Chapter Summaries

Tang San tried to lure Ma Hongjun into burning away Blue Silver Grass so he could strike with hidden iron, but Ma Hongjun suspected a trap and kept his distance. As the two continued their standoff, Tang San began subtly manipulating the grass to control Ma Hongjun’s view.

• Tang San used Blue Silver Entanglement to mislead Ma Hongjun, then spread Blue Silver Grass seeds across the arena with Parasitism.
• Ma Hongjun suspected Tang San was waiting to attack if he burned the grass, so he retreated instead of advancing.
• Tang San prepared Iron Essence and Iron Matrix for a hidden attack, but Ma Hongjun still refused to burn through the grass.
• Neuvillette observed that neither fighter had broken the arena’s rules while Focalors commentated and the audience chanted for Neuvillette and Focalors.
• After two minutes of stalemate, Tang San subtly controlled part of the Blue Silver Grass to take control of Ma Hongjun’s field of vision.

Tang San defeated Ma Hongjun after breaking his promise and attacking him with hidden weapons, but Neuvillette stopped the attack when Ma Hongjun surrendered. The match ended with Tang San winning, though he had wanted to cripple Ma Hongjun, and the chapter left Neuvillette, Focalors, and Mo Mo walking through Heaven Dou City at midnight.

• Focalors noticed the Blue Silver Grass moving and revealed Tang San's position to the audience.
• Tang San used Batwing Reincarnation to launch Iron Essence at Ma Hongjun, who accused him of lying and surrendered.
• Neuvillette enveloped Ma Hongjun in water, blocking the Iron Essence and ending the match with Tang San declared the winner.
• Ma Hongjun thanked Neuvillette for saving his life and left the arena while glaring at Tang San with hatred.
• Tang San left unhappy, realizing it was the first time he had not wanted to win.
• At midnight, Neuvillette, Focalors, and Mo Mo walked through Heaven Dou City as Mo Mo thought the two fighters had gone too far.

Focalors and Neuvillette took Mo Mo on a late-night shopping trip, where they tried to encourage him as he brooded over his past and Lei Qingqing. At a fruit shop, they ran into Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong excitedly reunited with Neuvillette.

• Focalors asked Neuvillette how she was doing as a host, and they praised each other’s performances as Mo Mo reluctantly followed behind them.
• Neuvillette and Focalors kept an eye on Mo Mo, hoping to help him regain his fighting spirit after Moffett asked them to make him change.
• Focalors suggested visiting a fruit shop, and the three went there for papaya milk and Small Cakes while Mo Mo remained distracted by thoughts of Lei Qingqing.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing entered the shop, and Ning Rongrong ran over excitedly when she recognized Neuvillette.

Neuvillette and Focalors met Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, and Focalors introduced herself as Neuvillette’s fiancée, leaving Ning Rongrong disappointed. Meanwhile, Ma Hongjun and Tang San separately brooded over their broken relationship after their Soul Arena match, and Neuvillette’s group returned to the arena, where Focalors began asking him about something she had made.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong greeted Neuvillette and learned from Focalors that she was his fiancée.
• Ning Rongrong congratulated the couple, tried to get Neuvillette to call her Rongrong, and was rebuffed by his professional formality.
• Ma Hongjun recalled how Tang San’s hidden weapons could have seriously injured him and grew more convinced that Tang San was a scoundrel.
• Tang San regretted failing to avenge himself on Ma Hongjun and vowed to make him pay after Neuvillette’s intervention ruined his chance.
• Neuvillette, Focalors, and Mo Mo returned to the Soul Arena, where the staff warmly greeted Neuvillette and Focalors but treated Mo Mo coldly.
• Focalors began asking Neuvillette about something she had made previously.

Focalors revealed that she had made a Mechanical Guardian and planned to give it to Lei Qingqing to protect her. She left Mo Mo and Neuvillette wondering what the device was and how it would work.

• Focalors reminded Neuvillette of the unfinished device she had built in Suotuo City and said he would soon see what it was.
• Focalors told Mo Mo that Lei Qingqing was not as strong as he believed because her sparring partners had been letting her win.
• Focalors suggested Lei Qingqing could be in danger without protection, prompting Mo Mo to insist that he and Reilly would keep her safe.
• Focalors revealed that she intended to give Lei Qingqing a Mechanical Guardian to ensure her safety.
• Mo Mo and Neuvillette were puzzled by the unfamiliar name, and Neuvillette wondered whether it was the Warding Machine.

