Recaps

Lu Qian led Shrek Academy to victory over Blazing Fire Academy, then used his Spirit Hall authority and Dugu Bo’s presence to summon the academy’s team to discuss bringing the elemental academies under his control. He learned the bold girl’s name was Huo Wu, but the chapter ended before she answered his demands.

• After Shrek Academy completed ten preliminary matches undefeated, Lu Qian decided to take over the other four elemental academies and arranged for Dugu Bo to join him.
• Lu Qian chose to fight Blazing Fire Academy with Zhu Zhuqing and revealed that he was a Soul Emperor, stunning both teams and the spectators.
• Huo Wu urged Blazing Fire Academy to fight, and Lu Qian and Zhu Zhuqing used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill before Lu Qian trapped the opposing team with Blue Silver vines.
• The referee awarded Shrek Academy the victory, and Lu Qian went to Blazing Fire Academy’s lodging to wait for the team.
• Dugu Bo forced Blazing Fire Academy’s group inside, and Lu Qian introduced himself as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and Inspection Hall Master before asking the girl her name; she answered, “Huo Wu.”

Lu Qian tried to recruit Huo Wu into the Inspection Hall, then killed Shi Nian when the Canghui Academy teacher ambushed him with an illusion. After returning to Shrek Academy, Lu Qian learned that his identity as Spirit Hall's Holy Son had been exposed.

• Lu Qian invited Huo Wu and her teammates to join the Inspection Hall, and Huo Wu said she would agree if her father approved.
• Lu Qian recognized Shi Nian's illusion, tricked him, and killed him with his Fourth Soul Skill, Transcendent Sword.
• Lu Qian took Shi Nian's Head Soul Bone and burned his corpse to leave no trace.
• Liu Erlong told Lu Qian that his identity as Spirit Hall's Holy Son had been exposed.

Lu Qian admitted to Shrek Academy’s teachers that he was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, but Liu Erlong decided to let him stay so the academy could pursue the tournament championship. Afterward, Lu Qian tried to recruit Flender and Zhao Wuji into his Inspection Hall, but Flender refused.

• Lu Qian confessed his identity to Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the other teachers, and Yu Xiaogang accused him of infiltrating Shrek Academy.
• Lu Qian berated Yu Xiaogang over his failures and threatened him, but Flender and Liu Erlong stopped him before he could attack.
• Liu Erlong chose to keep Lu Qian at Shrek Academy, citing the chance to win the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament championship.
• Lu Qian went to Flender’s office and explained that he had established the Inspection Hall to oversee Spirit Hall.
• Lu Qian invited Flender and Zhao Wuji to become Inspection Hall masters, but Flender rejected the offer, insisting the Inspection Hall was no different from Spirit Hall.

Lu Qian failed to persuade Flender and Zhao Wuji to join his Inspection Hall, then continued his secret relationships with Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong. At Inspection Hall headquarters, Huo Wu offered herself and Blazing Fire Academy’s support in exchange for security and an acknowledged place as Lu Qian’s secondary wife, and he accepted.

• Lu Qian left Flender’s office after offering Flender and Zhao Wuji branch-master positions in the Inspection Hall, while they remained unwilling to join.
• Liu Erlong summoned Lu Qian to her office, where they hid from Yu Xiaogang and later roleplayed a headmistress and student before spending three hours together.
• Lu Qian returned to his dormitory and reassured Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong that his discussion with Flender and Zhao Wuji had not succeeded.
• The next day, Lu Qian went to Inspection Hall headquarters, where Huo Wu explained that her father opposed joining and proposed a relationship with Lu Qian in exchange for protection for herself and Blazing Fire Academy.
• Lu Qian accepted Huo Wu’s offer, and after they spent time together, he told Bai Chenxiang to provide for Huo Wu and treat her as a mistress of the house.

Lu Qian used his Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Ning Rongrong to kill all seven Canghui Academy students, then relied on his status as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son to avoid punishment. With Shrek Academy still competing, he turned his attention to recruiting Skywater Academy and pursuing its captain, Shui Bing’er.

