Chapter Summaries

Ye Lingling told Yang Podi that the Goddess of Life had offered her a divine inheritance, and he explained what becoming a god would require. Yang Podi then briefed Heavenly Pursuit Academy’s leaders on the balance of power among Spirit Hall, the empires, and the Star Dou Great Forest before preparing to go to Spirit City.

• Ye Lingling revealed that, after reaching level 95, she had heard the Goddess of Life offer her a Godly Trial and inheritance, and Yang Podi reassured her about the path to godhood.
• Ye Lingling worried about Yang Podi’s Asura God Assessment and her missing grandfather; Yang Podi promised to seek her grandfather and bring him to Mount Aermo.
• Yang Podi told Yang Wudi and the others that he planned to visit Spirit City to borrow the Angel Holy Sword and discuss possible cooperation with Spirit Hall.
• Yang Podi argued that the two great empires could rival Spirit Hall through their armies and Soul Masters, while the Star Dou Great Forest was stronger still because of its Ferocious Beasts.
• Yang Podi warned that the Soul Beast Clan might be backing Tang San because of his bloodline and that attacking the Clear Sky Sect could provoke a beast tide against Heavenly Pursuit Academy.

Yang Podi left Heavenly Pursuit Academy for Spirit City to negotiate borrowing the Angel Holy Sword for his Godly Trials. Bibi Dong agreed to take him to Douluo Hall, where he would meet Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue and discuss the sword with its other stakeholders.

• Yang Podi warned his family that powerful rivals, including Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Tang San, might become gods, and told Heavenly Pursuit Academy to stay vigilant while he was away.
• Yang Podi arrived at Spirit City, intimidated the guards with his killing intent, and was welcomed by Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
• Yang Podi met Bibi Dong at the Pope's Palace and asked to borrow the Angel Holy Sword, offering an eight-petal immortal orchid as part of a potential deal.
• Bibi Dong insisted the sword could only be taken from Douluo Hall and proposed that Yang Podi register his Soul Master title there, but he resisted being tied to the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Yang Podi agreed to go to Douluo Hall and said he wanted to meet Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue, revealing that he had recognized Qian Renxue's disguise as Xue Qinghe.
• Bibi Dong decided to accompany Yang Podi to Douluo Hall to see Qian Renxue herself.

Yang Podi met Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue in Douluo Hall to negotiate borrowing the Angel Holy Sword for a personal matter. He rejected an alliance that would bind Heavenly Pursuit Academy to Spirit Hall’s campaign and offered valuable intelligence and other terms instead, leaving the bargain unresolved.

• Bibi Dong and Yang Podi entered Douluo Hall, where Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue, and six enshrined elders received them.
• Yang Podi asked to borrow the Angel Holy Sword, and Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue initially refused to lend the Angel Clan’s inherited divine artifact.
• Yang Podi reminded Qian Renxue of their past dealings and revealed that he had deduced her identity as Xue Qinghe; she realized his earlier actions had tested her.
• Bibi Dong demanded that Heavenly Pursuit Academy support Spirit Hall’s unification, but Yang Podi refused and proposed that Qian Renxue accompany him with the sword instead.
• Qian Renxue demanded an alliance as payment, while Yang Podi offered intelligence about a threat to Spirit Hall’s survival and negotiated over immortal herbs and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Yang Podi offered two immortal herbs for Qian Renxue and Hu Liena, along with help obtaining two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings in exchange for their Soul Bones, but the parties had not yet finalized the deal.

Yang Podi persuaded Qian Renxue to cooperate with him by warning Spirit Hall of powerful hidden enemies. He identified the man who had intervened in earlier battles as Di Tian, the Beast God, and explained the existence and strength of ancient ferocious beasts.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo challenged Yang Podi’s claim that Spirit Hall faced a threat, and Yang Podi pointed to its failure to eliminate the Clear Sky Sect.
• Yang Podi revealed that Di Tian had rescued Tang Hao and Tang Xiao and had held Qian Daoliu back during the Heaven Dou Palace Coup.
• Qian Renxue agreed to join Yang Podi in dealing with his target and said she would bring the Angel Holy Sword.
• Yang Podi identified the man in black as Di Tian, the nearly eight-hundred-thousand-year-old Beast God and master of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Yang Podi showed his unusual ninth Soul Ring and explained that Di Tian and Xiong Jun were ferocious beasts with level 99 strength.
• Qian Daoliu confirmed that secret Angel Clan documents mentioned ferocious beasts, then asked Yang Podi where he had learned about them.

