Chapter Summaries

Su Zui trained to control his Soul Saint power while avoiding his Martial Soul Avatar, which he feared could bring disaster. In the Blue Silver Forest, Tang San accepted that Tang Hao would not return, vowed revenge on Spirit Hall, and set off for Sea God Island.

• Su Zui repeatedly practiced controlling his Soul Bone armor, Explosive Flame Sky-Rending Claw, and Soul Saint-level Soul Power.
• Su Zui avoided using his Martial Soul Avatar because he sensed something terrible might happen.
• After waiting seven days, Tang San accepted that Tang Hao had not returned and grieved beneath the Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San restrained his urge to attack Spirit Hall, recognizing that he was not strong enough to avenge Tang Hao yet.
• Tang San vowed to endure and grow stronger before taking revenge on Spirit Hall.
• Tang San took Tang Hao's token and headed east toward Sea God Island.

The Asura God summoned the Divine Realm's chief gods to discuss Soul Spirit Symbiosis and the threat he believed it posed to the balance between the lower realms and the Divine Realm. The gods disagreed over whether the new path should be allowed to spread, and the Asura God called for surveillance before revealing that another, more important matter remained.

• The Asura God summoned the chief gods and projected an image of Su Zui, Gu Yuena, and the newly formed Soul Spirit at the Lake of Life.
• The God of Destruction argued that Soul Spirit Symbiosis did not violate the Divine Realm's rules, while the Asura God warned that it could let Soul Beasts accumulate power beyond the Divine Realm's control.
• The Sea God questioned whether the Divine Realm should suppress a peaceful path, and the Goddess of Life acknowledged both its lack of bloodshed and the risk of shifting the plane's balance.
• The chief gods debated whether to let Soul Spirit Symbiosis develop or intervene, with the God of Sloth favoring inaction and the God of Greed warning against unchecked spread.
• The Asura God proposed monitoring Su Zui, Gu Yuena, Qian Renxue, and the others, with the Divine Realm acting if the method spread widely; the Sea God urged him not to kill them hastily.
• The Asura God darkened his expression and announced that he had another, more important matter to discuss.

The Asura God told the Main Gods that an unknown being had blocked his attempt to interfere with Soul Spirit Symbiosis and warned that “Dark Turmoil” was coming. Unable to determine whether the warning was a trap or a real catastrophe, the gods agreed to monitor the Douluo Plane and search the void while leaving Soul Spirit Symbiosis untouched for now.

• The Asura God revealed that an unidentified existence had frozen space and time to stop his divine punishment and warned him of Dark Turmoil.
• The Main Gods debated whether the warning was a deception or whether Soul Spirit Symbiosis was the Douluo Plane’s only chance to survive an approaching catastrophe.
• The Asura God proposed monitoring Su Zui, the Silver Dragon King, and their companions while investigating the void for the turmoil’s source and the mysterious being.
• The God of Greed, the Sea God, and the Goddess of Life supported observation without killing or interfering, while the God of Destruction reserved the right to act if events spiraled out of control.
• The Asura God issued a secret decree summoning divine emissaries, and the gods departed while he remained alone, hoping the warning was unfounded.

After a month at the Lake of Life, Su Zui and Qian Renxue returned to Spirit Hall, where Qian Daoliu agreed to fight her the next day. Back in private, they reunited and discussed how to begin spreading the Soul Spirit Method, while Su Zui remained concerned about gaining the trust of Soul Beasts and other factions.

• Su Zui and Qian Renxue left the Lake of Life and returned to Spirit City, where Su Zui worried about how to spread the Soul Spirit Method.
• Qian Renxue suggested that they seek Qian Daoliu's advice, and he was surprised by their powerful presences when they arrived at Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue challenged Qian Daoliu to a match at the Angel Training Grounds the next day, while Su Zui said he would watch.
• Alone in the Saintess Hall, Qian Renxue and Su Zui reunited after a month apart and agreed to discuss the Soul Spirit Method after the match.
• Qian Renxue proposed testing the method with young Spirit Hall disciples and gentle Soul Beasts chosen by Gu Yuena, while Su Zui argued that the method should not belong to Spirit Hall alone.

Qian Renxue eagerly woke Su Zui and dragged him to fetch Qian Daoliu for their planned spar, prompting a maid to mistake the scene for an abduction. Bibi Dong heard the alarm and headed to the training ground, jealous that Su Zui had gone to Qian Daoliu before visiting her.

• Qian Renxue woke Su Zui before dawn and pulled him toward Qian Daoliu's quarters for their spar.
• Qian Renxue and Su Zui hauled the sleepy Qian Daoliu from bed and took him toward the training ground.
• A maid saw them escorting Qian Daoliu and shouted that the Great Enshrined had been abducted.
• A maid reported the supposed abduction to Bibi Dong, who guessed that Su Zui and Qian Renxue were involved.
• Bibi Dong went to the training ground with several Titled Douluo, still resentful that Su Zui had not visited her first.

