender offers only Bloody Mary. When an attacker tries to kill Bai Jin, Hu Liena intervenes, and a tavern-wide fight breaks out. She defeats the attackers using her practiced footwork and blade skills, without relying on the Demon Fox.
• The bartender attempts to trigger a mechanism, but Qiu Ren appears from a coffin beneath the tavern. He recognizes Bai Jin and intends to send both travelers to the King of Slaughter.
• Qiu Ren’s Black Coffin consumes the wounded men, trapping their life force and Soul Power as vengeful spirits. Bai Jin tells Hu Liena to take the bartender to the entrance and keep him from escaping.
• Bai Jin uses his Six Eyes and techniques—including Void Anchor and Maximum Technique: Purple—to expose and defeat Qiu Ren, destroying the Black Coffin and its spirits. The fight pushes Bai Jin from level eighty-five to eighty-six.
• With the tunnel open, Bai Jin explains the trials ahead: Hu Liena must win a hundred matches and then complete Hell Road. She enters Slaughter City alone.

Character development and interactions

• Hu Liena shows how much she has grown during two months of training. She holds her own in the tavern brawl and tries to help Bai Jin against Qiu Ren, but follows his instructions when he assigns her to secure the bartender.
• Bai Jin remains playful and self-assured, but takes the threat seriously and protects Hu Liena while letting her face her own trial. His promise to avenge her if she dies is both teasing and deeply protective.
• Qiu Ren is a confident, lethal opponent who relies on the Black Coffin’s stored spirits and shifting form. Bai Jin identifies his weakness and decisively overpowers him.
• Bai Jin and Hu Liena’s bond is evident in their trust: she worries about leaving him, while he reassures her and urges her to survive rather than offering to spare her the challenge.

Significant themes

• Growth through adversity: Hu Liena’s skill and confidence have developed through training, but Slaughter City will demand more.
• Trust and protection: Bai Jin supports Hu Liena while respecting her need to face the trials herself.
• Power and its cost: Qiu Ren’s strength comes from consuming lives and imprisoning souls; his defeat frees those spirits.
• Choice and accountability: Bai Jin makes clear that Hu Liena must complete every stage herself, setting a firm boundary between support and doing the work for her.

Plot points and events

• Two years later, Bai Jin has become a feared opponent of Evil Soul Masters. In a blizzard, he defeats two Soul Douluos who are attacking miners, using precise applications of Azure’s gravity, repulsive force, and his spatial skill.
• He carefully rescues seven miners trapped behind a dangerous cave-in, moving only the rocks while stabilizing the collapsing space. Afterward, he gives his remaining chestnuts to a child and tells the Spirit Hall Deacon to deduct them from his bounty.
• The battle brings Bai Jin’s Soul Power to level 88.
• Reports say Hu Liena has won 78 matches in Slaughter City and is approaching level 59; Xie Yue and Yan have reached level 61.
• Bai Jin learns that Tang San has entered Slaughter City under the name Tang Yin. He later meets Tang San and Tang Hao near the rebuilt tavern.
• Tang San asks about Xiao Wu. Bai Jin says she returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, though he does not know what happened afterward. Tang San thanks him for letting her go, but Bai Jin warns that he would still fight her if their paths crossed again.
• That night, Bai Jin receives a letter from Xue Qinghe summoning him to Heaven Dou City for their five-year appointment. The letter warns that Emperor Xue Ye’s health is in danger.

Character developments

• Bai Jin has grown markedly stronger and more controlled: he can use his spatial leaps over a hundred meters and manipulate gravity with enough precision to rescue trapped people. His casual manner contrasts with his concern for civilians.
• Tang San has undergone his Blue Silver Emperor’s Second Awakening, changed appearance, and reached level 52. Though still focused on Xiao Wu, he shows gratitude toward Bai Jin.
• Tang Hao appears quieter but more dangerous after two years, and has lost his right arm.
• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan have continued advancing through Slaughter City and growing stronger.

Significant themes

• Power paired with responsibility: Bai Jin’s strength is shown not only in defeating enemies but in using it carefully to save lives.
• Compassion beneath a casual exterior: His concern for the miners and the child is understated, but his actions reveal it.
• Conflicting loyalties and future confrontation: Bai Jin allowed Xiao Wu to leave, yet makes clear that compassion does not mean he will avoid fighting her.
• Paths converging: Tang San’s arrival in Slaughter City brings him and Bai Jin back onto intersecting paths, while Xue Qinghe’s summons points toward a larger political crisis.

Character interactions

• Bai Jin dismisses the Soul Douluos’ threats with dry humor, then decisively defeats them and protects their hostages.
• He coordinates indirectly with the Spirit Hall Deacon, who later records his new level and handles the rescue aftermath.
• In his brief exchange with Tang San, Bai Jin answers honestly about Xiao Wu, accepts Tang San’s thanks without offering reconciliation, and preserves the possibility of future conflict.
• Xue Qinghe’s terse letter shifts Bai Jin’s attention from Slaughter City toward Heaven Dou’s political turmoil.

