Chapter Summaries

The Spirit Hall forces annihilated the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan after Yu Yuanzhen killed Snake Lance Douluo but fell to the remaining attackers. The survivors revealed the clan’s allies, and Lin Chen woke to urgent news about the attack.

• Yu Yuanzhen unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill and killed Snake Lance Douluo with his Blue Lightning Domain, but Ghost Leopard, Porcupinefish, and Demon Bear’s attacks left him mortally wounded.
• The three Titled Douluo killed Yu Yuanzhen and captured Yu Yuanheng and Yu Yuanba to question them about the clan’s contacts.
• Yu Yuanheng disclosed ties to the kings of Barak and Alpha, the governors of Jiangnan and Hedong, and the Li Clan, prompting Porcupinefish Douluo to report to the Pope.
• The next morning, Long'er urgently knocked on Lin Chen’s door with news from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Lin Chen got up to hear her.

After the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was destroyed at great cost, Lin Chen left the Heaven Dou Empire’s growing rebellion in Qian Renxue’s hands. She crushed the conspirators through executions and covert regime changes, while Tang San continued cultivating beneath Ah Yin, troubled by his darkening mood.

• Liu Erlong told Lin Chen that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been wiped out, Snake Lance Douluo and around five hundred Spirit Hall disciples had died, and several Heaven Dou factions had secretly supported the clan.
• Qian Renxue rejected her commanders’ cautious proposals and ordered the execution of anyone who had concealed ties to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• In the Balak Kingdom, the king’s consort poisoned him to secure the throne for her child, while a Heaven Dou royal commander promised to help her take control.
• In the Alpha Kingdom, the Second Prince murdered his father and pledged loyalty to Qian Renxue after a mysterious commander promised to remove his rivals.
• Qian Renxue’s forces largely eliminated the rebels in the provinces and kingdoms, but she chose to delay destroying the Li Clan until its influence was no longer needed.
• Tang San continued cultivating beneath Ah Yin while drinking Yellow Springs Dew, and his dark mood deepened despite his care to avoid becoming a Fallen One.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Clear Sky Sect reacted to Spirit Hall’s destruction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, with the Clear Sky Sect deciding to build an army and Tang Chen promising Tang San a path to faster cultivation and revenge. Three days later, Qian Renxue ordered Heaven Dou’s nobles to help eliminate the Li Clan.

• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo discussed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s destruction and hoped Ning Rongrong and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would prosper under the Emperor.
• Tang Chen gathered the Clear Sky Sect’s Titled Douluo and announced that they would establish a Soul Master army and a territory in the Balak Kingdom.
• Tang San told Tang Chen that his Soul Power had recovered to rank seventy-six, and Tang Chen planned to have him receive his mother’s Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline before training to reach Titled Douluo within three years.
• An unseen observer watched Tang Chen promise Tang San renewed hope for revenge against Lin Chen.
• Qian Renxue summoned Heaven Dou’s nobles and ordered them to contribute to clearing out the Li Clan, and the assembled rulers pledged obedience.

Qian Renxue warned Spirit Hall’s leaders that the Clear Sky Sect had formed the Freedom Alliance and gained the support of two kingdoms, so she urged them to consolidate their power before fighting. Bibi Dong announced the founding of the Spirit Hall Empire, while Lin Chen promised to handle the Clear Sky Sect as she prepared to become its empress.

• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu and the Enshrined that the Clear Sky Sect had formed the Freedom Alliance and won the allegiance of the kings of Barak and Alpha.
• Qian Renxue revealed that Tang Chen could make Yellow Springs Dew and recommended establishing the Spirit Hall Empire before confronting the alliance; she cited Lin Chen’s assurance that he had a way to deal with the threat.
• Bibi Dong summoned the six remaining elders and ordered them to invite the continent’s major powers to the Spirit Hall Empire’s founding ceremony one month later.
• Lin Chen and Bibi Dong stood together above Spirit City, and Lin Chen promised to deal with the Clear Sky Sect while she became the Spirit Hall Empress.

Lin Chen received a secret letter confirming Tang San and Tang Hao’s location and prepared to go after them. He collected Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu from Spirit City to take them on the mission.

• A Clear Sky Sect letter reached Lin Chen, who told Bibi Dong that he had found Tang San and Tang Hao and planned to set out.
• Bibi Dong entrusted Lin Chen’s safety to Zi JI, and Lin Chen asked her to bring Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu along.
• Ning Rongrong led Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu into an erotic lingerie store, where the three picked out outfits for Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen met the three women outside the mall and invited them on a mission; they eagerly agreed.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu were revealed to have reached Soul Power levels 73, 72, and 74, respectively.

