Chapter Summaries

After the Alchemist Grand Meeting, Lin Ye claimed three medicinal herbs from the Alchemist Guild’s Treasure Vault and advanced to an eight-star Dou King. On the day of Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement, Lin Ye and Queen Medusa arrived at the Cloud Mist Sect, where Yun Yun welcomed him.

• Lin Ye selected three precious medicinal herbs from the Alchemist Guild’s Treasure Vault and then secluded himself to cultivate.
• Lin Ye broke through from a seven-star Dou King to an eight-star Dou King before the day of Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement arrived.
• Elder Hai used a Golden Dragon Emblem Token to lead Lin Ye’s carriage past the imperial legion guarding the Cloud Mist Sect.
• Lin Ye told Queen Medusa that Yun Shan had likely reached the Dou Zong realm and asked her to hide in her Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python form inside his clothes.
• Queen Medusa transformed into a tiny seven-colored snake and hid beneath Lin Ye’s clothes as the carriage approached the Cloud Mist Sect.
• Nalan Yanran recognized Lin Ye’s carriage, and Yun Yun welcomed him beneath the Cloud Mist Sect’s stone archway.

Lin Ye arrived at the Cloud Mist Sect to watch Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement, while Yun Yun and the elders hosted him and learned that he had only given Xiao Yan a few pointers. As Nalan Yanran went down to meet Xiao Yan, Lin Ye saw him climbing toward the summit through the mountain mist.

• Yun Yun welcomed Lin Ye and Hai Bodong to the Cloud Mist Sect and escorted them up to the mountain’s fighting plaza.
• Lin Ye told the elders he had come to watch the Three-Year Agreement and described his connection to Xiao Yan as a few casual pointers.
• The Cloud Mist Sect elders led Lin Ye and Yun Yun to a tower overlooking the plaza, where Lin Ye spotted Nalan Jie, Nalan Su, and Fa Ma.
• An elder reported that Xiao Yan had reached the foot of the mountain, and Yun Yun sent Nalan Yanran to meet him while advising her not to be too ruthless.
• Lin Ye used his Double Pupils to see Xiao Yan steadily climbing the stone steps through the mist.

Xiao Yan arrived at the Cloud Mist Sect to fulfill his Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran, determined to restore his and his father’s honor. Their duel began, and after Nalan Yanran overwhelmed his opening strike, Xiao Yan activated his Flame Blade technique.

• Xiao Yan confronted Nalan Yanran at the Cloud Mist Sect arena and declared that he had come to fulfill the Three-Year Agreement.
• Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan agreed to settle their grievances in battle, while Xiao Yan insisted the duel should be fought without regard for life or death.
• Xiao Yan explained that he wanted to reclaim the honor his father and the Xiao Family had lost when Nalan Yanran broke off their engagement.
• Nalan Yanran argued that Xiao Yan’s father had also known about the engagement and could have dissolved it himself, but Xiao Yan insisted that the battle would settle everything.
• Yun Leng began the match, and Xiao Yan charged at Nalan Yanran with his black broadsword.
• Nalan Yanran struck Xiao Yan back with her azure sword, and Xiao Yan activated his Earth Rank Middle Grade Dou Technique, Flame Blade.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran traded powerful attacks in their duel, with Xiao Yan’s layered blade technique sending her flying. Nalan Yanran revealed that she was a Great Dou Master and declared she would use her full strength, but Xiao Yan charged at her again.

• Xiao Yan knocked Nalan Yanran back with Flame Blade, but she used the Flying Willow Body Technique to evade and countered with Wind Spirit Splitting Sword.
• Nalan Yanran rushed into close combat, and Xiao Yan answered with Layered Wave Mad Blade, whose accumulating strikes sent her flying.
• Nalan Yanran landed unharmed because her Great Dou Master Dou Qi Armor absorbed the blow, shocking Xiao Yan and the Cloud Mist Sect disciples.
• Nalan Yanran told Xiao Yan she had planned to limit herself to Dou Master strength but would now fight at full strength.
• Xiao Yan refused to back down and charged at Nalan Yanran again.