Key plot points and events

• Five years after the tournament, the Shrek companions reunite outside their expanded academy. They have all grown stronger, though Ma Hongjun falls short of the Soul Emperor level promised as the threshold for avoiding a celebratory meal.
• Tang San arrives with a changed appearance after awakening his Blue Silver Emperor. His old friends mistake him for an intruder and attack; he evades them without seriously hurting anyone. Bai Jin recognizes him and explains that his familiar habits give him away.
• The reunion becomes affectionate and chaotic, with the group embracing Tang San and teasing him for staying out of touch. Grandmaster and Flender join them, and Tang San says Xiao Wu remains in the Star Dou Great Forest and that he will bring her back one day.
• A Royal Knight delivers an urgent summons from the Crown Prince to Bai Jin. Bai Jin leaves for the palace, hinting at a developing political crisis. Chen Xin identifies the Crown Prince as Bai Jin’s “team member,” and the friends grow concerned as dark clouds gather over the palace.

Character developments and interactions

• Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun have advanced in strength and established lives of their own. Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing have prevailed in the Star Luo imperial struggle; Ning Rongrong has progressed within her sect; Oscar has survived a solo journey through the Far North and gained a Soul Skill-copying ability.
• Tang San returns at Level 59, physically transformed but still recognizable through his habits. He accepts Ning Rongrong’s reproach for his long silence and reunites warmly with the group.
• Bai Jin has reached Level 89 after years of confronting Evil Soul Masters and traveling the borders. He acts as mediator during Tang San’s mistaken-identity fight, then heads toward a dangerous assignment at court.
• The friends’ initial formality quickly gives way to roughhousing, teasing, concern, and embraces—showing that their bond has endured five years apart.

Significant themes

• Friendship and continuity: Despite long separation and major personal changes, the companions reconnect as naturally as before.
• Growth and sacrifice: Each character has faced demanding trials and made progress, while Tang San’s separation from Xiao Wu remains unresolved.
• Secrets and trust: Tang San’s absence and altered appearance strain recognition, while his friends’ relief and anger reveal how much they value him.
• A gathering political storm: Bai Jin’s summons and the ominous palace imagery shift the chapter from reunion toward impending danger.

Plot points and events

• As Heaven Dou City quiets for the night, Bai Jin visits the brightly guarded Crown Prince’s Mansion. He sees that Xue Qinghe has prepared for a palace coup while planning escape routes for uninvolved servants and physicians.
• Xue Qinghe reveals that Emperor Xue Ye’s poisoning has advanced: he may die within three days. She intends to close the palace gates, secure the bedchamber, seize the Imperial Jade Seal and the emperor’s decree, then accuse Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing of rebellion and force Xue Ye to abdicate.
• Bai Jin questions what will happen if Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect intervene. He also makes clear he will protect both Xue Ye and Xue Qinghe from being killed, without taking either side in the coup itself.
• Bai Jin challenges Xue Qinghe to consider whether she is acting as the crown prince she has impersonated for twenty years or as Qian Renxue, her true self. She takes up the crown prince’s cloak and leads the group to the palace.
• At the barred east gate, they encounter Chen Xin, Dugu Bo, Yang Wudi, and Tang San. Bai Jin and Tang San exchange looks, and Tang observes that the night will disrupt dinner.

Character developments

• Bai Jin remains irreverent and playful, but his stated neutrality has limits: he will prevent either side from murdering Xue Ye or Qian Renxue. His concern for her exhaustion and identity shows a personal attachment beneath his jokes.
• Qian Renxue / Xue Qinghe is determined to complete the mission she has spent twenty years preparing for, despite the risks. Bai Jin’s question exposes the tension between her assumed identity and her own, which she does not resolve before setting out.
• She Long and Ci Xue are wary of Bai Jin’s unusual ability to detect them and uncertain where he stands, but they proceed with the operation under Qian Renxue’s leadership.
• Tang San and the arriving allies appear ready to intervene in the unfolding crisis, setting up a confrontation at the palace gates.

Significant themes

• Identity and performance: Qian Renxue has lived as Xue Qinghe so long that the boundary between her role and her true self has blurred.
• Power and restraint: The coup is carefully planned, yet Bai Jin insists that political victory cannot justify killing the emperor or Qian Renxue.
• The cost of long preparation: Qian Renxue’s years of discipline and sacrifice have brought her to the decisive moment, but exhaustion and uncertainty remain.
• Loyalty amid conflict: Bai Jin refuses to be neatly assigned to either faction, prioritizing the people he intends to protect.