Focalors showed Mo Mo and the Soul Arena staff a Mechanical Guardian she had assembled from scraps, claiming it could fight at Soul Sage level. The chapter left everyone stunned when the machine introduced itself as Wei Jack.

• Mo Mo asked Focalors to show him the Mechanical Guardian, and she agreed to demonstrate it in the arena.
• Focalors summoned a 2.3-meter-tall humanoid machine and introduced it as Mr. Wei Jack.
• Focalors said Wei Jack could reach Soul Sage strength and might become even stronger with better materials, prompting the staff to doubt her claims.
• Wei Jack's eyes flashed, and he spoke aloud to introduce himself.

Focalors arranged for Mo Mo to test Wei Jack’s adjustable strength as a Mechanical Guardian, hoping to build Mo Mo’s resolve to protect Lei Qingqing. While Mo Mo and Wei Jack prepared to fight at Soul Elder strength, Neuvillette and Focalors shared a private exchange about having cake together.

• The staff reacted with alarm when Wei Jack spoke, and Focalors explained that he had Soul Sage combat power despite his material limitations.
• Focalors asked Wei Jack to protect Lei Qingqing, and he agreed to obey her request.
• Mo Mo questioned whether Wei Jack could truly protect Qingqing and asked to test his strength.
• Focalors set Wei Jack’s combat power to Soul Elder level, and Mo Mo resolved to defeat him and protect Qingqing.
• Focalors slipped over to Neuvillette, who teased her about it before embracing her; they agreed to eat cake later.
• Wei Jack equipped a spear and shield on the arena, and Mo Mo activated his Ironclad Giant Lizard Martial Soul Possession.

Mo Mo fought Focalors’s Mechanical Guardian, Wei Jack, and used his Position Swap skill to turn the battle around. He rejected the machine as a protector for Lei Qingqing and transformed his Ironclad Giant Lizard Martial Soul into armor, preparing to fight again.

• Moffett realized Focalors had created the Mechanical Guardians with Lei Qingqing’s safety in mind and considered how their mass production could change the Douluo Continent.
• Wei Jack charged Mo Mo with speed and strength far beyond what a Soul Elder should possess, sending him flying with a spear strike.
• Wei Jack charged again, but Mo Mo used Position Swap to exchange their locations and briefly immobilize them both.
• Mo Mo recalled how his father had used Position Swap to save him and said he could restrain even a Titled Douluo long enough for his companions to escape.
• Mo Mo declared that he could not trust Wei Jack with Qingqing’s safety, activated Dawn Shield, and transformed his shield into armor.

Mo Mo lost to Wei Jack but regained his confidence, and Neuvillette and Focalors apologized for using Lei Qingqing as an excuse to motivate him. After a private night together, Neuvillette and Focalors woke the next morning, while Qian Renxue considered Neuvillette’s standing among the Eight Great Families and noted their refusal to join another faction.

• Neuvillette said Mo Mo had already won by recovering his confidence, though he could not defeat Wei Jack in the arena.
• Wei Jack defeated Mo Mo and respectfully acknowledged his strength; Mo Mo vowed to defeat him fairly one day.
• Neuvillette apologized to Mo Mo and Lei Qingqing for Focalors using Lei Qingqing as an excuse to awaken Mo Mo’s Guardian Power.
• Moffett scolded Mo Mo for neglecting cultivation and told him to thank Neuvillette and Focalors.
• Neuvillette and Focalors returned to their dormitory, shared a playful exchange about dessert, and greeted each other the next morning.
• Qian Renxue observed that the Soul Arena had not become arrogant and reflected that Neuvillette held high status among the Eight Great Families, who would not join another faction; Ci Xue then appeared beside her.

Neuvillette and Focalors went fishing outside Heaven Dou City and traded playful wagers before Qian Renxue approached them in disguise as Spirit Hall’s Saintess. Neuvillette challenged her claim by citing the public story that the former Pope’s only child had died young.

• Xue Qinghe nodded to Uncle Ci Xue and said he would test Neuvillette himself.
• Neuvillette and Focalors left Heaven Dou City to go fishing, and Focalors proposed a wager involving last night’s set meal.
• Focalors joked that Liyue’s rules could not govern Fontaine’s god, and Neuvillette asked her to make him a Kamera.
• Qian Renxue approached Neuvillette and Focalors while concealing her identity, confident that her Angel Godly Equipment would protect her disguise.
• Qian Renxue introduced herself as Spirit Hall’s Saintess, and Neuvillette questioned her claim by mentioning the former Pope’s supposedly deceased child.