Qian Renxue and Su Zui began testing their new powers against Qian Daoliu at the training ground, astonishing the spectators with their rare Soul Rings and strength. Su Zui created an opening with a soul attack, and Qian Renxue launched her Angel True Body as their assault began.

• Qian Renxue brought Qian Daoliu to the training ground and asked him to test their gains from the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Su Zui revealed his seven Soul Rings, including a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, while Qian Renxue displayed her twelve-winged angel form and an unusually powerful orange-red Eighth Soul Ring.
• Qian Daoliu unfolded the Angel Domain and invited them to attack.
• Su Zui used Divine Speed to strike at Qian Daoliu, but Qian Daoliu caught the Great Luo Sword Embryo between two fingers and criticized Su Zui's attack.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm struck Qian Daoliu's soul, briefly diverting his attention, and Su Zui called to Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue surged forward and activated her Seventh Soul Skill, Angel True Body.

Su Zui and Qian Renxue brought their Soul Spirits and combined their abilities against Qian Daoliu, who easily withstood their attacks and saw through their tactics. The chapter ended with Su Zui nearly out of Soul Power after Qian Daoliu quickly dispelled Myriad Manifestations.

• Qian Daoliu repelled Su Zui's sword strike and blocked Qian Renxue's full-force collision with a thin golden shield.
• Su Zui summoned the Myriad Demon King, the Golden Hawksbill Turtle, and the Three-Headed Scarlet King, startling the spectators and drawing Bibi Dong's attention.
• Qian Daoliu recognized that the Soul Spirits' strength depended on Su Zui and Qian Renxue, then invited them to attack.
• The three Soul Spirits attacked while Qian Renxue used Angel's Funeral to restrain Qian Daoliu and boosted herself with Explosive Flame Berserk.
• Su Zui activated Absolute Defense and Myriad Manifestations, but Qian Daoliu shattered the illusions almost immediately, leaving Su Zui nearly out of Soul Power.

Su Zui and Qian Renxue exhausted their strongest attacks against Qian Daoliu, who revealed his Angel True Body and overwhelming power. They conceded the match, and Qian Daoliu praised their strength while Golden Crocodile Douluo said they still fell far short of him.

• Qian Daoliu tested Su Zui's shield with a thread of golden light and praised its defense, though he noted Su Zui could not sustain it for long.
• Qian Renxue struck Qian Daoliu's robe with her spear of light, and he urged her not to let her hand shake.
• Qian Daoliu unveiled his Angel True Body, spreading six wings and releasing nine powerful Soul Rings that overwhelmed the training ground.
• Su Zui told Qian Renxue to stop, and she withdrew her wings and spear while Su Zui recalled his Soul Beasts.
• Qian Renxue and Su Zui conceded, and Qian Daoliu praised their strength.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo said the pair could measure themselves against him but remained a step below Qian Daoliu.

After Su Zui explained the Soul Spirit Contract, Qian Daoliu convened Spirit Hall’s leaders to discuss how to spread it. Su Zui proposed founding an independent organization called the Spirit Pagoda under the name Su Mengzhou, and the chapter ended with Bibi Dong asking to speak with him privately.

• Su Zui explained that Soul Masters and consenting Soul Beasts could form symbiotic Soul Spirit Contracts without the Soul Beasts being killed.
• Qian Daoliu called an elders' assembly, where the leaders debated how Spirit Hall could introduce Soul Spirits without provoking the two great empires.
• Su Zui proposed establishing an independent organization and academy, using the name Su Mengzhou and calling the organization the Spirit Pagoda.
• Qian Daoliu approved the plan on the condition that Spirit Hall would have no public connection to the Spirit Pagoda and that the secret method would be guarded.
• After the assembly, Qian Daoliu privately warned Su Zui to protect the Soul Spirit path while keeping his promises to Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong stopped Su Zui in the corridor and asked him to discuss the Soul Spirit Contract with her in private.

Su Zui promised Bibi Dong he would help her obtain Soul Spirits, then decided to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and reconcile with Ning Rongrong. He went to Qian Renxue’s room, where their meeting turned intimate.

• Su Zui followed Bibi Dong into Pope Hall, where she asked him to help her find Soul Spirits for her empty Soul Ring slots.
• Su Zui promised Bibi Dong he would help fill all of her remaining Soul Ring slots.
• Su Zui told Bibi Dong he planned to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect because he regretted how he had treated Ning Rongrong and needed to consider how to tell her about Qian Renxue.
• Su Zui entered Qian Renxue’s room and found her flushed and dressed in sheer gauze.
• Qian Renxue beckoned Su Zui over, and he embraced her and pinned her beneath him.

Su Zui prepared to leave Spirit City and travel to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to bring Ning Rongrong back, while Qian Renxue saw him off. He slipped out through the southern gate unnoticed, leaving Qian Renxue waiting for his return.