Character interactions

• Bai Jin teases and cares for Qian Renxue, pressing her to eat and challenging her to think beyond the coup’s mechanics.
• Qian Renxue resists his protection and jokes, but accepts the cake and ultimately takes the lead toward the palace.
• She Long and Ci Xue question Bai Jin’s allegiance; he answers that he will stand between the opposing sides if either tries to kill.
• Bai Jin and Tang San silently recognize one another at the palace gate as rival groups converge.

Plot points and events

• Ning Fengzhi arrives at the palace with Chen Xin, seeking to see the gravely ill Emperor Xue Ye. Crown Prince Xue Qinghe initially refuses entry, but Dugu Bo presents a vial of the emperor’s blood, and Bai Jin urges Xue Qinghe to open the gate.
• Inside the palace, the group notices unfamiliar guards wearing armor associated with Spirit Hall. Bai Jin postpones questions so they can reach the emperor.
• Xue Beng tries to see his father, but Xue Qinghe blocks him and orders him seized. Bai Jin prevents the guards and Xue Xing’s men from fighting, then opens the locked chamber doors with his gravity power.
• The emperor is poisoned by several interacting toxins. Dugu Bo can neutralize only part of them, so Yang Wudi, Tang San, and Ning Fengzhi begin a careful treatment: Yang Wudi prepares needles, Tang San directs the procedure, and Ning Fengzhi supports their Soul Power control.
• Xue Qinghe challenges Ning Fengzhi, insisting he can keep the emperor alive himself. Ning Fengzhi refuses to step aside, bringing their conflict into the open.
• Tang San notices a faint fragrance and a nearly invisible cut on Xue Qinghe’s face. He uses Blue Silver Grass to pull at the edge of Qinghe’s disguise, exposing a sliver of golden hair.

Character developments and interactions

• Bai Jin acts as a mediator and protector: he pushes Xue Qinghe to permit the emperor’s treatment, prevents a palace brawl, and uses his unusual vision and gravity powers to assist. His loyalty to Qinghe is questioned, but he frames his actions as preventing the situation from worsening.
• Xue Qinghe shifts from polished courtesy to cold, forceful control, ordering Xue Beng seized and resisting Ning Fengzhi’s intervention. The torn disguise hints that his public identity may be false.
• Ning Fengzhi chooses the emperor’s survival over obedience to his former student, marking a decisive break in their relationship.
• Tang San remains alert to both political danger and medical details. He identifies the danger of disturbing the connected poisons, directs the treatment, and detects the clue to Qinghe’s disguise.
• Xue Beng appears frightened and urgent rather than frivolous, insisting on seeing his father.
• Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi contribute their poison expertise, while Chen Xin’s quiet presence keeps the threat of force palpable.

Significant themes

• Loyalty versus duty: Ning Fengzhi’s responsibility to save the emperor overrides his bond with Xue Qinghe; Bai Jin’s loyalties also appear complicated.
• Political power and deception: Armed factions gather inside the palace, Spirit Hall-linked guards raise suspicions, and Qinghe’s disguise becomes a potential revelation.
• Cooperation under pressure: Saving Xue Ye requires the specialists to combine their distinct knowledge and powers.
• Fragile stability: Bai Jin repeatedly prevents violence, but the confrontation between the prince and his teacher—and Tang San’s discovery—suggest the palace crisis is far from resolved.

Key plot points

• Tang San’s attack with Blue Silver Grass breaks the disguise Soul Bone covering Xue Qinghe. She reveals herself as Qian Renxue of Spirit Hall, a Level 79 Soul Saint with the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
• Qian Renxue admits that the real Xue Qinghe died twenty years earlier. Her revelation shocks Ning Fengzhi, Xue Beng, and Prince Xue Xing.
• Ning Fengzhi confronts her about their years as teacher and student. Qian Renxue acknowledges that she deceived him about her identity, but says she sincerely followed what he taught her while governing: she avoided needless war and oversaw flood relief.
• Tang San asks Qian Renxue to join Spirit Hall, offering an elder’s position, resources, and protection for Xiao Wu. Tang San refuses, citing Spirit Hall’s role in his mother’s death and Xiao Wu’s near-death.
• Qian Renxue decides to fight Tang San. Their first exchange shows her angelic power overwhelming his Blue Silver Emperor vines and forcing him backward. Tang San draws the Clear Sky Hammer as Bai Jin watches, inviting them to prove how much they have developed.

Character developments and interactions

• Qian Renxue casts off both her physical disguise and the restrained behavior she maintained as Crown Prince. She remains composed, but her concealed identity puts her at odds with Ning Fengzhi and leads her to confront Tang San directly.
• Ning Fengzhi is shaken by the revelation, yet recognizes that Qian Renxue genuinely remembers and applied his lessons. His affection for his former student complicates his response.
• Tang San remains firm despite Qian Renxue’s persuasive offer, and his anger toward Spirit Hall surfaces as he prepares to fight her.
• Bai Jin admits he knew Qian Renxue’s identity and had accompanied her to the palace. His teasing briefly punctures the tension, though his loyalties remain ambiguous.
• She Long and Ci Xue appear to protect Qian Renxue, while Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing react with fear and disbelief.