As Nalan Yanran’s Great Dou Master strength pushed Xiao Yan into a worsening disadvantage, Xiao Yan activated the Blood Burning Qi Burst Technique that Xiao Xun’er had given him. The technique raised his cultivation to one-star Great Dou Master and left Nalan Yanran, Yun Yun, and the watching Cloud Mist Sect disciples stunned as the battle continued.

• Nalan Yanran’s sword overwhelmed Xiao Yan, and he realized he would lose if the fight continued this way.
• Xiao Yan recalled the Blood Burning Qi Burst Technique that Xiao Xun’er had given him as a trump card.
• Xiao Yan activated the technique, burning his blood essence to turn it into Dou Qi and raise his cultivation from seven-star Dou Master to one-star Great Dou Master.
• Xiao Yan formed crimson Dou Qi Armor, shocking Nalan Yanran, the Cloud Mist Sect disciples, and Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun questioned how Xiao Yan’s cultivation had risen so suddenly after she had sensed him as a seven-star Dou Master.

Xiao Yan used the Blood Burning Qi Burst Technique to match Nalan Yanran’s strength, and the two prepared to settle their Three-Year Agreement with one decisive strike. Nalan Yanran gathered sunlight for Wind Extremity: Sunset Radiance while Xiao Yan sacrificed more of his essence blood to unleash Raging Flame Bursting Slash.

• Yun Yun suspected Xiao Yan had used a pill or secret technique to raise his strength, while Ling Ying recognized his Blood Burning Qi Burst Technique and hoped he would win.
• Xiao Yan activated the Blood Burning Qi Burst Technique, raised his strength to Great Dou Master, and charged Nalan Yanran again.
• Nalan Yanran used Thousand Winds, but Xiao Yan blocked the green wind threads with Heavenly Defense Circular Spirit Blade and counterattacked.
• Nalan Yanran dodged Xiao Yan’s blade shadows, then proposed deciding the victor with one move and began gathering sunlight for Wind Extremity: Sunset Radiance.
• Xiao Yan burned more essence blood to increase his power and charged his Flame Blade with Dou Qi and natural energy for Raging Flame Bursting Slash.
• Lin Ye watched the two prepare their attacks from the distant platform.

Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran in the final clash of the Three-Year Agreement, leaving her gravely injured as Yun Yun rushed to her aid. Lin Ye chose not to intervene yet, intending to keep Nalan alive while pursuing his plans to maximize his gains and return to Douluo Continent.

• Nalan Yanran unleashed Wind Extremity: Sunset Radiance, but Xiao Yan's Raging Flame Bursting Slash cut through her sword qi and defenses and struck her from the sky.
• Yun Yun flew to Nalan Yanran's side while Lin Ye remained atop the tower, telling Queen Medusa that he would keep Nalan alive but had more important plans.
• Xiao Yan exhausted himself in the attack and used his black greatsword to stay upright as he declared that he had won the Three-Year Agreement.
• Yun Yun found Nalan Yanran unconscious in a crater with a deep, bleeding saber mark, gave her a life-saving medicinal pill, and covered her with a robe.
• Great Elder Yun Leng and the Cloud Mist Sect disciples gathered around Nalan Yanran and glared furiously at Xiao Yan.

After Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran in the Three-Year Agreement, Yun Leng accused him of cheating with a Tiger Wolf Elixir to protect the Cloud Mist Sect’s reputation and avoid honoring the wager. Xiao Yan denied the charge, but the sect’s disciples sided with Yun Leng, leaving Xiao Yan fearing he would not get off the mountain safely.

• Yun Leng decided to kill Xiao Yan rather than let Nalan Yanran serve him, then devised a plan to accuse him of using a Tiger Wolf Elixir.
• Xiao Yan asked the Cloud Mist Sect to publicly acknowledge his victory, then waived the wager and severed ties with Nalan Yanran and the Nalan Family.
• Yun Leng stopped Xiao Yan from leaving and accused him of using a Tiger Wolf Elixir to raise his strength and defeat Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Yan said a Dou Skill had increased his strength, but Yun Leng and the Cloud Mist Sect disciples rejected his explanation.
• Xiao Yan realized the Cloud Mist Sect had turned against him and feared he would not leave the mountain safely.

