Chapter Summaries

Chen Feng returned to Vast Sea City with Bo Saixi, the Sea God Island islanders, and the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, arranging for the islanders to settle there and for Bo Saixi to govern the city. Hai Ru Long then revealed that the Spirit Hall Empire had declared itself a nation and that a major change had occurred in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Chen Feng and his companions left Sea God Island, and Shui Binger asked about Tang San's disappearance; Chen Feng said he would handle it.
• Xiao Bai led the Demon Soul Great White Sharks and the islanders to Vast Sea City, alarming the dock workers and defenders until they recognized Chen Feng.
• Hai Ru Long arrived, recognized Bo Saixi as Sea God Island's Grand Elder, and heard Chen Feng order him to settle the islanders and prepare for Bo Saixi to govern Vast Sea City.
• Chen Feng said Purple Pearl had dealt with the pirates and asked Hai Ru Long what had happened on the continent during his absence.
• Hai Ru Long reported that the Spirit Hall Empire had declared itself a nation and that a major change had occurred in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Hai Ru Long reported that Di Tian had driven Spirit Hall’s forces from the Star Dou Great Forest, and Chen Feng reassured Xiao Wu that Da Ming and Er Ming were safe. With war looming, Chen Feng ordered the empire’s coastal defenses strengthened and prepared to investigate Xue Qinghe’s situation.

• Hai Ru Long explained that Bibi Dong’s forces had been routed by Di Tian, who emerged from the Lake of Life with several powerful Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
• Chen Feng comforted Xiao Wu and concluded that Di Tian’s protection kept Da Ming and Er Ming out of immediate danger.
• Chen Feng ordered Hai Ru Long to secure the sea routes against a possible Spirit Hall attack, and Bo Saixi agreed to help defend the coast.
• Chen Feng sent Xiao Bai and the Demon Soul Great White Shark legion to monitor the sea and told Shui Binger and Shui Yuer to cultivate in Vast Sea City.
• Chen Feng prepared to leave with Sword Douluo and the others to deal with Xue Qinghe.

Chen Feng returned to Heaven Dou City as the court argued over whether the Seven Kill Sword Sect and Heavenly Dao Academy should join the coming war against the Spirit Hall Empire. He rejected the nobles’ attempt to dictate their involvement and demanded that their own families share the same risk.

• Shui Binger and Shui Yuer watched Chen Feng leave and vowed to become strong enough to stand on their own.
• Xue Qinghe heard that the Spirit Hall Empire had gathered a massive force in Hagendas Kingdom and ordered Jialing Pass to prepare for battle.
• Marshal Ge Long and the dukes urged Xue Qinghe to send the Seven Kill Sword Sect’s Soul Masters and Heavenly Dao Academy’s students to war, but Xue Qinghe hesitated to risk them.
• Chen Feng arrived at the palace and rebuked the court for trying to command his sect and academy, warning that the academy’s young students were the empire’s future.
• Chen Feng agreed that the Seven Kill Sword Sect could fight if every duke and marquis also sent their children, relatives, and friends to the battlefield, provoking an uproar.

Chen Feng forced the Heaven Dou Empire’s nobles to accept equal military rewards and honors for all who fought, regardless of status. After court, he told Xue Qinghe that Posey and the Seven Sacred Pillars had pledged allegiance to the Heaven Dou Kingdom, leaving Xue Qinghe astonished.

• Chen Feng challenged the law exempting noble families from battle and demanded that nobles’ children serve alongside commoners.
• Chen Feng insisted that all war participants receive equal rewards and honors, and he silenced the nobles’ objections by summoning his Heavenly Dao Sword.
• Marshal Ge Long accepted Chen Feng’s terms, and the nobles returned to their estates to gather their young Soul Masters for war.
• After court, Chen Feng reassured Xue Qinghe that the Spirit Hall Empire would not pose much trouble with the Seven Kill Sword Sect joining the fight.
• Chen Feng recounted his trip to Sea God Island, and Xue Qinghe was stunned to learn that Posey and the Seven Sacred Pillars had pledged allegiance to the Heaven Dou Kingdom.

