Chapter Summaries

As the greedy crowd watched people suffer in the lava, Hao Long questioned whether he shared their cruelty. Meanwhile, Qi Ling and Xiao Ye hurried deeper into the ruins, worried about Luna and Chu Ling as they approached what they believed was the final trial.

• The crowd refused to rescue those trapped in the lava, and Hao Long saw their selfishness reflected in himself.
• Qi Ling heard the screams and guessed that the wooden bridge had broken after people rushed across it.
• Xiao Ye worried about Luna, while Xiao Ming reported that Chu Ling had passed through the Thousand Flower Array.
• Qi Ling realized Chu Ling could catch up soon, so he urged Xiao Ye and Xiao Ming to keep moving through the trials.
• Xiao Ye said the ruins likely contained nine trials and warned Qi Ling that the final one would be the hardest.

Qi Ling, Xiao Ye, and Xiao Ming began the ninth trial by drinking the little girl’s tea, which distorted their sense of existence. The trial could only end if they endured the sensation and passed, leaving all three facing the threat of losing themselves.

• Qi Ling and the others reached a tea room, where a little girl told them the ninth trial required them to drink tea.
• Xiao Ye drank first, then felt as if she were shrinking even though her body had not changed.
• The little girl explained that Xiao Ye’s sense of existence was diminishing and warned that she could disappear if she failed to endure it.
• Qi Ling and Xiao Ming drank their tea to join the trial rather than leave Xiao Ye alone.
• Qi Ling felt the world expand around him as his perception conflicted with what he knew was real.

Qi Ling endured the Heaven and Earth Are Vast Tea’s trial and formed the beginnings of a world within his own perception, impressing the little girl and passing the test. As he continued his realization, Qian Jiyin’s group approached, expecting to claim the rewards and eliminate the exhausted competitors.

• Chu Ling caught up to Qi Ling and attacked him, but the little girl immobilized him and ordered him to drink tea.
• Chu Ling drank the Heaven and Earth Are Vast Tea and began losing his sense of self even more severely than Xiao Ye and the others.
• Qi Ling recalled the Dragon God’s presence and regained his sense of self by envisioning a new heaven and earth within his perception.
• The little girl recognized that Qi Ling had passed the trial and let him continue his realization undisturbed.
• Qian Jiyin and Hao Long arrived with their group, boasting that they would take the rewards and use the exhausted Qi Ling and Chu Ling’s situation to their advantage.

A little girl guarding the ruins turned Qian Jiyin, Hao Long, and their group away after revealing that someone had already cleared them, killing those who attacked her. As Hao Long lamented his losses, Qian Jiyin urged him to target Qi Ling by using Luna as leverage.

• The little girl told Qian Jiyin and the others that someone had already cleared the ruins and ordered them to turn back.
• When a group charged her, the little girl cut the dozen or so attackers in half with a sweep of her hand.
• The survivors retreated, and Hao Long suspected Qi Ling had cleared the ruins and cursed his failed attempt to regain his standing.
• Qian Jiyin persuaded Hao Long that he needed to eliminate Qi Ling to turn things around.
• Qian Jiyin proposed using Luna to threaten Qi Ling, leaving Hao Long shocked.

Qi Ling passed the final trial in the ruins after gaining a new insight that let him glimpse the Dragon God's realm. As he followed the little girl toward his reward, Qian Jiyin and Hao Long secretly renewed their plan against him.

• Qian Jiyin persuaded Hao Long to help target Qi Ling, promising that Luna would not be harmed.
• Qi Ling completed the trial's final test and gained a deeper understanding of the Dragon God's realm.
• The little girl ended Xiao Ye, Xiao Ming, and Chu Ling's tests and announced that Qi Ling had passed.
• Xiao Ye celebrated Qi Ling's victory, while Chu Ling left in shame after the little girl rebuked him.
• The little girl invited Qi Ling and the others who stayed to follow her and witness Qi Ling's reward.

Qi Ling claimed his first reward for clearing the ruins, choosing a divine artifact he intended to give to Luna. The girl then offered his second reward, which would provide what he needed most, and Qi Ling thought of a suitable Soul Ring.