Qian Renxue followed Neuvillette and Focalors to the river, where she discovered Focalors’s summoned Water Element Creature, Miss Shebellede. She began considering whether she could recruit Focalors, but had not yet explained herself to the couple.

• Focalors and Neuvillette convinced Qian Renxue they thought she was impersonating Spirit Hall’s Saintess, then left her behind to go fishing.
• Qian Renxue reconsidered whether she had wronged them and followed them to the Small River.
• Focalors used Miss Shebellede as bait, and the crab caught fish while disrupting Neuvillette’s fishing.
• Qian Renxue saw Miss Shebellede and asked whether the crab was Focalors’s martial soul.
• Focalors explained that Miss Shebellede was a Water Element Creature and confirmed she was a summoner, prompting Qian Renxue to consider recruiting her.

Qian Renxue tried to recruit Neuvillette and Focalors into Spirit Hall, offering them resources and Soul Bones, but they refused and insisted they wanted a quiet life. Convinced that a match would show them the importance of strength, Qian Renxue challenged them to fight her together in the Soul Arena.

• Qian Renxue revealed that she was Spirit Hall's Saintess and admitted she had come to recruit Neuvillette and Focalors.
• Neuvillette told Qian Renxue that he and Focalors, along with the Eight Great Families, would remain neutral and would not join any faction.
• Qian Renxue offered them Spirit Hall's finest resources and Soul Bones, but Neuvillette and Focalors laughed and rejected her offer.
• Neuvillette said that he and Focalors wanted to fish, fall in love, and leave their strength to fate rather than pursue power.
• Qian Renxue warned them that strength was necessary to protect their loved ones and challenged them to face her together in a Soul Arena match.

Qian Renxue began a spar with Neuvillette and Focalors, who summoned their creatures and left them to fight her. Qian Renxue attacked Madam Haiweima, but a sudden strike from behind forced her to abandon the blow.

• Neuvillette and Focalors agreed to Qian Renxue’s proposal to spar and set their wager aside until afterward.
• Qian Renxue revealed her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and introduced herself as a level sixty-two Soul Emperor.
• Neuvillette summoned the Tome of Eternal Flow and gave an uncertain Soul Power level, while Focalors formed a sword from Water Element.
• Focalors summoned Miss Shebellede, Madam Haiweima, and Lord Wuther, while Neuvillette summoned two winged Hydro Dragon Lizards; both then sat back to watch.
• Qian Renxue used Angel Assault and charged Madam Haiweima, but sensed crab claws striking toward her from behind and turned away from her attack.

Qian Renxue struggled against Focalors's summoned sea creatures and was overwhelmed by their strength and attacks. When Neuvillette and Focalors calmly ate snacks while watching, Qian Renxue unleashed her Sixth Soul Skill and directed its aftershock toward them.

• Qian Renxue clashed with Miss Shebellede, whose claws overpowered her and sent her reeling.
• Madam Haiweima and Lord Wuther struck Qian Renxue with bubbles that shattered her shield and left her numb.
• Miss Shebellede caught Qian Renxue's Angel Holy Sword and crushed it between her claws.
• Neuvillette brought out drinks and cake, and Focalors fed him while they watched Qian Renxue fight.
• Qian Renxue grew furious and unleashed Angel's Roar, directing its aftershock toward Neuvillette and Focalors as it engulfed the summoned creatures.

Qian Renxue challenged Neuvillette and Focalors, but Focalors’s summons defeated her and she was stunned by Focalors’s instant healing. Despite her loss, Qian Renxue remained determined to recruit the couple into Spirit Hall and left, while Neuvillette explained her unusual reactions to defeat.

• Qian Renxue’s Angel Roar failed to harm Focalors’s summons, while Neuvillette’s Hydro Dragon Lizards protected him and Focalors.
• Qian Renxue activated her Angel Domain and continued fighting, but Focalors’s summons overwhelmed her and left her bruised and defeated.
• Focalors healed Qian Renxue instantly, prompting Qian Renxue to thank them and acknowledge that she had underestimated them.
• Qian Renxue renewed her invitation for Neuvillette and Focalors to join Spirit Hall, then hurried away in embarrassment.
• Focalors asked why Qian Renxue still wanted to recruit them, and Neuvillette described how Qian Renxue reacted to being defeated.

