[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi":3,"chapter-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-157":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Douluo: The Exiled Immortal Descends, Sword and Wine Slay the Gods",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1550600,2014,"Chapter 157: Qian Renxue Appears, The Madness of Bibi Dong, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-157",157,"\u003Cp>Under countless horrified gazes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bibi Dong lightly flicked her sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy thuds echoed in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One corpse after another came crashing down into the open space of the banquet ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those remains—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>were covered in hideous wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But most chilling of all was that around the edges of those wounds lingered faint traces of terrifying sword intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword intents that shimmered like starlight, burned with ice and fire, or carried the weathered corrosion of time and wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gulp…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone couldn't help swallowing hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless eyes instantly shifted to the cold-faced youth in white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit Master Tournament had just ended!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who didn't know by now that Li Zhexian was a prodigy in the way of the sword—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a genius who commanded multiple, utterly distinct sword intents?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these sword intents…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They clearly belonged to him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a year ago?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a year ago, Li Zhexian already had the strength to slay multiple Spirit Kings above the fiftieth rank?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's over! Spirit Hall won't let this slide!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought surged in everyone's hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The looks directed at Li Zhexian grew complicated—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pity, shock, schadenfreude—all mixed together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shrek group froze where they stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong watched coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Rongrong's delicate hands clenched tight, anxiety flashing across her pretty face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang San's brow furrowed slightly—then smoothed again into calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Dai Mubai could no longer contain the wild delight spreading across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Zhexian!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling all looked toward Li Zhexian in anxious desperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Holiness! This must be… this must be some kind of mistake!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Baoshan quickly stepped forward, trembling as he pleaded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could Zhexian possibly—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished, Chrysanthemum Douluo narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crushing pressure fell like a mountain, slamming Bai Baoshan flat onto the cold stone floor, his cheek grinding against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High upon the Pope's throne, Bibi Dong sat expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Zhexian, this Pope grants you the chance to explain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you slaughter seventeen of Spirit Hall's deacons?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was your Spirit Hall who sent people to kill me. I merely struck back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd of hundreds erupted in uproar,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but Bibi Dong acted as if she heard nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On her face, usually calm and dignified, a faint, almost playful smile slowly surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That tiny change lent her majestic beauty an eerie, twisted allure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then tell me…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned forward slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the depths of those purple eyes, something silently cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thin streams of black qi seeped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her outward beauty remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Li Zhexian, it was as if he could see the madness boiling beneath her flawless skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bibi Dong…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed to be waiting for him to speak a name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting for him to say aloud \"Qian Renxue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting for him to declare,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because of my closeness to Spirit Hall's Qian Renxue, I brought this calamity upon myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it would be—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Bibi Dong's twisted perception,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that would count as Li Zhexian betraying Qian Renxue,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>exposing her identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mother so desperate…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to see her daughter betrayed by the man she admired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are truly rotten to the core.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian sneered inwardly, just about to speak when—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step… Step…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crisp footsteps echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the winding stone stairway of the mountain path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Growing closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each step resounded through the deathly silence of the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All heads turned instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until a breathtaking figure appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golden-haired maiden, too beautiful for the mortal world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint halo of golden light radiated from her, so holy it made one's breath hitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ignored the countless eyes upon her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze went straight to the Pope's throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why does Spirit Hall want to kill Li Zhexian…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is because of me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I admire Li Zhexian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because the one I admire shines brighter than all others, and I wish to stand beside him, walking under the light.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are jealous. You are mad. You are hysterical.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you want to kill him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vast square in front of the Pope's Palace—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was silent as a grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless shocked, bewildered, searching gazes fixed on the golden-haired maiden of peerless beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step by step—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she walked to Li Zhexian's side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who… who is she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She admires Li Zhexian? And because of that, Spirit Hall attacked him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is her relation to Her Holiness the Pope?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm of questions exploded in everyone's minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shrek group had already retreated to the edges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Rongrong stared at that dreamlike face, her own complexion turning pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhuqing bit down on her lip,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Xiao Wu, holding her arm could clearly feel her body turning icy cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling's gazes toward Li Zhexian brimmed with both grievance and confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, and the others were equally stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had lived with Li Zhexian day and night, yet never knew when he had come to know this golden-haired girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was clearly no time for explanations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian turned his head slightly toward Qian Renxue, brows deeply furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if knowing what he meant to say, Qian Renxue softly answered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you are safe, nothing else matters to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High upon the platform—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the moment Qian Renxue appeared, Bibi Dong's violet eyes turned into bottomless abysses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice, cold as ice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>swept across the crowd like a winter gale:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since there is doubt…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Zhexian, you will remain in Spirit Hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only when the truth is uncovered will you be permitted to leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will take him away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Renxue seized Li Zhexian's hand, turning to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who dares stop me?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you attempt to leave without permission…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves of invisible black qi seemed to churn around Bibi Dong,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her phoenix eyes filled with killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…then it will be taken as fleeing out of guilt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take him down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her word,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>two ghostlike figures burst forth at her side—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their speed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if tearing through space itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oppressive might of two Titled Douluo descended like a tidal wave,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>locking squarely upon Li Zhexian,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>bearing down with intent to crush him where he stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around them, Spirit Masters screamed in terror, scattering in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have imagined—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that moments ago it had been a victory feast,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and in the blink of an eye, it had become a Shura bloodfield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit Master Heaven Dou City shook so hard he nearly collapsed, but still clenched his teeth and, with trembling hands, kept recording—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had sworn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This day's events—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>must be passed in full to the storyteller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then spread across the entire continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Zhexian, run!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Renxue, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all rushed forward together,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>trying to block between him and the two Titled Douluo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at this moment! An unexpected change suddenly occurred!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the cracks of the winding stone steps,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>countless serpents of jade scales slid forth silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They slithered swiftly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>massing in the square's center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost and Chrysanthemum Douluo faltered for an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the serpents writhed together,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>intertwining into a vast, seething ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a soul-piercing hiss split the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serpent mass exploded outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>thick green poison mist spread across the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And within that toxic haze,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an elder with emerald eyes and a sinister face walked forth slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spirit Hall…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…has gone too far in bullying others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1247,"2026-06-06T07:17:02.445Z",1,"novelbin.me","cd674a737301ce3ab970d6c9229944aaa316a321d3b06cf928815d097c934d6f","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-158","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-378",442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdouluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-cover.jpg"]