Tang Chen pressured Tang Hao to sacrifice Ah Yin so Tang San could regain his Blue Silver Emperor talent, and Tang Hao reluctantly agreed. Lin Chen then found Ah Yin in the Sunset Mountain Range and planned to help her take human form, though she remained wary of him.

• Tang Chen told Tang Hao that the Clear Sky Sect needed Tang San restored to strength and urged him to give up Ah Yin for the sake of the sect.
• Tang Hao struggled between his wife and his family, then agreed to accompany Tang Xiao on the trip to sacrifice Ah Yin.
• Lin Chen traveled with Zi JI, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu to the Sunset Mountain Range to find a Blue Silver Grass.
• Zi JI located Ah Yin, and Lin Chen revealed that she was the hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast and Tang San's mother.
• Ah Yin dodged Lin Chen's touch, so he told the women he had come prepared to help her take human form.

Lin Chen warned Ah Yin that Tang Hao and Tang San planned to take her Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, then prepared an escape for her. When Tang Hao and Tang San arrived to strip the bloodline, they discovered Ah Yin’s soul and power were gone, and Lin Chen’s group revealed her transformed form.

• Lin Chen offered to help Ah Yin regain her human form and warned her that Tang Hao and Tang San were coming to take her Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline.
• Ah Yin rejected Lin Chen’s offer at first, but he said he would prepare a way out for her.
• Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and Tang San arrived at the valley, and Tang Hao promised to take no more than half of Ah Yin’s bloodline.
• Tang Hao began the bloodline-stripping ritual while Tang San waited eagerly, but the technique found no bloodline to take.
• Tang Hao realized that Ah Yin’s soul and Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline had disappeared.
• Lin Chen’s group emerged as their concealment domain faded, revealing Ah Yin as a small Blue Silver Grass beside them.

Lin Chen and his allies fought Tang Hao and Tang Xiao after Ah Yin learned they had tried to take her bloodline and soul for Tang San. Tang Hao was defeated, and Ah Yin left him lying without reaching out to help.

• Ah Yin felt betrayed and despairing after witnessing Tang Hao and Tang San's plan to take her Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline and soul.
• Tang Xiao attacked Lin Chen with his Clear Sky Hammer, but Lin Chen and Ning Rongrong's amplification sent him flying.
• Tang Xiao fought Zi JI while Tang Hao battled Lin Chen, who used Slaughter Domain and Ning Rongrong's support to overpower him.
• Lin Chen defeated Tang Hao and knocked him to the ground, while Ah Yin chose not to catch or help him.
• Lin Chen gained 50,000 Villain Value for beating Tang Hao.

Lin Chen defeated Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, then used the Transformation Pill to turn Ah Yin human and secure her agreement to become his woman and pet beast in exchange for sparing them. Ah Yin ended her relationship with Tang Hao, and Lin Chen gained 300,000 Villain Value for capturing her.

• Lin Chen overpowered Tang Hao with Ning Rongrong’s support, while Zi JI and Lin Chen defeated Tang Xiao.
• Ah Yin reached toward the wounded Tang Hao, but Lin Chen stopped her and Tang Hao begged her to save their child, Tang San.
• Ah Yin offered to accept Lin Chen’s conditions if he spared Tang Hao and Tang San, and Lin Chen gave her a Transformation Pill.
• The pill transformed Ah Yin into a human woman, and Lin Chen demanded that she become his woman and pet beast.
• Ah Yin rejected Tang Hao’s pleas, declared their relationship over, and agreed to Lin Chen’s terms.
• The system awarded Lin Chen 300,000 Villain Value for capturing Ah Yin.

Lin Chen took Ah Yin and left Tang Hao and Tang San humiliated, while Tang San sought revenge and Tang Chen revealed a way to exploit the conflict inside Spirit Hall. The chapter ended with Tang Chen suggesting that Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu would eventually fight once the threat from their enemies was gone.

• Lin Chen claimed Ah Yin as his woman and let Tang Hao and Tang San leave, while Tang San vowed to take revenge and reclaim the women Lin Chen had taken.
• Tang Hao fainted from rage after seeing Ah Yin accept Lin Chen, and Tang Xiao carried him away.
• Tang Xiao brought the injured Tang Hao to Tang Chen and explained that Lin Chen and Spirit Hall had defeated them and taken Ah Yin.
• Tang San knelt before Tang Chen and begged him to help avenge him, agreeing to pay any price to become stronger.
• Tang Chen said he could no longer help Tang San reclaim Ah Yin directly, but proposed using the feud between Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu as their point of entry.

