Recaps

Tang San accepted the Clear Sky Sect elders’ test to kill a Spirit Hall Titled Douluo before turning thirty, while Ning Fengzhi voiced fears about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s future. Bibi Dong and Jun Yi discussed Heaven Dou’s political moves and planned for the Clear Sky Sect’s return and the coming war.

• Tang San told the Clear Sky Sect elders he had not added Soul Rings to his Clear Sky Hammer and intended to choose rings of at least seventy thousand years.
• The oldest elder agreed to let Tang San return if he killed a Spirit Hall Titled Douluo before turning thirty, giving him three years to complete the task.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Bone Douluo to survive if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect fell and to protect Ning Rongrong.
• Bibi Dong and Jun Yi discussed Xue’er appointing Yu Xiaogang as Heaven Dou’s imperial preceptor and decided Yan should deal with Yu Tianxin and Yu Tianheng.
• Jun Yi learned Tang Hao had taken Tang San, Ning Fengzhi, and Bone Douluo to the Clear Sky Sect, while Sword Douluo stayed behind to protect Xue’er.
• Bibi Dong planned to declare the Spirit Hall Empire when the Clear Sky Sect emerged and use the ensuing war to attack the Star Luo imperial family.

Yan and another young man from Spirit Hall confronted Tai Tan at the Strength Clan mansion and demanded that the clan join Spirit Hall. After Yan revealed his terrifying Martial Soul, Tai Tan summoned the Great Strength Gorilla to face him.

• Yan's companion attacked the two gate guards, sending them crashing into the mansion wall.
• Tai Tan arrived, and Yan demanded that the Strength Clan join Spirit Hall; Tai Tan refused because the clan remained loyal to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Yan and Tai Tan exchanged attacks, and their clash damaged the mansion and shattered its windows and gatehouse plaque.
• Yan identified himself as a member of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation and challenged Tai Tan to settle the matter through combat.
• Yan summoned his ten-headed demon Martial Soul, and Tai Tan responded by summoning the Great Strength Gorilla.

Yan defeated and killed Tai Tan, while Jun Yi destroyed the Strength Clan and its estate. The two then left to visit the Defense Clan.

• Tai Tan attacked Yan with his Eighth Soul Skill, but Yan overcame him and forced him back.
• Tai Tan used his Martial Soul Avatar and attacked again, but Yan's overlapping domains and hell flames engulfed him.
• Yan's flames killed Tai Tan, leaving his body charred.
• Jun Yi cut off Tai Tan's head, then froze and erased the Strength Clan's estate and its five hundred-plus members.
• Jun Yi and Yan left to visit the Defense Clan.

Yan and Jun Yi arrived at the Defense Clan estate in Longxing City during a gathering of the Four Single-Attribute Clans to discuss joining Spirit Hall. After Yan presented Spirit Hall’s offer, the chapter ended with Yang Wudi questioning who Jun Yi was.

• Yan and Jun Yi entered Longxing City and went to the Defense Clan estate, where the four clan chiefs were gathering.
• Yan showed the gatekeeper Spirit Hall’s Elder Token, and Niu Gao came to meet him.
• Yan explained Spirit Hall’s offer and promised protection, while Niu Gao said the Defense Clan was still considering whether to join.
• Niu Gao brought Yan and Jun Yi to the council hall, where Yan met Bai He and Yang Wudi.
• Yang Wudi questioned Yan’s youth and asked who the seemingly powerless Jun Yi was.

Jun Yi revealed that Xuejun Pavilion and Spirit Hall were allies and demanded that the three clan chiefs cooperate with him to help unify the Douluo Continent. After Jun Yi left them two hours to decide, Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Bai He debated the offer and their old ties to the Clear Sky Sect.