• The girl told Qi Ling he could claim three rewards, including any divine artifact from the Exchange Shop.
• Qi Ling browsed the divine artifacts and chose a pair of cat bells for Luna after Xiao Ye agreed to give up the gift Qi Ling had planned for her.
• The girl explained that the cat bells were exceptionally powerful but awkward for anyone other than Luna to use, then handed them to Qi Ling.
• The girl offered Qi Ling his second reward, which would be whatever he needed most, and he thought of a suitable Soul Ring.

Qi Ling entered Qian Jiyin’s trap to rescue Luna, only to find himself trapped with Qian Jiyin and Hao Long. The arrival of Chu Ling left Qi Ling facing three enemies, and he summoned the Demon God Halberd to fight.

• Qi Ling followed Hao Long into the forest, suspecting that Hao Long had led him there for the Demon Alliance.
• Qian Jiyin revealed Luna, who warned Qi Ling that she was being used to lure him into a trap.
• Qi Ling crossed the formation that suppressed movement skills and reached Luna, then protected her behind him.
• Hao Long urged Qian Jiyin to attack, and Qian Jiyin revealed that Chu Ling had joined them.
• Qi Ling summoned the Demon God Halberd and prepared to face Qian Jiyin, Hao Long, and Chu Ling.

Qi Ling fought Chu Ling despite being badly outmatched, until Cang Yue arrived and stopped Chu Ling from killing him. Cang Yue confronted Qian Jiyin and then attacked Chu Ling, trapping him in ice.

• Chu Ling overwhelmed Qi Ling in a halberd fight and pierced both of his shoulders, but Qi Ling managed to wound Chu Ling's left arm.
• Chu Ling prepared to kill Qi Ling, but a snowflake froze his Ghost King Halberd and interrupted the attack.
• Cang Yue appeared amid falling snow and declared that Qi Ling's life belonged to her.
• Cang Yue attacked Qian Jiyin with an ice spike, which he dodged before it froze a tree behind him.
• Chu Ling attacked Cang Yue, but she blocked his strike with ice and trapped him between two enormous blocks of ice.

Qi Ling helped Luna recover with the cat bells while Cang Yue held Chu Ling off. As Qian Jiyin tried to escape, Qi Ling intercepted him, and Qian Jiyin transformed into a Lava Behemoth to fight.

• Cang Yue summoned a giant of ice and snow to block Chu Ling after he broke free of the Ice Seal.
• Qi Ling gave Luna the cat bells, and their stored energy restored her strength.
• Qian Jiyin and Hao Long tried to retreat, but Qi Ling pursued Qian Jiyin while Luna chased Hao Long.
• Qian Jiyin drank scarlet liquid and transformed into a magma monster called the Lava Behemoth.

Qi Ling, Cang Yue, and Luna fought Qian Jiyin, Chu Ling, and Hao Long on three battlefields. Luna defeated Hao Long but spared him, then declared she would leave the Demon Alliance and return to where she belonged, while Qi Ling and Qian Jiyin’s battle continued.

• Qi Ling used Blood Devil True Form and World-Destroying Black Flame to match Qian Jiyin’s size and fight the lava behemoth.
• Cang Yue kept Chu Ling at a distance with her ice attacks, forcing their battle into a stalemate.
• Luna overwhelmed Hao Long in their transformed forms and pinned him to the ground.
• Luna spared Hao Long, told him she would not return to the Demon Alliance, and said she had found where she belonged.
• Hao Long saw Qi Ling slam Qian Jiyin into the ground, accepted his defeat, and ran away.

Qi Ling trapped Qian Jiyin with the World-Destroying Black Flame, but Qian Jiyin erupted in magma and escaped, leaving Qi Ling badly burned and melting Cang Yue’s icy battlefield. Chu Ling seized the opening to attack Cang Yue, but Xiao Ye intervened just in time, leaving the battle unresolved.

• After Hao Long fled, Qi Ling ensnared Qian Jiyin in a net of World-Destroying Black Flame that could burn his magma body.
• Unable to escape the net, Qian Jiyin unleashed a massive eruption of magma, injuring Qi Ling and fleeing amid the destruction.
• Qi Ling dispelled his Blood Devil True Form and, with Luna, hurried to check on Cang Yue as the magma melted her ice and snow.
• Chu Ling charged at the exposed Cang Yue with his Ghost King Halberd, but Xiao Ye emerged from the void and blocked his attack.
• Chu Ling knocked Xiao Ye away, but her intervention broke his momentum and gave Cang Yue time to escape the lethal strike.