Yang Podi warned Bibi Dong and the others that the Ferocious Beasts were supporting Tang San and posed a threat to Spirit Hall. Bibi Dong agreed to take Yang Podi and Qian Renxue to the Rakshasa Secret Realm, and Yang Podi began outlining a plan to deal with the Ferocious Beasts.

• Bibi Dong deduced that the Ferocious Beasts' actions were connected to the Clear Sky Sect, and Yang Podi explained that they were supporting Tang San because of his Soul Beast heritage and his enmity with Spirit Hall.
• Yang Podi revealed that Di Tian had reached Quasi-God strength and that the Star Dou Great Forest held at least five Ferocious Beasts, alarming Spirit Hall's leaders.
• Qian Renxue pressed Yang Podi for a solution, and he asked Bibi Dong to take him to the Rakshasa Secret Realm with Qian Renxue.
• Yang Podi explained that he wanted to confront the Rakshasa God about his past schemes against Tang Chen and the danger he posed to future godly trials; Bibi Dong reluctantly agreed to accompany them.
• Qian Renxue agreed to go to the Rakshasa Secret Realm, and Yang Podi began describing three plans for dealing with the Ferocious Beast Clan.

Yang Podi proposed three strategies for Spirit Hall to counter the Soul Beast Clan and weaken Tang San, urging Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue to use their strength instead of fighting the empires on equal terms. Bibi Dong agreed to send Ghost Douluo after two hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts, while Yang Podi arranged to visit the Rakshasa Secret Realm and take Qian Renxue to handle his business before delivering the immortal herbs.

• Yang Podi told Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue to become gods before Tang San, then proposed that Spirit Hall strike at an empire's capital and remove its ruling family.
• Yang Podi argued that Spirit Hall should use its Titled Douluos to attack Heaven Dou City or Star Luo City, and said the Soul Master world's rules would not protect the empires if Spirit Hall won.
• Yang Podi explained that Spirit Hall gave commoner Soul Masters a path to rise, and suggested attacking the Clear Sky Sect before Tang San returned from Sea God Island.
• Yang Podi urged Bibi Dong to send an agility-attack-type Titled Douluo after the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python before they could sacrifice themselves to Tang San.
• Bibi Dong agreed to send Ghost Douluo to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Yang Podi asked her to take him to the Rakshasa Secret Realm before Qian Renxue accompanied him on his business.

Yang Podi spent a relaxed day in Spirit City, spoke with the Spirit Hall Golden Generation, and entrusted Chrysanthemum Douluo with two Immortal Herbs for his deal with Spirit Hall. As Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue prepared to enter the Rakshasa Secret Realm, Qian Renxue struggled with her feelings toward Bibi Dong while the Rakshasa Demon Scythe tempted Bibi Dong.

• Yang Podi wandered through Spirit City, then shared wine and conversation with Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan about their pasts and how he had grown strong.
• Yang Podi returned to Chrysanthemum Douluo’s home and gave him the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone to safeguard for his transaction with Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu she could not forget Bibi Dong’s coldness and the lonely days of her childhood.
• Bibi Dong faced the Rakshasa Demon Scythe in her secret realm, struggled against its temptation, and murmured, “Xiao Xue, what should I do?”

Yang Podi, Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue entered the Rakshasa Secret Realm, where the Rakshasa God tried to trap Yang Podi and Qian Renxue in an alluring vision and manipulate Bibi Dong into killing her daughter. Yang Podi broke the illusion with his Asura Domain, but the Rakshasa God's shadow remained poised to fight.

• Yang Podi, Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue entered the Rakshasa Secret Realm and faced the Rakshasa God's shadow, which attacked them.
• Yang Podi and Qian Renxue fell into a vision in which Qian Renxue became Empress of the Heaven Dou Empire and Yang Podi became her consort.
• The Rakshasa God's shadow urged Bibi Dong to seize the Rakshasa Demon Scythe and kill the entranced pair, exploiting her hatred and thirst for power.
• Bibi Dong took up the scythe but hesitated when she recognized Qian Renxue as her daughter and raised it against her.
• Yang Podi unleashed his Asura Domain, restored Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue's senses, and warned them that the Rakshasa God's vision might not be real.
• Yang Podi confronted the Rakshasa God's shadow, which warned that everyone below god level was an ant.