After Xiao Yan defeated and seriously injured Nalan Yanran, Yun Yun and Yun Leng accused him of using a forbidden pill and prepared to hold him accountable. Fa Ma intervened on Xiao Yan’s behalf, but Yun Leng demanded proof, leaving Xiao Yan unable to clear his name as Lin Ye watched from above.

• Xiao Yan appealed to Yun Yun, but she sided with Yun Leng and blamed him for injuring Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Yan prepared to fight the Cloud Mist Sect rather than submit, believing he had no way to leave safely.
• Fa Ma flew down to defend Xiao Yan, saying Xiao Yan’s teacher was his old friend and denying that he had seen Xiao Yan take pills.
• Yun Leng challenged Fa Ma to prove Xiao Yan had not obtained pills through some other means and dismissed Xiao Yan’s Blood Burning Qi Burst Technique as a fabrication.
• Xiao Yan admitted he had no evidence, while Yun Leng insisted he demonstrate the technique; Lin Ye paused his planned intervention to watch what happened.

As Yun Leng pressed the Cloud Mist Sect’s accusations against Xiao Yan, Fa Ma could not persuade Xiao Yan to reveal the Blood Burning Qi Burst Technique or risk the Alchemist Guild’s support. Just as Yun Leng moved to seize him, Ling Ying emerged to defend him.

• Lin Ye told Queen Medusa that Xiao Yan had been framed and that Yun Yun might side with the Cloud Mist Sect.
• Fa Ma urged Xiao Yan to demonstrate the Blood Burning Qi Burst Technique to clear his name, but Xiao Yan refused to expose Xiao Xun’er’s secret technique.
• Yun Leng accused Xiao Yan of cheating and prepared to take him for judgment, while Fa Ma struggled to choose between helping Xiao Yan and protecting the Alchemist Guild.
• Xiao Yan thanked Fa Ma and prepared to fight the Cloud Mist Sect rather than accept a false confession.
• Fa Ma stepped aside, but Ling Ying flew out of the nearby forest and stood between Yun Leng and Xiao Yan.

Ling Ying arrived to protect Xiao Yan and demanded that the Cloud Mist Sect let him leave, but Yun Yun intervened and challenged Ling Ying to battle. As the two Dou Emperors fought outside Cloud Mist Peak, Lin Ye predicted that Ling Ying would win.

• Ling Ying revealed that he had come to protect Xiao Yan and dismissed Yun Leng's threats about the Cloud Mist Sect.
• Ling Ying seized Xiao Yan and tried to take him away, but Yun Yun cut the shadowy hand and insisted Xiao Yan remain until the dispute was explained.
• Yun Yun and Ling Ying flew beyond Cloud Mist Peak and began a fierce battle, while the people on the arena watched tensely.
• Queen Medusa asked Lin Ye who would win, and Lin Ye answered that Ling Ying would prevail.

Ling Ying defeated Yun Yun and repelled the Cloud Mist Sect after Yun Leng led the sect in attacks to stop him from taking Xiao Yan. As Ling Ying prepared to leave, the newly ascended Dou Zong Yun Shan emerged from seclusion, making Xiao Yan’s escape uncertain.

• Ling Ying defeated Yun Yun, then moved to seize Xiao Yan and leave Cloud Mist Peak.
• Yun Leng ordered the Cloud Mist Sect to activate the Cloud Mist Covering Sun Array, but Ling Ying destroyed its attacks and blasted Yun Leng and the disciples aside.
• Ling Ying prepared to depart with Xiao Yan when a powerful Dou Zong aura erupted from the rear of the sect.
• Yun Shan appeared, and Yun Leng pleaded for justice while explaining events from the Cloud Mist Sect’s perspective.
• Ling Ying held back as Yun Shan arrived, and Fa Ma worried that Xiao Yan might not escape safely.