• Lu Qian and Ning Rongrong used Glazed Blue Silver Fall to interrupt Canghui Academy’s Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill and kill all seven students.
• Salas left the arena without intervening, while Xue Ye grew furious and Ning Fengzhi avoided openly opposing Lu Qian.
• Lu Qian told Flender and Zhao Wuji that Shi Nian had tried to assassinate him and that he had killed Shi Nian in self-defense.
• Salas assured Lu Qian that Shrek Academy would remain eligible, then led an investigation party to Shrek Academy and prepared to justify the incident.
• Shrek Academy reached twelve consecutive victories, and Lu Qian decided he wanted to recruit Shui Bing’er and pursue Skywater Academy.

Lu Qian and Xiao Wu defeated Skywater Academy with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Blue Silver Jade Rabbit Soul, then Lu Qian apologized by taking the team shopping and treating them to dinner. He used the outing to charm the girls and offered them help through the Inspection Hall.

• Lu Qian concealed his level and faced Skywater Academy alongside Xiao Wu, while Tang San doubted they could perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Lu Qian activated Blue Silver Jade Rabbit Soul with Xiao Wu, releasing the aura of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast and frightening Skywater Academy’s team into defeat.
• Lu Qian visited Skywater Academy’s lounge to apologize to Seventh Girl and the others for scaring them during the match.
• Lu Qian invited the Skywater Academy girls to shop and dine in Heaven Dou City, paying for their purchases and meal.
• Lu Qian told Luo Sh Shui and the others they could find him through the Inspection Hall, and Luo Sh Shui said she wished she belonged to his organization.

Luo Sh Shui fell for Lu Qian at first sight and chose to stay with him, despite Shui Bing'er’s warnings. After introducing her to Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong and spending the morning exploring Shrek Academy, Lu Qian took Luo Sh Shui to the Inspection Hall’s Headquarters.

• Luo Sh Shui declared that she wanted to follow Lu Qian, and he agreed to let her leave Skywater Academy for now.
• Shui Bing'er brought the Skywater Academy beauties to Shrek Academy, where they introduced themselves as Lu Qian’s new girlfriends and left Luo Sh Shui behind.
• Lu Qian explained Luo Sh Shui’s feelings to Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing took Luo Sh Shui to her room while Lu Qian tried to soothe Ning Rongrong.
• The next morning, Lu Qian took Luo Sh Shui around Shrek Academy, but she refused to return to Skywater Academy.
• After lunch, Lu Qian sent Zhu Zhuqing back to bring food to Ning Rongrong and took Luo Sh Shui to the Inspection Hall’s Headquarters.

Lu Qian learned that Shrek Academy’s month-long suspension came with direct advancement to the finals, then organized new halls to recruit elite students from the tournament. After returning to Shrek and leaving its team to train, he visited Tang Yuehua, where their reunion became intimate.

• Huo Wu teased Lu Qian about bringing Luo Sh Shui, and he later left Huo Wu to meet Dugu Bo, who reported Shrek Academy’s suspension and direct advancement to the finals.
• Lu Qian and Dugu Bo planned the Azure Dragon Hall and continued recruiting talented students for the Inspection Hall.
• Lu Qian persuaded Skywater Academy’s dean to let its students join the Inspection Hall, then agreed with Shui Bing’er to establish a Vermilion Bird Hall for female Soul Masters with Shui Bing’er and Huo Wu as deputy hall masters.
• Lu Qian returned to Shrek Academy, reassured Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, and the team began a month of intensive training while he went back to Headquarters.
• Lu Qian visited Tang Yuehua at Moonlight Pavilion, and they shared an intimate reunion.

Lu Qian refused to let Spirit Hall take Xiao Wu and decided to bring her to the Star Dou Great Forest, despite warnings that the Worship Hall might pursue them. He left Shrek Academy with Xiao Wu, only to meet Tang San at the gates as Tang San saw them holding hands.

• After leaving Tang Yuehua, Lu Qian returned to Shrek Academy and learned that Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo had come to take Xiao Wu under orders from the Worship Hall.
• Lu Qian refused to hand Xiao Wu over and told the two elders he would take her to the Star Dou Great Forest, even after they warned him that powerful worshippers could hunt them there.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo left to consult the Pope, while Lu Qian told Flender he would leave with Xiao Wu before the Worship Hall could act.
• Liu Erlong warned Lu Qian to treat Xiao Wu well, and Lu Qian departed with her for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Tang San waited at the academy gates and flew into a rage when he saw Lu Qian and Xiao Wu walking toward him hand in hand.

