Chapter Summaries

After Xu Qing’s death was blamed on Light Feather Douluo, Tang San used the incident to order Yue Guan and Gui Mei to demand answers from him. Light Feather refused to submit, and the confrontation turned into a fight when he discovered Yue Guan had reached Level 98.

• Rumors spread across the Douluo Continent that the Worship Hall had killed Xu Qing, with Light Feather Douluo widely suspected because Xu Qing died from arrow wounds.
• Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Dugu Bo told Tang San about Xu Qing’s death; Tang San suspected a frame-up but ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to pressure Light Feather Douluo.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei confronted Light Feather Douluo at the Worship Hall and demanded that he answer for Xu Qing’s death.
• Light Feather rejected Tang San’s authority, insulted Yue Guan and Gui Mei, and refused to go with them.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei released their Soul Rings, prompting Light Feather to summon the Guang Ling Bow and challenge them.
• Light Feather sensed Yue Guan’s strength and was shocked to learn that Yue Guan had reached Level 98.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei confronted Light Feather Douluo over the suspicious death of the Ninth Elder, and Yue Guan’s new Level 98 strength helped force the issue. Light Feather agreed to go with them, while Golden Crocodile Douluo warned Demon Subduing Douluo that Tang San was using the investigation to establish his authority.

• Light Feather Douluo was shocked to learn Yue Guan had reached Level 98, and Yue Guan credited his improved strength to an Immortal Herb and Soul Bone from Tang San.
• Yue Guan warned Light Feather Douluo that resisting the investigation could provoke internal strife, while Light Feather realized he could not defeat Yue Guan and Gui Mei together.
• Demon Subduing Douluo arrived and declared that the Worship Hall stood above the Pope, prompting Golden Crocodile Douluo to rebuke him for insulting Bibi Dong and misrepresenting the inquiry.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo urged Light Feather Douluo to cooperate, and Light Feather agreed to accompany Yue Guan and Gui Mei to answer questions about Xu Qing’s situation.
• After Yue Guan and Gui Mei left with Light Feather Douluo, Golden Crocodile Douluo told Demon Subduing Douluo that Tang San was using the case to establish his authority as Pope.

Golden Crocodile Douluo persuaded Demon Subduing Douluo to let Tang San assert his authority rather than further divide the Spirit Hall Empire. Tang San reassured Light Feather Douluo that he was not suspected of killing Xu Qing, then recruited him to help find the real murderer and brought him closer under his control.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo warned Demon Subduing Douluo that their confrontation with Tang San could weaken the newly established Spirit Hall Empire, and urged him to yield.
• Light Feather Douluo feared Tang San might punish him over Xu Qing's murder when Tang San summoned him to the Pontiff Hall.
• Tang San told Light Feather Douluo he knew he had not killed Xu Qing and suggested the real murderer had tried to drive a wedge between them.
• Tang San proposed using the investigation to find the culprit within the Spirit Hall Empire, while privately intending to bring the Worship Hall under his control.
• Light Feather Douluo agreed to stay by Tang San's side and help catch the murderer.

Dai Mubai met with Yu Tianheng in Heaven Dou City and urged him to join a bolder move against the Spirit Hall Empire. They went to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, where Dai Mubai confronted Star Luo crown prince Dai Weisi and presented himself as an insider of the Spirit Hall Empire.

• Dai Mubai met Yu Tianheng and Yu Qing, a newly advanced Titled Douluo of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and discussed the rumors surrounding Tang San and Light Feather Douluo.
• Dai Mubai explained that he intended to exploit Tang San's actions against the Worship Hall to turn one of its Worships against him.
• Yu Tianheng noticed the twisted, evil presence around Dai Mubai but agreed to continue their cooperation against the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Dai Mubai proposed involving the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, and Yu Tianheng agreed to accompany him to the palace.
• Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng reached the depths of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, where Dai Mubai confronted Dai Weisi and declared that he was an insider of the Spirit Hall Empire.

Yu Tianheng offered the surviving strength of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires in their fight against the Spirit Hall Empire, while declining to settle in either empire. Dai Mubai reported that his plan had caused a split between Tang San and the Worship Hall, and the two emperors prepared to attack when he gave the signal.

• Dai Mubai led Dai Weisi and Yu Tianheng to meet Emperor Xue Beng after the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires formally allied.
• Yu Tianheng revealed that he represented the surviving Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and offered its Titled Douluo and other fighters for revenge against the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Xue Beng and Dai Weisi tried to persuade Yu Tianheng to rebuild the clan in their respective empires, but he refused to choose a base before the war.
• Dai Mubai told Xue Beng and Dai Weisi that Tang San had detained the Worship Hall's Fifth Worship and that conflict between them would soon create an opening.
• Xue Beng and Dai Weisi agreed to launch an all-out offensive against the Spirit Hall Empire as soon as Dai Mubai sent word.

