Chapter Summaries

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin met Dark Northern Underworld to seek the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s acceptance into the Northern Underworld Empire. Dark Northern Underworld dismissed their initial offers and insisted he was trying to help them, leaving them unsure what he meant.

• Zhou Tan escorted Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin through a fortress filled with advanced Soul Tools, which astonished Ning Fengzhi.
• Dark Northern Underworld welcomed the pair and asked Ning Fengzhi to explain why the empire should accept him.
• Ning Fengzhi offered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s support abilities, the sect’s wealth, and his daughter Ning Rongrong’s Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda as reasons to accept them.
• Dark Northern Underworld said those advantages were insufficient, prompting Chen Xin to accuse him of deliberately making their path difficult.
• Dark Northern Underworld denied trying to humiliate them and said he was trying to help, leaving Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin stunned.

Dark Northern Underworld showed Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin the Northern Underworld Empire’s Soul Tools and proposed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect partner with Xi Zhao’s clan using its treasure-finding ability. Ning Fengzhi agreed to help repel the Douluo Continent’s invaders in seven days, while Dark Northern Underworld arranged for him to bring Ning Rongrong and privately revealed his interest in her.

• Dark Northern Underworld showed Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin the empire’s Soul Tools and explained that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect needed a powerful partner to establish itself.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could identify rare ores and treasures, so Dark Northern Underworld suggested partnering with Xi Zhao’s clan in Xi Zhao.
• Dark Northern Underworld promised to introduce Ning Fengzhi to Xi Zhao if Ning Fengzhi helped repel the Douluo Continent’s invaders in seven days and brought Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Dark Northern Underworld that Bibi Dong would arrive the next day, but Dark Northern Underworld dismissed the warning and gave Ning Fengzhi a Life-Link Soul Tool.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin returned safely to their camp, where Ning Fengzhi decided they had to trust Dark Northern Underworld and asked Chen Xin to bring Ning Rongrong.

Ning Fengzhi learned that Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu had arrived to lead Spirit Hall’s campaign against the Northern Underworld Empire. Meanwhile, Tang Hao, Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang landed on the Northern Underworld Continent, where Bei Mingyuan ordered them secretly watched, and the trio set out to explore.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Chen Xin to bring Gu Douluo as well, sensing that trouble might arise.
• Ning Fengzhi joined Spirit Hall’s welcome for Bibi Dong and discovered that Qian Daoliu had come under the Angel God’s decree.
• Tang Hao, Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang reached the Northern Underworld Continent and rested on its eastern coast.
• Bei Mingyuan stopped Dong Shan from capturing the newcomers and ordered him to have them watched in secret.
• Tang Hao, Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang disguised themselves and searched for people, but found only forest and wasteland, so Tang Hao proposed investigating the forest.

Tang Hao and Tang San hunted Soul Beasts in the Northern Underworld Continent, where Tang San absorbed a Soul-Devouring Demon Spider. Dong Shan sent the 500,000-year Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor Zhuzhu to confront them, and she set out with four 100,000-Year Demon Spider Kings.

• Tang Hao persuaded Tang San that Soul Beasts were enemies and led him into the forest to hunt.
• Tang Hao killed a spider Soul Beast, and Tang San drained its body and grew excited about the power he gained.
• Dong Shan witnessed the killing and decided to send Zhuzhu after Tang Hao and Tang San.
• Dong Shan showed Zhuzhu a recording of the killing and ordered her to cripple the intruders without killing them.
• Zhuzhu learned that Little Demon had been killed and absorbed, then rallied four 100,000-Year Demon Spider Kings to take revenge.

Tang San reached the peak of rank sixty by absorbing Soul Beasts, then traveled with Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang to find a Soul Ring. Zhuzhu ambushed them over the deaths of her clansmen, defeated Tang Hao, and left him unconscious with his Clear Sky Hammer shattered.

• Tang San absorbed Soul Beasts until he reached the peak of rank sixty, while Yu Xiaogang worried about his methods and Tang Hao praised his progress.
• Zhuzhu trapped Tang San, Tang Hao, and Yu Xiaogang in a web and accused them of killing members of the Soul-Devouring Demon Spider Clan.
• Tang Hao shielded Tang San from Zhuzhu's pressure and fought off her poisonous needles with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Hao unleashed the Divine Slaughter's Domain and prepared to strike Zhuzhu, but she countered with the Asura Domain and bound him with purple lightning.
• Zhuzhu pierced Tang Hao's arms with Infinite Ray, shattered his Clear Sky Hammer, and left him unconscious.

Zhuzhu captured Tang Hao, Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang for the Northern Underworld Empire, while Xi Zhao and Dark Northern Underworld prepared for the coming decapitation attack on their fortress. Qian Daoliu assigned the attackers their roles for an operation planned three nights later, but tensions among the allies nearly sparked a dispute.

• Zhuzhu bound the unconscious Tang Hao and ordered her subordinates to take the captured Tang San and Yu Xiaogang away.
• Dong Shan praised Zhuzhu and took custody of the three captives, noting that they had entered Northern Underworld Empire territory.
• Xi Zhao and Dark Northern Underworld anticipated a decapitation attack and prepared to surprise the incoming Douluo Continent forces.
• Qian Daoliu assigned Chen Xin to draw fire, Ghost Leopard Douluo to infiltrate the fortress, and Demon Bear Douluo, Yu Yuanzhen, Bibi Dong, and himself to attack Xi Zhao.
• Bibi Dong left the meeting abruptly, Yu Yuanzhen took offense, and Ning Fengzhi calmed the group before privately doubting their chances of victory.

Bibi Dong and the others attacked the Seaside Fortress, believing they had reached it undetected, but Dark Northern Underworld defeated Demon Bear Douluo and exposed their operation as a trap. Qian Daoliu ordered a retreat, only for the group to find Xi Zhao had already subdued Chen Xin.

• Chen Xin struck the fortress shield to trigger an alarm while Bibi Dong's group attacked the soldiers and rushed toward the commander's residence.
• Demon Bear Douluo hurled boulders at the residence, and Dark Northern Underworld appeared and threw them back.
• Dark Northern Underworld used Asura Armor to overpower and kill Demon Bear Douluo, then took his Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong realized the intelligence had been wrong, and Dark Northern Underworld vanished after saying he had other business.
• Qian Daoliu recognized they had been lured into a trap and ordered everyone to retreat.
• Bibi Dong's group reached the gates and found Xi Zhao, in Snow Mastiff Armor, had subdued Chen Xin.

Xi Zhao defeated Yu Yuanzhen after Yu Yuanzhen refused to flee, while Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, and Ghost Leopard escaped. The survivors returned to the Douluo camp, where Bibi Dong reported that Chen Xin had been captured, Demon Bear Douluo had died, and Yu Yuanzhen's fate was unknown.

• Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, and Ghost Leopard escaped through a gap in Xi Zhao's barrier, while Yu Yuanzhen stayed to fight.
• Xi Zhao broke Yu Yuanzhen's strongest attack and ordered Zhou Tan to take him into custody.
• Chen Xin revealed that he had only pretended to be injured and captured, and Xi Zhao promised not to kill Yu Yuanzhen.
• Xi Zhao told Chen Xin that the Northern Underworld Empire would treat commoners well and warned him against discriminating against Soul Beasts.
• Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, and Ghost Leopard returned to the Douluo camp, where Bibi Dong reported Chen Xin captured, Demon Bear Douluo dead, and Yu Yuanzhen missing.