Yang Podi negotiated with the Rakshasa God to stop interfering with his, Qian Renxue’s, and Bibi Dong’s trials, threatening to destroy the Rakshasa Secret Realm if necessary. The Rakshasa God agreed, while the Asura God and Sea God discussed keeping him occupied as Yang Podi’s trials continued.

• Yang Podi confronted the Rakshasa God with the Asura Demonic Sword and Qian Renxue’s Angel Holy Sword, warning him against interfering with their trials.
• Yang Podi offered to help Bibi Dong inherit the Rakshasa God’s power in exchange for noninterference with their trials and matters in Slaughter City.
• Yang Podi threatened to destroy the Rakshasa Secret Realm and asked the Asura God and Sea God to intervene if the Rakshasa God refused.
• The Rakshasa God accepted the deal, then told Qian Renxue that he had only amplified the evil thoughts she and Bibi Dong already held.
• The Asura God and Sea God watched the exchange and discussed ways to keep the Rakshasa God from interfering, including having the Sea God spar with him.

After returning from the Rakshasa Secret Realm, Qian Renxue blamed Bibi Dong for nearly killing her, while Yang Podi gave Bibi Dong a Heart Sutra to help control her divine power. Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu agreed to prepare a continent-wide campaign and wait for Yang Podi and Qian Renxue to finish their current business before launching it.

• Qian Renxue threatened Yang Podi to keep the secret realm events quiet, then angrily left after Bibi Dong offered to defend her.
• Yang Podi told Bibi Dong that the Rakshasa God's influence could make her lose control and gave her a copy of the Heart Sutra before returning to rest.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu that Bibi Dong had tried to kill her and vowed to surpass and defeat her; she concealed her memories of the illusion when recounting Yang Podi's actions.
• Qian Daoliu confronted Bibi Dong, who denied intending to kill Qian Renxue and discussed Yang Podi's proposed plans with him.
• Bibi Dong ordered Qian Daoliu to place the six Enshrined and the Angel Legion under her command for a campaign against the Star Luo Empire, Heaven Dou, and their allies.
• Qian Daoliu agreed to prepare the campaign but insisted they wait until Yang Podi and Qian Renxue finished their current business and could help guard against Di Tian.

Tang San and his companions completed the first two Sea God Island trials, and Tang San gained a devouring Soul Skill that he secretly intended to exploit despite Bo Saixi's warning. Meanwhile, the major factions rebuilt their strength, Ning Fengzhi worried about Yang Podi's moves, and Tang Hao feared a reckoning with Heavenly Pursuit Academy was near.

• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and Oscar completed the first two trials after two years of training, and Tang San reached level 79 before beginning Tidal Body Tempering.
• Tang San gained Blue Silver Avatar, whose Devouring Golden Threads could drain life force, and Bo Saixi warned him that consuming life force and souls could turn him into an Evil Soul Master; Tang San secretly dismissed the danger.
• The Heaven Dou Empire, Clear Sky Sect, and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect recovered and recruited Soul Masters, while Tang Hao remained badly injured and unable to regain his former strength.
• Ning Fengzhi read Ning Rongrong's letter about Yang Podi's Martial Soul evolution method and discussed Yang Podi's unexplained visit to Spirit City with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.
• Tang Hao told Tang Xiao that he feared Yang Podi would soon come after the Clear Sky Sect, while Tang Xiao urged him to recover and stop dwelling on the past.

Yang Podi took Qian Renxue to Slaughter City to use the Angel Holy Sword against the Rakshasa God’s evil presence, explaining the city’s dangers and the darkness within its history. After Qian Renxue learned more about Bloody Mary and Bibi Dong’s past, Yang Podi led her toward the Hell Slaughter Arena to find the source of the evil.

• Bibi Dong warned Yang Podi that Slaughter City was dangerous, but Qian Renxue agreed to go with him and brought the Angel Holy Sword.
• Yang Podi and Qian Renxue reached Slaughter City, where Qian Renxue felt its evil presence suppressing her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
• Yang Podi explained that Slaughter City imprisoned dangerous Soul Masters and that Spirit Hall supplied its resources, while the city held both Asura and Rakshasa powers.
• Yang Podi showed Qian Renxue Bloody Mary and told her it was made from human blood; he also challenged her to recognize the darkness in herself and consider Bibi Dong’s past.
• Yang Podi explained that he wanted Qian Renxue to purify the Rakshasa divine sense behind Slaughter City’s evil, then led her to the Hell Slaughter Arena to locate its source.

