Chapter Summaries

Lin Ye and the Ancient Dou Emperor Families prepared to ambush the Soul Race at Jia Nan Academy, where Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's Cave was hidden. Hun Tiandi found the cave's location, and the cave emerged as Lin Ye and his allies rushed to confront him.

• Lin Ye mastered the seventh move of the Xuanyuan Sword Technique while waiting at Jia Nan Academy for the Soul Race to appear.
• A blast erupted in the Black Corner Region, and Lin Ye sent Qing Lin to notify Gu Yuan and summon Zi Yan.
• Soul Race experts devastated the Black Corner Region, confirmed it matched the map, and summoned Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Hun Tiandi followed the reacting Ancient Emperor Tuoshe Jade toward Jia Nan Academy as Lin Ye set out with Gu Yuan, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin.
• Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's Cave sensed the jade, and a stone gate rose from the underground sea of magma.

Zhukun escaped from Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's Cave and agreed to help Hun Tiandi, but Lin Ye revealed that Zi Yan was his daughter. As Hun Tiandi opened the cave and advanced toward its treasures, Zi Yan made Zhukun's forgiveness depend on stopping him and helping Lin Ye claim the opportunity.

• Hun Tiandi and Gu Yuan reached the emerging stone gate, but Zhukun burst from beneath it and revealed himself as an ancient powerhouse.
• Zhukun agreed to join Hun Tiandi's side and help drive away Gu Yuan's group before entering the cave.
• Lin Ye revealed Zi Yan's royal bloodline and connection to Zhukun, causing Zhukun to recognize her as his daughter.
• Hun Tiandi rushed to the stone gate while Nihility Devouring Flame blocked Gu Yuan and Qing Lin, then used the jade to open it.
• Zhukun tried to approach Zi Yan, but she rejected him and told him she would forgive him only if he stopped Hun Tiandi and helped Lin Ye seize the cave's opportunity.

Lin Ye and the others entered Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's Cave and found the Proto-Emperor Pill, which revealed itself and fought Hun Tiandi, Nihility Devouring Flame, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun. Lin Ye chose to stay back and wait for the battle to end, trusting that he could still become a Dou Emperor by inheriting Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's legacy.

• Zhu Kun agreed to help Zi Yan obtain the opportunity in the cave, and Hun Tiandi opened its gates with the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe Jade.
• Lin Ye, Zi Yan, Qing Lin, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun followed Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame into the cave and flew toward a floating landmass.
• Lin Ye led the group past a plaza filled with Heavenly Flames and onward to the statue of Ancient Emperor Tuoshe, where Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame were searching for the Proto-Emperor Pill.
• A white-haired old man appeared, and Nihility Devouring Flame identified him as the Proto-Emperor Pill rather than Ancient Emperor Tuoshe.
• The Proto-Emperor Pill attacked Hun Tiandi, Nihility Devouring Flame, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun, overpowering their combined assault.
• Lin Ye refused to join the battle, telling Qing Lin to stay back and deciding to wait for a chance to seize the Proto-Emperor Pill or inherit Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's legacy.

Nihility Devouring Flame used Ancient Emperor Tuoshe’s Jade and Pill Transformation Divine Art to subdue the Proto-Emperor Pill, but Hun Tiandi seized and swallowed it before anyone else could claim it. Lin Ye watched, alarmed that events had changed and he had no chance to intervene.

• The Proto-Emperor Pill drove Hun Tiandi, Nihility Devouring Flame, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun back with its Emperor Pill Palm and devastating Pill Flame.
• Nihility Devouring Flame borrowed Ancient Emperor Tuoshe Jade from Hun Tiandi and used Pill Transformation Divine Art to bind and refine the Proto-Emperor Pill.
• The Proto-Emperor Pill transformed into its true pill form, and Gu Yuan, Hun Tiandi, and Zhu Kun rushed toward it.
• Hun Tiandi detonated several Ninth Grade Treasure Pills to force Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun back, then grabbed and swallowed the Proto-Emperor Pill.
• Lin Ye realized Hun Tiandi had swallowed the pill earlier than expected, leaving him no chance to provide support.

Hun Tiandi swallowed the Proto-Emperor Pill, overpowered Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun, and escaped Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's Cave with Nihility Devouring Flame. Zhu Kun revealed that the Origin of the Emperor was protected within the statue and explained that Ancient Emperor Tuoshe had originally been a Green Lotus Core Flame that devoured other heavenly flames.

• Hun Tiandi endured the Proto-Emperor Pill's energy, struck back Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun, and fled through space with Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun lamented that Hun Tiandi had taken the pill and feared he would destroy them if he reached Dou Emperor.
• Zhu Kun told Gu Yuan that the Origin of the Emperor was inside Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's statue and might offer another path to Dou Emperor.
• Zhu Kun explained that the Origin of the Emperor could recognize someone connected to Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's origins, but the statue resisted Gu Yuan's attack.
• Zhu Kun revealed that Ancient Emperor Tuoshe had been the Green Lotus Core Flame after it devoured countless heavenly flames and became the Emperor Flame.

