Chapter Summaries

Qi Ling left Heaven Dou City to reach Spirit City and rescue his sister, promising Xiao Wu and Qian Renxue that he would protect himself. He infiltrated the guarded city by disguising himself as a Divine Court subordinate, but the guards demanded to see the man’s Soul Imprint, leaving Qi Ling on the verge of discovery.

• Qi Ling told Tang San to prepare to lead Dragon's Glory if he did not return, then said goodbye to Xiao Wu and Qian Renxue before leaving Heaven Dou City.
• Qi Ling traveled alone to Spirit City, where he found the gates heavily guarded and learned that visitors needed a password.
• Qi Ling captured a man leaving the city, tortured him for the password, and used his Blood Devil Emperor Martial Soul to break the man’s mind until he revealed the truth.
• Qi Ling disguised himself as the man and passed the gate guards’ password check, but they then demanded to verify his Soul Imprint.
• Qi Ling realized he did not know the man’s Martial Soul and considered attacking the guards.

Qi Ling entered Spirit City with help from Xiao Ye, who revealed Sleepless City’s ancient origins and explained its plan to stop Qian Xunji from completing his seizure of the Godhood. The group prepared to act before Qian Xunji became unstoppable.

• A burly stranger helped Qi Ling pass the city guards by disguising his Soul Imprint as a dagger.
• The stranger led Qi Ling to Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue, then transformed back into Xiao Ye.
• Qi Ling told Xiao Ye that Qian Xunji had killed his older sister, Bibi Dong, and that he had come to retrieve her body.
• Xiao Ye revealed that Qian Xunji would complete his plunder of the Godhood that day, and said Sleepless City intended to stop him and kill him if possible.
• Xiao Ye explained that Sleepless City was the surviving Night Clan, once rulers of the continent, and that it acted as the world’s guardian against threats like Qian Xunji.

Qi Ling learned about Xiao Ye’s Sleepless City heritage and joined her effort to rescue Bibi Dong from the Divine Temple. Xiao Ye gave him a detailed map and showed him a secret escape room, preparing him to infiltrate the temple and get Bibi Dong out.

• Xiao Ye told Qi Ling that Sleepless City had a long history and that Qian Xunji was absent, while Bibi Dong remained in the Divine Court.
• Qi Ling insisted on entering the Divine Temple to reach Bibi Dong, despite Xiao Ye warning that it was a trap.
• Xiao Ye chose to help Qi Ling and showed him a detailed map of the Divine Temple, including its three underground levels.
• Xiao Ye identified Qian Xunji’s secret chamber as the likely site of the ritual involving Bibi Dong.
• Xiao Ye warned Qi Ling that he could not escape by the route he entered and pointed out a hidden room on the third underground level that could save his life.

Qi Ling infiltrated the Divine Court’s temple and found Bibi Dong’s lifeless body, then placed her in a crystal coffin and confronted Qian Daoliu. The chapter ended with Qi Ling asking whether Qian Daoliu would let him take his sister away.

• Xiao Ye gave Qi Ling a clan token that activated a teleportation formation leading outside Sleepless City and told him when to enter the temple.
• Qi Ling infiltrated the temple and reached the third basement level without encountering guards or an ambush.
• Qi Ling found Bibi Dong’s body at the center of a formation and realized she had died after Qian Xunji stripped away her Soul Bones and Martial Soul.
• Qian Daoliu appeared and explained that the divine essence protecting Bibi Dong had seemed to be waiting for someone to inherit what remained of her existence.
• Qi Ling touched the divine remnant, which vanished, then placed Bibi Dong’s body in a crystal coffin and stored it in Infinite Space.
• Qi Ling confronted Qian Daoliu and asked whether he would let him take Bibi Dong away.

Qi Ling confronted Qian Daoliu beneath the temple, where the First Elder offered to let him go if he survived one sword strike. Qi Ling used the True Dragon Secret Skill: Utsusemi to evade the attack and escape the room.

• Qian Daoliu recognized Qi Ling as the Dragon Splendor Alliance Leader and acknowledged his victories against the Divine Court.
• Qi Ling warned that a fight beneath the temple could destroy it, and Qian Daoliu offered to let him leave if he survived one strike of his sword.
• Qi Ling accepted Qian Daoliu’s challenge, and Qian Daoliu drew his Angel Sword, intending to wound him while protecting the temple.
• Qian Daoliu thrust his sword into Qi Ling, but the figure vanished as Qi Ling appeared outside the room and revealed that he had used the True Dragon Secret Skill: Utsusemi.