Yang Podi brought Qian Renxue to the core of Slaughter City, where she used her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and Angel Holy Sword to purify the Asura Blood Sea and search for the Rakshasa Divine Sense. As the sea began to settle, Yang Podi prepared a purifying medicine and left to treat the fallen ones before the Rakshasa Divine Sense could emerge.

• Yang Podi showed Qian Renxue how the Hell Slaughter Arena absorbed the dead's blood and led her to the Asura Blood Sea beneath it.
• Yang Podi explained that the Asura Blood Sea processed blood into Bloody Mary, which carried evil power and deadly poison.
• Qian Renxue planted the Angel Holy Sword in the altar and used her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul to purify the sea while Yang Podi searched for the Rakshasa Divine Sense.
• After more than half a month, the Asura Blood Sea grew calmer, and Qian Renxue's Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul became purer.
• Yang Podi refined Fresh Spirit-Purifying Liquid using Water of Life, detoxifying spirit herbs, and ten-thousand-year clear heart clover.
• Yang Podi told Qian Renxue he would treat the fallen ones throughout Slaughter City and warned her to be careful because the Rakshasa Divine Sense was likely to emerge soon.

Yang Podi ordered Slaughter City purified of Bloody Mary’s poison, then joined Qian Renxue in confronting the Rakshasa God’s divine sense in the Asura Blood Sea. Their attacks weakened the Rakshasa Divine Sense, but the battle remained underway.

• Yang Podi ordered everyone in Slaughter City to drink Clear Heart and Purify Spirit Liquid and tasked Vulture Douluo with overseeing the purification.
• Over half a month, Yang Podi purified the people of Slaughter City, removing the evil presence from their blood.
• The Rakshasa Divine Sense emerged from the Asura Blood Sea and challenged Yang Podi and Qian Renxue.
• Yang Podi and Qian Renxue attacked with the Asura Demonic Sword and Angel Holy Sword, but the Rakshasa Divine Sense initially drove them back.
• Yang Podi used his speed and swordsmanship to wound the Rakshasa Divine Sense while Qian Renxue's Angel Domain suppressed it.

Yang Podi and Qian Renxue fought the Rakshasa Divine Sense together, but it repeatedly recovered by drawing on Slaughter City's evil thoughts. After they used their divine weapons and powers to badly wound it, the Rakshasa Divine Sense exploded and forced evil thoughts into both of them, leaving them trapped in a hellish state.

• Yang Podi activated his Martial Soul Avatar and Asura Domain, weakening the Rakshasa Divine Sense and splitting it apart with the Asura Demonic Sword, but it reformed from Slaughter City's evil thoughts.
• Qian Renxue used Angel Divine Light to erode the Rakshasa Divine Sense, which then summoned a vast Rakshasa Domain that clashed with their domains.
• Yang Podi broke through the Rakshasa Domain and asked Qian Renxue for the Angel Holy Sword; he used it alongside the Asura Demonic Sword to wound the Rakshasa Divine Sense so it could no longer recover normally.
• Qian Renxue unleashed Angel's Kiss, and Yang Podi struck the Rakshasa Divine Sense's head off with the Angel Holy Sword.
• The Rakshasa Divine Sense detonated the gathered evil aura, and Yang Podi used Ring Detonation with Taotie Body Protection to shield himself and Qian Renxue, but evil thoughts entered their bodies and trapped them in a hellish state.

Yang Podi purged the Rakshasa God's evil presence by confronting the seven emotions and six desires, gaining a deeper sense of spiritual unity and completing the Third Trial of the Asura Nine Trials. After learning the Fourth Trial required him to kill a Ferocious Beast, he faced Qian Renxue's accusations about their shared illusion.

• Black wisps emerged from Yang Podi and Qian Renxue after they killed the Rakshasa God's divine sense, and Yang Podi sealed Qian Renxue's Soul Power and knocked her unconscious when she began losing control.
• Yang Podi carried Qian Renxue out of Slaughter City and meditated in a grove, using the Heart Sutra to confront the seven emotions and six desires within himself.
• After coughing up blood, Yang Podi became calm, lost the Rakshasa God's evil presence, and sensed that his Soul Bones were beginning to merge as he approached the threshold of godhood.
• Yang Podi completed the Third Trial of the Asura Nine Trials, received ten percent Asura Affinity for a total of forty percent, and learned that his Fourth Trial required him to challenge and kill a Ferocious Beast within one year.
• Qian Renxue woke and accused Yang Podi of lying about their time together in the Rakshasa Secret Realm, pointing to his calling her Xue'er and their coordinated fighting as proof.

