Chapter Summaries

Xue Zhan gave Phantom Sound Academy a Direct Promotion Slot and approved Tian Hao’s plan to select concubines for Xue Ye. Meanwhile, Tian Hao and Chen Xin continued their training, drawing the attention of Hu Yan Kai, Lin Feng, Ying Mei, and the others.

• Xue Zhan transferred Royal Fight Team One’s Direct Promotion Slot to Phantom Sound Academy so Tian Hao could recuperate instead of entering the Promotion Tournament.
• Tian Hao told Xue Zhan he had gathered Three Thousand Beauties for Xue Ye, and Xue Zhan verified that the candidates were chaste before agreeing to handle the arrangements.
• Tian Hao told Chen Xin they had secured a Direct Promotion Slot, and Chen Xin said the two Seven Kill Swords would fuse completely in two or three days.
• Tian Hao and Chen Xin sparred at the training ground, where Chen Xin’s sword techniques and Seven Kill Domain overcame Tian Hao despite his use of the Sacrifice Method.
• Hu Yan Kai, Lin Feng, Ying Mei, and the others watched the duel and were shocked by Chen Xin’s strength and Tian Hao’s ability to fight him.

Tian Hao fought the assembled academy teams and defeated their strongest combined attacks with his compressed sword qi. Afterward, he remained focused on improving and considered how Spirit Hall’s lineup would fare against the likely Soul Kings on its team.

• Hu Yan Kai asked to fight Tian Hao, and Feng Aotian and Ying Mei brought their teams onto the field to challenge him together.
• Tian Hao compressed fourteen layers of sword qi and gave the teams one minute to prepare their strongest attacks.
• Yu Suisui’s Thunder Team launched Thunder Annihilation, but Tian Hao casually broke apart the lightning sphere.
• Tian Hao countered the Godwind Team, Skywater Academy, and the other teams with repeated waves of Sword Fourteen, defeating the gathered challengers.
• After his sword qi shattered, Tian Hao judged his technique still insufficient and considered Spirit Hall’s likely Soul King lineup and the need to keep developing.

Chen Xin fused the Seven Kill Swords and purified the Snowfang Legion’s Killing Intent, giving its soldiers a way to resist the Snowfang Greatswords’ influence. Tian Hao explained that their larger plan had slipped beyond their control and considered seeking out Little Teacher in Slaughter City to pursue the Rakshasa God’s inheritance.

• Chen Xin fused the Seven Kill Swords, purified the Snowfang Legion’s Killing Intent, and returned it to the soldiers as Seven Kill Sword Intent.
• Xue Zhan celebrated that he had fulfilled his grandfather’s wish, while Chen Xin warned him that the soldiers should avoid using the Snowfang Greatswords for a year.
• Chen Xin separated the fused swords and asked Tian Hao when they would act, but Tian Hao said the scheme had grown beyond their control and they should let events unfold.
• Tian Hao told Chen Xin that he wanted to marry Yuehua and planned to eliminate her family and the Clear Sky Sect so she would have no one else to rely on.
• Chen Xin reported that Little Teacher had been out of contact, and Tian Hao concluded she had probably gone to Slaughter City.
• Tian Hao planned to meet Little Teacher there and try to draw out the Rakshasa God’s inheritance, believing it could improve their chances of victory.

Tang Zhen tried to persuade Tang Yuehua to accept Xue Ye, but she remained devoted to Hai Liuyun and blamed herself for his reckless championship effort. He took her to a camp intending to discuss a matter with Xue Ye, but the shocking scene inside made her flee in anger and deepened her rejection of the Crown Prince.

• Tang Yuehua refused to eat and told Tang Zhen she had no interest in becoming Xue Ye's consort or empress.
• A young family member reported that Sword Douluo had taken Hai Liuyun toward War Soul Hall for special training, and Tang Zhen ordered him to arrange a meeting at the camp.
• Tang Zhen led Tang Yuehua to a smaller encampment, where Snowfang Legion soldiers tried to stop him from entering the Crown Prince's tent.
• Tang Zhen and Tang Yuehua found Xue Ye lying among several half-dressed women, including one with unusually hairy legs.
• Tang Yuehua accused Tang Zhen of deceiving her and ran away, while Tang Zhen ordered the women out and regretted bringing her there.