• Jun Yi introduced himself to the three clan chiefs and said Xuejun Pavilion wanted to cooperate with their clans as equals.
• Jun Yi revealed that Xuejun Pavilion and Spirit Hall were one family and said their goal was to unify the Douluo Continent.
• Jun Yi threatened to kill the clan chiefs and use their heads as gifts for the Clear Sky Sect if they refused to join or keep his secrets.
• Yang Wudi said the Breaking Clan was willing to cooperate but asked for time, so Jun Yi gave the three clan chiefs two hours to decide.
• After Jun Yi left, Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Bai He weighed the benefits of cooperation against their resentment and enmity toward Spirit Hall.
• Yang Wudi argued that the Clear Sky Sect had abandoned the four great clans and that their descendants should not remain in its shadow.

Tang Hao and Tang San visited the three clans to invite them back to the Clear Sky Sect, but their leaders reaffirmed their decision to join Xuejun Pavilion. The chapter ended with Tang Hao accepting their choice while urging them to reconsider, as a representative of Xuejun Pavilion assured them of its support.

• Niu Gao learned that two visitors from the Clear Sky Sect had arrived and went to meet Tang Hao and Tang San.
• Tang Hao introduced Tang San and invited Niu Gao to return to the Clear Sky Sect, admitting that the sect had wronged the four clans.
• Tang Hao asked Yang Wudi and Bai He to return as well, but Yang Wudi rejected him and said the Breaking Clan had chosen Xuejun Pavilion.
• Bai He said the Speed Clan had also chosen Xuejun Pavilion, and Niu Gao confirmed that his clan had made the same decision.
• Tang Hao accepted the three leaders' choice but urged them to reconsider, while a Xuejun Pavilion representative promised the clans would not be let down.

Jun Yi persuaded the three clan chiefs to join Xuejun Pavilion and rejected Tang Hao’s attempt to bring them back to the Clear Sky Sect. After Tang Hao and Tang San left, Jun Yi offered the clans a choice of where to settle, while Bai He secured their independence; in Spirit City, Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing waited with Bibi Dong for Jun Yi to return.

• Jun Yi told Tang Hao that the three clan chiefs had chosen Xuejun Pavilion, warned the Clear Sky Sect not to provoke him, and said his pavilion would support its own people.
• Tang Hao realized he could not persuade the clan chiefs and left Longxing City with Tang San, who resolved to keep working toward reconciliation.
• Jun Yi offered the clan chiefs tokens for accommodations in Heaven Dou City or the option of moving to Gengxin City, which he had bought for fifty million Gold Soul Coins.
• Bai He asked Jun Yi to let the three clans preserve their independence and traditions, and Jun Yi agreed as long as they did not harm Xuejun Pavilion.
• Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing visited Bibi Dong in Spirit City, learned Jun Yi had gone out with Yan, and agreed to wait for him over dinner.

Ning Fengzhi advised Tang Xiao on how the Clear Sky Sect could regain its standing, but Tang Hao and Tang San reported that the Strength Clan had vanished and the other three clans had joined Xuejun Pavilion. Ning Fengzhi blamed Spirit Hall, ruled out Xuejun Pavilion, and prepared the Clear Sky Sect to respond, saying he had anticipated Jun Yi’s next move.

• Ning Fengzhi told Tang Xiao to build rumors about the Clear Sky Sect’s return and reveal its strength when public attention peaked.
• Tang Hao and Tang San reported that the entire Strength Clan and its residence had disappeared from Heaven Dou City.
• Tang Hao explained that Tang San had delayed visiting the Strength Clan, while the other three clans had joined Xuejun Pavilion before they arrived.
• Ning Fengzhi said Spirit Hall had likely destroyed the Strength Clan to intimidate the Clear Sky Sect and urged Tang Xiao to respond.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that Xue Qinghe controlled Xuejun Pavilion and said it was not responsible for the Strength Clan’s disappearance.
• Ning Fengzhi said he had anticipated Jun Yi’s next move, and Tang Hao pledged to follow his instructions.

Jun Yi brought Yan to Moonlight Pavilion to confront Ning Fengzhi about his campaign against the Clear Sky Sect and demand that Tang San be delivered with his limbs broken. When Tang Lie attacked, Jun Yi defeated and killed him, leaving Ning Fengzhi and the conflict with the Clear Sky Sect behind.