Qi Ling tried to escape Qian Daoliu, but the Limit Douluo overcame his defenses and pursued him relentlessly. As Qi Ling reached the room, Qian Daoliu pierced his chest with a sword, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Qi Ling escaped Qian Daoliu’s initial strike, summoned the Divine Dragon Emperor Martial Soul, and tried to slow his pursuer with the Immortal-Binding Rope, but Qian Daoliu caught it easily.
• Qi Ling used the Xuanyuan Sword Realm and One Hundred and Eight Thousand Swords, but Qian Daoliu’s Angel Domain overwhelmed the attacks.
• Qi Ling threw a high-energy compressed time bomb toward the temple to force Qian Daoliu to choose between pursuit and protecting the building, but Qian Daoliu continued chasing him.
• As Qi Ling reached the room, he activated Holy Dragon Guardian, but Qian Daoliu’s golden sword melted his Soul Power and split the solidified space.
• Qian Daoliu thrust his sword into Qi Ling’s chest and unleashed a surge of Soul Power inside him.

Qi Ling escaped Qian Daoliu by unleashing a mysterious force and destroying the temple, then returned to his companions gravely wounded. Learning it was the seventh day since his sister died, he brought out Bibi Dong’s crystal coffin and vowed to restore everything she had lost and give her his own life if necessary.

• Qian Daoliu overpowered Qi Ling, but Qi Ling seized his sword, pulled it from his chest, and forced it aside with the strength of his Soul Bone.
• Qi Ling’s presence manifested as a Divine Dragon that drove Qian Daoliu back, allowing Qi Ling to escape through a teleportation array after taunting him and mentioning a gift.
• Qi Ling’s explosives destroyed the temple, and Qian Daoliu vowed revenge as Spirit City’s people mistook the blast for divine punishment.
• Qi Ling arrived at a hidden cave outside Spirit City, where Xiao Ye and Uncle Li discovered he was badly wounded and learned that healing him would be difficult.
• Qi Ling asked how many days had passed since his sister died, then brought out Bibi Dong’s crystal coffin when Xiao Ye said it was the seventh day.
• Qi Ling vowed to give Bibi Dong a new God Level Martial Soul, top-grade Soul Bones, a Godhood, and even his own life to save her.

Qi Ling used the Yin Yang Harmony Life and Death Lotus to bind his life to Bibi Dong’s and revive her, leaving them unconscious with one shared heartbeat. Xiao Ye and Uncle Li took them toward Heaven Dou City, where Qi Ling’s trusted companions could protect them.

• Qi Ling revealed the Yin Yang Harmony Life and Death Lotus and explained that its seeds would let him and Bibi Dong share one life.
• Qi Ling fed the white seed to Bibi Dong and swallowed the black one, then collapsed as their bodies formed a shared life cycle.
• Xiao Ye and Uncle Li discovered that Bibi Dong had regained vitality and that she and Qi Ling shared one heartbeat and breathing rhythm.
• Uncle Li advised taking the unconscious pair to Heaven Dou City, and Xiao Ye placed them in the crystal coffin and stored it in her Soul Tool.
• Xiao Ye and Uncle Li set out with their companions from Sleepless City for Heaven Dou City, and Xiao Ye asked Uncle Li to bring other people along too.

Xiao Ye arrived in Heaven Dou City with Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue, then reunited with Qian Renxue at Shrek Academy and revealed that she had come to bring Qi Ling back. She gathered Tang San and the others in the bamboo grove and showed them a cloth-covered crystal coffin containing Qi Ling.

• Xiao Ye sent Uncle Li toward the Star Luo Empire to bring Xiao Ming and others, while she traveled to Heaven Dou City with Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue.
• A student guarding Shrek Academy tried to stop the three, but Qian Renxue recognized Xiao Ye and escorted them inside.
• Xiao Ye learned that Qian Renxue had lost her Soul Power and Martial Soul during the Divine Court's attack.
• Xiao Ye told Qian Renxue she had come to bring Qi Ling back and asked her to gather the people he trusted most.
• Xiao Ye showed Tang San and the others a crystal coffin and revealed that Qi Ling was inside.

Xiao Ye brought Qi Ling and Bibi Dong back in a crystal coffin and explained that both were alive but had not awakened. Their friends kept their whereabouts secret and waited in the bamboo house, while Qian Renxue and Hu Liena reconciled over Bibi Dong’s affection.

• Xiao Ye revealed that Qi Ling was alive and showed everyone that Bibi Dong was with him in the crystal coffin.
• Xiao Ye explained what had happened, and Qian Renxue wept with joy when she learned that Bibi Dong had returned to life.
• Xiao Wu reflected on her complicated feelings toward Bibi Dong and wished that her own mother could return as well.
• The group decided to watch over Qi Ling and Bibi Dong and keep their whereabouts secret, telling only Flender and the others.
• Hu Liena and Qian Renxue waited together in the bamboo house, and Qian Renxue thanked Hu Liena for caring for Bibi Dong.