Lu Qian took Xiao Wu from Heaven Dou City and traveled with her toward Star Dou Great Forest, where he planned to strengthen his Soul Rings and prepare to protect her from Spirit Hall. After reaching the forest, he slaughtered thousands of Soul Beasts, raised four Soul Rings to 200,000 years, and flew to rejoin Xiao Wu.

• Xiao Wu persuaded Tang San that Lu Qian was helping her, and Tang San apologized to Lu Qian before entrusting Xiao Wu to him.
• Lu Qian and Xiao Wu left Heaven Dou City; after Xiao Wu questioned his motives, Lu Qian reassured her and they stopped at a city.
• Lu Qian used Sign-In Coins to raise his Soul Power to Level 81, absorb four Growth-Type Soul Rings, and obtain the Martial Soul Avatar Soul Skill.
• Lu Qian and Xiao Wu reached Star Dou Great Forest, where Xiao Wu went to hold back the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape while Lu Qian unleashed Beast Mimicry.
• Lu Qian’s simulated Soul Beasts slaughtered creatures across a ten-kilometer area, raising his four new Soul Rings to 200,000 years and yielding 130 Soul Bones; he then flew toward Xiao Wu.

Lu Qian stayed with Xiao Wu in the Star Dou Great Forest while preparing to defend her from Spirit Hall, but Tang Hao arrived claiming he had come to protect her. Lu Qian and Tang Hao clashed over whether Tang Hao could stay, and an unexpected arrival interrupted their confrontation.

• Lu Qian convinced Da Ming and Er Ming that he intended to protect Xiao Wu, and they escorted him and Xiao Wu to Star Lake.
• Xiao Wu remembered her childhood home and grieved for her mother as Lu Qian comforted her.
• During their stay, Lu Qian redeemed the Surging Tide Soul Skill for his Sky-Covering Blue Silver Emperor.
• Tang Hao appeared in the core region and said he had come to take Xiao Wu away, prompting Lu Qian, Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming to face him.
• Lu Qian rejected Tang Hao's demand to leave, and the two prepared to fight until a voice called, "Viper!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo confronted Tang Hao, who detonated all nine of his soul rings and fought him in a devastating clash. Both survived but were badly injured and fled in different directions, and Lu Qian tracked them through the Blue Silver Grass.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo appeared and accused Lu Qian of betraying Spirit Hall before confronting Tang Hao over their old grudge.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo used his Martial Soul Avatar while Tang Hao activated Divine Slaughter's Domain and attacked with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo dodged Tang Hao's hammer strike and taunted him, prompting Tang Hao to detonate all nine soul rings.
• Lu Qian retreated as Tang Hao unleashed his all-out attack, while Golden Crocodile Douluo stacked three soul-skill buffs and met him with his ninth soul skill.
• The clash's energy storm hurled Lu Qian away, and when he reached the battlefield, both fighters had vanished.
• Lu Qian used the Blue Silver Grass throughout the Star Dou Great Forest to locate Golden Crocodile Douluo and the severely injured Tang Hao, whose Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone was slowly helping him recover.

Lu Qian pursued the gravely wounded Tang Hao, seized Ah Yin’s young true body, and returned to Heaven Dou City to kill Tang San. He intercepted Tang San on the road, but someone called out to stop him just as he raised his sword.

• Lu Qian took control of the Blue Silver Grass that was healing Tang Hao, then pursued him while the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape went after Elder Golden Crocodile.
• Lu Qian tracked Tang Hao to Ah Yin’s hidden location, but Tang Hao lured him away before Lu Qian discovered her true body.
• Tang Hao changed course toward the Clear Sky Sect, prompting Lu Qian to abandon the chase and decide to kill Tang San before the sect could reach him.
• Lu Qian found Ah Yin’s young true body, nurtured it with his Sky-Covering Blue Silver Emperor, transplanted it into a flowerpot, and carried it to Heaven Dou City.
• Lu Qian returned to Shrek Academy, learned Tang San had left, and waited along the road to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Lu Qian stopped Tang San’s carriage and drew the Seven Kill Divine Sword to kill him, but a voice called, “Little Qian, don’t!”

Lu Qian spared Tang San and Tang Hao after Tang Yuehua pleaded and made peace with him, then reunited with the women at Shrek Academy. At the Inspection Hall, he ordered preparations for a coming upheaval and directed its leaders to prioritize Spirit Hall.