• Jun Yi brought Yan to Moonlight Pavilion and called for Ning Fengzhi, who revealed he had been waiting for him.
• Jun Yi told Ning Fengzhi he would stop targeting the Clear Sky Sect if they broke Tang San's arms and legs and delivered him.
• Ning Fengzhi asked why Jun Yi had spared him, and Jun Yi said Bibi Dong had ordered him not to kill Ning Fengzhi.
• Tang Lie arrived, challenged Jun Yi, and attacked him with twin Clear Sky Hammers.
• Jun Yi punched through Tang Lie's chest, then stomped on his head and killed him.

Jun Yi killed Tang Lie after Tang Lie attacked him, and Ning Fengzhi returned to the Clear Sky Sect with the Seventh Elder’s corpse. Ning Fengzhi challenged the elders over their handling of Jun Yi and asserted his growing role in the sect’s decisions, while Bibi Dong guided Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing in Spirit City.

• Jun Yi killed Tang Lie, and Ning Fengzhi blocked the blood, took the body, and watched Jun Yi and Yan leave.
• Ning Fengzhi confronted the Clear Sky Sect elders for sending the Seventh Elder to intervene, explaining that the sect had provoked Jun Yi and underestimated his strength.
• Ning Fengzhi urged the elders to consult him before making decisions and warned that the Clear Sky Sect could face the same fate as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• The Second Elder agreed to discuss Ning Fengzhi’s proposal, and Ning Fengzhi recognized that he was becoming one of the Clear Sky Sect’s decision-makers.
• In Spirit City, Bibi Dong guided Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing in cultivation, and a figure arrived at the Papal Palace asking why they had returned so soon.

Jun Yi reunited with Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing at the Papal Palace, where they supported his efforts to grow strong enough to protect them. After the four spent the night together, Jun Yi reflected on their happiness and Dugu Yan’s inheritance of the Water God’s Nine Trials.

• Jun Yi arrived at the Papal Palace and reunited with Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing, who told him they had missed him.
• Jun Yi explained that he had avoided visiting because gods were watching him and he feared endangering them while they underwent their God Trials.
• Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing assured Jun Yi that they believed in him and would support him.
• Zhu Zhuqing suggested inviting Bibi Dong to join them that night, and Bibi Dong entered and agreed.
• After the four spent the night together, Jun Yi covered the sleeping women and reflected on protecting them.
• Jun Yi noticed Dugu Yan’s Water God divine mark and thought that his third God Ring was forming and that he was nearing the level of a Third-Level God.

Rumors of the Clear Sky Sect’s return spread as Spirit Hall announced a new selection of the Seven Great Sects, prompting Heaven Dou and the sect to prepare for a clash over control of the Soul Master World. Ning Fengzhi pledged to fight alongside the Clear Sky Sect, while Xue Qinghe sought to secure the sect as an ally against Spirit Hall.

• Rumors claimed the Clear Sky Sect would soon emerge and possessed seven Titled Douluos, drawing Soul Masters across the continent into a search for the hidden sect.
• Spirit Hall announced it would select the Seven Great Sects anew after Evil Soul Masters destroyed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Xue Qinghe that Spirit Hall intended to control the Soul Master World, and Xue Qinghe ordered him to verify the Clear Sky Sect’s return and contact Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang told Xue Qinghe that Tang San had reported the Clear Sky Sect would emerge soon at the former grounds of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang Xiao led the Clear Sky Sect’s preparations to oppose Spirit Hall and guide the Soul Master World.
• Ning Fengzhi apologized for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s destruction and asked Tang Xiao to let him represent his sect and fight beside the Clear Sky Sect.

Ning Fengzhi arranged a false return date for the Clear Sky Sect to mislead Spirit Hall and expose spies, while Tang San set out for the Asura God’s inheritance in Slaughter City. The chapter revealed that a high-ranking Spirit Hall spy inside the Clear Sky Sect had already discovered the true date.