Significant themes

• Identity and deception: Qian Renxue’s disguise concealed her sex, power, and name, but not the sincere conduct she says she learned from Ning Fengzhi.
• Loyalty and inherited conflict: Tang San rejects an alliance because of Spirit Hall’s past actions, while Qian Renxue distinguishes her own offer from his grievance with the Papal Hall.
• Mentorship and betrayal: The revelation wounds Ning Fengzhi, yet their shared history and Qian Renxue’s respect for his teachings persist.
• Power and confrontation: Once exposed, Qian Renxue stops hiding her strength; the chapter ends with diplomacy giving way to combat.

Key plot points and events

• Qian Renxue confronts Tang San and tries to recruit him. He refuses to be distracted by her praise or her argument with Bai Jin.
• Tang San combines Blue Silver Emperor vines, the Clear Sky Hammer, hidden weapons, the Eight Spider Lances, and his domains to probe Qian Renxue’s defenses.
• Qian Renxue’s Angel Domain slows his weapons, suppresses his plants, and steadily drains his strength. Her speed and power overwhelm his attacks, while her wings prove nearly impervious to his Spider Lances.
• Tang San briefly catches her off guard with the Purple Demon Eye, but Qian Renxue counters with Angel’s Roar, injuring him and knocking him back.
• Qian Renxue activates her Angel Phantom and attacks with the Angel Holy Sword. Tang San withstands two hammer blows, but her flames circumvent his defense and her next thrust nearly reaches his neck.
• Bai Jin intervenes, stopping the blade with two fingers and declaring Qian Renxue the winner of the round. She argues that Tang San threatens her plan, while Bai Jin warns that her actions have already attracted too much attention.
• She Long and Ci Xue suddenly attack Bai Jin and Tang San with lethal strikes, ending the chapter mid-assault.

Character developments

• Tang San shows tactical discipline and adaptability, carefully reading Qian Renxue’s movements and mixing close combat, domains, and hidden weapons. Despite being badly outmatched, he stays composed and draws on the Blue Silver Domain to recover.
• Qian Renxue displays overwhelming confidence and power, but also impatience: when Tang San survives, she escalates rather than allowing him time to prepare. Her concern that he could ruin her plan reveals that the duel has strategic stakes beyond recruitment.
• Bai Jin remains irreverent toward Qian Renxue and steps in when the fight turns potentially fatal. His intervention suggests he is willing to challenge her authority to protect Tang San.
• Chen Xin observes Tang San’s performance with measured respect, while She Long and Ci Xue reveal their willingness to use surprise and lethal force.

Significant themes

• Strategy versus raw power: Tang San’s ingenuity helps him endure, but Qian Renxue’s superior strength, domain, and speed ultimately dominate.
• Limits of preparation: Tang San’s concealed tactics and varied abilities are effective only until Qian Renxue’s domain and attacks constrain his options.
• Power and control: Qian Renxue frames the encounter as recruitment, but her escalating violence exposes the coercion behind that offer.
• Loyalty and intervention: Bai Jin’s decision to stop the finishing blow pits personal protection against Qian Renxue’s broader plan.

Character interactions

• Qian Renxue’s praise and recruitment offer are undercut by Bai Jin’s teasing, which irritates her.
• Tang San and Qian Renxue engage in a tactical duel: he searches for openings, while she repeatedly breaks through his defenses.
• Bai Jin stops Qian Renxue from striking Tang San after she has gained the advantage, prompting a tense dispute over whether he endangers her plan.
• She Long and Ci Xue’s coordinated ambush shifts the conflict from a duel to a sudden attack on both Bai Jin and Tang San.

Plot points and events

• Snake Lance and Poison Spikes launch coordinated attacks on Bai Jin. Bai Jin stops She Long’s spear with two fingers and warns Ci Xue not to let poison endanger ordinary people.
• Bai Jin’s eight Soul Rings are revealed, culminating in a Hundred Thousand Year ring. He uses Azure’s precise pull to disrupt She Long’s spear thrust, then knocks him through pillars and disarms him.
• Ci Xue unleashes a compressed, curving poison attack. Bai Jin counters with repulsive force, blasts the poison into the sky, and redirects it away from the city.
• The two Titled Douluo attack together. Bai Jin turns She Long’s weapon against them, teleports above Ci Xue to strike him down, and tricks She Long into reaching for his own spear before punching him.
• Bai Jin throws the two attackers through a palace wall into the Garden. Chen Xin chooses not to intervene, while Dugu Bo and Chen Xin remark on Bai Jin’s strength and the strain he seems to be under.
• Ci Xue reveals that the visible poison was a distraction: colorless, lethal particles have already entered the Bedchamber. Xue Ye begins convulsing.