Chen Feng persuaded Xue Qinghe to reveal that she was Qian Renxue and claim the Heaven Dou Empire’s throne as its first empress. At court, Qian Renxue exposed her disguise to the stunned nobles and formally declared her ascension.

• Chen Feng told Xue Qinghe that Sea God Island had joined the Heaven Dou Empire and that Bo Saixi and the Seven Kill Sword Sect would help deter Spirit Hall.
• Chen Feng urged Xue Qinghe to reveal her identity before war began, and she agreed to rule as Qian Renxue rather than hide behind the name Xue Qinghe.
• At court, Qian Renxue entered in imperial robes alongside Chen Feng, leaving the nobles and ministers astonished.
• Chen Feng introduced Qian Renxue as the Heaven Dou Empire’s empress and explained that Xue Qinghe had been her male disguise.
• Qian Renxue transformed into Xue Qinghe to prove the truth, then resumed her own appearance and declared that she would ascend the throne as empress.

Qian Renxue revealed her identity and was recognized as the Heaven Snow Empress, then vowed to lead Heaven Dou’s army against the Spirit Hall Empire. Chen Feng agreed to join the campaign after first investigating the Star Dou Great Forest and seeking possible allies there.

• Qian Renxue revealed that Qian Daoliu was her grandfather and Qian Xunji was her father, while Chen Feng said he had known her identity since meeting Xue Qinghe.
• Chen Feng urged the officials to judge Qian Renxue by her service to the empire, and the nobles and commanders accepted her as the Heaven Snow Empress.
• Qian Renxue ordered her ascension announced and declared that she would personally command the army against the Spirit Hall Empire.
• News of Qian Renxue’s identity and enthronement spread across the continent, where Heaven Dou’s people voiced their support.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Chen Feng would lead the Sword Sect to Jialing Pass, and he said he would first investigate the Star Dou Great Forest and explore gaining allies.

Chen Feng prepared to negotiate with Di Tian in the Star Dou Great Forest while Qian Renxue headed to Jialing Pass and the Seven Kill Sword Sect joined the war against the Spirit Hall Empire. As Chen Feng’s group reached the forest’s Core Area, they came upon a giant fleeing from a streak of golden light.

• Qian Renxue warned Chen Feng about the danger in the Star Dou Great Forest, and he said he would go with Xiao Wu and Sword Douluo to negotiate with Di Tian.
• Chen Feng asked about Qian Daoliu and the Spirit Hall elders, then arranged for Poison Douluo, Zhao Wuji, and others to assist Qian Renxue at Jialing Pass.
• Chen Feng returned to the Seven Kill Sword Sect and announced that the sect would enter the war against the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Poison Douluo, Zhao Wuji, and three thousand Sword Soul Masters set out for the front, while Chen Feng, Xiao Wu, Sword Douluo, and others traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Near the Lake of Life, Chen Feng’s group saw a towering giant fleeing through the forest with a streak of golden light pursuing him.

Chen Feng and his companions encountered the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, in the Star Dou Great Forest’s Core Area. After she attacked them with her Destiny Power, Chen Feng countered with his Reincarnation Secret Technique, and a Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff suddenly appeared to defend her.

• Chen Feng recognized the Three-Eyed Golden Lion after he cut down the Twin Cyclops she had been chasing.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion demanded the Twin Cyclops and ordered the humans to leave, but Chen Feng asked her to pass a message to Di Tian.
• Xiao Wu explained that she had come to find Da Ming and Er Ming, prompting the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to accuse her of betraying Soul Beasts.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion fired a rose-gold beam from her third eye, and Chen Feng met it with his Reincarnation Secret Technique.
• A Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff burst from the shadows and appeared in front of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Chen Feng and his companions faced Scarlet King after he arrived to protect the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and Chen Feng revealed three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings while declaring that he would take Scarlet King as the sect’s guardian beast. Scarlet King summoned reinforcements, prompting Di Tian and the other powerful soul beasts of the Star Dou Core Area to rush toward them.

