Chapter Summaries

A Yin revealed that she was Tang San’s mother and explained that Tang Hao had used her for her hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone, leading her to kill him. Tang San blamed Hun Xiu for the events, concealed his hatred, and was pressured into calling him Dad.

• Tang San attacked A Yin with Blue Silver Grass, but her Blue Silver Domain stopped the vines and revealed their connection.
• A Yin proved she was Tang San’s mother through their shared bloodline, and they embraced after he accepted her identity.
• Tang San asked whether A Yin had killed Tang Hao, and she confirmed it and explained that Tang Hao had exploited her for her soul ring and soul bone.
• A Yin told Tang San that Tang Hao had revealed the truth himself, but Tang San shifted his hatred and desire for revenge onto Hun Xiu.
• A Yin introduced Hun Xiu as Tang San’s uncle and suggested he call him Dad, so Tang San reluctantly agreed while secretly vowing to surpass him.

Hun Xiu’s adoption of Tang San angered Bibi Dong, while the Spirit Empire steadily absorbed Heaven Dou territory. Xue Xing and Xue Beng attempted to depose Xue Qinghe, but he revealed the coup had been allowed and arranged by him, leaving the rebels surrounded as Xue Xing challenged whether his guards could stop him.

• Bibi Dong confronted Hun Xiu about adopting Tang San and warned him not to entrust Spirit Hall to an enemy’s son.
• Hun Xiu teased Bibi Dong about bearing him another child, provoking her fury and a threat to kill him.
• Over the following year, the Spirit Empire took large areas of Heaven Dou territory while Xue Qinghe made no apparent effort to resist.
• Xue Xing and Xue Beng joined ministers in a midnight attempt to depose Xue Qinghe, who revealed he had let them reach his study as part of his plan.
• