Chapter Summaries

At sunrise, Tian Hao discovered Heaven and Earth Purple Qi and used it to create a violet soul power that improved eyesight and aided spiritual cultivation. He shared the discovery with Guang Ling and Hai Liuyun, then faced Hai Liuyun’s question about his mountain-based sword training.

• Hai Liuyun wondered why Qian Daoliu had ordered him to protect Tian Hao, and Guang Ling said he would learn Tian Hao’s identity only after becoming a Worship.
• Tian Hao absorbed Heaven and Earth Purple Qi at sunrise and used it to fuse his Sacred Light Soul Powers into a new violet radiance he named Purple Light Godly Eyes.
• Tian Hao shared the purple qi with Guang Ling and Hai Liuyun, who both tested its effects and found it improved eyesight or helped spiritual cultivation.
• Guang Ling welcomed Tian Hao’s discovery, and Hai Liuyun remarked that his disciple had taught him before he had taught Tian Hao anything.
• Hai Liuyun asked Tian Hao to explain the mountain training method he planned to use for swordsmanship.

Tian Hao, Guang Ling, and Hai Liuyun carved Lone Peak into a new Phantom Sound Academy while training their sword skills. Hai Liuyun proposed that Tian Hao reclaim the academy’s Heritage Badge at the Soul Master Competition, and Tian Hao planned to return to Tianyin City after establishing the mountain city’s main structure.

• Guang Ling and Hai Liuyun joined Tian Hao in using Sword Qi to carve Lone Peak, and the three trained and shared their skills by day and night.
• Tian Hao explained his plan to combine sound and imagery using Shi Nian’s Martial Soul and Soul Skills, and Hai Liuyun agreed to help him develop it.
• Tian Hao said a Heaven's Music Academy student’s Talent Domain could help create emotional resonance, while Guang Ling suggested capturing her and drawing her blood.
• Hai Liuyun assigned Tian Hao the task of reclaiming Phantom Sound Academy’s Heritage Badge from Heaven's Music Academy at the Soul Master Competition.
• Tian Hao outlined plans for a terraced mountain city and said he would return to Tianyin City after learning from Hai Liuyun and carving the academy’s main structure.

Bo Saixi met Qian Daoliu outside Heaven Dou City and revealed that the Sea God had helped her reach Level 100, prompting Spirit Hall to reassess the gods’ growing influence. The Angel God's Will then planned to target Slaughter City and the Asura God-King's inheritance, using Tian Hao as bait.

• Bo Saixi arrived carrying the Sea God Trident and told Qian Daoliu that she was holding it temporarily, not that she owned it.
• Qian Daoliu sensed Bo Saixi's divine power and realized she had reached Level 100 through the Sea God's Oracle; Bo Saixi warned him that the Angel God's era had ended.
• Qian Daoliu returned to Spirit City and reported the news, and the Angel God's Will concluded that the gods could still interfere only to a limited extent outside the God Realm.
• The Angel God's Will ordered the Divine Kingdom Plan accelerated and discussed preparing to seize Slaughter City's inheritance secret realm.
• Qian Daoliu proposed using the Soul Beast Clan to keep Sea God Island occupied, while the Angel God's Will planned to send Tian Hao to Slaughter City as bait for the Asura God's Will.

Tang Yuehua heard Tian Hao perform a stirring new song and asked to collaborate, but he refused and left with Hai Liuyun. Tang Yuehua pursued him, still hoping to learn about his music.

• Xue Ye escorted Tang Yuehua around Tianyin City while trying to win her favor, and she lamented that Heaven's Music Academy had disappointed her.
• Tang Yuehua followed the sound of singing to an open-air bar, where Tian Hao performed "Nowhere to Hide" and impressed the crowd with his singing and drinking.
• The bar owner paid Tian Hao two Gold Soul Coins and asked him to perform again, and Hai Liuyun praised his progress toward challenging Heaven's Music Academy.
• Tang Yuehua introduced herself as Ling Yue and sincerely asked Tian Hao to perform with her, but he rejected her and walked away with Hai Liuyun.
• Tang Yuehua caught up to Tian Hao, who told her to listen to "Nowhere to Hide" if she was interested.