Qi Ling woke after seven days and learned that Emperor Xue Ye had died while he was unconscious. Suspecting that Xue Qinghe’s actions surrounding the death concealed something, Qi Ling hurried to the imperial palace.

• Luna welcomed Qi Ling when he woke, and he found Bibi Dong alive but still asleep beside him.
• Xiao Wu and the others gathered around Qi Ling, who reassured Hu Liena that Bibi Dong was out of danger and moved her into his space.
• Grandmaster told Qi Ling that Emperor Xue Ye had died seven days earlier and that Xue Qinghe had summoned Princess Xue Ke to the palace for the funeral.
• Qi Ling learned that Xue Ke had arrived in Heaven Dou City the previous day and was now in the imperial palace.
• Suspecting Xue Qinghe, Qi Ling set off for the palace and asked Tang San to manage matters in his absence.

Qi Ling learned from the badly wounded Dugu Bo that Xue Qinghe had murdered Emperor Xue Ye, his brothers, and loyal imperial troops to seize the throne. Despite learning that the palace was a trap, Qi Ling decided to go because Xue Ke was still there.

• Dugu Bo staggered to Shrek Academy and warned Qi Ling not to go to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
• Qi Ling treated Dugu Bo while Flender stayed to hear his account of the crisis.
• Dugu Bo revealed that Xue Qinghe had murdered Emperor Xue Ye and Prince Xue Beng, eliminated other heirs, and sent loyal troops to their deaths.
• Dugu Bo explained that Prince Xue Xing had escaped with Emperor Xue Ye's secret edict, disrupting Xue Qinghe's plans to claim the throne.
• Qi Ling insisted that he would go to the palace to protect his student, Xue Ke.

Qi Ling went to the imperial palace of Heaven Dou City to rescue Xue Ke after Xue Qinghe seized control of the palace. Xue Qinghe asked Qi Ling to serve him, and Qi Ling refused, leaving their confrontation poised to turn violent.

• Qi Ling told Flender to secretly gather their forces while he went alone to the palace, and Dugu Bo warned him that a woman beside Xue Qinghe had overwhelmed him and might rival Qian Daoliu.
• Qi Ling reached the palace and learned that Xue Qinghe's newly installed soldiers had taken control of its defenses.
• A soldier escorted Qi Ling to a hall where Xue Qinghe was waiting.
• Qi Ling demanded to know where Xue Ke was, and Xue Qinghe asked him to serve under him in exchange for glory and wealth.
• Qi Ling refused Xue Qinghe's offer, and Xue Qinghe threatened to make the palace Qi Ling's grave.

Qi Ling pretended to accept Xue Qinghe’s offer so he could reach Xue Ke, then rescued her and rejected the prince. He left Xue Qinghe facing an uncertain confrontation.

• Qi Ling challenged Xue Qinghe over murdering his family, and Xue Qinghe revealed he sought power beyond the mortal world and invited Qi Ling to join him.
• Qi Ling agreed to Xue Qinghe’s demands in order to see Xue Ke, and Xue Qinghe led him to her.
• Qi Ling found Xue Ke unharmed beside the mysterious woman, and Xue Ke told him Emperor Xue Ye was dead.
• Qi Ling comforted Xue Ke and placed her in his Soul Tool, then told Xue Qinghe he had changed his mind and would not join him.

Qi Ling fought Xue Qinghe’s Demon Envoy but was released after she recognized him as another candidate chosen by the lords. He escaped the palace while Xue Qinghe learned he would receive no further help, and the Demon Envoy wondered whether Qi Ling had been chosen personally by the lord.

• Xue Qinghe ordered the Demon Envoy to kill Qi Ling after realizing Qi Ling had deceived him.
• The Demon Envoy bypassed Qi Ling’s Holy Dragon Guardian and Tyrant Dragon Fist, then held a dagger to his throat.
• After tasting Qi Ling’s blood, the Demon Envoy released him and said she could not kill another candidate chosen by the lords.
• Qi Ling escaped the palace, while the Demon Envoy told Xue Qinghe that he would have to defeat his opponents without further help.
• After leaving, the Demon Envoy wondered whether the lord had personally chosen Qi Ling and whether the prophecy was coming to pass.

Qi Ling escaped Xue Qinghe’s palace coup with Xue Ke and learned that Xue Qinghe had killed Emperor Xue Ye and was moving to eliminate Prince Xue Xing. Qi Ling led Shrek Academy toward Dragon's Glory City for safety, leaving Feng Xiaotian to decide whether to join them.