Tang San and Qian Daoliu staged a conflict with Worship Hall to lure the traitor and the two empires into acting. Convinced the Pope Faction and Worship Hall had split, Xue Beng ordered contact with the Star Luo Empire and preparations for an all-out offensive.

• Light Feather Douluo questioned Tang San about finding Xu Qing's killer, and Tang San said he was waiting.
• Qian Daoliu arrived and explained that Tang San had taken Light Feather Douluo away to make the traitor believe a conflict with Worship Hall was inevitable.
• Light Feather Douluo wounded his own leg and shouted angrily at Tang San as part of their act.
• Tang San told Yue Guan he planned to lure the two empires into launching a full attack and defeat them in one battle.
• Dai Mubai told Xue Beng that Light Feather Douluo had left Pontiff Hall injured, and Xue Beng confirmed the apparent split through his informants.
• Xue Beng ordered contact with the Star Luo Empire and preparations for an all-out offensive against the Spirit Hall Empire.

As Heaven Dou and Star Luo launched a million-strong assault on the Spirit Hall Empire, Bibi Dong prepared the empire’s forces while Tang San decided to join the fighting. Tang San set out for the battlefield to advance his stalled Sea God Trial and pursue the Asura God Trial’s next challenge.

• Bibi Dong learned that Heaven Dou and Star Luo had attacked the Spirit Hall Empire and ordered Hu Liena to summon the sect leaders and high-ranking Soul Masters for a war council.
• Hu Liena asked whether Bibi Dong should inform Tang San, but Bibi Dong chose to let him focus on cultivation for now.
• Yue Guan told Tang San that the two empires had assembled a million-strong army, and Tang San agreed that the Spirit Hall Empire had to fight back.
• Tang San reflected on his stalled Sea God Trial to save enough lives and his new Asura God Trial to kill two Soul Masters with divine inheritances.
• Tang San ordered Yue Guan to summon Gui Mei and Dugu Bo, then set out to join the battlefield.

Tang San and his companions watched the Heaven Dou Empire's immense army march toward the Spirit Hall Empire, while Tang San regarded it as no threat. He let Dugu Bo descend to speak with the Heaven Dou forces and reassured Yue Guan that Dugu Bo would be safe.

• Tang San, Dugu Bo, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei surveyed the Heaven Dou Empire's million-strong army and its vast supply train.
• Tang San explained that both great empires were relying on their armies to offset Spirit Hall's advantage in Soul Masters, unaware that he had set a trap for them.
• Xue Beng rallied the Heaven Dou troops with the cry, “Heaven Dou will prevail!”
• Tang San encouraged Dugu Bo to speak with the Heaven Dou imperial family, and Dugu Bo asked Tang San to visit his granddaughter in Spirit City before flying down to the army.
• Yue Guan warned that Dugu Bo might be endangered by the army's powerful experts, but Tang San said, “No matter. I'm here.”

Dugu Bo visited Xue Beng to end his ties with Heaven Dou and remind him that Tang San’s promise to Xue Ye still stood. When Yu Tianheng and Yu Qing attacked Dugu Bo, Tang San arrived to protect him.

• Xue Beng rejected Dugu Bo’s reminder of Tang San’s agreement and ordered him to leave.
• Yu Tianheng attacked Dugu Bo with his eighth Soul Skill, but Dugu Bo’s poison dissolved the lightning dragon and revealed his strength as a Level 95 Titled Douluo.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Yu Qing to intervene, and Yu Qing transformed into a decaying Bone Dragon.
• Yu Qing’s Gray Mist surrounded Dugu Bo as he tried to retreat, but Tang San tore through it and stood between them.

Tang San arrived to rescue Dugu Bo and overwhelmed Heaven Dou's forces, killing Yu Qing with one strike and cornering Yu Tianheng. Yu Tianheng begged for his life and offered to reveal a traitor inside the Spirit Hall Empire, but Tang San rejected the offer and lowered his sword.

• Tang San appeared above the battlefield, and Yue Guan and Gui Mei protected him from attacks by Yu Tianheng and Yu Qing.
• Xue Beng ordered Heaven Dou's Soul Masters to attack Tang San, but Tang San blocked their combined assault and turned their arrows back on them.
• Tang San charged Yu Tianheng, and Yu Qing transformed into a bone dragon to intercept him.
• Tang San used the Asura Sacred Sword to cleave Yu Qing in two with one strike.
• Tang San caught up to the fleeing Yu Tianheng, who begged for his life and offered information about a traitor inside the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Tang San rejected Yu Tianheng's offer and lowered the Asura Sacred Sword toward him.

