Chapter Summaries

Bakal returned to the Dragon Tomb and tried to force his way inside, claiming the Dragon God’s power for himself and attacking Xiao Wu as Bai Ling'er stood in his way. As Bai Ling'er and Bakal prepared to clash again, a majestic dragon's cry rang out from deep within the tomb.

• Bai Ling'er sensed Bakal approaching, and he demanded to know where Qi Ling was, assuming he had died during the Dragon God's trial.
• Bakal declared that he would inherit the Dragon God's power and tried to enter the Dragon Tomb, but Bai Ling'er blocked him and rejected his confession of love.
• Bakal and Bai Ling'er fought in the sky, while Bai Ling'er told Xiao Wu to seek safety inside the Dragon Tomb.
• Bakal attacked Xiao Wu with a fireball, and she used her Invincible Golden Body before the blast injured her as the skill wore off.
• Bai Ling'er prepared to fight Bakal in earnest, but a powerful dragon's cry sounded from deep within the Dragon Tomb.

Qi Ling emerged from the Dragon Tomb as a Divine Dragon and defeated Bakal to avenge Xiao Wu. He spared Bakal after Bai Ling'er pleaded for him, sentencing him to guard the Dragon Tomb for a hundred thousand years.

• Qi Ling emerged from the Dragon Tomb in his Divine Dragon form and checked on the injured Xiao Wu.
• Qi Ling withstood Bakal's attacks and savagely wounded him in battle.
• Bakal fled in human form, but Qi Ling pursued him with the Xuanyuan Sword.
• Bai Ling'er asked Qi Ling to spare Bakal, explaining that his death could hinder the Dragon Clan's unification and admitting she saw him as an older brother.
• Qi Ling marked Bakal's forehead with a cross-shaped scar and ordered him to guard the Dragon Tomb for a hundred thousand years.
• Bakal accepted Qi Ling's punishment and knelt before him.

Qi Ling returned to Dragon Valley after defeating Bakal and reunited with his companions, who celebrated their new Soul Saint levels and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings. He then told Qian Renxue that Bakal’s dragon blood and scales could provide the materials to begin restoring her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.

• Qi Ling met the Blue Dragon King and the other dragon kings on his way back, telling them he had defeated Bakal and left him to guard the tomb.
• Qi Ling returned to Dragon Valley and congratulated Feng Xiaotian, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Yu Tianyi, and Dugu Yan on their strengthened Soul Power and new abilities.
• Qi Ling discussed Zhu Zhuqing’s plan to challenge Xiao Ye and warned that Xiao Ye’s strength and trump cards made victory unlikely.
• Shui Bing'er celebrated her new strength with Qi Ling and asked when they would get married.
• Qi Ling told Qian Renxue that Bakal’s dragon blood and scales could be used for the next step in restoring her Martial Soul.

Qi Ling cooked rare dragon meat for Qian Renxue to restore her Martial Soul, and she sensed it changing after eating. He explained that restoring her power required a formidable formation, which could be assembled in Dragon Valley using ancient dragons.

• Qi Ling brought Qian Renxue to his room and told her that eating dragon meat would treat her Martial Soul.
• Qi Ling cooked meat from Bakal, a four-hundred-thousand-year-old Dragon King, in a pot he said had once boiled Dugu Bo.
• After twelve hours, Qian Renxue ate the dragon meat and sensed her Martial Soul changing, though she could not connect with it or use her Soul Power.
• Qi Ling explained that restoring Qian Renxue's power normally required nine Super Douluos and a level-ninety-nine Limit Douluo.
• Qi Ling said Dragon Valley's formation could use dragons over a hundred thousand years old in place of Super Douluos.

Qi Ling prepared the Nine Dragons Returning Light Grand Formation to restore Qian Renxue’s power, taking the place of a Limit Douluo to bear the dragons’ combined strength. The formation began with Qi Ling transformed into his Divine Dragon form, and he used the godlike power both to support Qian Renxue’s rebirth ritual and to temper his body.

• Qi Ling told Qian Renxue he could serve as the formation’s power vessel despite not being a Limit Douluo, and she worried about the danger to him.
• Qi Ling asked Bai Ling'er to gather nine dragons at least two hundred thousand years old, then prepared the Nine Dragons Returning Light Grand Formation.
• At noon, the nine dragons assembled before the Dragon Clan’s great hall and began channeling their power into the formation as Qi Ling and Qian Renxue stood at its center.
• Qi Ling summoned his Divine Dragon Emperor Martial Soul and activated his golden Seventh Soul Ring, transforming into the giant Divine Dragon.
• The dragons submitted to Qi Ling and poured their power into him, bringing him near the realm of the gods while he endured intense pressure and pain.
• Qi Ling revealed that the formation’s godlike power would also help temper his body as he advanced his Nine Revolutions True Dragon Art.