• Qi Ling flew over the palace wall and escaped Xue Qinghe’s soldiers, while Xue Qinghe ordered his shadow guards to find Prince Xue Xing and bring back his head.
• Qi Ling rescued Xue Ke, learned more about Xue Qinghe’s plans, and promised to protect her by taking her to Dragon's Glory City.
• Qi Ling returned to Shrek Academy and told Flender and the others that Xue Qinghe had killed Emperor Xue Ye and Heaven Dou City was no longer safe.
• Qi Ling led the group out of Heaven Dou City and invited Feng Xiaotian to join them, warning that his choice could determine the future of the Four Elements Academy.
• Feng Xiaotian considered whether to remain in Heaven Dou City and serve Xue Qinghe or leave with Qi Ling.

Qi Ling returned to Dragon's Glory City with the students of Shrek Academy, Four Elements Academy, and Heaven Dou Academy, then learned that Prince Xue Xing had arrived carrying Xue Ye's secret edict. The edict stripped Xue Qinghe of the crown prince title and named Xue Ke as successor, leaving Qi Ling entrusted with helping her reclaim the throne.

• Meng Shenji explained that Heaven Dou Academy had chosen to trust Qi Ling after joining him to rescue the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Feng Xiaotian said he trusted Qi Ling more than Xue Qinghe.
• Qi Ling arrived at Dragon's Glory City, where Ning Rongrong and the officials welcomed him, and he learned that the Defense Clan and Strength Clan were helping rebuild the city and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's grounds.
• Ning Rongrong told Qi Ling that Ning Fengzhi had collapsed from shock and anger over Xue Qinghe's actions, and that Prince Xue Xing had arrived three days earlier insisting on meeting Qi Ling alone.
• Qi Ling met the battered Prince Xue Xing, who begged him to save the Heaven Dou Empire and explained that Xue Ye had secretly sent him away with an edict.
• Prince Xue Xing gave Qi Ling Xue Ye's edict, which deposed Xue Qinghe and named Xue Ke as successor, charging Qi Ling with helping her reclaim the throne.

Qi Ling used Xue Ye’s secret edict to establish Xue Ke as the rightful heir and planned a nationwide campaign to expose Xue Qinghe before he could claim the throne. As city leaders and generals began contacting Dragon’s Glory, Xue Qinghe delayed his coronation for three months, leaving both sides to prepare for a decisive struggle.

• Prince Xue Xing offered to support Qi Ling’s claim to the throne, but Qi Ling rejected the offer and pledged to support Xue Ke.
• Qi Ling announced Xue Ye’s secret edict to the gathered allies, and Xue Ke reluctantly accepted that she must prepare to rule.
• Qi Ling proposed exposing Xue Qinghe’s crimes across the country and using Tianhua Bank’s branches to spread the news within three days.
• After the reports spread, city lords and generals began secretly contacting Dragon’s Glory, while Xue Qinghe declared himself the rightful heir.
• Xue Qinghe announced that he would ascend the throne after mourning his father for three months, and Dragon’s Glory used the delay to gather more support.

Qi Ling watched the Yin-Yang Harmony Life and Death Lotus rebirth Bibi Dong into a little girl who remembered only a few cherished people and little else. Qian Renxue asked whether Bibi Dong still remembered her father, and Bibi Dong did not.

• Hu Liena rushed to Qi Ling after a white lotus enveloped Bibi Dong, and Qi Ling recognized it as the Life and Death Lotus beginning its work.
• Three days later, the lotus opened to reveal Bibi Dong reborn as a little girl.
• Bibi Dong woke and recognized Qi Ling, Qian Renxue, and Hu Liena, but could not recall most of her past.
• Qi Ling concluded the rebirth had filtered away Bibi Dong's painful memories along with much of her past.
• Qian Renxue asked Bibi Dong whether she remembered her father, and Bibi Dong said she did not remember having one.

Qi Ling kept the resurrected Bibi Dong's return secret and helped her awaken a new Martial Soul, the moon-like Yue Shen. Beneath the full moon, a Soul Ring formed around her and turned red.

• Qian Renxue reconciled with the childlike Bibi Dong, while Qi Ling awkwardly offered to be her father and then left.
• Qi Ling kept Bibi Dong's resurrection secret, dressed her in children's clothes, and explained that her body would grow as her cultivation advanced.
• Qi Ling privately helped Bibi Dong awaken Yue Shen, an exceptionally powerful Martial Soul shaped like a moon.
• Bibi Dong eagerly waited for the full moon, then entered its light with Qi Ling and Qian Renxue as a Soul Ring formed around her and changed from moon-white to red.