Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang accepted Xue Qinghe’s appointment as imperial preceptor and began strengthening the Heaven Dou Empire. Meanwhile, Tang Hao brought Tang San and Ning Fengzhi to a Clear Sky Sect outpost, where the villagers recognized him but still made them wait for the sect’s representatives.

• Yu Xiaogang agreed to serve as the Heaven Dou Empire’s imperial preceptor, and Xue Qinghe pinned the swan-shaped badge on him.
• Yu Xiaogang began advising Xue Qinghe and using his court influence to advance reforms.
• Tang Hao, Tang San, Ning Fengzhi, and Bone Douluo traveled to the Clear Sky Sect’s relocated site east of Heaven Dou City.
• Tang Hao identified himself to the villagers and proved his identity by summoning the Clear Sky Hammer.
• The villagers respectfully escorted Tang Hao’s group to a large residence, but kept them waiting while they notified the sect.

Tang Hao urged Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect to emerge from seclusion and unite against Spirit Hall after the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan were destroyed. Tang Xiao agreed, but seventh elder Tang Lie fiercely opposed him and accused Tang Hao of endangering the sect again.

• Tang Hao returned to the Clear Sky Sect with Tang San and told Tang Xiao that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been wiped out.
• Tang Hao recounted the Evil Soul Masters’ actions and Spirit Hall’s collusion, then argued that the Clear Sky Sect had to emerge from seclusion before Spirit Hall dominated the Soul Master World.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Tang Xiao that staying hidden would leave the sect vulnerable, and Tang Xiao decided the Clear Sky Sect would emerge.
• Tang Lie objected, arguing that the sect should remain secluded and condemning Tang Hao for the events that had forced it into hiding.
• Tang Hao acknowledged his past fault and called for an alliance, while Tang Lie accused him of trying to return to the sect by exploiting the world’s turmoil.

Ning Fengzhi accepted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s responsibility for failing to help the Clear Sky Sect and offered an alliance against Spirit Hall. On Sea God Island, Zhu Zhuqing faced the Sea God Trident’s trial, and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud transformed to match its opening.

• Ning Fengzhi admitted that his sect had failed to help the Clear Sky Sect and offered to help it return to the Soul Master World.
• Tang Lie remained resentful and left, while Tang Xiao thanked Ning Fengzhi and welcomed cooperation between their sects.
• Zhu Zhuqing touched the Sea God Trident and endured its test of her resolve as the Seven Sacred Pillar Douluo, Bo Saixi, Dugu Yan, and others watched.
• The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud emerged from Zhu Zhuqing’s brow and transformed into a deep-blue, diamond-shaped gemstone matching the Trident’s opening.

Zhu Zhuqing drew the Sea God Trident, passed the Seventh Trial, and gained the right to wield the divine artifact. She and Dugu Yan prepared to leave Sea God Island and reunite with Jun Yi.

• Zhu Zhuqing's power overcame the trident's resistance, and she drew the Sea God Trident as the island erupted in golden light.
• The Sea God's phantom appeared above the island, and its people and guardians knelt as faith gathered around it.
• The Sea God announced that Zhu Zhuqing had passed the Seventh Trial, raised her affinity to eighty-five percent, and granted her the trident's recognition.
• The Sea God Trident vanished into golden light, and Zhu Zhuqing realized she could summon it at will.
• Bo Saixi confirmed that Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan could leave Sea God Island, and Dugu Yan embraced Zhu Zhuqing as they planned to find Jun Yi.

Tang San asked to return to the Clear Sky Sect and appealed to the elders by promising to repay his father’s debt and fight for the sect. The elders required him to pass tests, and his age, Soul Power, and Soul Rings astonished everyone as the tests began.

• Tang Hao asked the Clear Sky Sect elders to let his son Tang San return to the sect.
• Tang San told the elders he wanted to make amends for his father’s actions and protect the sect as his home.
• The elders said Tang San had to pass their tests and prove his strength and wisdom before they would accept him.
• Tang San released his Martial Soul and revealed that he was rank seventy-one and would turn seventeen in three months.
• Tang San showed his seven Soul Rings, including four black rings, and said he would eventually give his Clear Sky Hammer Soul Rings at least seventy thousand years old.

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.