• Ning Fengzhi and Tang Xiao welcomed Tang San, who said he had accepted the Asura God Trial and would travel to Slaughter City to gain the power to defeat Jun Yi.
• Ning Fengzhi explained to Tang Xiao that the Clear Sky Sect’s announced return date, the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, was false, while the true date was the eighteenth.
• News of the ninth-day return spread across the continent and reached Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong ordered her agent to let the Clear Sky Sect participate in the contest for the seven great sects and to wait for its return.
• Bibi Dong read a letter revealing the true date, confirming that a high-ranking Spirit Hall spy was inside the Clear Sky Sect.

Tang San entered Slaughter City to begin his Asura God trial, unaware that Jun Yi was waiting to take the Asura Divine Power within him. The chapter left Tang San arriving in the city after the Asura God Divine Sense vanished.

• The Asura God Divine Sense told Tang San that his trial required one hundred consecutive victories in the Hell Slaughter Arena and that losing meant death.
• Tang San followed Tang Hao’s map to a tavern, drank the Bloody Mary, and jumped through the entrance to Slaughter City.
• Jun Yi watched Yan fight a level eighty-nine fallen one and sensed Tang San entering Slaughter City.
• Jun Yi guessed Tang San had come to obtain the Divine Slaughter’s Domain and decided to take the Asura Divine Power remaining in him.
• Tang San fell into an enormous cavern and heard a voice welcome him to Slaughter City.

Tang San entered Slaughter City, learned its rules, and prepared to fight in his first Hell Slaughter Arena match. Jun Yi revealed that Tang San’s token was secretly absorbing his divine power and ordered Yan to keep him alive until he won one hundred matches.

• A red-robed guide welcomed Tang San to Slaughter City, assigned him designation 54213, and explained that contestants could not use Soul Skills and had to win one hundred matches to leave.
• Tang San entered the Hell Slaughter Arena and learned that each match began with ten contestants, with only one survivor allowed to emerge.
• Jun Yi removed his mask and revealed that he had imbued Tang San’s token with divine power so it would secretly absorb Tang San’s power.
• Jun Yi told Yan to watch Tang San and let him leave after one hundred consecutive victories, explaining that he still had a use for Tang San.
• Tang San drew his Hidden Weapons as nine sinister contestants entered the arena and regarded him as easy prey.

Tang San defeated nine contestants in Slaughter City and absorbed the Soul Power released by his crimson token, while another soul inside him absorbed Asura Divine Power. In Heaven Dou Imperial City, Xue Qinghe learned that the Clear Sky Sect's return had been falsely reported for the wrong date.

• Tang San dodged the contestants' attacks, spotted their lack of coordination, and defeated all nine with his hidden weapons.
• The contestants' corpses became blood Qi that entered Tang San's token, changing its count from zero to one and sending Soul Power into him.
• Tang San absorbed the Soul Power and felt his physique grow stronger, unaware that another soul inside him was absorbing Asura Divine Power.
• Xue Qinghe waited with Yu Xiaogang for news of the Clear Sky Sect's return on the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month.
• A cavalry messenger told Xue Qinghe that the Papal Palace had confirmed the return date was the eighteenth and that the earlier report was false.

Xue Qinghe responded to reports that Prince Xue Xing's household had been destroyed, secretly concealing that he had arranged the attack. In the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Xiao and Ning Fengzhi agreed to investigate the suspected spy by discussing future plans privately.

• Xue Qinghe apologized to the gathered Soul Masters for inaccurate rumors and offered to cover the lodging costs of those waiting for the Clear Sky Sect's return.
• A bloodied messenger reported that Prince Xue Xing's household had been wiped out, and Yu Xiaogang urged everyone to hurry to the residence.
• Xue Qinghe and the guards found the residence destroyed, and a hidden imperial retainer reported that everyone there, including Prince Xue Xing, had perished.
• The retainer suspected Spirit Hall had used a Titled Douluo, so Xue Qinghe ordered Xuejun Pavilion to send covert troops and monitor the city.
• At a meeting in the Clear Sky Sect, Ning Fengzhi warned that a spy was likely among those who knew of the sect's return, including himself.
• Tang Xiao agreed to discuss Ning Fengzhi's future plans with him alone while they searched for the spy.