Character developments and interactions

• Bai Jin displays overwhelming strength, tactical precision, and confidence, while also insisting that the fight not endanger civilians. His power appears increasingly difficult to restrain.
• She Long and Ci Xue move from separate attacks to coordinated teamwork, but Bai Jin outmaneuvers and humiliates them. Ci Xue ultimately shows that he has been planning beyond the visible battle.
• Chen Xin recognizes that Bai Jin no longer needs his help; Dugu Bo voices concern about Bai Jin’s apparent loss of control.
• Bai Jin’s exchanges with both enemies are taunting and controlled, underscoring his confidence even as the danger escalates.

Significant themes

• Power and restraint: Bai Jin’s strength is formidable, but his effort to keep poison and collateral damage away from bystanders matters as much as victory.
• Perception and deception: The dramatic poison cloud conceals Ci Xue’s more dangerous, nearly invisible attack.
• Control versus escalation: Bai Jin dominates the duel, yet his unstable power and Xue Ye’s sudden poisoning leave the outcome uncertain.

Chapter Summary: “Poison in the Bedchamber”

Key plot points and events

• Emperor Xue Ye’s condition suddenly worsens when pufferfish poison spreads through his body, joining the older poisons already lodged in his organs.
• Tang San, Yang Wudi, and Dugu Bo work together to keep the new toxin from reaching the emperor’s heart. Tang San guides the poison with needles and Mysterious Heaven Skill, while Dugu Bo uses his own poison to block its path and Yang Wudi treats the emperor’s lung.
• The poisoner’s attack continues from above: nearly invisible poison dust filters through the roof and ventilation system. Tang San’s treated Blue Silver Emperor vines catch much of it, but more keeps entering.
• Outside, Bai Jin uses Azure to draw the contaminated air out of the Bedchamber, then blasts the concentrated poison into the sky with repulsive force.
• Ci Xue and She Long prepare to fight Bai Jin. At the same time, Imperial Guards sent by the Crown Prince’s Mansion surround the Bedchamber, and their commander orders a crossbow volley. Chen Xin deflects the bolts with a single sword stroke, halting the attack.
• Xue Ye finally expels a large quantity of black blood. His pulse is weak but steady, and Tang San confirms the first wave of poison has been removed. Yang Wudi determines that the poison formula was altered repeatedly and warns that the emperor would soon have been beyond saving. Two further rounds of treatment remain.
• As the crisis continues, Bai Jin senses that the pressure of the battle may finally break his barrier between Level 89 and Level 90. He taunts the two Titled Douluo, hoping they will push him closer to a breakthrough.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang San demonstrates quick judgment and composure, improvising a dangerous treatment by making the poisons collide and using herbs and vines to counter the airborne toxin. He coordinates closely with Yang Wudi and Dugu Bo.
• Yang Wudi trusts Tang San’s plan despite recognizing its risks, and applies his medical and poison expertise precisely.
• Dugu Bo complains about Tang San’s risky methods but remains focused and steadily contributes his Soul Power.
• Ning Fengzhi supports the healers with boosts to their Soul Power, mental strength, and defense, prioritizing Xue Ye’s survival over the battle outside.
• Bai Jin protects the Bedchamber from the poison-dust attack and appears excited by the possibility of a major breakthrough. He and Ci Xue exchange a brief, dry acknowledgment that indirect attacks can be as important as direct ones.
• Chen Xin protects the Royal Knights from the crossbow volley without escalating beyond a warning.
• Xue Beng takes his place at the front of the Royal Knights despite his visibly trembling sword hand, showing resolve under pressure.
• Ci Xue and She Long remain committed to the attack and prepare to fight to the death.

Significant themes

• Cooperation under extreme pressure: The emperor’s survival depends on the specialists combining their different skills.
• Improvisation and risk: Tang San’s treatment is perilous, but careful judgment and trust make it possible.
• Treachery and hidden threats: The poison’s layered formula and the dust entering through the roof show that danger can come from concealed, indirect attacks.
• Political conflict and restraint: The rival forces approach open battle, but Chen Xin’s intervention prevents immediate bloodshed.
• Growth through adversity: Bai Jin’s confrontation with powerful enemies may push him toward a long-awaited breakthrough.

Key plot points and events

• Ci Xue and She Long combine their powers in a coordinated attack on Bai Jin. Their spinning, poison-spiked Pufferfish avatar drives She Long’s Snake Lance almost through Bai Jin’s defensive barrier.
• Bai Jin activates Six Eyes True Body, reads the subtle imbalance in their teamwork, and dodges with a single step. He then counters both opponents, stopping Ci Xue’s charging avatar and repeatedly disrupting their attempts to regroup.
• She Long and Ci Xue launch a final combined attack while Bai Jin stands in front of Xue Ye’s Bedchamber. Rather than dodge and endanger those inside, Bai Jin holds his ground and compresses attraction and repulsion together.
• Under the strain, Bai Jin breaks through to Level 90, though he has not yet obtained a ninth Soul Ring or earned a title.
• Bai Jin unleashes Unlimited Void for an instant, stunning both opponents, then uses Purple to erase their attacks and shatter their Martial Soul Avatars. She Long and Ci Xue are defeated and badly injured.
• Chen Xin and Dugu Bo react with astonishment to Bai Jin’s breakthrough and victory. Inside the chamber, Xue Ye’s heartbeat steadies. Qian Renxue leaves, but Bai Jin blocks her path and addresses her as “Xiao Xue.”