Tang San killed Yu Tianheng during his rescue of Dugu Bo, then escaped the million-strong Heaven Dou army with Yue Guan and Gui Mei. He planned to stop Heaven Dou’s advance at Jialing Pass, where he had gathered troops and summoned the four single-attribute clans.

• Tang San beheaded Yu Tianheng, and a notification identified him as the Thunder God’s successor.
• Xue Beng ordered his million-strong army to kill Tang San’s group, but Tang San, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Dugu Bo escaped their attack.
• Xue Beng, shaken by Tang San’s strike, told Prince Xue Xing to summon the teachers from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Dugu Bo thanked Tang San for saving him, and Tang San noted that Xue Beng had changed since becoming emperor.
• Tang San pointed to Jialing Pass as the place to meet Heaven Dou’s army and said he had taken command there and summoned the four single-attribute clans.

At Jialing Pass, Tang San prepared to crush Heaven Dou’s approaching army while using hidden weapons and poison to complete his God’s Trial. Ning Fengzhi proposed a surprise attack, and the chapter ended with Tang San watching Heaven Dou’s forces arrive.

• Tang San confirmed that Tai Tan had prepared the hidden weapons and poison needed for the battle and asked for plans to defeat Heaven Dou’s army.
• Ning Fengzhi judged that Heaven Dou’s troops would falter if their front line collapsed and proposed that Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo strike first while the Four Single-Attribute Clans launched a surprise attack.
• Tang San accepted Ning Fengzhi’s plan, and the group prepared for the battle outside Jialing Pass.
• Yue Guan read Bibi Dong’s letter entrusting Tang San with Jialing Pass and expressing her confidence in him.
• Tang San saw black smoke rising as Heaven Dou’s army approached and said they had finally arrived.

Tang San sent Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to attack the Heaven Dou Empire’s million-strong army, where the two Titled Douluo faced a barrage of combined attacks. As they began to tire, Ning Fengzhi arrived with his seven-story pagoda, leaving Bai Baoshan alarmed.

• Xue Beng recognized Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo and ordered Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin to support the army against them.
• Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo unleashed their Martial Soul Avatars and called on the Heaven Dou Empire to surrender.
• The army attacked together, but Bone Douluo blocked its strike with a Bone Shield, which cracked under the force.
• Sword Douluo fought Bai Baoshan and cut down dozens of Soul Masters, but the army’s attacks began to wear him down.
• Ning Fengzhi appeared with his seven-story pagoda, and Bai Baoshan recognized him with alarm.

Sword Douluo killed Bai Baoshan as the Spirit Hall Empire’s forces overwhelmed the Heaven Dou army at Jialing Pass. Xue Beng ordered a retreat, but Tang San appeared with Ge Long’s severed head, confirming Heaven Dou’s defeat.

• Ning Fengzhi enhanced Sword Douluo, who unleashed his ninth Soul Skill and killed Bai Baoshan with a single strike.
• Bone Douluo recovered his strength under Ning Fengzhi’s enhancement and expanded his bone-spike shield across the sky.
• Tai Tan and Yang Wudi led the four single-attribute clans and Jialing Pass garrison into battle, using Tang San’s hidden weapons to rout the Heaven Dou soldiers.
• Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Dugu Bo joined the fight, while Xue Beng failed to stop his army from panicking and collapsing.
• Meng Shenji urged Xue Beng to retreat, and Xue Beng ordered the army to withdraw and asked where Marshal Ge Long was.
• Tang San appeared before Xue Beng with Ge Long’s severed head, and Xue Beng collapsed in terror.

Tang San defeated Xue Beng’s army at Jialing Pass but spared the soldiers and released Xue Beng, completing his Third Sea God Trial. He then noticed gray smoke over the battlefield that matched the smoke in the ruined Divine Realm, leaving him to question its connection to death and the gods’ trials.

• Dugu Bo’s poisonous mist overwhelmed Heaven Dou’s forces, and Xue Beng accepted defeat and surrendered to Tang San.
• Tang San offered the soldiers their lives if they laid down their weapons, and the Heaven Dou army surrendered without a fight.
• Tang San completed his Third Sea God Trial, gained two Soul Power levels and increased affinities, and reached level eighty-nine.
• The next day, Tang San released Xue Beng and his army, and Xue Beng pledged the Heaven Dou Empire’s allegiance to the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Dugu Bo warned Tang San that Xue Beng might rebel later, but Tang San dismissed concerns about the empire’s future.
• Tang San saw gray smoke rising above the battlefield and wondered whether it appeared whenever people died and why the Asura God Trial demanded slaughter.

