Recaps

Lin Qian led Spirit Hall’s forces to the Clear Sky Sect’s hidden mountain stronghold and prepared to launch an assault. After surveying the approach and sharing his spiritual detection with the gathered Soul Masters, he gave the order to attack.

• Lin Qian traveled to the Clear Sky Sect’s location after killing Yu Xiaogang and concealing all traces of his soul.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and the Titled Douluos gathered at the mountain village, cleared its hidden sentries, and waited for Lin Qian.
• Lin Qian arrived, impressed the Titled Douluos with his Spacetime Domain, and heard their report on the routes to the sect.
• Lin Qian praised the forces for sparing the innocent villagers and promised Light Feather Douluo a reward.
• Lin Qian used Spiritual Detection Sharing to enhance the gathered Soul Masters and ordered them to attack.

Lin Qian led Spirit Hall’s forces through the treacherous mountain approaches to the Clear Sky Sect, using his divine ice powers to make their advance possible and conceal it. At the final peak, he ordered the attack despite Qian Daoliu’s old oath forbidding Spirit Hall from entering it.

• Lin Qian froze a staircase into the cliffs and warped ahead with Light Feather Douluo while the main force began climbing.
• Lin Qian created ice roads across the mountain gaps and cleared hidden sentries as Spirit Hall’s forces advanced toward the Clear Sky Sect.
• Lin Qian and Light Feather Douluo reached the perilous fourth peak, where a strange bird’s wind tore gaps in the ice covering the chain.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo explained that Qian Daoliu had once promised not to invade the final peak after losing a wager to Tang Chen.
• Lin Qian dismissed the old oath and ordered Spirit Hall to attack, and Golden Crocodile Douluo led the charge toward the Clear Sky Sect.

Lin Qian led Spirit Hall in an assault on the Clear Sky Sect, then revealed that Tang Chen was already dead and personally finished off the sect’s remaining leaders. The Clear Sky Sect was destroyed, while Lin Qian promised to spare Yuehua alone.

• Lin Qian divided Spirit Hall’s forces and launched a surprise attack that killed or wounded most of the Clear Sky Sect’s disciples.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo defeated Tang Xiao, but hesitated when Tang Xiao warned that Tang Chen might return as a god.
• Lin Qian arrived, promised to spare Yuehua, and showed Tang Xiao that he had killed Tang Chen.
• Lin Qian killed the Clear Sky Sect’s elders and then defeated Tang Xiao, leaving the Clear Sky Sect destroyed.

After the Clear Sky Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect were wiped out, Spirit Hall faced no immediate challenge as Lin Qian coordinated its plans from the Heaven Dou palace. The news reached Tang Hao, who died from the shock and his old injuries.

• Experts arrived at the Clear Sky Sect and found its stronghold destroyed and its disciples dead; the next morning, news came that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had also been exterminated.
• In the Heaven Dou court, officials argued over Spirit Hall’s suspected responsibility, while Hu Liena returned from court to Lin Qian’s palace and discussed her role impersonating Xue Qinghe.
• At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi mourned the fallen Upper Three Sects, then reaffirmed his decision to keep his sect and Ning Rongrong out of danger.
• Tang San told Tang Hao that the Clear Sky Sect had been destroyed, and Tang Hao collapsed and died from the news and his lingering injuries.

After Tang Hao died, Tang San learned the truth about his family and turned his grief into hatred for the Clear Sky Sect, Spirit Hall, and Lin Qian. As he left Holy Soul Village, Poseidon chose him for the Sea God's Nine Trials and sent him to Sea God Island.

• Tang San failed to revive Tang Hao, mourned him, and found a letter explaining the past feud, Ah Yin's sacrifice, and Tang Hao's role in Xiao Wu's departure.
• Tang San blamed Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Sect, Spirit Hall, and Lin Qian for his losses, then took Tang Hao's soul bones and buried him in the hills.
• Tang San told Old Jack that Tang Hao was dead and left after Old Jack criticized his father.
• Poseidon appeared, declared Tang San qualified for the Sea God's Nine Trials, and instructed him to travel to Sea God Island.
• Tang San accepted the prospect of divine inheritance and vowed to take revenge on Lin Qian.