Tian Hao rejected Tang Yuehua’s request to work with him, warning that Xue Ye’s interest in her made involvement dangerous. After Guang Ling revealed her Clear Sky Sect ties and gave Tian Hao a cover identity, he took Tian Hao to Heaven’s Music Academy for a nighttime operation while Hai Liuyun prepared to settle an old score.

• Tian Hao refused Tang Yuehua’s invitation, explaining that Xue Ye’s possessiveness and status could bring trouble or death to anyone who got close to her.
• Tang Yuehua recognized that Xue Ye was pursuing her partly to secure an alliance with the Clear Sky Sect, but asked him to let Tian Hao sing for her inspiration.
• Guang Ling told Tian Hao that Tang Yuehua was from the Clear Sky Sect and handed him the cover identity of Ge Erdan, a deceased commoner Soul Master who had liked singing.
• Tian Hao changed clothes, and Guang Ling concealed him in his Dantian before flying toward Heaven’s Music Academy.
• Hai Liuyun vowed to take revenge on those who had carried out the attack on Phantom Sound Academy, while Tang Yuehua returned to her dormitory after parting from Xue Ye.

Xue Ye investigated the mysterious mountain and considered Tang Yuehua as a potential ally for the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. While she slept, Tian Hao and Guang Ling secretly harvested her blood and studied her martial soul, and Tian Hao decided she could not be allowed to return to the Clear Sky Sect.

• Xue Ye ordered a guard to investigate two people and keep watch on the dangerous mountain outside the city, where even a Soul Saint had disappeared.
• Tang Yuehua decided the Clear Sky Sect needed an alliance with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and saw Xue Ye as a suitable partner.
• Tian Hao used medicine to put Tang Yuehua into a deep sleep while he and Guang Ling hid beneath her bed.
• Tian Hao collected Tang Yuehua's blood, enhanced her blood production, and used Life Evolution Ability to help her parents' Bloodline powers fuse more completely.
• Tian Hao discovered Tang Yuehua had reached level ten and decided to keep her from returning to the Clear Sky Sect, while Guang Ling asked whether they would kill her.

Tang Yuehua woke to find that her Soul Power had broken through and left to hunt for a Soul Ring. Meanwhile, Tian Hao’s elders urged him to win her over as a successor for Phantom Sound Academy, while they discussed the Clear Sky Sect, the missing Tang Chen, and Sea God Island.

• Tang Yuehua woke after Tian Hao and Guang Ling had left, discovered her breakthrough, and called Tang Ye and Tang Xue to explain there was no danger.
• Tang Ye arranged a trip to a nearby Soul Hunting Forest, and Tang Yuehua’s group set out with Xue Ye’s people accompanying them.
• Hai Liuyun insisted that Tian Hao try to win Tang Yuehua over as a successor, and Guang Ling supported him by arguing the Clear Sky Sect could eventually be destroyed.
• Tian Hao agreed only to try, while admitting he preferred studying Tang Yuehua as a specimen and did not want extended conversations with her.
• Hai Liuyun and Guang Ling discussed the Clear Sky Sect and missing Tang Chen, then Guang Ling said they would have to consult the High Priest about Sea God Island.

Tang Yuehua discovered that her first Spirit Ring strengthened her Talent Domain instead of granting a Soul Skill, then heard Tian Hao sing a love song inspired by a young man's story. She left to arrange the song, while Xue Ye worried that Tian Hao had become a new obstacle to winning her over.

• Tang Yuehua hunted a suitable Spiritual Type Soul Beast and refined its Spirit Ring, which strengthened her Talent Domain without granting a Soul Skill.
• Tang Yuehua listened to Tian Hao perform and decided that his musical style did not suit her, though it gave her ideas for her own song.
• Tian Hao heard a young man's story about a former schoolmate and sang him a personalized love song, then asked the crowd to bring written stories for possible songs.
• Tang Yuehua hurried home to arrange the love song, leaving Xue Ye troubled by her growing interest in Tian Hao.
• Xue Ye learned that Gai Zongheng was really named Ge Erdan and considered how to handle him without provoking Tang Yuehua or the Clear Sky Sect.

Tian Hao trained his Dream Realm and Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then performed at a commoner district bar, where Tang Yuehua’s musical arrangement drew her closer to him. Xue Ye watched from across the street, troubled by Tang Yuehua’s fascination and directing killing intent at Tian Hao.