Chu Ling escaped Qi Ling and the others after Qi Ling's Divine Dragon Emperor suppressed his ghostly power. The group returned to the safe zone, where Qi Ling reunited with the missing Xiaoyu, and the competition was nearly over.

• Cang Yue revealed that Chu Ling had attacked a decoy, then joined Xiao Ye, Xiao Ming, Qi Ling, and Luna in surrounding him.
• Qi Ling used the Divine Dragon Emperor to disperse Chu Ling's ghosts and suppress his presence.
• Chu Ling turned intangible and escaped; Qi Ling stopped Luna from pursuing him and said he would eventually defeat Chu Ling.
• Cang Yue teased Qi Ling about their past encounter, while Xiao Ye teased him and Luna about it as they headed back to the safe zone.
• Qi Ling reunited with Xiaoyu, who explained that her Bagua Formation had exhausted her and that one of her abilities had hidden her while she was unconscious.

Qi Ling revealed to Xue Qinghe that he had been pretending to be Bai Di, then joined the surviving contestants as Alice announced the competition rankings. Zhen Hong placed first and Kurumi second, while the contestants prepared to leave the island aboard the Noah.

• Qi Ling opened the door to Xue Qinghe and revealed that Bai Di had never existed, leaving Xue Qinghe stunned.
• Qi Ling told Xue Qinghe he had joined the Eliminate Ling Alliance to learn its plans, then said he would meet him in the later rounds.
• Alice arrived on the Noah and ordered the surviving contestants to assemble, warning them not to fight.
• Alice announced Zhen Hong as the top-ranked contestant with 450,000 points, and Zhen Hong boarded the Noah.
• Alice announced Kurumi in second place, and Kurumi greeted Qi Ling before boarding the ship.
• Qian Jiyin, Chu Ling, and the other contestants appeared in the rankings, while Xiao Die arrived supporting a frail Cao Yang.

After the competition’s second round, Alice announced a one-year rest before the next round and summoned Qi Ling and Luna to discuss the Demon Alliance. Luna chose to return to the Douluo Continent with Qi Ling, promising to come back later.

• Alice announced that the 258 contestants who passed would have one year to rest and recover before the third round.
• Alice noticed Luna’s cat bells and learned that Qi Ling had chosen them as a reward for her.
• Alice asked about Luna’s injuries, and Luna explained that Hao Long had hurt her after listening to Qian Jiyin’s lies.
• Luna told Alice that she wanted to return to the Douluo Continent with Qi Ling, though she would visit the Demon Alliance again later.
• Qi Ling reassured Luna that she deserved the kindness she received, and they left together.

After the competition ended, Qi Ling and his companions returned through a portal to the Douluo Continent, where more than half a year had passed. With Xiao Ye departing for Sleepless City, Qi Ling carried Luna toward the nearest town as they began their journey back to Dragon's Glory.

• Alice announced that the competition would resume in one year and opened a portal for everyone to return to their worlds.
• Chu Ling threatened to kill Qi Ling and take everything he possessed at the next competition, and Qi Ling accepted the challenge.
• Cang Yue asked whether Qi Ling could defeat Chu Ling and promised him a reward if he did, while Zhen Hong silently examined Qi Ling's face before leaving.
• Qian Xunji stopped Xue Qinghe from confronting Qi Ling and reminded him that they came from the same world.
• Qi Ling and his companions returned to the Douluo Continent, and Xiao Ye, Xiao Ming, and the others left for Sleepless City.
• Qi Ling transformed into his Divine Dragon Avatar, let Luna climb onto his back, and flew toward the nearest town.

Qi Ling returned to Dragon's Glory City and learned that Zhu Zhuqing and Rongrong had left to seek godly power. He then traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to see Xiao Wu and help resurrect her mother, where he reunited with her after she mistook his presence for a hallucination.

• Qi Ling arrived at Dragon's Glory City with Luna and amused a guard who mistook his name for a coincidence.
• Qi Ling met the city's leaders, learned Dragon's Glory had been advancing against the Divine Court, and asked Yu Tianyi about the absent Shrek Seven Devils.
• Yu Tianyi told Qi Ling that Zhu Zhuqing and Rongrong had gone to seek greater power with Dragon Maiden's guidance, and that Dragon Maiden was waiting on Dragon God Island.
• Qi Ling left Luna in Dragon's Glory City and traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to see Xiao Wu and help resurrect her mother.
• Da Ming and Er Ming greeted Qi Ling and led him to Xiao Wu, who mistook him for a hallucination before he revealed himself.