Xue Ye learned that his father might be close to becoming a Titled Douluo and began planning to test him, while Tian Hao and Qian Daoliu developed plans for Spirit Hall’s future Soul Master Competition venue and Sacred Light System. Qian Daoliu left confident that the Divine Kingdom Plan would soon take shape and prepare Spirit Hall for conflict with the God Realm.

• Tang Zhen told Xue Ye that his Imperial Father might have reached Soul Power Level 89, and Xue Ye decided to arrange a test while asking Tang Zhen to watch for confirmation.
• Chen Xin secretly brought Tian Hao to a valley near War Soul Hall, where an elite Angel Legion squad escorted him toward Spirit City.
• Tian Hao and Qian Daoliu discussed replacing Spirit Hall’s planned competition venue with a mountain hollow that could seat a million spectators and use large Screen Soul Tools.
• Qian Daoliu proposed using the Sacred Light Divine Tree to help build the venue and spread sacred light power among spectators.
• Qian Daoliu told Tian Hao that the Sacred Light System had gained loyal believers and that the Divine Kingdom Plan would take preliminary shape within a year, after which they would raise their banner in Slaughter City.

Tian Hao and Qian Daoliu found a Thunderclap Hell Vine in a desolate mountain range, and Tian Hao offered it Life God Power in exchange for its help tempering their Soul Power with heavenly lightning. After learning about its destructive power and the danger it posed to its own life, Tian Hao proposed a mutually beneficial alliance, but the vine remained wary of humans.

• Qian Daoliu led Tian Hao to a remote mountain summit where Spirit Hall records had identified a powerful, unnamed plant-type soul beast.
• Tian Hao recognized the soul beast as a Thunderclap Hell Vine and offered it Life God Power, healing damage from its lightning absorption.
• The Thunderclap Hell Vine communicated with Tian Hao through Spiritual power after accepting another offering.
• Tian Hao explained that its destruction power could eventually overwhelm its body and cause it to self-destruct.
• Tian Hao proposed continuously repairing the vine with Life God Power in exchange for its help guiding heavenly lightning to temper Soul Power.
• The Thunderclap Hell Vine questioned whether humans would truly help it, and Tian Hao showed it memories of Spirit Hall's alliance with Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts.

Tian Hao and Qian Daoliu brought the Thunderclap Hell Vine to Spirit Hall after she agreed to try their cultivation method, with Di Tian consenting to watch from afar. In a hidden valley protected by the Sacred Light Divine Tree, she shared the failures of her predecessors, and Tian Hao learned she faced lightning tribulations starting at 50,000 years.

• The Thunderclap Hell Vine questioned whether Tian Hao and Spirit Hall might turn against the Soul Beast Clan, and Tian Hao said she could choose her own side if war came.
• The Thunderclap Hell Vine asked to consult Di Tian, so Qian Daoliu summoned him with a black scale; after hearing the proposal, Di Tian agreed to observe the effort.
• The Thunderclap Hell Vine created a Lightning Pool, uprooted herself with a large purple-black stone, and let Tian Hao store and transport her.
• Tian Hao and Qian Daoliu planted the Thunderclap Hell Vine in a valley near Spirit City, where Angel God's Will shielded the area with the Sacred Light Divine Tree.
• The Thunderclap Hell Vine shared her inherited memories and the failures of earlier generations, revealing that she faced lightning tribulations from 50,000 years onward.
• Tian Hao asked the Thunderclap Hell Vine how many years she had cultivated, since her Lightning Tribulation Power made her age difficult to judge.

Tian Hao arranged for Azi to help temper his and the elders’ Soul Power with lightning while he supplied her with life force. In Heaven Dou City, an assassin nearly killed Emperor Xue Sheng, and the attack revealed to Tang Zhen and Xue Ye that the emperor was far stronger and healthier than they had believed, intensifying their resolve to remove him from power.

• Tian Hao learned that Thunderclap Hell Vine was nearing its limit at 36,000 years, named her Azi, and agreed to provide life force in exchange for controlled lightning tempering.
• Azi adjusted the Lightning Pool’s power until Tian Hao found a suitable intensity for tempering his Soul Power.
• Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo entered Azi’s Lightning Pool and used its Lightning Tribulation Power to temper their Soul Power, with Golden Crocodile Douluo also tempering his body.
• During Xue Zhan’s closing speech at the Promotion Tournament, an invisible arrow targeted Emperor Xue Sheng, but Tang Zhen detected it and Xue Sheng blocked it with a feather barrier.
• Tang Zhen confirmed that Xue Sheng’s Soul Power was level 89, while Xue Ye realized his father might soon become a Titled Douluo and resolved that he could not wait decades for the throne.