Yun Shan demanded that Xiao Yan remain at the Cloud Mist Sect, dismissing Ling Ying’s warnings, until Lin Ye arrived and drew Yun Shan’s attention. After learning Lin Ye’s standing and ties to the sect, Yun Shan asked whether he had come to defend Xiao Yan.

• Yun Shan questioned Xiao Yan and Ling Ying over the injuries to the Cloud Mist Sect’s Young Sect Master and Yun'er.
• Ling Ying denied that Xiao Yan had taken a pill and argued that the Cloud Mist Sect had no grounds to detain him.
• Yun Shan insisted Xiao Yan stay, and threatened to detain Ling Ying as well if he refused to leave Xiao Yan behind.
• Lin Ye told Queen Medusa to hide, then flew over and ordered Yun Shan to stop as Ling Ying prepared to face him.
• Yun Leng informed Yun Shan of Lin Ye’s identity, and Yun Shan praised Lin Ye before asking whether he had come to speak for Xiao Yan.

Lin Ye refused to abandon Xiao Yan after Yun Shan rejected his request to let him leave, and stood with Ling Ying to protect him despite being only a Dou King. Yun Shan chose the Cloud Mist Sect’s honor over Lin Ye’s favor and attacked him with Myriad Wind Entanglement.

• Lin Ye asked Yun Shan to let Xiao Yan leave, but Yun Shan refused because Xiao Yan’s case concerned the Cloud Mist Sect’s honor.
• Yun Shan offered to let Xiao Yan go only if Ling Ying could escape the sect with him, while Fa Ma avoided helping.
• Lin Ye joined Ling Ying beside Xiao Yan and insisted he would keep his promise to escort him safely down the mountain.
• Xiao Yan urged Lin Ye to leave, but Lin Ye stood firm and said that strength differed even among Dou Kings.
• Yun Shan summoned azure wind-ropes and sent them toward Lin Ye with Myriad Wind Entanglement.

Lin Ye broke free of Yun Shan’s wind ropes and fought him to protect Xiao Yan’s escape from the Cloud Mist Sect. After Lin Ye’s attacks forced Yun Shan to take him seriously, both fighters escalated their power, and Yun Shan launched his strongest technique at Lin Ye.

• Yun Shan bound Lin Ye and Ling Ying with wind ropes, but Lin Ye used the Devouring Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul to break free.
• Lin Ye drew the Xuanyuan Sword, cut through Yun Shan’s Wind Wall, and attacked with Shattering Mountains and Rivers, which Yun Shan evaded.
• Yun Shan refused to let Xiao Yan leave and declared that he would stop holding back against Lin Ye.
• Lin Ye activated several Soul Bone Skills and his Martial Soul Avatar, then charged at Yun Shan.
• Yun Shan launched Extreme Wind: Falling Annihilation at Lin Ye.

Lin Ye defeated Yun Shan in their battle and secured Yun Shan’s promise to stop pursuing Xiao Yan. As the confrontation seemed to end, Protector Wu emerged from the Cloud Mist Sect’s back mountain, intent on taking Lin Ye to the Soul Hall.

• Lin Ye overcame Yun Shan’s wind attacks and defenses, then used Gravity Control and Spiritual Charm to pin and daze him.
• Lin Ye held the Xuanyuan Sword Martial Soul to Yun Shan’s throat, and Yun Shan admitted defeat and agreed to let Xiao Yan leave.
• Ling Ying was astonished by Lin Ye’s victory, while Yun Leng and the other Cloud Mist Sect members could not believe their Grand Sect Master had lost.
• Protector Wu appeared amid black mist from the Cloud Mist Sect’s back mountain and declared that he would take Lin Ye to the Soul Hall.

Protector Wu emerged from the black mist and urged Yun Shan to help kill Lin Ye, but Cai Lin stopped Yun Shan’s sneak attack. Lin Ye then used Spirit Restraining—Commanding to pull Protector Wu into a vortex, leaving the Soul Hall threat seemingly under his control.