Ning Fengzhi accepted the Clear Sky Sect’s offer to ally with the Heaven Dou Empire against Spirit Hall, then visited Xu Rong’er’s grave and spoke of abandoning the sect for her. On Xu Rong’er’s death anniversary, Bibi Dong visited her grave with Jun Yi, mourned her younger sister, and said she wanted those responsible to suffer before they died.

• Tang Xiao asked Ning Fengzhi to tell Emperor Qinghe that the Clear Sky Sect was willing to ally with the Heaven Dou Empire against Spirit Hall, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to bring the message to the emperor.
• Ning Fengzhi visited Xu Rong’er’s unmarked grave and said he had abandoned the sect for her, remaining there until morning.
• Bibi Dong woke Jun Yi and took him to Heaven Dou Cemetery on Xu Rong’er’s death anniversary.
• Bibi Dong laid lilies and pastries at Xu Rong’er’s grave, wept in Jun Yi’s arms, and told her younger sister that she and Jun Yi loved each other.
• Jun Yi offered to avenge Xu Rong’er, but Bibi Dong refused and said she wanted those responsible to suffer and die in pain and unwillingness.

Tang Xiao led the Clear Sky Sect out of seclusion and brought its disciples to Heaven Dou City, where Xue Qinghe welcomed him and arranged for Yu Xiaogang to escort them to their new grounds. As Tang Xiao, Xue Qinghe, and Ning Fengzhi prepared to enter the palace, Bishop Salas arrived with a bundle and a jade box, claiming Spirit Hall had brought congratulatory gifts.

• Tang Xiao announced the Clear Sky Sect's emergence, declared its alliance with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and led the disciples toward Heaven Dou City.
• Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi watched the Clear Sky Sect approach and welcomed Tang Xiao at the city wall.
• Xue Qinghe invited Tang Xiao to the imperial palace and assigned Yu Xiaogang to guide the disciples to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's former grounds.
• Tang Xiao told his disciples to follow Yu Xiaogang and then prepared to enter the palace with Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi.
• Bishop Salas appeared carrying a bundle and a jade box, saying Spirit Hall had come to offer congratulatory gifts.

Salas presented the Clear Sky Sect with Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Emperor rootstock and Tai Tan’s head, provoking Tang Xiao into a deadly confrontation. Tang Xiao killed Salas, leaving the conflict between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect on the brink of escalation.

• Salas gave Tang Xiao the Blue Silver Emperor’s rootstock, which Tang Xiao recognized as Ah Yin’s and placed in his Soul Tool.
• Salas revealed Tai Tan’s head and admitted that Spirit Hall had slaughtered the Strength Clan.
• Tang Xiao condemned Spirit Hall’s actions and warned Salas that the Clear Sky Sect would no longer show mercy.
• Tang Xiao used his Level 97 pressure to overwhelm Salas, then summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and killed him.

The Clear Sky Sect, the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Star Luo Empire formed an alliance against Spirit Hall after Tang Xiao declared war. Bibi Dong prepared for the coming conflict, then received an anonymous letter revealing the alliance’s leaders and Tang San’s path to godhood.

• Tang Xiao declared that the Clear Sky Sect would no longer tolerate being bullied, and Xue Qinghe pledged the Heaven Dou Empire’s support.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed bringing the Star Luo Empire into the alliance, and Xue Qinghe agreed to help persuade its crown prince.
• Yu Xiaogang persuaded the Star Luo Empire to cooperate with the Heaven Dou Empire and the Clear Sky Sect, prompting Spirit Hall to impose martial law and prepare for war.
• Bibi Dong welcomed the alliance as an opportunity to defeat its members and wondered when Jun Yi would return from his breakthrough.
• Bibi Dong received an anonymous letter stating that Yu Xiaogang would serve as state preceptor, Ning Fengzhi would help make decisions, Tang San had begun his path to godhood, and the Clear Sky Sect was searching for Tang Chen.