• Scarlet King arrived to defend the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and accused Chen Feng’s group of threatening the soul beasts.
• Scarlet King attacked with Hellfire, but Sword Douluo used the Seven Kill Domain to suppress the flames.
• Sword Douluo deferred to Chen Feng, who displayed three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and mocked Scarlet King by proposing him as a guardian beast.
• Scarlet King sent a spiritual message calling for support, including Di Tian.
• Di Tian transformed into a colossal black dragon and summoned Bi Ji, Ten Thousand Demons King, Xiong Jun, and Zi Ji to respond.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python called for the Titan Giant Ape to help protect the Emperor Auspicious Beast, and the Titan Giant Ape sensed Xiao Wu nearby.

Di Tian and the Star Dou Forest’s strongest Soul Beasts confronted Chen Feng’s group after the Emperor Auspicious Beast was threatened. When the beasts discovered Xiao Wu was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast among the humans, Di Tian ordered Sword Douluo and the others to kneel.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python and another colossal beast sensed Xiao Wu’s scent and rushed toward the Core Area as Di Tian’s summons drew Soul Beasts from across the forest.
• Di Tian arrived with Bi Ji, Ten Thousand Demons King, Xiong Jun, and Zi Ji, and demanded that the human Soul Masters kneel before him.
• Chen Feng stayed calm and mocked the assembled beasts, while the Emperor Auspicious Beast accused him of seeking Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
• Bi Ji suspected Chen Feng’s group had another purpose, but Scarlet King explained that they had entered the Core Area and were hunting Soul Beasts, then identified Xiao Wu as a transformed rabbit.
• Xiong Jun, Zi Ji, and Ten Thousand Demons King condemned Xiao Wu for standing with humans, and Di Tian unleashed his pressure and ordered Sword Douluo to kneel.

Di Tian rejected the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape’s plea to hear Xiao Wu’s explanation, declaring her a traitor for siding with humans. He ordered the fierce beasts to capture the human Soul Masters, and three powerful beasts attacked as the Emperor Auspicious Beast and Scarlet King confidently anticipated victory.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape asked Di Tian to learn why Xiao Wu had returned before deciding whether to punish her.
• Xiong Jun argued with the Titan Giant Ape, but Di Tian silenced them and insisted that humans had always treated Soul Beasts unjustly.
• Di Tian ordered the fierce beasts to capture the human Soul Masters and protect the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
• Xiong Jun, Ten Thousand Demons King, and Zi Ji launched their attacks, with Zi Ji unleashing her Devouring Domain.
• The Emperor Auspicious Beast and Scarlet King predicted that the white-clad man would kneel and beg for forgiveness.

Chen Feng unleashed the Chaos Green Lotus and powerful soul skills to repel Xiong Jun and overwhelm the ferocious beasts gathered in the Star Dou Great Forest. Though Di Tian acknowledged his strength, he insisted that Chen Feng still had to kneel, leaving the confrontation poised to continue.

• Chen Feng activated the Eternal Evergreen Body and knocked the Ten Thousand Demons King away with the Chaos Green Lotus.
• Chen Feng took Xiao Wu’s hand, summoned a Heavenly Giant Sword, and struck Xiong Jun out of the air.
• Chen Feng used the Power of Beginninglessness to shatter the attacks of the three ferocious beasts, then injured Xiong Jun with the Reincarnation Secret Technique.
• Bi Ji healed Xiong Jun and the other ferocious beasts while Ye Lingling restored Chen Feng’s strength.
• Di Tian praised Chen Feng’s talent but repeated that Chen Feng had to kneel, insisting he could not back down before the Emperor Auspicious Beast and the watching soul beasts.