• Qian Renxue woke beside Su Zui and worried that he was leaving that day, and he promised he would return soon with Rongrong.
• Qian Renxue prepared breakfast and packed travel supplies for Su Zui, reminding him to take care on the road.
• Su Zui left Spirit Hall after embracing Qian Renxue, who watched him depart and hoped he would come back soon.
• Su Zui disguised himself in plain clothes and passed through Spirit City's southern gate without the guards recognizing him.
• Su Zui set out quietly for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Su Zui traveled toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, reflecting on his past with Ning Rongrong and preparing to explain why he had been away. He crossed Black Wind Forest and reached the sect’s guarded outer defenses.

• Su Zui slowed his journey to experience everyday life as he traveled toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• At a roadside tea stall, Su Zui overheard that the sect had tightened its patrols and barred outsiders from approaching freely.
• Su Zui entered Black Wind Forest and considered how to apologize to Ning Rongrong and explain his relationship with Qian Renxue.
• A Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciple secretly investigated Su Zui, judged him harmless, and let him continue through the forest.
• Su Zui emerged from Black Wind Forest and saw the sect’s watchtowers, banners, and patrolling disciples at the valley entrance.

Su Zui arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to meet Ning Rongrong, but Sword Douluo Chen Xin challenged him before he could see her. Chen Xin demanded that Su Zui withstand his attacks, and the two began fighting at the sect entrance.

• Su Zui introduced himself to two sect disciples and sent Ning Rongrong the Pope Token as proof of his identity.
• Chen Xin intercepted the disciple carrying Su Zui's message and ordered him not to tell Rongrong, then went to confront Su Zui himself.
• Su Zui explained that he wanted to clear up misunderstandings, but Chen Xin accused him of making Rongrong worry and demanded he endure a round of attacks to earn the right to see her.
• Chen Xin struck first, and Su Zui revealed his Soul Power and blocked the attack with the Great Luo Sword Embryo.
• Chen Xin launched a second series of sword strikes as a watching disciple looked on in shock.

Chen Xin tested Su Zui's sword cultivation with increasingly powerful attacks, while Su Zui struggled to withstand them. The chapter left Chen Xin activating his Seven Kill True Body as Su Zui stood wounded and exhausted.

• Su Zui endured Chen Xin's first two sword strikes, though the attacks wounded him and forced him to retreat.
• Chen Xin used Flat Flow Like Water, and Su Zui's Heavenly Eye mental interference failed to disrupt him.
• Su Zui countered Chen Xin's Murderous Aura Revealed with Explosive Flame Sky-Rending Claw and held his ground despite the strain.
• Chen Xin unleashed Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin, and Su Zui used his sword wheel and Divine Speed to survive the barrage, sustaining more cuts.
• Chen Xin activated his seventh Soul Skill, Seven Kill True Body, while Su Zui remained standing with much of his Soul Power depleted.

Su Zui discovered a path of sword cultivation based on merging with heaven and earth, and used it to withstand Chen Xin’s Seven Kill Sword. After their clash ended in a stalemate, Chen Xin questioned the sword path he had pursued all his life.

• Chen Xin activated Seven Kill True Body and trapped Su Zui beneath the pressure of his Seven Kill Sword Intent.
• Facing Chen Xin’s overwhelming attack, Su Zui reflected on the Grass Character Sword Art and realized his sword path did not have to rely on resisting and striking harder.
• Su Zui let go of the boundary between himself and the riverbank, sensed the shared current of Qi, and reached a state he understood as Unity of Heaven and Man.
• Chen Xin thrust with the Seven Kill Sword, but Su Zui used the circulating force of heaven and earth to dissolve the attack without meeting it head-on.
• Chen Xin withdrew his sword after their paths reached a stalemate, while Su Zui collapsed from the backlash of drawing on heaven and earth.
• Chen Xin acknowledged Su Zui’s different path, then wondered aloud whether the Dao he had pursued all his life was wrong.

After exchanging blows with Su Zui and witnessing his Heaven and Earth Sword, Chen Xin doubted his lifelong sword path and suffered Qi deviation. Gu Rong blamed Su Zui, while Ning Fengzhi restrained him, and Su Zui resolved to bring Chen Xin back from his delusion.

• Chen Xin questioned whether his Seven Kill Sword Dao was wrong after seeing Su Zui's Heaven and Earth Sword, and his Soul Power erupted out of control.
• Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi sensed the disturbance and rushed to the riverbank, where they found Chen Xin lost in his doubts and Su Zui injured.
• Gu Rong accused Su Zui of causing Chen Xin's Qi deviation and demanded that he leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi shielded Su Zui from Gu Rong and argued that Chen Xin's doubts came from his own Dao heart, though he privately grew more distant toward Su Zui.
• Su Zui recognized that explanations would not mend the rift and resolved to pull Chen Xin out of his delusion.