Tian Hao hit a bottleneck while trying to fuse his two grass sword Martial Souls and discussed Qi-Blood research with Golden Crocodile Douluo. Back at War Soul Hall, Chen Xin led him into the Sword Cemetery for a trial, where Tian Hao pressed onward against the ancestors’ Seven Kill Sword Intent and Domain.

• Tian Hao’s Martial Soul compatibility stalled at ninety-nine percent because his Soul Power could not withstand lightning carrying Lightning Tribulation Power.
• Tian Hao asked Golden Crocodile Douluo about Qi-Blood research, and Golden Crocodile Douluo explained that he was studying how to integrate a Martial Soul into the body to activate Qi-Blood.
• Tian Hao left Life God Power with Golden Crocodile Douluo and returned to War Soul Hall with the Angel Squad.
• Chen Xin took Tian Hao to the Sword Cemetery and warned him not to enter with hostile intent.
• Tian Hao entered the cemetery and resisted increasingly powerful Seven Kill Sword Intent as he advanced through the graves.
• Tian Hao reached the latter half of the cemetery, where the lingering Seven Kill Domain nearly forced him to his knees.

Tian Hao used Chen Xin’s Seven Kill Domain to condense a Sword Intent Soul Core inside the Sword Cemetery. After stabilizing it with soul power, the core awakened a hidden bloodline instinct and began transforming his body at the cellular level.

• Tian Hao reached the limit of his strength in the Seven Kill Domain and asked Chen Xin to help him compress his sword intent.
• Tian Hao shaped his spiritual power into a sword and filled it with sword intent while Chen Xin’s domain held it together.
• Chen Xin fused an Asura Seven Kill Sword with his martial soul, strengthening the domain until the Sword Intent Soul Core became a tangible, one-meter-long sword.
• The core began devouring Tian Hao’s spiritual power, and Tian Hao replenished it with Life God Power from his Blue Silver Domain.
• Tian Hao realized the core needed soul power, injected a strand of Attribute-less Soul Power, and stabilized it.
• The core resonated with Tian Hao’s First Martial Soul bloodline, triggering changes throughout his cells, especially in his brain, spinal cord, and neural network.

Tian Hao completed a Sword Intent Soul Core and began condensing a soul power Soul Core for his Foxtail Grass Martial Soul. The new core mutated Foxtail Grass into a hybrid Martial Soul with possession abilities, leaving Tian Hao to consider how he might use its newfound traits.

• Tian Hao explained that his Sword Intent Soul Core had reforged his body and could absorb God Realm Divine Sense.
• Chen Xin planned to refine the sword intent and domains of his ancestors in preparation for Slaughter City, while Tian Hao cultivated nearby.
• After three days of cultivation, Tian Hao condensed a small Foxtail Grass Soul Core that absorbed Heaven and Earth Origin Force and triggered another bodily transformation.
• Tian Hao noticed colored radiance in the core and wondered whether the Nine-Colored Blue Silver Tree had altered his Foxtail Grass Martial Soul.
• Tian Hao discovered that his Foxtail Grass Martial Soul could possess his body, with its roots merging into him and its stalks and leaves growing from his scalp.
• Tian Hao sensed increased vitality and self-healing from the possession, then formed a bold idea about how to use the change.

Tian Hao confirmed that the roots of his Foxtail Grass Martial Soul could support Soul Rings, then condensed the Sacred Light and Adamantine Soul Cores and stored them in his Sea of Spirit. After arriving in Spirit City, he learned that Emperor Xue Sheng had been assassinated, and he suspected Xue Ye had arranged the incident as a test.

• Tian Hao discovered that his Foxtail Grass roots could resonate with a Blank Soul Ring and considered using Blood Essence Soul Rings to strengthen them.
• Tian Hao told Chen Xin he would store the Soul Cores for his two Grass Swords in his Sea of Spirit because their soul power fusion was incomplete.
• With Chen Xin's help, Tian Hao condensed the Sacred Light and Adamantine Soul Cores and placed them in his Sea of Spirit after they interfered with each other.
• Tian Hao and Chen Xin flew to Spirit City, where Tian Hao found Tang Zhen and Xue Ye but could not sense Tang Yuehua.
• A hotel attendant told Tian Hao that Emperor Xue Sheng had been killed by a mysterious archer, and Tian Hao suspected Xue Ye had staged the assassination as a test.