Qi Ling used the Nine Dragons Returning Light Grand Formation and the sun’s power to complete the seventh layer of his True Dragon Body while helping Qian Renxue restore and evolve her Martial Soul. The ritual ended with Qian Renxue transformed into a Twelve-Winged Holy Seraphim, and both she and Qi Ling returned to their original forms.

• Qi Ling gathered power from the nine Dragon Clan members and the sun, then filtered it through his body and transmitted it to Qian Renxue.
• As the ritual continued until sunset, Qian Renxue endured a painful rebirth while Qi Ling completed the final changes to his True Dragon Body.
• Qian Renxue activated her Martial Soul Avatar, donned her Angel God Armor, and evolved her six wings into twelve, becoming a Twelve-Winged Holy Seraphim.
• Qian Renxue thanked Qi Ling and offered to grant him one wish before flying back to the ground.
• Qi Ling and Qian Renxue dismissed their Martial Soul Avatars, and the exhausted Dragon Clan members returned to human form and collapsed.
• Qi Ling thanked Bai Ling'er and the other Dragon Clan elders, and Bai Ling'er said she could sense that his body had become more perfect.

Qi Ling prepared to leave the Dragon Clan and return to the Douluo Continent before Xue Qinghe’s ascension, while arranging for the wandering dragon clans to come back under his command. He departed with his companions after promising Bai Ling'er he would visit again, and she called out that she wanted to bear his children when they next met.

• Qi Ling told Bai Ling'er and the Dragon Kings that he had to leave, and they pledged to help him whenever he needed them.
• Bai Ling'er asked whether Qi Ling would accept the Fire Dragon clan's return, and he agreed to let Bakal atone by bringing back the four wandering dragon clans.
• The Blue Dragon King teased Qi Ling about Bakal's love for Bai Ling'er, and Qi Ling said he trusted her and did not see Bakal as a rival.
• Qi Ling asked the Blue Dragon King to support Bai Ling'er and said goodbye to the Dragon Clan as Feng Xiaotian reluctantly parted from a dragon girl.
• Qi Ling promised Bai Ling'er he would return soon or take her to the Douluo Continent, then used his jade to teleport away with his companions as she called out that she wanted to bear his children.

Qi Ling returned to Dragon's Glory City, where Bibi Dong and Xue Ke briefed him on the political situation surrounding Xue Qinghe's coronation. He then met Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo, who had both broken through in cultivation and thanked him for his help.

• Qi Ling returned to Dragon's Glory City and praised Tai Tan and Niu Gao for completing much of the city's construction, offering them construction machines.
• Qi Ling reunited with Bibi Dong and Xue Ke, who told him that Xue Qinghe was pressuring nobles to declare their allegiance.
• Qi Ling, Bibi Dong, and Xue Ke discussed treating the nobles' pledges cautiously and preparing to consolidate the empire after defeating Xue Qinghe and facing the Divine Court.
• Ning Rongrong told Qi Ling that Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo had emerged from seclusion, reaching ranks 97 and 96 respectively.
• Qi Ling visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo thanked him for helping them break through.

Qi Ling warned Ning Fengzhi that the Divine Court would likely launch a surprise attack on Dragon's Glory City during Xue Qinghe's coronation, and arranged allies to defend it while he dealt with Xue Qinghe. A little over half a month later, Xiao Ye returned with Uncle Li and Bei Na, who had come to help Qi Ling.

• Qi Ling asked Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo to defend Dragon's Glory City against a possible Divine Court attack during the coronation.
• Qi Ling explained that Qian Daoliu might exploit the moment when everyone least expected an attack, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to follow his plan.
• Qi Ling told Ning Rongrong that his additional defenders would come from Sleepless City, including Xiao Ye and Uncle Li.
• A little over half a month later, Xiao Ye returned with Uncle Li and Bei Na, surprising Qi Ling.
• Bei Na told Qi Ling she had come to help him after Xiao Ye explained the danger.

Qi Ling organized his forces and led the Dragon's Glory Army toward Heaven Dou City for the final confrontation with Xue Qinghe. The city stood deserted with its gates open, and Qi Ling decided to investigate alone despite his companions' objections.