• Tian Hao practiced creating animated music videos in the Dream Realm and continued refining his spiritual power.
• After three months of sword training, Tian Hao fused the Sacred Light Grass Sword and Adamantine Grass Sword at a thirty percent rate, temporarily raising his Soul Power from level twenty-six to level thirty-six.
• Tian Hao returned to the open-air bar, where a young man told him that the song from the previous night had helped him win over his Deskmate.
• The bar owner played an accompaniment Tang Yuehua had arranged, and Tian Hao performed Deskmate You again.
• Tang Yuehua listened from across the street, moved by the performance, while Xue Ye grew more helpless and glared at Tian Hao with killing intent.

Xue Ye learned that his imperial brother had gained influence and prepared to return to Heaven Dou City, while a newly advanced Titled Douluo attacked Heaven's Music Academy. Hai Liuyun killed Headmaster Soth after recognizing the aura of the man who had harmed his wife, and he advanced to Level 91.

• Earl Xuelong told Xue Ye that Prince Xue Zhan had returned to the palace and was ordered to jointly preside over the Soul Master Competition, prompting Xue Ye to decide it was time to return to Heaven Dou City.
• A powerful Sword Qi and Soul Pressure alarmed Tianyin City, and Soth led Heaven's Music Academy's experts to confront Hai Liuyun at the gates.
• Hai Liuyun's Sword Qi overwhelmed Soth's and the academy experts' attacks, then split the Heaven's Music Academy plaque in two.
• Hai Liuyun recognized in Soth's attacks the aura he had sensed on his wife and pierced Soth's neck, while Tian Hao collected and restrained Soth's body in the Sea of Spirit.
• Hai Liuyun's state of mind and soul power advanced after Soth's death, raising him from Level 90 to Level 91 and frightening Matt and the other academy experts.

Hai Liuyun entered Heaven's Music Academy to enforce an old oath and begin the Dual Sound Tournament, while Tian Hao learned that his teacher intended to win the academy Badge and destroy Heaven's Music Academy. Hai Liuyun then ordered Tian Hao to persuade Tang Yuehua to join Phantom Sound Academy.

• Hai Liuyun explained that he had come to fulfill the academies' oath and start the Dual Sound Tournament, while killing Soth had been personal revenge.
• Matt accepted that the oath was binding as Hai Liuyun and Tian Hao entered Heaven's Music Academy, drawing a crowd of curious soul masters.
• Guang Ling recognized that Hai Liuyun's breakthrough had increased both his Sword Intent and Soul Power.
• Hai Liuyun told Tian Hao that he had spent half his Middle Dantian's Soul Power and revealed that he planned to seize Heaven's Music Academy's facilities after winning the tournament.
• Hai Liuyun explained that Soth had possessed his wife's stolen Head Soul Bone and told Tian Hao to defeat Tang Yuehua and bring her to Phantom Sound Academy.
• Tian Hao suggested turning Tang Yuehua into a specimen or Soul Tool, but Hai Liuyun rebuked him for thinking about killing people.

At the Dual Sound Tournament, Matt and Xue Ye plotted to kill Hai Liuyun if Heaven's Music Academy lost, while Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong investigated the strange Lone Peak and considered how to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Gu Rong sensed someone from Xue Ye approaching as they climbed the mountain.

• Zhao Tieshan announced the tournament rules and swore to judge the contest impartially on Spirit Hall's behalf.
• A teacher told Matt that Tian Hao was Hai Liuyun's disciple and a talented composer, while Xue Ye warned that Tian Hao rivaled Tang Yuehua in music.
• Matt asked Xue Ye to find a Titled Douluo to guard the academy, and Xue Ye agreed in exchange for Headmaster Soth's Soul Bones.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong climbed Lone Peak, where Gu Rong identified three kinds of sword marks and concluded that three people had carved the mountain with sword qi.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong discussed recruiting Dugu Bo as a safeguard for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Ning Fengzhi noted his ties to Prince Xue Xing.
• Gu Rong sensed someone sent by Crown Prince Xue Ye rapidly approaching the mountain.