Lin Qian learned that Tang San was heading to Sea God Island and planned to prevent Poseidon from interfering with Qian Renxue’s trials. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong founded the Spirit Hall Empire, reshaping the continent’s political balance as Lin Qian returned to claim real authority.

• Lin Qian questioned Tang San about traveling to Sea God Island, then considered Poseidon a threat to Qian Renxue and resolved to watch over her trials.
• The Sun Moon Merchant Association reported that Tang San had sailed for Sea God Island, and Lin Qian set off for Spirit Hall after Hu Liena learned Heaven Dou’s affairs.
• After the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and the Clear Sky Sect were destroyed, Spirit Hall announced a new selection of the Seven Great Sects and Bibi Dong declared the founding of the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Bibi Dong consolidated the new empire, summoned Soul Masters to join it, and established garrisons of more than twenty thousand Soul Masters along its northern and southern fronts.
• Lin Qian returned to Spirit Hall determined to gain real authority, while Fasinuo Province remained the one territory the expanding empire had not touched.

Li Si’s reputation as a loyalist resisting the Spirit Hall Empire contrasted with Lin Qian’s furious argument with Empress Bibi Dong over her policies. After the Rakshasa God revealed that Lin Qian had killed Yu Xiaogang and demanded Bibi Dong kill Lin Qian to complete her trial, Bibi Dong summoned the Saint Son.

• Li Si’s fief of Fasinuo remained independent after the Spirit Hall Empire’s founding, and Li Si became known as a loyalist resisting its expansion.
• Lin Qian argued with Bibi Dong over her decision to label those who refused to join the Spirit Hall Empire as heretics, then left the Papal Palace.
• The Rakshasa God told Bibi Dong that her Ninth Trial required her to kill Lin Qian and revealed that he had killed Yu Xiaogang.
• Bibi Dong watched the scene of Yu Xiaogang’s death and broke down, torn between her divine ambition, her disciple, and her first love.
• After the Rakshasa God departed, Bibi Dong ordered the Saint Son to be summoned.

Lin Qian entered Bibi Dong’s chamber and discovered that her apparent seduction was an attempt to kill him for Yu Xiaogang and to complete the Rakshasa trials. After he stopped her attack and revealed he had killed Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong prepared to fight, while Lin Qian remained inscrutably calm.

• Bibi Dong questioned Lin Qian about spreading the rumor that she would marry Prince Lingbing, then asked whether he liked her.
• Bibi Dong approached Lin Qian as if to seduce him, but Lin Qian sensed her killing intent and stopped her hand from reaching his heart.
• Lin Qian revealed that he had killed Yu Xiaogang, and Bibi Dong demanded to know why.
• Lin Qian said Yu Xiaogang had endangered the empire, while Bibi Dong insisted that only she had the right to kill him.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Lin Qian was the Asura God’s successor and explained that killing him was necessary to unlock the Rakshasa Nine Trials.
• Bibi Dong resolved to kill Lin Qian with Rakshasa Divine Power, but his calm confidence left her uncertain whether he could defeat her.

Lin Qian defeated Bibi Dong after she attacked him in the secret chamber, then bound her and sealed her soul power. He called for the Rakshasa God to appear.

• Lin Qian bowed to Bibi Dong, acknowledged her role in his rise, and looked at her without restraint before challenging her to fight.
• Bibi Dong attacked Lin Qian with the Death Spider Web Restraint and Eternal Creation, but he stopped her strike with a barrier.
• Bibi Dong used her Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor Avatar, Space-Rending Abyss Slash, Rakshasa Demon Scythe, and Life and Death Are but a Dream, but Lin Qian blocked or reflected her attacks.
• Lin Qian condemned Bibi Dong for her attachment to Yu Xiaogang and for attacking him, then used divine power to bind her and seal her soul power.
• Lin Qian turned toward the sky and called out to the Rakshasa God.

