Recaps

Qi Ling advanced through the contest, defeating Escanor, Celeste, and the Abyssal Crocodile King alongside Kurumi. Their team won the arena trials by outscoring the rivals in the luminous-pearl challenge, while Qian Xunji’s schemes failed.

• Qi Ling defeated Escanor with Tyrant Dragon Heaven-Spiraling Break and earned his first point, then hunted down Celeste and destroyed his summoned beasts with the World-Destroying Black Flame and White Spirit Dragon.
• Qi Ling watched Chu Ling spare Qian Xunji after winning their spear match, and later saw a referee kill six eliminated contestants who attacked him.
• An assassin tried to kill Qi Ling in his room, but Qi Ling killed him, then heard Xiluo confess her love for Luna and ask whether he loved Luna.
• Xiao Ye pierced Qi Ling’s heart with her dark ritual, but he returned because the Divine Dragon Emperor’s Dragon Soul was undying, and she lost access to her secret arts.
• Qi Ling partnered with Kurumi for the team trials, and they defeated the level-20 Abyssal Crocodile King when Kurumi entered its mouth and removed its magic core.
• The teams entered a cave to retrieve forty-eight luminous pearls, but the sleeping Hundred-Eyed Giant awakened and attacked after Xue Qinghe stepped on its eyelid.
• Qi Ling joined Qian Xunji in bringing down the giant, then fought off Qian Xunji, Duolong, and Xue Qinghe while Shaliwa distracted Kurumi.
• Xiluo announced that Qi Ling and Kurumi’s team had won with forty-three points after Kurumi used a clone disguised as Xiluo to collect the pearls, and Qi Ling mocked Qian Xunji over his loss.

Qi Ling survived a Devil Alliance envoy’s attempt to kill him, then advanced through the tournament’s battlefield round and prepared to face Qian Jiyin. The arc ended as Shi Meng brought the finalists into the arena, where Qi Ling, Chu Ling, and Zhen Hong endured the pressure of the Devil Kings watching them.

• Qian Xunji joined forces with other competitors against Qi Ling, but Qi Ling defeated him and befriended the rescued Shaliwa, earning a place in the next round with Kurumi.
• Alice explained the Devil Realm’s factions and power structure, and she offered Qi Ling a chance to cooperate with the Demon Alliance without submitting to its orders.
• A masked Devil Alliance envoy demanded that Qi Ling join his faction and surrender the Demon God's Godhood, but Qi Ling resisted his spatial attack until Su Daji intervened and drove him off.
• Qi Ling recovered in time to enter the next competition, where contestants hunted Demonic Qi People and Xiao Hei absorbed their Demonic Qi as Qi Ling’s score rose.
• Qi Ling and the other finalists joined forces to defeat the black Demonic Qi Person after Zhen Hong found its weakness, and Chu Ling earned the Fatal Strike while Qi Ling placed second.
• Alice announced the one-on-one matches, pairing Qi Ling with Qian Jiyin, and Qi Ling gave Alice Xiao Hei’s pill of concentrated devil power for the Demon Alliance.
• Shi Meng refereed as the eight contestants entered the arena, where five Devil Kings exerted overwhelming pressure and Qi Ling, Chu Ling, and Zhen Hong held their ground.

Qi Ling fought through the tournament semifinals, then conceded the final to Zhen Hong after securing the Demon God’s Godhood. With Zhen Hong setting out to search for herself, Qi Ling reached the inheritance site, where Blood Devil prepared to pass on his power and memories.

• Kurumi defeated Feiyu by draining her time, while Luna conceded to Zhen Hong and Qi Ling defeated Qian Jiyin by breaking his will.
• Qi Ling defeated Chu Ling in a near-fatal clash, then conceded to Zhen Hong after showing her a magic array.
• At the award ceremony, Zhen Hong gave Qi Ling the key to the Blood Devil Emperor’s secret chamber, and she later accepted his offer to become her first bond before leaving to search for her true self.
• Bai Qian told Qi Ling that Zhen Hong had once been the strongest person after Blood Devil and warned him to recover before receiving the inheritance.
• Alice led Qi Ling across the demonic lightning to the island, where Lei Zhen acknowledged him and guided him to the cave whose gate Qi Ling opened with the key.
• Blood Devil told Qi Ling he had obtained the Demon God’s Godhood, explained his past connection to Zhen Hong, and revealed that he would disappear after Qi Ling inherited his power and memories.

Qi Ling completed Blood Devil’s inheritance, returned to the Douluo Continent, and began preparing his companions for the Divine Realm while pursuing a Thunder God inheritance for Yu Tianyi. The arc ended with Qi Ling, Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue confronting an evil presence in a duchy, where Qi Ling’s enhanced strike stalled against a black seal.

• Blood Devil gave Qi Ling his preserved Devil Blood, and Qi Ling endured its transformation before inheriting the Demon God’s legacy through 108,000 cuts.
• Qi Ling awakened Ikaros, reunited with Alice, Xiao Ye, and Luna, and learned that his new godhood would force him to leave the Douluo Continent within a year.
• Qi Ling returned to the Douluo Continent, reunited with Tang San and his companions, and told them he planned to return to the Devil Realm while they pursued their own paths to the Divine Realm.
• Dragon Maiden explained that Qi Ling could share his power with loved ones as Divine Favored, and Qi Ling discussed the choice with his companions while Xue Ke chose to remain in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Qi Ling sent Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Oscar to train with Tang Hao, then guided Yu Tianyi through Devil Lightning to begin the Thunder God’s assessment.
• Qi Ling traveled with Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue while searching for Qian Xunji and Xue Qinghe, eventually tracing them to a southern duchy surrounded by an evil power.
• Qi Ling, Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue entered the duchy’s palace and found a black seal guarding an underground hall.
• Bibi Dong used Yue Shen to strengthen Qi Ling, who struck the seal with Dragon God Skill: Star Shattering, but the attack stalled against it.