• Protector Wu appeared in the sky and asked Yun Shan to join him in killing Lin Ye in exchange for a Soul Hall reward.
• Yun Shan chose to attack Lin Ye, but Cai Lin burst from Lin Ye’s chest and sent Yun Shan crashing into the plaza.
• Fa Ma, Nalan Jie, and Ling Ying reacted to Cai Lin’s arrival and Protector Wu’s presence, while Ling Ying considered invoking the Ancient Clan’s name.
• Lin Ye extended his hand and used Spirit Restraining—Commanding to overwhelm Protector Wu and draw his body into a black vortex.

Lin Ye defeated Protector Wu, learned Soul Hall’s plans from his memories, and confronted Yun Shan over his betrayal. Yun Shan agreed to make the Cloud Mist Sect submit to Spirit Hall, clearing Lin Ye’s path to expand across the Jia Ma Empire.

• Ling Ying and Yun Shan watched as Lin Ye subdued Protector Wu and absorbed him with Spirit Restraining and Commanding.
• Lin Ye searched Protector Wu’s memories and discovered that Soul Hall had given him ten years to find the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe Jade of the Xiao Clan.
• Lin Ye accused Yun Shan of colluding with Soul Hall and revealed that the Mind Control Soul Seal gave Soul Hall control over his life.
• Yun Shan admitted he had tried to ambush Lin Ye for Soul Hall’s reward and begged Lin Ye to spare the Cloud Mist Sect.
• Lin Ye demanded that Yun Shan lead the Cloud Mist Sect in submitting to Spirit Hall, threatening to destroy the sect if he refused.
• Yun Shan reluctantly agreed to submit the Cloud Mist Sect to Spirit Hall.

Lin Ye returned to Black Seal City with Qing Lin to seek the Three Thousand Lightning Movement at the upcoming Black Seal Auction and find the last ingredient for a Dou Spirit Pill. After arranging for Spirit Hall’s expansion, he prepared to take Qing Lin into the nearby Magic Beast Mountain Range to strengthen her Jade-Green Snake Three-Flower Pupils.

• Lin Ye delegated Spirit Hall’s expansion across the Jia Ma Empire to Snow Empress, Bi Ji, and the other Soul Spirits before traveling to the Black Corner Region.
• Lin Ye brought Qing Lin to Black Seal City, where she felt frightened by the violence, and encouraged her to be braver as a Great Dou Master.
• Lin Ye planned to obtain the Three Thousand Lightning Movement at the Black Seal Auction and find the final medicinal ingredient needed for a Dou Spirit Pill.
• Lin Ye gave several bottles of pills to the Black Seal Auction House for auction and asked its staff to search for the missing ingredient.
• Lin Ye left the auction house with Qing Lin and planned to take her to the nearby Magic Beast Mountain Range to subdue snake-type Magic Beasts.

Lin Ye brought Qing Lin to the Magic Beast Mountain Range and helped her subdue several powerful snake-type magic beasts. As Qing Lin struggled to subdue a Sixth-Tier Extreme Cold Flood Dragon, Lin Ye sensed a purple figure approaching through the forest.

• Lin Ye and Qing Lin searched the Magic Beast Mountain Range for powerful snake-type magic beasts that Qing Lin could subdue.
• Lin Ye used his Devouring Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul to restrain a Fifth-Tier One-Horned Storm Python while Qing Lin enslaved it with her Jade-Green Snake Three-Flower Pupils.
• Lin Ye helped Qing Lin subdue three more Fifth-Tier magic beasts: a Purple Lightning Violent Thunder Snake, a Blade-Scaled Gold Devouring Snake, and a Heavenly Azure Sin Luo Python.
• Lin Ye suppressed a Sixth-Tier Extreme Cold Flood Dragon, and Qing Lin began to subdue it despite its strong resistance and recognition of her Jade-Green Snake Three-Flower Pupils.
• Lin Ye sensed a powerful spatial fluctuation and saw a purple figure weaving through the forest toward them.