Lin Ye activated the Fenn Jue at the Statue of Ancient Emperor Tuoshe and was drawn inside to seek the Origin of the Emperor, while Qing Lin expanded his power across the Northwestern Continent. Nearly half a year later, Hun Tiandi became a Dou Emperor after blood-sacrificing the Central Plains and confronted Gu Yuan’s Anti-Soul Race Alliance.

• Zhu Kun revealed that Ancient Emperor Tuoshe had been the first Heavenly Flame, and recognized Lin Ye’s Fenn Jue as the cultivation technique Tuoshe had left behind.
• Lin Ye used the Fenn Jue at the statue and was pulled inside by a pillar of light; before he vanished, he told Qing Lin through Soul Power to expand Spirit Hall across the Northwestern Continent.
• Gu Yuan, Zhu Kun, and Zi Yan returned to the Central Plains to prepare for the Soul Race, while Qing Lin went to the Jia Ma Empire and the Serpent Kingdom and urged Yao Ye and Medusa to conquer the Northwestern Continent.
• Over nearly half a year, Hun Tiandi used the Spirit Devouring Life Extinguishing Array to blood-sacrifice almost the entire Central Plains and absorbed the completed Emperor Pill, becoming a Dou Emperor.
• Hun Tiandi descended above the Anti-Soul Race Alliance’s headquarters and challenged Gu Yuan, while Gu Yuan revealed that he had sent promising younger members of the Ancient Clan to safety.

Hun Tiandi overwhelmed Gu Yuan and the allied clans after reaching the Dou Emperor realm, destroying their city and leaving them facing another fatal attack. Just as his blood-red beam neared them, a colossal golden sword emerged to block it.

• Hun Tiandi shattered the city’s protective barrier with a single strike, and Gu Yuan rallied the gathered experts to form the Ancient Emperor Mirror.
• Gu Yuan unleashed the Ancient Emperor Mirror’s energy beam at Hun Tiandi, but Hun Tiandi stopped and destroyed it effortlessly.
• Hun Tiandi fired a blood-red beam that annihilated the city and carved a vast rift through the land.
• Gu Yuan urged Yan Jin and the surviving clan leaders to hold on until Lin Ye returned from Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's Cave, but Hun Tiandi launched another attack toward them.
• A colossal golden energy sword burst from the ground and blocked Hun Tiandi’s beam as the shout, “Xuanyuan Sword, emerge—Shatter the Vault of Heaven!!” rang out.

Lin Ye arrived as a Dou Emperor and confronted Hun Tiandi, whose Blood River attacks he overpowered with the Xuanyuan Sword. Hun Tiandi transformed into his Blood Emperor Body, and Lin Ye answered by summoning the Devouring Ancestral Dragon True Body.

• Lin Ye appeared before Gu Yuan and the others, blocked Hun Tiandi’s attack, and revealed that he had advanced to Dou Emperor.
• Hun Tiandi demanded to know how Lin Ye had become a Dou Emperor, and Lin Ye confirmed he had found another strand of Origin Emperor Qi.
• Lin Ye struck Hun Tiandi with Xuanyuan Sword—Shattering Mountains and Rivers, cleaving through Hun Tiandi’s blood dragon and carving a vast rift in the ground.
• Hun Tiandi absorbed the Blood River and transformed into his Blood Emperor Body before attacking Lin Ye with a colossal fist.
• Lin Ye summoned the Devouring Ancestral Dragon True Body to face Hun Tiandi’s attack.

Lin Ye used his Devouring Ancestral Dragon True Body to kill Hun Tiandi and end the crisis on the Dou Qi Continent. Ten years later, after raising his God Position of Creation beyond the God King level, he prepared to return to the Douluo Continent, keeping the Battle Through the Heavens world’s coordinates so he could come back.

• Lin Ye manifested his colossal Devouring Ancestral Dragon True Body and crushed Hun Tiandi’s Blood Emperor Body.
• Lin Ye devoured Hun Tiandi and the Blood River, then returned the borrowed magma to the earth.
• Gu Yuan led the Anti-Soul Race Alliance against the weakened Soul Clan, which surrendered without resistance.
• Lin Ye expanded Spirit Hall across the Dou Qi Continent and used the people’s Power of Faith to raise his God Position of Creation to the God Emperor level.
• After ten years, Lin Ye learned that the Time-Space Bead could travel again and prepared to return to the Douluo Continent, with Xiao Yu recording the world’s coordinates.