• Tang Yuehua asked Lu Qian to spare Tang San and Tang Hao, and he agreed on the condition that they remain inside the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Yuehua reconciled with Lu Qian before returning with Tang San, while Lu Qian planned to watch the routes to Slaughter City and Sea God Island for Tang San.
• Lu Qian reunited with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu at Shrek Academy, then remembered Huo Wu and Luo Sh Shui the next morning.
• Lu Qian convened Dugu Bo, Salas, Ma Hongjun, Yang Wudi, and Bai Chenxiang and instructed the Inspection Hall to support Spirit Hall during the coming upheaval.
• Lu Qian ordered the 180 recruited elites above rank forty transferred to Ma Hongjun's Martial Hall and told Yang Wudi to increase the supply of healing pills.

Lu Qian agreed to assassinate Emperor Xue Ye, then killed him with a tiger formed from his Blue Silver Grass before rejoining the group bound for Spirit City. The evidence pointed to a tiger-type Martial Soul, and rumors blamed the Star Luo Empire.

• Platinum Bishop Salas told Lu Qian that Qian Daoliu had ordered him to assassinate Emperor Xue Ye, and Lu Qian agreed despite suspecting he was being used as a pawn.
• Lu Qian met Qian Renxue, who was impersonating Xue Qinghe, and learned she had not known about the assassination plan.
• Lu Qian sent a double with the Shrek Academy party to Spirit City while he prepared his escape routes and asked Zhu Zhuqing about the Hell White Tiger's characteristics.
• Lu Qian entered Emperor Xue Ye's chamber at midnight and killed him with his Beast Mimicry tiger before the guards arrived.
• Lu Qian rejoined the group heading to Spirit City, and news of Emperor Xue Ye's assassination spread with rumors blaming the Star Luo Empire.

After Emperor Xue Ye’s assassination, Qian Renxue took the Heaven Dou throne while Lu Qian’s scheme pushed the empire toward conflict with Star Luo. Lu Qian arrived in Spirit City with the tournament delegation, where Hu Liena confronted him about the eleven women around him before Bibi Dong summoned him.

• Lu Qian’s Inspection Hall spread news of Emperor Xue Ye’s death and helped frame the assassination as the work of someone with Star Luo imperial blood, while Qian Renxue returned to Heaven Dou City and became Emperor Qinghe.
• Qian Renxue ordered a month-long investigation into the assassination, using it to give Lu Qian time to pursue victory in the tournament and to purge dissenters.
• Lu Qian arrived in Spirit City with the Shrek Academy Team, Blazing Fire Academy, and Skywater Academy, then led them to his Inspection Hall and introduced them to Bai He.
• Hu Liena arrived and sent Lu Qian to see Bibi Dong while taking Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Huo Wu, and the Skywater Academy girls with her.
• Bibi Dong questioned Lu Qian about the eleven women, then told him to treat them well; Lu Qian promised to treat her well too.

Lu Qian told Bibi Dong he wanted to help her establish the Spirit Hall Empire and become its first Female Emperor, then asked her to help resolve matters with his many girlfriends. Bibi Dong encouraged the women to support Spirit Hall’s future and sent Lu Qian away, leaving him with Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er.

• Bibi Dong warned Lu Qian that Golden Crocodile Douluo had survived, and Lu Qian agreed to stay out of her personal conflict with Qian Daoliu.
• Lu Qian revealed his plan to make Bibi Dong the continent’s Female Emperor by provoking a war between the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires.
• Bibi Dong agreed to let Lu Qian’s Inspection Hall handle the plan and offered to send Ci Xue Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo to assist him.
• Bibi Dong met Lu Qian’s girlfriends, while four Skywater Academy beauties declined to pursue a relationship with him.
• Bibi Dong told the women that Lu Qian’s relationships would help Spirit Hall’s future, then sent them away flushed and flustered.
• Lu Qian returned to his courtyard and spent the afternoon with Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er.

Lu Qian won the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, organized the Inspection Hall, and learned that the Clear Sky Sect and other clans were preparing to join the war between the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires. After Bibi Dong planned a strike against the Clear Sky Sect, Lu Qian decided to look for additional allies before the operation.