Lin Qian revealed himself as the new Asura God and confronted the Rakshasa God, who had tried to have him killed. He defeated her with Asura, Judgment, leaving the Rakshasa God dead and her divine position vacant.

• The Rakshasa God asked how Lin Qian had discovered her, and he answered by unleashing the Asura Domain, revealing that he had become a god.
• Lin Qian summoned the Asura God Sword and fought back as the Rakshasa God attacked him with her domains and divine skills.
• Lin Qian’s tenth divine ring revealed his overwhelming power, and the Rakshasa God tried to flirt with him before attacking again and fleeing.
• Lin Qian used Asura, Judgment to break through the Rakshasa God’s attacks and pierce her heart with the Asura God Sword.
• The Rakshasa God screamed as Asura Divine Power turned her into ash.

Lin Qian killed the Rakshasa God and faced the God King of Goodness, who let him go and agreed to meet him after he finished his business in the mortal world. He then confronted Bibi Dong in the secret chamber, revealed that he had killed the Rakshasa God, and promised to help her achieve her revenge if she obeyed him.

• Lin Qian waited for a response from the Divine Realm after killing the Rakshasa God, then met the God King of Goodness, who admitted she had watched the fight and did not intend to punish him.
• Lin Qian invited the God King of Goodness to travel with him after he finished his affairs, and she agreed to await him.
• Lin Qian carried the unconscious Bibi Dong to the secret chamber and waited for her to wake with her Soul Power sealed.
• Lin Qian confronted Bibi Dong about her past and her fixation on Yu Xiaogang, then told her he had killed the Rakshasa God and become the Asura God.
• Lin Qian offered to help Bibi Dong destroy the Angel Clan's foundations and take revenge if she behaved, then kept her in the secret chamber.

Bibi Dong’s illness left the Spirit Hall Empire in political turmoil, and Lin Qian struggled to govern as Regent while factions disputed who should rule. Qian Renxue returned from seclusion and reunited with Lin Qian, then questioned him about Bibi Dong’s condition and whether they had fallen out.

• Bibi Dong declared herself unwell and appointed Lin Qian Regent, prompting a fierce dispute over whether she should continue ruling or Lin Qian should take the throne.
• Catherine and Light Feather Douluo led opposing factions as internal unrest and pressure from the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires threatened the fledgling Spirit Hall Empire.
• Lin Qian handled government affairs from his bedchamber and later went alone into Spirit City, where Qian Renxue found him after completing her Seventh Trial and reaching level 95.
• Qian Renxue asked Lin Qian about Bibi Dong, and he said she was ill and needed time to recover.
• Qian Renxue sensed something was wrong and asked Lin Qian whether he and Bibi Dong had fallen out.

Lin Qian and Qian Renxue discussed Bibi Dong’s past, Spirit Hall’s future, and who should take the throne, with Qian Renxue insisting she would support Lin Qian’s succession. After Qian Daoliu raised the question of their marriage, Lin Qian decided to convene the empire’s senior officials and name Qian Renxue empress consort.

• Lin Qian told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong had turned against Spirit Hall because of her past, and that he had intervened to prevent her from destroying it.
• Qian Renxue refused to claim Spirit Hall’s throne, saying Lin Qian had earned it through his work and that she would support his succession.
• Lin Qian and Qian Renxue returned to the Papal Palace, then later went together to the Worship Hall to meet Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Renxue announced that she would become empress consort, while Qian Daoliu worried that she could have been empress herself and urged the couple to marry.
• Lin Qian proposed convening a meeting of senior officials to name Qian Renxue empress consort.