• Qi Ling welcomed Bei Na and arranged for Xiao Ye, Bei Na, and others to defend Dragon's Glory City while the rest accompanied him to Heaven Dou City.
• Xue Ke insisted on joining the expedition, so Qi Ling assigned Yu Tianyi to protect her and help her escape if danger arose.
• Qi Ling led the Dragon's Glory Army toward Heaven Dou City, and the force reached the city without encountering scouts or resistance.
• Qi Ling and his companions found the city gates open and the walls deserted, suspecting Xue Qinghe had set a trap.
• Qi Ling told the others to wait while he went into the city alone, rejecting Qian Renxue, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu's offers to go instead.

Qi Ling entered an empty Heaven Dou City to stop Xue Qinghe from taking the throne, then confronted him at the Imperial Palace. Xue Qinghe revealed his Chaos Evil Dragon Martial Soul, and their battle began with Qi Ling gaining the upper hand before dodging a dangerous gray-ray attack.

• Qi Ling left his companions outside Heaven Dou City and found its streets deserted.
• Qi Ling confronted Xue Qinghe at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and refused to let him become emperor.
• Xue Qinghe revealed his Chaos Evil Dragon Martial Soul and nine Soul Rings, including three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Qi Ling summoned the Divine Dragon Emperor, and the two fighters clashed with their Martial Souls possessed.
• Qi Ling overpowered Xue Qinghe in a fist clash, but dodged dozens of gray rays that withered a plant on contact.

Qi Ling fought Xue Qinghe, whose attacks and poison failed to overcome him until Xue Qinghe vanished and began inflicting wounds that would not heal. Qi Ling stopped defending himself to sense the hidden attacker, then bound Xue Qinghe as he struck and revealed his location.

• Qi Ling countered Xue Qinghe’s death Qi rays with Dragon King Star-Chasing Arrow: Rain of Arrows, then proved immune to his poison and mocked his bad breath.
• Qi Ling overpowered Xue Qinghe’s energy attack with Gaia Energy Cannon and exploded it inside his mouth, sending him flying.
• Xue Qinghe vanished, then struck Qi Ling repeatedly with attacks that left wounds unable to heal.
• Qi Ling abandoned offense and defense to focus on sensing Xue Qinghe, who attacked his neck while hidden.
• Qi Ling bound Xue Qinghe’s hand with a rope as he struck, causing Xue Qinghe to reappear.

Qi Ling captured Xue Qinghe with the Immortal-Binding Rope, then defeated him in a battle between their dragon avatars. Xue Qinghe admitted Qi Ling was stronger but insisted Qi Ling would not defeat him that day.

• Qi Ling used the Immortal-Binding Rope to catch Xue Qinghe as he emerged from another space and beat him while preventing him from gathering Soul Power.
• Xue Qinghe injured himself to break free, then transformed into an Evil Dragon with his Seventh Soul Skill.
• Qi Ling transformed into a Divine Dragon, and Qian Renxue identified Xue Qinghe as his opponent while keeping Feng Xiaotian from rushing into Heaven Dou City.
• Qi Ling's scales withstood Xue Qinghe's attacks, and his roar dispersed the nine dragon shadows of Xue Qinghe's strongest attack.
• Qi Ling bit Xue Qinghe's neck and brought him crashing to the ground; Xue Qinghe admitted Qi Ling was formidable but said he was destined not to lose that day.

Xue Qinghe revealed his Yin Soldiers Army, an undead force whose blood could corrupt and assimilate the living. Qi Ling drove back the Yin Soldiers attacking the Dragon's Glory Army, but the soldiers remained at risk from their corrupting power.

• Qi Ling tried to kill Xue Qinghe, but Xue Qinghe vanished and summoned his Yin Soldiers Army.
• Xue Qinghe explained that he had transformed his former subordinates into powerful beings, and Qi Ling condemned him for sacrificing their lives.
• The Yin Soldiers attacked Qi Ling, whose True Dragon Qi resisted their corrupting blood as he pinned them down with Dragon King Star-Piercing Arrows.
• Xue Qinghe warned that Qi Ling's allies lacked protection from the Yin Soldiers' blood, and Qi Ling flew outside Heaven Dou City.
• Qi Ling found tens of thousands of Yin Soldiers fighting the Dragon's Glory Army and plunged into their ranks to suppress the assault.

Qi Ling gathered nine companions to unleash the Nine Dragons Returning Light Grand Formation, hoping to destroy Xue Qinghe’s Yin Soldiers. As they channeled their Dragon Souls into Qi Ling, Qian Renxue and the Dragon’s Glory Army fought to hold the monsters back.