• Lu Qian led the Shrek Academy Team to victory in the tournament and gave the awarded soul bones to his teammates.
• The Heaven Dou Empire invaded the Star Luo Empire, and Spirit Hall distributed aid while more than four hundred competitors joined Lu Qian's Inspection Hall.
• Lu Qian established the Vermilion Bird Hall, Gold and Silver Hall, White Tiger Hall, and Black Tortoise Hall, assigning leaders and duties to each.
• Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er told Lu Qian that the Clear Sky Sect, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and White Tiger Sect were preparing to support the Star Luo Empire.
• Bibi Dong planned to send four Titled Douluos against the Clear Sky Sect, and Lu Qian volunteered to join them and bring Dugu Bo.
• Lu Qian realized he needed more help and decided to find other allies.

Lu Qian failed to recruit Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo for Spirit Hall’s operation against the Clear Sky Sect, then set out for the Star Luo Empire while arranging protection for Zhu Zhuqing’s family. After receiving intelligence that Tang San had been seen near Slaughter City, Lu Qian realized the Clear Sky Sect’s sudden emergence was likely a diversion and prepared to stop him.

• Lu Qian asked Ning Fengzhi to let Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo assist the operation, but Ning Fengzhi refused and Lu Qian left Ning Rongrong at home.
• Lu Qian reported back to Bibi Dong, who ordered him to Maple Leaf City after the Clear Sky Sect occupied it and Spirit Hall lost contact with its local branch.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Lu Qian to save her family, and Lu Qian promised to visit them in Star Luo City and have the Inspection Hall’s Agility Hall protect them.
• Lu Qian sent Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo toward Maple Leaf City with orders to stay hidden, while he traveled toward Star Luo City.
• Lu Qian suspected the Clear Sky Sect’s rushed return concealed another purpose and waited for intelligence at a nearby Spirit Hall Branch.
• The Inspection Hall’s Agility Hall reported that Tang San had been spotted near Slaughter City, and Lu Qian resolved to stop him from increasing his strength.

Lu Qian sent Seraphine to try to intercept Tang San near Slaughter City, then hurried to Star Luo City to check on Zhu Zhuqing’s family. Zhu Zhuyun refused to leave the city and revealed that her upcoming marriage to Dai Weisi made her unhappy, though she said she only envied Zhu Zhuqing’s chance at happiness.

• Lu Qian reviewed Slaughter City’s dangers and grew angry at Tang San for benefiting from the city before destroying it.
• Lu Qian visited Seraphine in Suotuo City and asked her to kill Tang San if she could intercept him near Slaughter City.
• Lu Qian left Seraphine and flew to Star Luo City, where he found the city heavily defended.
• Lu Qian entered Zhu Zhuyun’s room and explained that Zhu Zhuqing had sent him to ask whether the Zhu Family wanted to leave the city.
• Zhu Zhuyun said the Zhu Family would stay in Star Luo City and asked Lu Qian to tell Zhu Zhuqing that they were safe.
• Zhu Zhuyun admitted she was unhappy about marrying Dai Weisi and said she envied Zhu Zhuqing for being able to find happiness.

Lu Qian spent the night with Zhu Zhuyun, learned that the Zhu Family was trapped under the Star Luo Imperial Family’s control, and promised to hasten the empire’s fall and protect her. He then joined the Spirit Hall Douluos near Maple Leaf City to plan an attack on the Clear Sky Sect, but left to search for Tang Yuehua before the operation could endanger her.

• Zhu Zhuyun confessed that she envied Zhu Zhuqing’s freedom, and she and Lu Qian spent the night together.
• Zhu Zhuyun explained that the Star Luo Imperial Family could kill royal women who were not virgins at marriage and that the Zhu Family feared retaliation if she fled.
• Lu Qian promised to speed up the Star Luo Empire’s downfall, take Zhu Zhuyun away openly, and send a Titled Douluo to protect her.
• After reaching Heaven Peak City, Lu Qian warned Ci Xue Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Poison Douluo that the Clear Sky Sect had at least six Titled Douluos, possibly seven.
• Lu Qian ordered the Spirit Hall forces to lure Clear Sky Sect fighters toward Star Luo City and follow them before striking, then remembered Tang Yuehua might be in danger.
• Lu Qian secretly entered Maple Leaf City and began searching for Tang Yuehua.