Tian Hao investigated the plot around Xue Ye’s bid for the throne, then prepared to strengthen himself before the tournament and secretly traveled to his villa with Qian Ruyi. He ended their intimate relationship for now, leaving Qian Ruyi angry after he threatened to pursue Xue Er instead.

• Tian Hao and Chen Xin concluded that Tang Zhen had helped Xue Ye, while Tian Hao warned that the Clear Sky Sect would invite the emperor’s suspicion and wondered what Ning Fengzhi would do.
• Tian Hao asked the waitress to tell Grand Elder that he was going to Thunderclap Valley to strengthen the fusion of his Grass Swords, and Chen Xin agreed that Tian Hao was likely to win the tournament.
• Qian Ruyi used her Void Mirror to transport Tian Hao from the restaurant to the basement beneath his villa while Chen Xin concealed their departure with his Seven Kill Domain.
• Tian Hao gave Qian Ruyi the soul power he had fused for her and said they should put their relationship on hold until they could date properly.
• Qian Ruyi accepted Tian Hao’s explanation, but grew angry when he said he would talk to Xue Er instead.

Qian Ruyi sought the Angel God inheritance, and Tian Hao explained how her fused Golden Wings could trigger the Angel Nine Trials. At Thunderclap Valley, Tian Hao destroyed his Soul Cores to forge perfectly fused soul power, then returned to the villa with Qian Ruyi, who urged him not to risk his life again.

• Qian Ruyi asked Tian Hao how she could obtain the Angel Nine Trials, and he said her Golden Wings gave her a ninety percent chance of triggering them.
• Qian Ruyi took Tian Hao to Thunderclap Valley, where he found that his soul power could not withstand Azi's lightning containing Lightning Tribulation Power.
• Tian Hao forced his Sacred Light and Adamantine Soul Cores together and had Azi strike them with seven bolts of lightning until they shattered, producing a wisp of perfectly fused soul power.
• Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo reprimanded Tian Hao for his recklessness, but he insisted he was fine and left with Qian Ruyi.
• Back in the villa's Basement, Qian Ruyi asked Tian Hao to avoid such dangerous acts, and he promised he would not do anything that could cost him his life.

Tian Hao wondered whether Qian Ruyi had developed feelings for him, then arrived at the Finals venue and provoked Tang Zhen and Xue Ye with outrageous claims about Yuehua. After Feng Aotian’s group agreed to help clear out Star Luo Empire teams, Tian Hao asked how strong Spirit Hall Academy Team was.

• Tian Hao pondered Qian Ruyi’s reaction before falling asleep, then woke late the next morning and left for the Finals with Chen Xin.
• Tian Hao called Tang Zhen his father-in-law and claimed he would destroy Tang Zhen and the Clear Sky Sect to be with Yuehua.
• Tian Hao mocked Xue Ye about the Three Thousand Beauties he had selected for him, angering the Crown Prince.
• Feng Aotian and the others noticed Tian Hao had grown stronger, and Tian Hao said he had trained in the War Soul Hall’s Sword Cemetery.
• Feng Aotian said his group would eliminate Star Luo Empire academy teams and surrender if they faced Tian Hao, then warned him about Spirit Hall Academy Team.
• Tian Hao asked Feng Aotian how strong Spirit Hall Academy Team was.

Tian Hao assessed the Spirit Hall Academy Team and Star Luo Royal Team as major threats, but believed he could defeat them by exploiting the Spirit Hall team's poor coordination. After their matches ended, he changed his plan and arranged to face the Spirit Hall Academy Team the next day.

• Feng Aotian told Tian Hao that all seven members of the Spirit Hall Academy Team were Soul Kings and that the Star Luo Royal Team could wield Soul Emperor-level power through its Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Tian Hao said he had about a fifty-fifty chance against either team, and Lan Luan observed that the Spirit Hall Academy Team lacked tacit understanding.
• Tian Hao explained that the enormous arena was built to accommodate the rising power of Soul Masters, and the group watched the Star Luo Empire's teams for clues.
• The Barak Academy Team surrendered to Tian Hao, and the day's matches ended.
• Tian Hao asked for a match against the Spirit Hall Academy Team the following day and told Chen Xin that their lack of coordination would make them easy to defeat.