Tang Chen convinced Tang San that the Clear Sky Sect should pretend to surrender to Spirit Hall, while Qian Renxue and Spirit Hall’s enshrined debated how to respond to Bibi Dong’s plans. At the Pope’s palace, Ah Yin met Bibi Dong, who questioned her about being the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Spirit Hall had hunted.

• Tang Chen urged Tang San to accept a temporary surrender to Spirit Hall so the Clear Sky Sect could exploit a later conflict, and Tang San agreed to cultivate in seclusion.
• Qian Renxue met with Qian Daoliu and Spirit Hall’s enshrined, who decided to establish the Spirit Hall Empire first and leave Bibi Dong on its throne for the time being.
• At the Pope’s palace, Ah Yin greeted Bibi Dong, who asked whether she was the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Spirit Hall had hunted twenty years earlier.
• Lin Chen put an arm around Bibi Dong’s waist and asked her not to make things difficult for Ah Yin.

Bibi Dong welcomed Ah Yin into Lin Chen’s inner palace by reminding her of her past conflict with Spirit Hall, then privately explained her approach and sent Lin Chen to spend time with the other sisters. In the palace, Lin Chen interrupted Tang Yuehua and Liu Erlong’s cooking, while Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun shared a quiet moment that ended with Zhu Zhuyun apologizing.

• Bibi Dong reminded Ah Yin that she had caused Spirit Hall losses, then softened and asked how she had met Lin Chen.
• Ah Yin explained that Lin Chen had saved her from Tang Hao and Tang San, and Bibi Dong led her into a room for a private conversation.
• Bibi Dong stopped Lin Chen from following and told him to spend time with the other sisters.
• Tang Yuehua and Liu Erlong prepared food in the rear kitchen, and Lin Chen embraced Tang Yuehua while she cooked.
• Zhu Zhuqing helped Zhu Zhuyun carry meat to the kitchen, and Zhu Zhuyun apologized to her.

As Bibi Dong prepared for her coronation, she discovered that the Worship Hall had not challenged her and discussed her divine trials with Lin Chen. Meanwhile, rulers and faction leaders made plans to travel to Spirit City, where Qian Renxue looked forward to meeting Lin Chen again.

• Bibi Dong's elders reported that the empires, duchies, sects, academies, and Seven Clan Alliance had been invited to her coronation, and she ordered patrols of Spirit City and its territories.
• Ghost Leopard told Bibi Dong that Qian Renxue would attend, but he had not met the Worship Hall's worshippers; Bibi Dong and Lin Chen suspected the elders were plotting something.
• Bibi Dong told Lin Chen that she had completed her Seventh Trial and needed to slay a Soul Beast at least three hundred thousand years old for her Eighth Trial, and Lin Chen promised to help after the coronation.
• Empress Dailisi urged Ling Yuan to leave early for Spirit City, and Ling Yuan agreed to prepare for their departure the next day.
• Xiao He informed Qian Renxue that the entourages of the two kings and other faction leaders had been notified, and Qian Renxue thought about seeing Lin Chen again.

Bibi Dong founded the Spirit Hall Empire and ascended the throne as its empress, with leaders from more than a hundred factions attending the ceremony. At a later gathering in the Pope's Palace, Huyan Zhen began presenting gifts, ending with a jade box whose contents had not yet been revealed.

• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Dao Chen Xin, Ning Rongrong, Huyan Zhen, and Yang Qingwu arrived at Spirit Hall among the visiting faction leaders.
• Elder Pufferfish opened the ceremony, and Bibi Dong announced the founding of the Spirit Hall Empire and her ascent as empress.
• Chrysanthemum, Ghost, the other Spirit Hall elders, and the gathered factions knelt and hailed Bibi Dong as the Martial Soul Empress Regnant.
• Bibi Dong met Lin Chen's gaze from across the distance and smiled at him.
• At a gathering in the Pope's Palace, Huyan Zhen presented chests of gold, silver, and jewels, then had a disciple open a chest containing a jade box.

The factions presented their tributes to the newly established Spirit Hall Empire, with the Elephant Armor Sect, Star Luo Empire, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Seven Clan Alliance offering particularly valuable gifts. Bibi Dong then began announcing her plans for governing the continent, dividing it into nine provinces and setting limits on local defense forces.