• Qi Ling explained that Xue Qinghe had transformed Heaven Dou’s soldiers into Yin Soldiers whose blood could turn the weak into their kind.
• Qi Ling took Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Rongrong, Xiao San, Huo Wu, Tianyi, Feng Xiaotian, Tuoliya, and Dugu Yan to form the Nine Dragons Returning Light Grand Formation.
• The nine companions awakened the Dragon Souls within their Dragon Rings and sent their different dragon powers into Qi Ling’s Divine Dragon Avatar.
• Ma Hongjun, Shui Bing’er, Oscar, Grandmaster, and the others fought the Yin Soldiers while protecting the formation.
• Qian Renxue unleashed her Twelve-Winged Holy Seraphim and True Solar Fire, burning the Yin Soldiers she struck to ashes.

Xue Qinghe attacked Qian Renxue while the Dragon's Glory Army struggled against the nether soldiers and waited for Qi Ling to prepare. After Xue Qinghe defeated Qian Renxue, she revealed that she had held him off for just over ten minutes.

• Xue Qinghe blocked Qian Renxue with the Evil Dragon's Spine and fought her as she tried to buy time for Qi Ling.
• The Dragon's Glory Army suffered mounting casualties as the nether soldiers' blood weakened their fighters and the Golden Sacred Dragon.
• Yang Wudi saved Tai Tan and Niu Gao from a diving nether soldier and urged them to keep fighting.
• Xue Qinghe unleashed his Evil Dragon Avatar, overpowered Qian Renxue, and knocked her to the ground.
• Qian Renxue asked Xue Qinghe the time, then told him that just over ten minutes had passed.

Qi Ling used his overwhelming divine pressure and Holy Dragon Redemption to free and destroy Xue Qinghe’s hundred thousand nether soldiers. Xue Qinghe fled, while Qi Ling collapsed after spending nearly all his strength.

• Xue Qinghe claimed his nether army would trap Qi Ling, and Qian Renxue challenged his claim to kingship.
• Qi Ling transformed into a Divine Dragon and suppressed the nether soldiers, cutting them off from Xue Qinghe’s commands.
• Qi Ling unleashed Holy Dragon Redemption, healing the injured and freeing the souls trapped inside the nether soldiers.
• The holy light reduced all one hundred thousand nether soldiers to ash, leaving Xue Qinghe stunned.
• Xue Qinghe fled in the form of an evil dragon, and Qi Ling returned to human form and collapsed from exhaustion.

Qi Ling and his allies celebrated their victory over Xue Qinghe in Heaven Dou City, while the Divine Court attacked Dragon's Glory City in his absence. The defenders had anticipated the assault, and Chen Xin confronted Thunder Bear Douluo at the west gate.

• Qi Ling told the exhausted victors to check on Tang San and the others, then declared that they had won the battle against Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Ke thanked the victors in the imperial palace, while Qi Ling worried about Dragon's Glory City.
• Bibi Dong oversaw Dragon's Glory City as the Divine Court launched a dawn assault with an elite force led by Thunder Bear Douluo.
• Thunder Bear Douluo divided his forces among the city gates and ordered simultaneous attacks.
• Thunder Bear Douluo broke through the west gate, where Chen Xin was waiting to challenge him.

Lei Xiong and Qian Jun Douluo attacked Dragon's Glory City but found Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo waiting for them. As the fight turned against Lei Xiong, he learned the city was prepared for the invasion, while Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo encountered an unknown threat inside.

• Chen Xin revealed he had reached level 97, and Bone Douluo announced his breakthrough to level 96 as he joined Chen Xin against Lei Xiong and Qian Jun Douluo.
• Chen Xin attacked Lei Xiong, and Qian Jun Douluo intervened before Lei Xiong was badly hurt; the four Douluo began fighting.
• Lei Xiong was wounded by Chen Xin and tried to distract him by claiming their forces had entered Dragon's Glory City, but Chen Xin said a reliable commander had anticipated the plan.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo entered the city from the south and moved through it cautiously.
• Ghost Douluo warned Chrysanthemum Douluo that the growing shadows were not his and that someone was making a move.

Bei Na overwhelmed Snake Lance Douluo with her Battle God True Body and summoned a meteor to finish the fight. At Dragon's Glory City's gates, Bibi Dong's preparations and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's support helped the defenders turn back the Divine Court's assault.

• Bei Na unleashed her Battle God True Body and fought Snake Lance Douluo, but his durable transformed body withstood her attacks.
• Bei Na used her Sixth Soul Skill, Galaxy Annihilation, to summon a massive meteor against Snake Lance Douluo.
• At Dragon's Glory City's eastern gate, Xiao Ming held off three Titled Douluo while Ning Fengzhi enhanced her and the defenders.
• Bibi Dong told Ning Fengzhi that her Yue Shen Martial Soul let her scout the area under moonlight and anticipate the enemy's moves.
• Sleepless City's fighters and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's support helped Dragon's Glory City's defenders inflict heavy losses on the Divine Court forces.