Tang San rewarded Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after the battle, then learned that Bibi Dong had defeated the Star Luo Empire. In the Heaven Dou capital, Dai Mubai refused to surrender and confronted Yu Xiaogang before Tang San arrived at their hiding place.

• Tang San dismissed concerns about the Heaven Dou Empire, appointed Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo as elders, and made Ning Fengzhi Spirit Hall's deputy pope.
• Tang San received news that Bibi Dong had defeated the Star Luo Empire, slain its Titled Douluo, and forced it to surrender.
• Dai Mubai packed to flee after learning Heaven Dou had fallen, but Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing refused to go with him.
• Yu Xiaogang rushed in with news of Heaven Dou's defeat, and Dai Mubai taunted him about Yu Tianheng's death.
• Dai Mubai's body became shrouded in purple qi as Tang San entered and surprised everyone.

Tang San confronted Dai Mubai and the others, while Zhu Zhuqing pleaded for their lives and Xue Beng revealed that he had led Tang San to them. The chapter left Dai Mubai transformed and ready to fight as Tang San advanced with the Asura Sacred Sword.

• Tang San appeared at the hideout, and Dai Mubai accused Ma Hongjun before turning his suspicions toward Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Tang San whether there was any room for negotiation, while Dai Mubai insisted the Worship Hall would eventually betray him.
• Xue Beng entered behind Tang San and admitted he had brought him to Dai Mubai, blaming Dai Mubai for the Heaven Dou Empire's defeat.
• Tang San summoned the Asura Sacred Sword, and Dai Mubai activated his Martial Soul and declared he would not surrender quietly.
• Zhu Zhuqing stood between Dai Mubai and Tang San, offering anything in exchange for their lives, but Tang San rejected her plea.

Dai Mubai sacrificed himself to summon the Rakshasa God, who fought Tang San and killed Yu Xiaogang to absorb the Gray Qi from his corpse. Tang San’s life-domain attacks initially weakened the Rakshasa God, but the Gray Qi then overwhelmed them, and the chapter ended with the Rakshasa God’s gray sword piercing Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor Gold Shield.

• Dai Mubai shoved Zhu Zhuqing aside, severed her arm with the Asura Sacred Sword, and drained the Rakshasa power from her before vowing to summon the Rakshasa God.
• Tang San cut off Dai Mubai’s head, but purple smoke rejoined it, and the Rakshasa God took control of his body.
• The Rakshasa God attacked Tang San, who countered with his life domain and Blue Silver Emperor Soul Skills, dissolving the purple smoke and wounding him.
• The Rakshasa God crushed Yu Xiaogang and absorbed the Gray Qi that emerged from his corpse, while Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing watched from outside the ruined room.
• The Rakshasa God’s aura turned gray, and his Gray Long Sword pierced Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor Gold Shield as Tang San realized his Soul Skills might be ineffective against the Gray Qi.

Tang San killed the Rakshasa God after Yue Guan and Gui Mei restrained him with the Two Extremes Stillness Domain. The Rakshasa God’s body was destroyed, and Tang San approached the injured Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun.

• The Rakshasa God attacked Tang San with a Gray Long Sword that bypassed his Blue Silver Emperor Gold Shield, forcing Tang San to retreat and defend himself with Gravity Mire.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei used the Two Extremes Stillness Domain to immobilize the Rakshasa God and urged Tang San to strike quickly.
• Tang San attacked with the Asura Sacred Sword and split the Rakshasa God’s body in two.
• The Rakshasa God broke free and tried to regenerate, but Tang San struck repeatedly, cutting Dai Mubai’s body into fragments.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei joined Tang San as Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing struggled to their feet, injured by the battle.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Tang San that they had lost and would accept whatever he did.

Tang San spared Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun and sent them back to Spirit Hall, while he considered the dangerous gray mist and the conflicting objectives of his divine trials. Completing the Fourth Asura God Trial raised him to Level 91 and granted him a god-level Soul Ring with two powerful Rakshasa Soul Skills.

• Tang San ordered Yue Guan to take Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun to Spirit City and forbade them from leaving.
• Tang San reasoned that Yu Xiaogang's death had produced gray mist because of his importance, and he chose not to kill Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun to limit its spread.
• Tang San completed the Fourth Asura God Trial, gained two Soul Power levels and a god-level Soul Ring, and received a fifth trial to kill four successors to divine positions.
• Tang San compared the Asura and Sea God trials and suspected that some gods or successors had been tainted by the gray mist.
• Tang San broke through to Level 91 and discovered that his Rakshasa Soul Ring granted Rakshasa Undying, which continuously replenished his Soul Power, and Rakshasa Eternal Life, which strengthened his Soul Skills and made their inflicted damage persist.