Qi Ling returned to Xiao Wu and helped her prepare to use the Twin-Blossomed Joined-Stalk Heartbreak Red as part of the effort to resurrect her mother. After Xiao Wu ate it, its power and aphrodisiac fragrance affected her, and she asked Qi Ling to help her remove her clothes.

• Xiao Wu mistook Qi Ling for an illusion until he kissed her, then hugged him and complained that he had stayed away so long.
• Qi Ling said he had come to resurrect Xiao Wu’s mother and checked her cultivation; Xiao Wu had reached Soul Power Level 86, short of the required 90.
• Xiao Wu reluctantly handed over the Heartbreak Red, and Qi Ling explained that only its chosen owner could use it and that she should eat it directly.
• Qi Ling set up a barrier with objects from his Infinite Space before Xiao Wu swallowed the Heartbreak Red.
• The flower’s gentle power spread through Xiao Wu, while its fragrance gained an irresistible aphrodisiac effect.
• Xiao Wu told Qi Ling that she felt hot and asked him to help her take off her clothes.

Qi Ling and Xiao Wu reunited inside the barrier, where Xiao Wu absorbed the medicinal power of the Twin-Blossomed Joined-Stalk Heartbreak Red and reached Soul Power Level 90. Xiao Wu then accepted her mother’s hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, reaching level 92 as she prepared to bring her mother back.

• Da Ming and Er Ming wondered why Qi Ling and Xiao Wu had stayed inside the barrier, and Er Ming guessed they were enjoying time alone together.
• Qi Ling urged Xiao Wu to rest before absorbing her mother’s Soul Ring and Soul Bone, but she said she had fully absorbed the herb’s medicinal power.
• Qi Ling used his Ring Sealing Technique to release Xiao Wu’s mother’s hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and gave her the Soul Bone.
• Xiao Wu touched the Soul Ring, which merged into her along with the Soul Bone without resistance or strain.
• Xiao Wu gained the Soul Ring and Soul Bone and reached Soul Power Level 92, then mourned and longed for her mother as Qi Ling promised everything would go smoothly.

Qi Ling completed a ritual that brought Xiao Wu’s mother back to life in the body of a white rabbit, though her consciousness had not yet awakened. Xiao Wu and Qi Ling left the barrier to show Da Ming and Er Ming, who recognized the rabbit’s familiar presence.

• Qi Ling used his blood to form a magic array and contacted the Underworld, while Xiao Wu stayed still at its center.
• A being from the Underworld separated Xiao Wu’s Martial Soul, Soul Power, and Soul Bone from her body, then placed her mother’s soul in the resulting white rabbit body.
• Xiao Wu and Qi Ling both lost consciousness from the strain, then woke after the ritual had succeeded.
• Qi Ling told Xiao Wu that her mother’s consciousness would awaken after adjusting to the rabbit body, and Xiao Wu held the unresponsive rabbit.
• Qi Ling and Xiao Wu left the barrier and showed the rabbit to Da Ming and Er Ming, who recognized her presence and marveled at the miracle.

Qi Ling returned to Dragon's Glory City with Xiao Wu and her resurrected mother, then reunited with Bibi Dong after her inheritance trials. He helped Bibi Dong face Xiao Wu's mother, who welcomed her by approaching her in rabbit form.

• Qi Ling returned to Dragon's Glory City with Xiao Wu and the white rabbit, and met Luna and Yu Tianyi at the city lord's residence.
• Yu Tianyi told Qi Ling that a visitor was waiting in his study, where he reunited with Bibi Dong after her seclusion.
• Qi Ling and Bibi Dong embraced, kissed, and shared accounts of their time apart.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Xiao Wu's mother had been resurrected and worried about whether she would be forgiven.
• Qi Ling encouraged Bibi Dong to meet Xiao Wu's mother, and Xiao Wu offered her the white rabbit, saying her mother wanted to approach Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong held and gently stroked the white rabbit, feeling overwhelmed by the welcome.