Arc 5Chapters 101–117
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Festival of Lights · Diwali
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Spirit City hosted Qian Xunling’s wedding to the Ice Empress and Snow Empress, while representatives of the continent’s major factions attended. After the ceremony, Qian Xunling took his brides to their bridal chamber.
Qian Xunling met the major factions gathered at Pope's Hall and demanded that the Clear Sky Sect's founder, Tang Chen, personally apologize to Spirit Hall. He ended the meeting by severing Tang Hao's remaining arm when Tang Hao shouted at him.
Qian Xunling overwhelmed the Clear Sky Sect delegation, killed its accompanying disciples, crippled Tang Feng and his sons’ Martial Soul Origins, and ordered the family imprisoned. He left the assembled leaders fearing that a larger war was coming.
Qian Xunling pressured the gathered sects and empires to declare their positions on Spirit Hall’s conflict with the Clear Sky Sect, then left the Pope’s Hall. Outside, Bibi Dong confronted him over his absence and dependence on him, calling him selfish and a bad guy as she cried in his arms.
Qian Xunling gathered the Spirit Hall Offerings and Bibi Dong, then led them through a wormhole to Clear Sky Castle to strike the Clear Sky Sect while Tang Chen was away. The group confronted the sect’s elders and began the attack.
Qian Xunling and Spirit Hall’s elders attacked Clear Sky Castle, killed three elders, and began slaughtering its defenders. Bibi Dong pleaded with Qian Xunling to spare those who did not deserve to die, and he relented, leaving the castle’s fate in the hands of his allies as long as no hammer-wielding Clear Sky Sect members survived.
Qian Xunling led Spirit Hall forces in wiping out the Clear Sky Sect’s remaining strongholds and declared his intention to unite the continent. He left the others preparing for further threats, including Tang Chen and enemies in the Divine Realm.
Tang Chen returned from Slaughter City to find the Clear Sky Sect destroyed and attacked Spirit City to avenge it. Qian Daoliu confronted him, but Tang Chen overwhelmed him and unleashed a devastating hammer strike as Qian Xunling and the others watched.
Qian Xunling and his allies lured Tang Chen into the Far North to keep his battle with Qian Daoliu from devastating the surrounding land. The chapter ended with Tang Chen charging the group again as the Snow Empress used the Far North’s ice and snow to suppress his speed and strength.
Qian Xunling, Qian Daoliu, the Snow Empress, and the Ice Empress fought Tang Chen in the Far North, where the two women formed a powerful Ultimate Ice Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Trapped in its storm, Tang Chen began combining Ring Detonation, the Great Sumeru Hammer, Clear Sky True Body, and Asura Divine Power to break free.
Tang Chen escaped after unleashing a devastating Ring Detonation, and Qian Xunling concluded that a god was secretly aiding him. The group regrouped and planned a continent-wide search for Tang Chen and the surviving Clear Sky Sect elders.
After Tang Chen escaped, the Star Luo Empire mobilized against Spirit Hall, prompting Qian Xunling and the worshippers to weigh the threat of war and Tang Chen’s advancing God Trial. Qian Xunling secured Qian Daoliu’s agreement that Spirit Hall would not strike first, then went with Qian Xunji to meet the people gathered at Pope’s Hall.
Qian Xunling gathered the Heaven Dou Empire’s sects and forces to confirm Tang Chen’s threat and secure their support for Spirit Hall. With the Star Luo Empire suppressing Spirit Hall and sheltering Tang Chen, he warned that war between the empires was likely and gained Xue Ye’s agreement to cooperate.
Qian Xunling began reforming Spirit Hall by punishing corrupt officials and expanding its services to civilians, despite Qian Xunji's objections. He ended by ordering Spirit Hall members in the Star Luo Empire to destroy the Evil Soul Master stronghold Blood Soul Village.
Qian Xunling devised a plan to counter the Star Luo Empire by sending Spirit Hall members to hunt Evil Soul Masters and suspending stipends for Soul Masters who opposed Spirit Hall. After leaving the Pope’s Hall, he agreed to take Bibi Dong with him to the Star Luo Imperial Palace.
Qian Xunling told Bibi Dong he was heading to the Star Luo Empire to retaliate and informed the Snow Empress and Ice Empress before leaving with Bibi Dong. After reaching the imperial city, he revealed that he intended to abduct the Star Luo Empress, Zhu Zhuxi.
Qian Xunling abducted Zhu Zhuxi from the Star Luo Imperial Palace and brought her to the Star Dou Great Forest with Bibi Dong. There, he revealed that Dai Qingyun had killed the man Zhu Zhuxi was meant to marry and her younger sister, Zhu Zhuwan, because he loved Zhu Zhuxi.