Jun Yi confronted Beast God Di Tian at the Lake of Life after killing the Star Dou Great Forest’s gatekeepers and demanded Di Tian’s ultimate power. Their battle escalated, and the chapter ended with them still clashing.

• Jun Yi absorbed a Soul Ring to reach level 91, then froze and contained two blood-red Soul Rings in separate ROOM spaces.
• Jun Yi threatened to slaughter the Soul Beasts unless Di Tian appeared, and Di Tian confronted him at the Lake of Life.
• Jun Yi attacked Di Tian, wounded him with his light sword, and declared that he would take Di Tian’s ultimate power.
• Di Tian summoned a dragonbone longsword and fought back, but Jun Yi eventually struck him into the ground.
• Di Tian unleashed Dragon God Claw, and he and Jun Yi continued exchanging attacks as their battle raged on.

Jun Yi defeated Di Tian and, with the help of the Light Dragon King and Ice Dragon King, began extracting Di Tian’s Ultimate Darkness to awaken his own power. Di Tian was left weakened as the dark elements flowed into Jun Yi’s blood-red God Ring.

• Jun Yi stopped time, struck Di Tian with overwhelming force, and left him gravely wounded when time resumed.
• Jun Yi told Di Tian he lacked the strength to face gods and urged him to surrender his Ultimate Darkness.
• Jun Yi summoned the Light Dragon King and Ice Dragon King, who revealed themselves to Di Tian and explained that they needed his darkness attribute for Jun Yi.
• Jun Yi offered Di Tian Divine Power to strengthen his body, then took control of him despite his hesitation.
• Jun Yi stripped the dark elements from Di Tian, leaving him weak as the elements merged into Jun Yi’s God Ring.

Jun Yi absorbed the Dark-Dark Fruit, then used Asura Divine Power to restore Di Tian and increase his cultivation. As Di Tian's eight-hundred-thousand-year lightning tribulation began, Jun Yi stepped in to face it and charged into the dark clouds.

• Jun Yi gathered the darkness attribute in his dantian and formed the Dark-Dark Fruit, then absorbed it and tested his ability to become golden light.
• Jun Yi sent Asura Divine Power into Di Tian, then guided the darkness-free Soul Power out of his body and restored him.
• Di Tian recovered with purer Soul Power and fifty thousand years of added cultivation, but Jun Yi warned that he had lost Ultimate Darkness.
• Di Tian's eight-hundred-thousand-year lightning tribulation began, and Jun Yi blocked the first bolt with a punch.
• Jun Yi absorbed the next three bolts into a dark vortex, then transformed into golden light and charged into the clouds.

Jun Yi protected Di Tian from his eight-hundred-thousand-year Lightning Tribulation, devouring its bolts and destroying the clouds before recovering from the strain. He revealed that his power had reached the threshold of godhood and decided he could not rely on the Silver Dragon King to awaken in time, leaving Di Tian to recuperate while he pursued another way forward.

• Jun Yi faced Di Tian’s Lightning Tribulation and countered its first strikes with his strength and darkness powers.
• Jun Yi entered the dark clouds, devoured the remaining lightning—including the final bolt—and scattered the tribulation clouds, though the effort left him depleted.
• Di Tian checked on Jun Yi, who recovered while asking how soon his lord would awaken; Di Tian admitted he did not know.
• Jun Yi said he had at most two years and could not rely on the Silver Dragon King, then told Di Tian to return and continue recuperating.
• Jun Yi’s power was revealed to have reached the threshold of godhood, with his Dark-Dark Fruit and Op-Op Fruit letting him absorb and process Divine Power.