Qian Xunji decided to secretly arrange Tian Hao’s assassination as the young man’s rapid growth made him fear for Spirit Hall’s future. At the competition, Tian Hao faced the Spirit Hall Academy Team while Qian Ruyi sought an Angel God Trial and drew the Angel God’s Will’s interest.

• Qian Xunji resolved to find a way to kill Tian Hao without leaving evidence, while Tian Hao remained unaware of the threat.
• Tian Hao entered the arena to face the Spirit Hall Academy Team, and the onlookers argued over whether he could win.
• Qian Daoliu revealed that Tian Hao had condensed a Mental Soul Core with Sword Intent, and he and Golden Crocodile Douluo wagered on how quickly Tian Hao would defeat the team.
• Qian Ruyi went alone to the Angel Temple to accept the Angel God’s Trial, and the Angel God’s Will sensed a familiar resonance in her.
• The Angel God’s Will recognized Qian Ruyi as the mother of Tian Hao’s betrothed and invited her inside, curious about her unusual Martial Soul.

Qian Ruyi received the Angel Nine Trials and learned that she could replace her disliked body by making her Angel Martial Soul her vessel. The Angel God's Will agreed to delay drawing down the godhood until the right moment and began helping Qian Ruyi develop her Void Mirror.

• Qian Ruyi qualified for the God's Trial, and the Angel God's Will awakened the Angel Nine Trials in her.
• The Angel God's Will gave Qian Ruyi the Angel Set and Angel Holy Sword, assigning her to refine them and complete the Seven Emotions Trial.
• Qian Ruyi asked to keep the trial secret from Qian Xunji and learned she could use her Angel Martial Soul as a new vessel after becoming a god.
• The Angel God's Will warned Qian Ruyi not to draw down the Angel Godhood until they were ready to confront Slaughter City without alerting the God Realm Deities.
• Qian Ruyi showed the Angel God's Will her Void Mirror and proposed building a divine kingdom inside it.
• The Angel God's Will brought Qian Ruyi into the Secret Realm Divine Kingdom to imprint its structure onto the Void Mirror.

Tian Hao faced the Spirit Hall Academy Team and overwhelmed all seven with an uninterrupted tide of Sword Qi. The referee stopped the assault and declared Tian Hao the winner, leaving the defeated team injured and unable to answer his complaints that the fight had ended too quickly.

• The Spirit Hall captain warned Tian Hao that the team knew the weaknesses of his Saint Spirit Swordplay and urged him to surrender.
• Tian Hao activated the Sacrifice Method and revealed sixteen layers of compressed Sword Qi on his Amethyst Gold Grass Sword.
• A Spirit Hall teammate recognized the threat, and the team huddled behind its defensive specialist as Tian Hao unleashed Sword Sixteen.
• The Spirit Hall Team’s golden cauldron blocked the first attack, but Tian Hao’s Sword Qi continued without a pause, driving their defense backward.
• The referee intervened with a defensive soul skill and ended the match after the Sword Qi injured the Spirit Hall Team.
• Tian Hao accused the team of fraud for losing before he could enjoy the fight, while the defeated members could only accept their loss.

After Tian Hao defeated the Spirit Hall Academy Team, Qian Xunji and Qian Daoliu considered using the loss to reform the academy, while Qian Xunji grew more wary of Tian Hao’s potential. Back at the hotel, Tian Hao created sword-shaped Soul Cores and embedded them into his Grass Swords, then revealed that he had fused the Jianjun Sword into his Foxtail Grass to make the Myriad Sword Flower Spike.

• Dai Xueyi argued that the Spirit Hall Academy Team had lost because of its own mistakes, restoring her teammates’ confidence.
• Qian Xunji proposed using the defeat as an excuse to purge and reform Spirit Hall Academy, and Qian Daoliu agreed that the team needed punishment.
• Qian Xunji watched Tian Hao leave the arena and privately resolved that Tian Hao’s growing potential made him a threat.
• At the hotel, Tian Hao used Chen Xin’s Seven Kill Domain to condense Sacred Light and Adamantine Sword Dao Soul Cores and embed them into his Grass Swords.
• Tian Hao explained that the embedded Soul Cores let him control more Soul Power and Sword Qi, then revealed that the Jianjun Sword had become the Myriad Sword Flower Spike.
• Tian Hao asked Chen Xin to teach him Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin, and Chen Xin admired his junior fellow disciple’s ingenuity.