At Heaven's Music Academy, Hai Liuyun recruited Tang Yuehua for Phantom Sound Academy while trading insults with Matt, and Tian Hao used his power to help her recover. The Dual Sound Tournament was about to begin, with Tang Yuehua and Tian Hao drawing attention and Crown Prince Xue Ye growing jealous.

• Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi examined the sword mark at Heaven's Music Academy, while Tang Yuehua arrived at the Performance Field and learned Tian Hao was a student of Phantom Sound Academy.
• Hai Liuyun offered to make Tang Yuehua his disciple, but Matt objected and Hai Liuyun criticized Heaven's Music Academy for abandoning its musical ideals.
• Tang Yuehua asked whether Tian Hao had shown all his strength, and Matt declared that Heaven's Music Academy would humiliate Phantom Sound Academy in the tournament.
• Tian Hao held Tang Yuehua's hand and used the Life God Power of the Blue Silver Divine Tree to help her recover, making Crown Prince Xue Ye jealous.
• Matt became angry at Tian Hao touching Tang Yuehua, but Hai Liuyun intervened, teased them, and Matt told Zhao Tieshan the tournament was ready to begin.

Tang Yuehua and Tian Hao prepared to compete in a musical performance, with her Wishful Domain guiding Heaven's Music Academy's orchestra and Tian Hao standing alone for Phantom Sound Academy. As the contest began, Xue Ye remained determined to pursue his plans despite warnings from Ning Fengzhi, while Tian Hao prepared to resonate with and reproduce the domain.

• Tang Yuehua revealed the Wishful Ring and spread her Wishful Domain, guiding her orchestra toward the artistic mood of their piece.
• Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Gu Rong discussed the threat posed by Hai Liuyun and the dean of Phantom Sound Academy, but Xue Ye refused to abandon his plans.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Xue Ye that making powerful enemies was unwise given the emperor's condition, but Xue Ye insisted he was the victim in the dispute.
• Referee Zhao Tieshan asked both academies if they were ready, and Tang Yuehua wondered why Tian Hao appeared to be challenging her orchestra alone.
• Tian Hao confirmed he was ready and prepared to use his research into Tang Yuehua's blood and domain to resonate with the Wishful Domain.

Tian Hao used a succession of confession songs and matching visions to challenge Tang Yuehua and stir her emotions during the Dual Sound Tournament. As his performance threatened to sway her, Xue Ye grew determined to kill him, while Hai Liuyun secretly contacted Guang Ling.

• Zhao Tieshan announced the start of the Dual Sound Tournament, and Hai Liuyun offered his wife's Ninety Thousand Year Head Soul Bone as a betrothal gift if Tian Hao won Tang Yuehua over.
• Tang Yuehua asked Tian Hao what he planned to sing, and he promised her a love song she would like.
• Tang Yuehua led Heaven's Music Academy's orchestra with her Talent Domain, while Tian Hao sang Drunk for a Millennium and projected images of his and Tang Yuehua's encounter into listeners' minds.
• Tang Yuehua faltered when Tian Hao sang a lyric about love at first sight alongside an image of their meeting, then steadied herself and continued playing.
• Tian Hao sang a series of confession songs, stirring the audience and provoking Xue Ye to plan to kill him before he could win Tang Yuehua's heart.
• Hai Liuyun secretly maintained spiritual contact with the hidden Guang Ling while Tian Hao recommended his love songs.

Tian Hao used seductive songs to defeat Tang Yuehua in the Dual Sound Tournament, giving Phantom Sound Academy the win. As Heaven's Music Academy handed over its Heritage Badge, its instructors and Earl Xuelong prepared to attack Hai Liuyun and the others.

• Hai Liuyun assigned Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi to Guang Ling, while Tian Hao proposed trading with Ning Fengzhi for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Distraction Control Method.
• Tian Hao's songs weakened the orchestra and audience, and his performances of "itch" and "sigh" finally overwhelmed Tang Yuehua.
• Tang Ye and Tang Xue escorted Tang Yuehua away, and Zhao Tieshan declared Gai Zongheng the winner and demanded Heaven's Music Academy hand over its Heritage Badge.
• Matt handed the Heritage Badge to Hai Liuyun but warned that the result did not reflect the essence of things.
• Heaven's Music Academy's instructors and committee members surrounded the Performance Field, while Earl Xuelong activated his Martial Soul and blocked Hai Liuyun's escape from above.