Character developments

• Bai Jin demonstrates greater mastery of his abilities, using perception and precision rather than simply strengthening his barrier. His breakthrough to Level 90 marks a major advancement, and his refusal to move from the chamber’s entrance shows his determination to protect those behind him.
• She Long and Ci Xue prove highly effective when fighting together, nearly penetrating Bai Jin’s defense. Their defeat reveals, however, how completely he can read and counter their coordination.
• Qian Renxue takes a decisive step toward the chamber after putting away her sword, suggesting her attention has shifted from the fight to what is happening inside.
• Chen Xin and Dugu Bo acknowledge Bai Jin’s extraordinary achievement, though Dugu Bo’s praise remains grudging and teasing.

Significant themes

• Growth through strain: Bai Jin’s breakthrough comes at the peak of a desperate battle, when his power is pushed beyond its previous limit.
• Precision over brute force: Six Eyes lets Bai Jin exploit tiny flaws in a powerful partnership, showing that insight and timing can overcome raw strength.
• Protection and responsibility: Bai Jin refuses to dodge the final attack because Xue Ye’s Bedchamber is behind him.
• Power’s cost and limits: Bai Jin’s new level arrives without the usual ninth Soul Ring or title, emphasizing both his exceptional nature and his unfinished progression.

Character interactions

• The fight is defined by the coordination between She Long and Ci Xue, whose complementary attacks force Bai Jin to take them seriously.
• Bai Jin taunts his opponents even as he counters them, maintaining his composure while they struggle to keep up.
• Chen Xin and Dugu Bo discuss Bai Jin’s achievement, mixing genuine surprise with familiar banter.
• The chapter ends on a quiet but charged exchange: Qian Renxue approaches the chamber, and Bai Jin stops her with the familiar name “Xiao Xue” before reminding her that it is time to leave.

Key events

• Qian Renxue’s twenty-year plan to take control of Heaven Dou has collapsed. Though wounded and depleted, she makes one last attempt to reach Emperor Xue Ye’s Bedchamber, but Bai Jin stops her.
• Bai Jin disarms and carries her away from the entrance. He urges her to leave, reminding her that her failed mission does not erase the good she accomplished while serving as crown prince.
• Qian Renxue eventually dismisses She Long and Ci Xue and agrees to leave. Before departing, she warns Bai Jin that Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and thousands of Spirit Hall soldiers are gathering in the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a human-form Soul Beast—most likely Xiao Wu. She gives him a secret means of contacting the Worship Hall.
• Chen Xin moves to stop Qian Renxue, but Bai Jin lowers his sword and lets her go. Tang San confronts Bai Jin for sparing the woman who poisoned Xue Ye and killed the real Xue Qinghe.
• Their disagreement marks a new rift between them. The chapter ends as Xue Ye wakes and coughs in the Bedchamber.

Character developments and interactions

• Qian Renxue shifts from fierce resistance to reluctant acceptance. Her memories of life in Heaven Dou reveal that she formed genuine attachments despite the demands of her disguise. She still maintains a cold front, but shows concern for Bai Jin by warning him about Xiao Wu.
• Bai Jin combines physical strength with personal tenderness: he restrains Qian Renxue but also validates the value of her years of work. His decision to let her escape puts him at odds with Tang San.
• Tang San remains focused on justice for Xue Ye and the real Xue Qinghe. His confrontation with Bai Jin makes their disagreement explicit.
• She Long and Ci Xue leave with Qian Renxue, though their reactions differ: Ci Xue seems relieved, while She Long questions Bai Jin’s presence.

Significant themes

• Duty versus personal attachment: Qian Renxue’s mission required her to conceal affection, yet her memories show that her life in Heaven Dou mattered to her.
• Failure and lasting value: Bai Jin argues that a failed outcome does not make Qian Renxue’s years of stabilizing the court meaningless.
• Justice versus mercy: Bai Jin prioritizes letting Qian Renxue go, while Tang San sees her crimes as grounds to stop her.
• Loyalty and future danger: Qian Renxue’s warning about Xiao Wu suggests that, despite the collapse of her plan, she remains connected to Spirit Hall’s wider conflicts.