Lu Qian reached Titled Douluo rank, broke into the Clear Sky Sect headquarters, and found Tang Yuehua, who was torn between him and her sect. When Tang Xiao came to summon her to a meeting, Tang Yuehua hid Lu Qian and claimed she had hurt her foot.

• Unable to find Tang Yuehua in Maple Leaf City, Lu Qian stayed at a hotel and exchanged Sign-In Coins for power, two Growth-Type Soul Rings, and the Bloom Soul Skill, only to learn that Bloom required another 50,000 coins to unlock.
• Lu Qian advanced to Titled Douluo rank, then flew to the Clear Sky Sect headquarters and searched its residential area for Tang Yuehua.
• Lu Qian found Tang Yuehua, kissed her, and refused to accept her suggestion that they break up over the conflict between the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall.
• After learning Tang Xiao had returned and summoned Tang Yuehua to a meeting, Lu Qian teased her by refusing to let her leave, and she tried to coax him into waiting.
• Tang Xiao came to Tang Yuehua's door, so she hid Lu Qian and told her eldest brother that she had hurt her foot.

Lu Qian pursued two Clear Sky Sect Titled Douluo and discovered that Tang Xiao was leading them. He confronted Tang Xiao with his newly completed Seven Kill Divine Sword, revealed nine Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, and trapped him inside Sword Qi Great Wall as their battle began.

• Tang Yuehua hid Lu Qian from Tang Xiao, then discussed the Spirit Hall’s plan to destroy the Clear Sky Sect with Lu Qian the next morning.
• Lu Qian and Chrysanthemum Douluo arranged surveillance teams around Maple Leaf City and waited for Clear Sky Sect members to leave.
• After two Clear Sky Sect Titled Douluo headed for Star Luo City, Lu Qian, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Dugu Bo, and Ghost Douluo followed them and found Tang Xiao among them.
• Lu Qian sent Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Dugu Bo after the Seventh Elder, Blazing Sun Douluo, while he stayed to fight Tang Xiao.
• Lu Qian revealed nine Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, clashed swords with Tang Xiao, and formed his Sword Qi Great Wall domain around them.
• Lu Qian entered his Martial Soul Avatar state and prepared to fight Tang Xiao with the Seven Kill Divine Sword.

Lu Qian defeated Tang Xiao in a clash that killed the Clear Sky Sect’s Seventh Elder, but Tang Xiao escaped using Ring Detonation. Lu Qian pursued the sect to its headquarters, where Tang Xiao offered to keep the Clear Sky Sect closed, leaving Lu Qian unsatisfied.

• Lu Qian trapped Tang Xiao with his Ninth Soul Skill, but Tang Xiao detonated all nine rings and countered with his Clear Sky Hammer; the clash killed the Seventh Elder.
• Tang Xiao fled, and Lu Qian ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Poison Douluo to pursue him and wipe out the Clear Sky Sect.
• Lu Qian’s group reached Maple Leaf City and found that the Clear Sky Sect disciples had already left, so they continued to the sect’s mountain headquarters.
• Lu Qian displayed the Seventh Elder’s corpse before Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and the sect’s other elders, then demanded that Tang Xiao keep fighting.
• Tang Xiao yielded and said the Clear Sky Sect would remain closed, but Lu Qian declared that the concession was not enough.

Lu Qian forced the Clear Sky Sect to surrender Tang Yuehua, then comforted her after she realized her sect had sacrificed her for its survival. He rewarded his allies and ordered preparations to monitor the sect, while deciding not to destroy it outright.

• Lu Qian demanded Tang Yuehua from Tang Xiao, who agreed to let her leave if she consented, while the Clear Sky Sect's elders urged her to sacrifice herself for the sect.
• Tang Yuehua said goodbye to Tang Xiao and Tang Hao, left the Clear Sky Sect with Lu Qian, and asked whether he would take her in.
• Lu Qian comforted Tang Yuehua in Heaven Peak City, where she recovered enough to absorb soul power and cultivate her Noble Ring martial soul again.
• Lu Qian gave Soul Bones to the assembled Titled Douluo, sent Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo back to protect Bibi Dong, and assigned the others to guard allies and monitor the Clear Sky Sect.
• Lu Qian decided against exterminating the Clear Sky Sect because of Tang Yuehua's attachment to it and the danger of a desperate battle, then prepared to return.