Hai Liuyun and Tian Hao turned Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi’s ambush into a hostage standoff after Hai crippled Earl Xuelong and Tian seized Ning Fengzhi. The chapter ended with Gu Rong warning Xue Ye that another Titled Douluo was hidden nearby, leaving the crown prince unable to attack without risking his allies.

• Hai Liuyun unleashed his full strength, pierced Earl Xuelong through the chest, and carried Tian Hao toward the sky.
• Gu Rong intercepted Hai Liuyun, but Hai flung Tian Hao through Gu Rong’s Space Gate while forcing Gu Rong to block a powerful Sword Qi strike.
• Tian Hao used the Space Gate to reach Ning Fengzhi, wounded him with his sword, and threatened Xue Ye into holding back.
• Hai Liuyun returned and crippled the Heaven's Music Academy instructors and higher-ups while Gu Rong refrained from attacking.
• Gu Rong warned Xue Ye that another Titled Douluo was hidden nearby, making it impossible to rescue Ning Fengzhi safely.

Tian Hao defeated Ning Fengzhi, forced him to hand over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Distraction Control Method and Storage Ring, then urged him to reconsider supporting Xue Ye. After Ning Fengzhi and the others departed, Tian Hao captured the remaining crippled men and prepared to visit Tang Yuehua with Hai Liuyun.

• Tian Hao checked Ning Fengzhi’s wound, dismissed Xue Ye, and negotiated with Ning Fengzhi while Gu Rong stayed nearby.
• Tian Hao took Ning Fengzhi’s ring and Seven Treasure Token, and Hai Liuyun verified the Distraction Control cultivation notes inside.
• Tian Hao treated Ning Fengzhi’s chest wound and warned him that Xue Ye’s pursuit of Ling Yue could threaten the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s interests.
• Ning Fengzhi apologized before Gu Rong took him away, and Xue Ye soon left with his guards.
• Tian Hao stored the crippled men in his Sea of Spirit to search their memories later, then Hai Liuyun led him toward Tang Yuehua’s dormitory.

Tang Yuehua joined Phantom Sound Academy after Hai Liuyun gave her a ninety-thousand-year head soul bone, and she acknowledged him as her godfather. Tian Hao and Hai Liuyun began stripping Tianyin City’s academy dormitory for supplies while Guang Ling reported that Gu Rong and Crown Prince Xue Ye had fled.

• Tang Yuehua decided to transfer to Phantom Sound Academy and asked Tang Ye and Tang Xue to leave while she waited for Hai Liuyun.
• Hai Liuyun gave Tang Yuehua Soth’s ninety-thousand-year head soul bone and asked her to acknowledge him as her godfather; she accepted and refined it.
• Tang Ye and Tang Xue left after Tang Yuehua finished refining the soul bone, and Hai Liuyun and Tian Hao gathered useful furnishings from the dormitory.
• Tian Hao proposed taking the entire academy building, and Hai Liuyun agreed to use Guang Ling’s help to conceal and dismantle it in sections.
• Guang Ling reported that Gu Rong and Crown Prince Xue Ye had fled after Tian Hao nearly whipped Ning Fengzhi to death.

After Heaven's Music Academy was reduced to a lake, Ning Fengzhi reconsidered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's ties to Crown Prince Xue Ye and planned to approach Prince Xue Zhan. Meanwhile, Tian Hao resolved to enter Slaughter City despite Qian Daoliu's warning about the danger, and was advised to prepare by experiencing a battlefield first.

• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong found Heaven's Music Academy transformed into a lake and discussed whether to keep supporting Xue Ye or seek an alliance with Xue Zhan.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Gu Rong to secretly deliver a letter to Xue Zhan and learned that Xue Ye's guards belonged to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi decided not to warn Tian Hao about Xue Ye's possible marriage alliance with the Clear Sky Sect yet, preferring to let events develop.
• Qian Daoliu warned Tian Hao that entering Slaughter City could cost him his life if it was truly the Asura God-King's inheritance ground.
• Tian Hao insisted on going to Slaughter City to obtain Asura God Power and strengthen his abilities before the gods invested more power in the world.
• Qian Daoliu advised Tian Hao to experience real battlefield slaughter before entering Slaughter City.