Key plot points

• Emperor Xue Ye awakens after Yang Wudi draws most of the poison from his body. He recognizes Xue Beng at his bedside and asks Ning Fengzhi who the false “Qinghe” really was. After learning of Qian Renxue’s infiltration and failed coup, he tells Ning to teach Xue Beng.
• Xue Beng drops his wastrel act as he faces the responsibility now placed on him. Xue Ye names him to oversee court affairs, effectively making him the new heir. At Bai Jin’s urging, Xue Beng immediately arranges shelter and food for civilians stranded by the palace lockdown.
• Bai Jin and Tang San discuss Bai Jin’s loyalties. Bai Jin says he acts according to his duties and the people he cannot leave in danger; he freed Qian Renxue because she once risked herself to save him. He promises to protect Xiao Wu if Spirit Hall comes after her, even offering to face Bibi Dong.
• Bai Jin heals Tang San’s lingering injuries, helping him break through to Level 60, though Tang San still needs a Sixth Soul Ring. Chen Xin and Dugu Bo tease Bai Jin about reaching Level 90 without having a title.
• Prince Xue Xing challenges Bai Jin over helping Qian Renxue enter and leave the palace. Chen Xin backs Bai Jin, and the guards let him pass.
• At the palace gates, a Spirit Hall messenger delivers an urgent report: Yue Guan and Gui Mei have entered the Star Dou Great Forest with more than two thousand Soul Masters. Their target portrait shows a young woman with a scorpion-tail braid.

Character developments and interactions

• Xue Beng begins stepping beyond his carefully cultivated wastrel persona. His quick response to Bai Jin’s request suggests he may take his new political duties seriously.
• Bai Jin remains difficult to place politically, but his choices are guided by personal debts and a willingness to protect those in danger. His exchange with Tang San builds mutual understanding despite their different allegiances.
• Tang San is reminded that his own defining choices—especially protecting Xiao Wu—also come from instinct and loyalty rather than calculation. Bai Jin’s healing helps him cross a major cultivation threshold.
• Ning Fengzhi accepts Xue Ye’s charge to guide Xue Beng, while Chen Xin openly supports Bai Jin against Xue Xing.
• Xue Ye, though weakened, makes a decisive political choice by entrusting Xue Beng with the future of the empire.

Significant themes

• Loyalty beyond factions: Bai Jin’s allegiance is personal and situational rather than tied to a banner.
• Debt and reciprocity: Bai Jin’s decision to spare Qian Renxue reflects gratitude for her past sacrifice.
• Responsibility and transformation: Xue Beng’s new role forces him to confront the weight of leadership.
• Choices and consequences: Tang San recognizes that acting on deeply held values can carry future costs, which Bai Jin knowingly accepts.

Plot points and events

• Tang San receives an urgent report: Spirit Hall has sealed off the Star Dou Great Forest and is hunting Xiao Wu. Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo lead the operation, supported by tracking specialists.
• Bai Jin takes Tang San ahead using his spatial ability, while the rest of their friends prepare to follow with supplies and reinforcements. Tang San endures the rapid journey despite motion sickness.
• During the trip, Bai Jin discovers a report about a rare, space-using Soul Beast that could become the source of his ninth Soul Ring. He chooses to prioritize finding Xiao Wu.
• At the forest’s edge, Bai Jin and Tang San evade and disable a Spirit Hall patrol. Tang San follows pollen and other signs to trace the hunters’ route.
• Inside the forest, a sudden clash and the Titan Giant Ape’s roars signal trouble. Tang San’s Blue Silver Domain detects Xiao Wu’s faint, blood-tinged aura. They hurry deeper into the forest.

Character development

• Tang San is single-minded and deeply worried about Xiao Wu, accepting the dangerous journey without hesitation.
• Bai Jin shows confidence and control in combat, but also loyalty: despite finding a promising lead for his own advancement, he puts Xiao Wu’s rescue first.
• Their friends demonstrate strong solidarity by immediately volunteering to join the rescue, even with the political situation still unsettled.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and friendship: The group acts at once to help Xiao Wu, and Bai Jin sets aside personal ambition for her rescue.
• Urgency and sacrifice: The hunters already have a head start, making speed more important than preparation or individual goals.
• Trust and teamwork: Tang San’s tracking and sensory abilities complement Bai Jin’s spatial travel and combat skills.

Character interactions

• Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, and the others insist on helping Tang San; Bai Jin arranges for them to follow in a second group.
• Bai Jin lightly teases Tang San about travel sickness, while Tang San remains focused and presses him to continue.
• At the forest blockade, Tang San identifies the hunters’ trail and Bai Jin neutralizes the patrol, showing how effectively they work together.