Lin Qian spoke privately with Qian Daoliu about Qian Renxue, Spirit Hall’s plans, and the past, then revealed that he had inherited the Asura God’s divinity. Qian Daoliu was left disheartened by the gulf between his generation and the gods who would shape the future.

• Qian Daoliu entrusted Qian Renxue’s future to Lin Qian, who promised to care for her and help Spirit Hall rise to prominence.
• Qian Daoliu thanked Lin Qian for assisting Qian Renxue’s long infiltration of the Heaven Dou Empire and explained that Bibi Dong had killed Qian Xunji.
• Qian Daoliu told Lin Qian the truth about Qian Xunji’s death and left it to Lin Qian to decide whether to tell Qian Renxue after she became the Angel God.
• Lin Qian confirmed that he had killed Tang Chen and described how the Asura God’s assignment helped him complete the Asura God Trial.
• Lin Qian relayed Bo Saixi’s message rejecting Qian Daoliu, then revealed that he had inherited the Asura God’s divinity.
• Qian Daoliu felt unworthy before Lin Qian and realized that his own era had ended.

Lin Qian introduced new policies as Regent of the Spirit Hall Empire and prepared to reselect the Seven Great Sects, while drawing the Enshrined under his authority. The chapter left the empire awaiting a grand court assembly and the sect competition as people began flocking to Spirit City.

• Lin Qian decided to consolidate Spirit Hall's internal forces and relied on Qian Renxue's support as his succession approached.
• Lin Qian ordered the Seven Great Sects reselection to proceed, moved its combat venue outside the city, and prepared for the debut of Soul Tools.
• The Sun Moon Sect traveled from Vast Sea City to Spirit City to compete in the reselection.
• Lin Qian abolished Spirit City's soul-power entry requirement, promoted trade and city expansion, and introduced a series of New Policies.
• Qian Renxue placed the Enshrined under Lin Qian's command, and officials prepared to attend a grand court assembly in two days.

At the Seven Great Sects Re-election Ceremony, Lin Qian publicly introduced Qian Renxue as his wife, and the Sun Moon Sect drew the Elephant Armor Sect as its first opponent. The match began with both sect masters revealing rank eighty-nine Soul Power, and Yue Hongchen unleashed a barrage of Soul Tool Turrets.

• Yue Hongchen registered the Sun Moon Sect for the tournament, revealing that he was a rank eighty-nine Soul Douluo in his twenties.
• Lin Qian arrived at the ceremony with Qian Renxue, announced her as his wife and future Regent's Consort, and led the crowd in greeting them.
• A Sun Moon Sect disciple drew the Elephant Armor Sect as their first opponent, while Huyan Zhen underestimated the unfamiliar sect.
• Yue Hongchen and Huyan Zhen opened the match by revealing their Martial Souls and rank eighty-nine Soul Power.
• Huyan Zhen attacked with his Third Soul Skill, Crushing Kill, and Yue Hongchen countered with Metal Control and 128 Soul Tool Turrets.

Lin Qian used Yue Hongchen’s Soul Tools to help the Sun Moon Sect defeat the Elephant Armor Sect and demonstrate the weapons’ power. After Lin Qian defended their use, the Sun Moon Sect won the reselection and took first place among the Seven Great Sects.

• Yue Hongchen’s Soul Tool Turrets battered Huyan Zhen, but Huyan Zhen’s Sixth Soul Skill destroyed most of them before Yue Hongchen’s Resilient Wall shielded him from the attack.
• Yue Hongchen fired his Level 8 Molten Gold Cannon at Huyan Zhen, and Lin Qian stopped the shell with Unfixed Storm just before it struck.
• The referee declared the Sun Moon Sect the winner, but an Elephant Armor Sect disciple protested that using Soul Tools was unfair.
• Lin Qian argued that Soul Tools were needed to counter the Tang Sect’s hidden weapons, and the protest was suppressed.
• Lin Qian canceled the drawing of lots and had Yue Hongchen challenge the sects over the following days, winning every match and securing the Sun Moon Sect’s first-place ranking.