Neuvillette carried Focalors back toward Heaven Dou City after the two agreed to postpone discussing their bet’s punishment. At the Crown Prince Residence, Qian Renxue told She Long and Ci Xue that Focalors had defeated her, leaving them to consider what to do if the summoner couple refused to join Spirit Hall.

• Neuvillette and Focalors released their fish and headed toward Heaven Dou City, agreeing to discuss the bet’s punishment later.
• When Focalors said she was tired, Neuvillette carried her in his arms, and they spoke affectionately about having children.
• At the Crown Prince Residence, Qian Renxue sat stunned by her loss and told She Long and Ci Xue that Focalors had defeated her head-on.
• Qian Renxue explained that she had used her full strength and believed both Focalors and Neuvillette were summoners whose martial souls had mutated.
• Ci Xue suggested killing the couple if they refused to join Spirit Hall, and She Long waited for Qian Renxue’s response.

Qian Renxue rejected a proposal to assassinate Neuvillette and Focalors, resolving to recruit them after she grew stronger. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong revealed that the genius she admired was Neuvillette, leaving her father and grandfathers stunned.

• Qian Renxue refused to target the Eight Great Families’ geniuses and vowed to return to recruit Neuvillette and Focalors after reaching Soul Sage.
• Chen Xin questioned Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi about their gloomy behavior, and Ning Fengzhi recounted how Neuvillette had subdued Gu Rong with one hand.
• Ning Rongrong returned to the sect and told Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong about a level-thirty-nine genius she had met in Suotuo City.
• Ning Rongrong admitted she had wanted to recruit the genius as her husband, but he already had a fiancée.
• Ning Rongrong named Neuvillette as the genius, and Ning Fengzhi asked her to repeat the name in shock.

Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong that she liked Neuvillette, and they reacted with shock after recognizing him as the genius who had overpowered Gu Rong. Ning Fengzhi urged her to pursue Neuvillette despite his fiancée, but Rongrong rejected the idea and left, while the three elders agreed to set the matter aside for now.

• Ning Rongrong named Neuvillette as the Chief Judge of the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City, and Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong recognized him.
• Ning Fengzhi asked whether Rongrong planned to bring Neuvillette into the family, and she admitted that she liked him but noted that he was engaged to Focalors.
• Ning Fengzhi urged Rongrong to pursue Neuvillette even if he had a fiancée, arguing that Soul Masters could have multiple wives and that Neuvillette's talent could benefit the sect.
• Ning Rongrong rejected the idea of becoming Neuvillette's lesser wife and left the hall in disbelief.
• Chen Xin criticized Ning Fengzhi for raising the matter too hastily, while Gu Rong defended the possibility of a marriage alliance with Neuvillette.
• Ning Fengzhi acknowledged that he had not considered Rongrong's feelings, and the elders agreed to postpone the matter.

Tang San waited through the night to ambush Ma Hongjun, but Ma Hongjun never returned because he had skipped the Soul Arena to vent his evil fire. The next morning, Neuvillette and Focalors saw Ma Hongjun leaving Heaven Dou City, unaware that Tang San was still waiting for him.

• Neuvillette sneezed in the Soul Arena and suspected someone was plotting against him, while Focalors teased him about a girl thinking of him.
• Tang San waited on the road to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, planning to ambush Ma Hongjun for revenge, but Ma Hongjun did not come.
• Tang Hao watched Tang San from the shadows and wondered what had happened between him and Ma Hongjun.
• The next morning, Tang San remained furious and kept waiting for Ma Hongjun.
• Ma Hongjun left Heaven Dou City after spending the night venting his evil fire, pleased that he could afford it after becoming a Soul Elder.
• Neuvillette and Focalors encountered Ma Hongjun, and Neuvillette warned that his indulgence could ruin him.

Tang San ambushed Ma Hongjun on the road and brutally injured him in revenge. Ma Hongjun was found and taken in by Heaven Dou Royal Academy, whose senior councilors summoned help and sent for Flender.

• Tang San waited for Ma Hongjun on the road and knocked him unconscious with a blow to the head.
• Tang San broke Ma Hongjun’s right leg with a Forging Hammer, then attacked him further with a Willow Leaf Blade.
• A passerby found Ma Hongjun lying in a pool of blood and hurried to Heaven Dou Royal Academy for help.
• Meng Shenji and the other senior councilors arrived, recognized Ma Hongjun, and ordered that he not be moved while they summoned Flender and a healing teacher.
• A healing-type Soul King teacher arrived to treat Ma Hongjun.