Di Tian challenged Chen Feng for standing up for the Emperor Auspicious Beast, and Chen Feng’s Heavenly Dao Sword overwhelmed Di Tian’s Black Dragon Sword in their opening clash. Di Tian then prepared to unleash the Dragon God Claw, leaving the battle poised to escalate.

• Di Tian demanded that Chen Feng and his group kneel, but Chen Feng refused and declared that Di Tian could not bear it.
• Di Tian drew the Black Dragon Sword and challenged Chen Feng, while the Sky Azure Bull Python pleaded with him to show mercy.
• Chen Feng revealed three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, borrowed Sword Douluo’s Soul Power to reach Titled Douluo strength, and met Di Tian’s sword attack with the Heavenly Dao Sword.
• Chen Feng’s Heavenly Dao Sword ground away Di Tian’s Black Dragon Sword in their direct clash, shocking Di Tian and the watching soul beasts.
• Di Tian vowed that Chen Feng would die and formed the Dragon God Claw, releasing the Dragon God’s pressure over everyone present.

Chen Feng fought Di Tian in a fierce battle, countering the Beast God's Dragon God Claw with his soul skills and breaking free from a black dragon attack. As the fight continued, the Great Ferocious Beasts questioned the Titan Giant Ape about Chen Feng's sudden rise in strength, and their suspicions sparked an argument.

• Di Tian unleashed the Dragon God Claw, but Chen Feng weakened it with the Power of Reincarnation and shattered his next attack with the World-Cleansing Green Lotus.
• Di Tian followed up with a black dragon attack that swallowed Chen Feng, but Chen Feng used the Power of Beginninglessness to destroy its head and escape.
• Chen Feng and Di Tian resumed their fierce battle as the five Great Ferocious Beasts watched in shock.
• Ten Thousand Demons King asked the Sky Azure Bull Python about Chen Feng, and the Titan Giant Ape admitted he had known Chen Feng as a Soul Elder two years earlier.
• Bi Ji and Xiong Jun accused the Titan Giant Ape of siding with humans, while Zi Ji teased that he had fallen for Chen Feng; the Sky Azure Bull Python objected to her remark.

Chen Feng and Di Tian prepared to unleash their final attacks after recognizing Chen Feng’s sword technique. The system offered Chen Feng a chance to fuse his powers and undergo Extreme Sublimation, leaving him to decide whether to open the Heavenly Gate with his sword.

• Zi Ji argued with the Sky Azure Bull Python after he exposed her feelings for the Beast God, while Bi Ji scolded the bickering soul beasts.
• Chen Feng used the Grass Extinguishing Swordplay, and Di Tian recognized it as the sword technique he had sensed a year earlier at the Lake of Life.
• Chen Feng suggested Di Tian had been protecting something beneath the lake, prompting Di Tian to activate the Dragon God's power and challenge him to one final strike.
• Chen Feng asked the system for more strength, and it offered to fuse the Grass Extinguishing Swordplay, Reincarnation Secret Technique, and Power of Beginninglessness so he could undergo Extreme Sublimation and let the Sword Open the Heavenly Gate.

Chen Feng used Villain Points to sublimate three swordplay techniques and fought Di Tian to a standstill with One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate. After both sides were left exhausted, Chen Feng told Di Tian he had come to discuss cooperation.

• Chen Feng exchanged 80,000 Villain Points to sublimate the Reincarnation Secret Technique, Power of Beginninglessness, and Grass Extinguishing Swordplay.
• Di Tian unleashed his full-power Dragon God Claw, and Chen Feng answered with One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate, cleaving the attack apart.
• The onlookers watched in shock as Chen Feng emerged unharmed and Di Tian acknowledged him as the continent's number one Sword Soul Master.
• Ye Lingling healed and supported Chen Feng after his Soul Power ran out, while Di Tian admitted that killing him would be impossible without My Lord emerging from seclusion early.
• Chen Feng told Di Tian he had come to discuss cooperation with the Beast God.