After the Seven Great Sects re-election, Lin Qian developed the Sun Moon Sect and Soul Master Legions while balancing relations with the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires. With the new sects recognized and the Spirit Hall Empire growing, a historic court assembly was about to begin in Spirit City.

• The re-election established the Holy Dragon Sect as the second-ranked sect, the Black Tiger Sect at the head of the Lower Four, and the other sects in lower positions, while the Fire Leopard Sect received a covert intelligence mission.
• Lin Qian directed resources toward the Sun Moon Sect, expanding its soul tool development and legion while warships waited on the Sun Moon Continent.
• Lin Qian cultivated friendly relations with the Heaven Dou Empire and sought goodwill from the Star Luo Empire as both powers debated whether to oppose the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Hu Liena reported that the Heaven Dou Empire had split between advocates of peace and Prince Xue Beng's war faction, backed by Li Si, who continued producing hidden weapons.
• The Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires recognized the re-election results, and soul masters and commoners increasingly moved into the Spirit Hall Empire as its population and commerce grew.
• A grand court assembly was about to begin atop Pope Mountain in Spirit City.

At the grand court assembly, Lin Qian argued that the Spirit Hall Empire needed stable foundations, military reform, and popular support before attempting to unify the continent. The meeting reached its final agenda item: the Imperial Throne.

• Lin Qian rejected abandoning the empire and warned that unification without a sound foundation would leave the realm vulnerable to rebellion.
• Lin Qian told the officials that he and Qian Renxue would become gods but could remain in the lower realm for only a century, raising fears about the empire’s future.
• Qian Renxue asked whether the Spirit Hall Empire’s Soul Masters could defeat an opposing empire, and Lin Qian explained the need to expand armies and garrison captured cities.
• Lin Qian called for Soul Master Academies and more orphanages to win the people’s support, and Qian Renxue praised his leadership.
• Qian Renxue’s support brought the assembly to a satisfactory conclusion, and Lin Qian introduced the Imperial Throne as the final agenda item.

Lin Qian revealed Bibi Dong’s condition to the court, secured support for his accession, and named Qian Renxue empress. He later visited Bibi Dong in the secret chamber, where she remained unable to move freely as he drew close to her again.

• Catherine demanded to know where Bibi Dong was, and Lin Qian showed the court a vision of her unconscious in a secret chamber.
• Lin Qian claimed Bibi Dong had been injured during her Deity Assessment and had entrusted him with ruling the empire, while refusing Catherine’s request to visit her.
• The officials, including Catherine, accepted Lin Qian’s accession, and he declared himself emperor of the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Lin Qian named Qian Renxue empress and announced their wedding would take place in three days.
• Lin Qian visited Bibi Dong in the secret chamber and told her that he had taken the throne and that Catherine had accepted his rule.
• Bibi Dong tried to evade Lin Qian as he approached, then closed her eyes as darkness descended.

Lin Qian and Qian Renxue celebrated their wedding in a grand ceremony at Douluo Hall, while Bibi Dong watched from confinement and offered them her blessing. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong reflecting on her own flat abdomen and complicated feelings.

• Lin Qian and Qian Renxue's wedding brought celebrations and lavish preparations throughout the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Qian Renxue arrived in Spirit City after a three-day procession, and Lin Qian welcomed her at the foot of the mountain.
• Qian Daoliu officiated as Lin Qian and Qian Renxue exchanged vows and rings at Douluo Hall.
• After the ceremony, Lin Qian and Qian Renxue retired together for the night.
• Bibi Dong watched the wedding through a Soul Tool in the Papal Palace's underground secret chamber and silently blessed the couple.
• Bibi Dong looked down at her flat lower abdomen and became lost in complicated thoughts.