• Huyan Zhen presented an Immortal-grade Violet valued at thirty thousand years on behalf of the Elephant Armor Sect.
• Dailisi presented a Soul Bone of approximately eighty thousand years for the Star Luo Empire.
• Porcupinefish Douluo announced tributes from several factions, including Void Stone from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• The Seven Clan Alliance surprised the gathered Soul Masters by offering one million gold coins.
• Porcupinefish Douluo announced that the tribute presentation was over and invited Bibi Dong to reveal the empire’s official posts and plans.
• Bibi Dong declared that the continent would be divided into nine provinces, with governors, commandery commandants, and city commandants, and capped their defense forces at specified numbers.

Bibi Dong established the empire’s nine provinces, appointed their governors, and placed provincial Soul Master legions under central command. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue reunited with Lin Chen after more than a year apart and embraced him.

• Bibi Dong announced that governors would oversee civil affairs while provincial Soul Master legions answered to the central empire and required its approval to mobilize.
• Bibi Dong named governors for the nine provinces, including Zhao Feng, Ning Fengzhi, Dailisi, Huyan Zhen, Zhu Zhengxiong, and Shui Ningrou.
• The assembled faction leaders reacted with surprise to Shui Ningrou’s appointment, while Huo Feng felt aggrieved that she had received no position.
• Bibi Dong warned the governors to keep their provinces stable or face removal.
• Qian Renxue approached Lin Chen in a castle, embraced him, and showed how much she had missed him.

Qian Renxue visited Lin Chen, asked him to design her a golden dragon robe, and warned him that she and Qian Daoliu would not be easy to deal with. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong organized new Soul Master legions for the Spirit Hall Empire, and the chapter ended with Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er sparring.

• Qian Renxue reunited with Lin Chen, asked him to design a robe unlike Bibi Dong's, and left after warning him about her and Qian Daoliu.
• Lin Chen reflected that the empire's power mattered only if it helped him reach God Level and protect himself.
• Bibi Dong ordered the governors and elders to form four Soul Master legions, including the Martial Soul Legion, Hebei Soul Master Legion, Jiangnan Soul Master Legion, and Navy Legion.
• Bibi Dong set deadlines for the legions' formation and declared her intention to unite the Douluo Continent within a year.
• Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er sparred in the courtyard of Bibi Dong's residence.

Shui Bing'er defeated Huo Wu in a sparring match before Huo Feng arrived and demanded to meet Huo Wu’s man. In the Pope’s Hall, Bibi Dong welcomed Shui Ningrou and arranged for her to stay with Lin Chen before he appeared and embraced them both.

• Shui Bing'er’s Ice Seal overcame Huo Wu’s Flame Meteor, and Huo Wu admitted her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul was formidable.
• Huo Feng visited Huo Wu at the castle, met her companions, and asked to see Lin Chen.
• Bibi Dong welcomed Shui Ningrou and told her to stay with Lin Chen for two days before returning to govern Vast Sea Province with Ling Yuan’s help.
• Lin Chen appeared as Bibi Dong and Shui Ningrou left the Pope’s Hall and wrapped his arms around both women.

Lin Chen reunited with Shui Ningrou and encountered Huo Feng, who had come seeking a position in the new Spirit Hall Empire. Huo Feng confronted him about leaving her without one, while Shui Ningrou realized she was jealous of her governorship.

• Bibi Dong left Lin Chen and Shui Ningrou alone, and Lin Chen carried Shui Ningrou to the academy’s mountain castle.
• Lin Chen watched Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er spar, then comforted Shui Ningrou when she worried about Bing'er causing trouble.
• Huo Feng visited Huo Wu and considered seeking an imperial post to improve her academy and her standing with Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen arrived among Huo Wu, Dugu Yan, and Shui Yue'er, then took Huo Feng aside while Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er went to see their mother.
• Shui Ningrou brought tea to Lin Chen and Huo Feng, and Huo Feng demanded to know why he had not given her a position.

Lin Chen punished Huo Feng after she challenged his authority, while Tang Chen sent Tang San to negotiate with Qian Renxue for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud in exchange for six Soul Bones. Tang San discovered the bones belonged to Tang Hao, and Qian Renxue eagerly received a box sent by Lin Chen.

• Lin Chen refused to change Shui Ningrou's appointment as Vast Sea governor, then stopped Huo Feng from leaving and punished her.
• Tang Chen told Tang San that Qian Renxue's influence had been weakened and ordered him to seek peace in Heaven Dou City while trading six Soul Bones for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Tang San opened the box and realized the six Soul Bones had been stripped from Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao remained despondent in Sunset Forest, grieving Ah Yin and wishing her happiness.
• Qian Renxue waited impatiently for Lin Chen's promised delivery, then Xiao He brought her a wooden box from the Emperor.