Chen Feng proposed an alliance between the Seven Kill Sword Sect and the Star Dou Great Forest against Spirit Hall, promising protection and a future in which humans no longer hunted soul beasts for Soul Rings. Di Tian weighed the proposal and agreed only that the Star Dou Great Forest would remain neutral in the coming war, while Chen Feng vowed to seek peaceful coexistence.

• Chen Feng told Di Tian that Spirit Hall and Bibi Dong posed a threat because the Rakshasa God sought to spread war across the continent.
• Chen Feng listed his allies and proposed that the Star Dou Great Forest join them against Spirit Hall in exchange for future protection.
• When Di Tian doubted his promises, Chen Feng argued that Soul Masters could obtain Soul Rings from the sea instead and asked the Star Dou Great Forest not to join either side in the coming war.
• Di Tian considered Chen Feng’s proposal, judged that the youth might keep his word, and said the Star Dou Great Forest would not intervene in the conflict.
• Chen Feng promised to find a way for humans and soul beasts to coexist, stirring hope and uncertainty among Bi Ji, the Ten Thousand Demons King, and Scarlet King.

Chen Feng persuaded Di Tian and the Star Dou Great Forest's soul beasts to accept a temporary accord with humans, while Xiong Jun defiantly refused to enter the human world. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion secretly used Destiny Power on Chen Feng, filling his mind with memories of a soul beast's life.

• Xiong Jun doubted Chen Feng's proposal, but the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape volunteered to enter the human world, and Di Tian agreed not to intervene when Chen Feng fought the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Ten Thousand Demons King challenged the agreement, but Chen Feng reassured him and the Sky Azure Bull Python provoked him into a brief confrontation before Di Tian stopped them.
• Chen Feng cited Xiao Wu's life among humans and promised that transformed soul beasts could attend Soul Master Academies, stirring the other soul beasts' interest in visiting the human world.
• Xiong Jun swore he would never set foot in the human world, and Chen Feng praised his resolve while hinting that he would eventually change his mind.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion wondered whether the human world was worth visiting and secretly used Destiny Power on Chen Feng, who was suddenly flooded with memories of a soul beast's life.

Chen Feng realized the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had bound their destinies, and Destiny Power fused with his spiritual sea and Sword Embryo. As memories of her life flooded his mind, a third eye began opening on his forehead.

• Chen Feng recognized that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had proactively bound her destiny to his because she wanted to explore the human world safely.
• Blue-gold light surrounded Chen Feng and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion as life energy poured into them, and Di Tian realized what she was doing.
• Destiny Power transformed Chen Feng's Spiritual Sea into a golden ocean and formed golden patterns on his Sword Embryo.
• Chen Feng experienced the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's memories from her birth onward, enduring the flood with his Divine Sense.
• Xiao Wu warned Chen Feng that an eye was opening on his forehead, and he felt a slit forming between his brows.

After the Emperor Auspicious Beast’s Destiny Power caused a vertical eye to form on Chen Feng’s forehead, he tried to cut it away, resisting the change despite the pain and warnings around him. As Chen Feng neared death, his companions blamed the Emperor Auspicious Beast and clashed with Di Tian, who said the turning of fate could no longer be stopped.

• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others mistook Chen Feng’s changing forehead for a sign that he was becoming a god, while Chen Feng feared fate was altering his body.
• Chen Feng asked the system about the vertical eye and learned that the Emperor Auspicious Beast had bound her fate to his, but the system had no appearance customization function.
• Chen Feng used his Soul Power, Divine Sense Sword Embryo, Chaos Green Lotus, and soul skills to strike at the eye, drawing golden-red blood and enduring intense pain.
• Sword Douluo, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others begged Chen Feng to stop, while Di Tian warned that Destiny Power brought great benefits.
• The Emperor Auspicious Beast asked why Chen Feng resisted her Destiny Eye, and Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan turned against her.
• Sword Douluo threatened the Emperor Auspicious Beast, Di Tian and Xiong Jun confronted him, and the Emperor Auspicious Beast admitted that she could not stop fate once it began to turn.