A month after Lin Qian’s accession, his rule and growing faith power brought him closer to godhood, while Tang San struggled through the Sea God’s Nine Trials and resented him. The chapter left Poseidon secretly weakening the trials further as Bo Saixi learned of the changes before Tang San did.

• Lin Qian strengthened his Asura Divine Power and divine core as his New Policies gained support and statues of him spread across the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Lin Qian opened the Martial Soul Royal Academy and personally blessed its statue, while he sensed that unifying the Douluo Continent would make him a god.
• Tang San received the Sea God’s Nine Trials but made little progress, and he grew more resentful of Lin Qian’s success.
• Poseidon watched Lin Qian’s rise, blamed Tang San’s poor aptitude, and modified the trials to make them easier.
• Bo Saixi received news of Poseidon’s changes to all nine trials before Tang San did and offered Poseidon advice.

Bo Saixi resented Poseidon for dismissing her advice and feared Tang San would inherit the Sea God’s position, while Star Luo’s emperor and crown prince plotted to secure an alliance with Heaven Dou before turning against it. The chapter ended with Dai Weisi tasked with contacting Prince Lingbing, Li Si.

• Poseidon ignored Bo Saixi’s warning about Tang San and ordered her to help him complete his Divine Trials.
• Bo Saixi brooded over Lin Qian and their past encounter, while Lin Qian sneezed in Spirit City and returned to his paperwork.
• Dai Xiao discussed the Spirit Hall Empire’s growing power and withdrawn border Soul Masters with Dai Weisi.
• Dai Weisi proposed approaching Heaven Dou through Prince Lingbing, Li Si, whom he believed could influence Emperor Xue Qinghe.
• Dai Xiao approved the plan and assigned Dai Weisi to establish contact with Prince Lingbing, Li Si.

Lin Qian traveled to Xilu City disguised as Li Si to meet Star Luo and Heaven Dou envoys, while keeping the city lord’s loyalty and the Spirit Hall Empire’s plans under careful watch. After Crown Prince Dai Weisi arrived, the two exchanged awkward pleasantries before Lin Qian led him inside to talk.

• Lin Qian accepted Star Luo’s invitation and traveled to Heaven Dou City, then agreed to meet at Xilu City.
• Lin Qian arrived at Xilu City and questioned its lord about the meeting preparations, while learning that the lord wanted to serve him rather than betray Heaven Dou.
• The Lord of Xilu City greeted the Star Luo delegation when it arrived, while Lin Qian rested at the city lord’s residence.
• Lin Qian used divine power to clear the clouds over Xilu City and make the weather sunny.
• Dai Weisi arrived and reminded Lin Qian of his defeat in a Soul Master Tournament, and Lin Qian praised his honorable performance.
• Lin Qian invited Dai Weisi inside and walked away, and Dai Weisi followed him.

Lin Qian discussed an alliance against the Spirit Hall Empire with Dai Weisi, then made Heaven Dou’s support conditional on Star Luo purchasing Tang Sect hidden weapons. Dai Weisi balked at the hundred-million-Gold-Soul-Coin price, while Lin Qian offered Star Luo leadership of the Allied Army in return for the purchase.

• Dai Weisi urged the Heaven Dou Empire to cooperate with Star Luo against the Spirit Hall Empire, and Lin Qian pointed out that the Spirit Hall Empire had not actually attacked either empire.
• Ge Long warned that the Spirit Hall Empire’s Soul Master legions posed a serious threat, and Lin Qian proposed delaying war while the two empires prepared their forces and supplies.
• Lin Qian offered Star Luo command of the Allied Army and promised Heaven Dou’s support, but Ge Long objected to transferring military authority.
• Lin Qian shifted the discussion to selling Tang Sect hidden weapons, quoting one hundred million Gold Soul Coins for ten thousand sets.
• Dai Weisi pleaded that Star Luo could not afford the price, and Lin Qian insisted on the full order while promising Heaven Dou’s backing if Star Luo bought the weapons.