Plot points and events

• Tang San and Bai Jin race through the Star Dou Great Forest, following traces of Xiao Wu’s blood. Spirit Hall troops try to bar their way, but Bai Jin disables more than thirty without seriously injuring them or allowing them to signal for help.
• They find Xiao Wu wounded and poisoned, carrying an injured rabbit while six Soul Saints and airborne pursuers close in. Tang San rescues her with his Blue Silver Emperor.
• Bai Jin drives the poison from Xiao Wu’s wound and gives Tang San an antidote. He then confronts the Soul Saints, refusing to obey the Spirit Hall order to capture her and warning that he will question the Pope.
• Yue Guan arrives with a much larger force. As the Lockdown Spikes activate, Bai Jin spots Gui Mei emerging from Tang San’s shadow. Gui Mei and Yue Guan begin a coordinated attack, and the chapter ends as their powers converge above the forest.

Character developments and interactions

• Bai Jin shows that his loyalty to Spirit Hall has limits: he repeatedly obstructs its mission, using precise, restrained force to protect Xiao Wu and those pursuing her. His banter with Yue Guan masks a serious willingness to oppose him.
• Tang San reunites with Xiao Wu after five years and immediately protects her. Though he accepts Bai Jin’s aid, he tests the antidote before giving it to her, showing both his care and his caution.
• Xiao Wu remains resourceful and determined despite her injuries, using her skills to evade a much larger force. On seeing Tang San, she focuses first on warning him about the danger to Da Ming and Er Ming.
• Yue Guan acknowledges Bai Jin’s repeated interference and arrives prepared to overwhelm him. Gui Mei uses stealth to approach Tang San from the shadows, escalating the confrontation.

Significant themes

• Loyalty versus obedience: Bai Jin refuses to follow an order he believes is wrong, even while remaining part of Spirit Hall.
• Trust and caution: Tang San’s reunion with Xiao Wu is tender, but danger makes careful judgment essential.
• Protection and sacrifice: Xiao Wu fights to survive and protect the rabbit; Tang San and Bai Jin both act to shield her.
• Power and restraint: Bai Jin’s controlled disabling of the Spirit Hall troops contrasts with the large-scale force now gathering against the group.

Plot points and events

• Yue Guan and Gui Mei trap the forest in their Two Extremes Stillness Domain, freezing nearly everyone while leaving the prepared Spirit Hall fighters able to move. Their goal is to capture Xiao Wu; they order Tang San killed and warn their men to avoid Bai Jin.
• Tang San forces himself to move through the domain’s pressure. He uses a hidden weapon to deflect a spear, then stretches his Eight Spider Lances far enough to drain a trace of power from the cage closing around Xiao Wu. He keeps her behind him despite severe injuries.
• Bai Jin studies the domain’s structure and identifies the Lockdown Spikes anchoring it. By combining the forces of his Soul Rings, he breaks the spikes and destabilizes the restraint—but Yue Guan and Gui Mei pour in more power to hold it together.
• As the net-wielding Soul Saint attacks, Tang San knocks aside the cage with his Clear Sky Hammer, but is badly wounded again. Seeing him close to death, Xiao Wu begins a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast sacrifice to save him.
• Bai Jin reacts immediately, shattering the domain by forcing Azure and He together. Yue Guan and Gui Mei are injured, and the frozen forest moves again. Bai Jin reaches Xiao Wu and uses Reverse Cursed Technique, but her red flames continue to rise.

Character developments

• Tang San demonstrates fierce resolve and devotion to Xiao Wu, enduring the domain’s crushing force and repeatedly placing himself between her and danger. His condition worsens, but he refuses to retreat.
• Xiao Wu moves from being protected to choosing to protect Tang San herself. Her sacrifice is an act of agency and love, though it leaves the outcome uncertain.
• Bai Jin proves both perceptive and powerful: he identifies the domain’s weakness and breaks it. Xiao Wu’s sacrifice, however, strips away his confidence and leaves him confronting helplessness.
• Er Ming, bound by the domain, struggles violently to reach Xiao Wu; his rage makes clear how deeply he cares for her.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei maintain control through teamwork, but their confidence falters as Bai Jin threatens their formation.

Significant themes

• Love expressed through sacrifice: Tang San repeatedly risks himself for Xiao Wu; she answers by choosing to sacrifice herself for him.
• Agency under danger: The domain immobilizes its victims, but Xiao Wu’s sacrifice remains a choice no one else can make for her.
• Limits of power and control: Even a formidable technique can be disrupted by insight and coordination, yet breaking it does not necessarily prevent personal loss.
• A breath as an eternity: The closing moment emphasizes the unbearable slowness of watching someone act beyond one’s ability to stop.

Character interactions

• Tang San comforts Xiao Wu and shields her from Spirit Hall attackers; Xiao Wu sees his worsening injuries and chooses to intervene.
• Bai Jin’s efforts to break the domain indirectly create the opening Tang San needs, while his final burst of power is prompted by Xiao Wu’s sacrifice.
• Er Ming struggles against his restraints at the sight of Xiao Wu’s blood, while Yue Guan and Gui Mei direct their forces against Tang San and Bai Jin.
• The Spirit Hall Soul Saints exploit the frozen domain, attacking Tang San while attempting to capture Xiao Wu alive.