After the Rakshasa God's influence left Qian Renxue struggling with evil thoughts, Yang Podi helped suppress them and advised her to strengthen her heart. They set out for Spirit City so she could gain experience, but the journey quickly became miserable for her.

• Yang Podi knocked Qian Renxue unconscious after she erupted in anger, and she remained asleep for two days.
• Qian Renxue used the Angel Holy Sword and her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul to suppress the Rakshasa Divine Sense, while Yang Podi supported her with the Heart Sutra and Clear Heart and Purify Spirit Liquid.
• Yang Podi told Qian Renxue that she needed to strengthen her heart and understand her Martial Soul, then agreed to help her confront her emotions on the journey to Spirit City.
• Yang Podi restrained Qian Renxue's Soul Power so she would have to face everyday troubles without relying on it.
• Qian Renxue dealt with villains, robbers, and crowds of beggars along the road while Yang Podi followed without offering help.

Yang Podi guided Qian Renxue through a journey of reflection that changed her outlook before she returned to Spirit Hall and reconciled with Qian Daoliu. Yang Podi and Qian Daoliu then agreed to cooperate in Spirit Hall’s coming offensive, with Yang Podi demanding the Clear Sky Sect and Star Luo Imperial Family treasuries in exchange for holding back any Ferocious Beasts.

• At a restaurant, Yang Podi told Qian Renxue to reflect on ordinary people’s lives and the mindset needed to become a true god.
• Qian Renxue spent the journey listening to and imagining the thoughts of Soul Masters and commoners, and she matured as she approached Spirit City.
• After entering Spirit City, Qian Renxue embraced Qian Daoliu and admitted that she had been willful and had failed to understand his sacrifices.
• Yang Podi advised Qian Daoliu to help Qian Renxue develop her mindset so the Rakshasa God’s evil thoughts would not exploit her.
• Qian Daoliu asked Yang Podi to support Spirit Hall’s plan against the two empires and two great sects by holding back interfering Ferocious Beasts, especially Di Tian.
• Yang Podi agreed to assist from the sidelines in exchange for the Clear Sky Sect’s treasury and the Star Luo Imperial Family’s treasury.

Bibi Dong led Spirit Hall’s secret operation against the Clear Sky Sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. The three forces launched their surprise attacks, while Bibi Dong and Yang Podi waited outside the Clear Sky Sect and discussed the plan’s chances of success.

• Bibi Dong and the others planned to destroy Heaven Dou first, assigning forces to attack the Clear Sky Sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
• Bibi Dong’s forces left Spirit City in secret and reached the outskirts of Heaven Dou City after traveling by night.
• Ghost Douluo, Ghost Leopard Douluo, and Flame Eagle Douluo confirmed that the targets’ leaders and forces were at their respective locations, and the three teams moved into position.
• At the agreed time, Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qian Jun, Jiang Mo, Flame Eagle Douluo, and Demon Bear Douluo led the attacks on their assigned targets.
• Yang Podi told Bibi Dong that the Ferocious Beasts had not appeared and predicted that Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi might escape even if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was defeated.

Spirit Hall launched coordinated attacks on the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the Clear Sky Sect. Ning Fengzhi ordered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to retreat toward Heaven Dou City, but after a desperate breakout its surviving members remained under pursuit and the sect had suffered devastating losses.

• Flame Eagle Douluo led Spirit Hall forces in an assault on the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace while other troops attacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Clear Sky Sect.
• Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo engaged Sword Douluo as three other Titled Douluos targeted Ning Fengzhi and the sect’s defenders.
• Bone Douluo sensed two Titled Douluos near the imperial family and more than ten near the Clear Sky Sect, while both locations sent distress signals.
• Ning Fengzhi concluded that reinforcements were unlikely and ordered the sect members to retreat toward Heaven Dou City.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo and Spirit Hall’s superior forces pursued the retreating disciples, and the sect’s survivors broke through a small gap after about half an hour of fighting.
• More than eighty percent of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s combat Soul Masters were lost, and Spirit Hall continued hunting those who escaped.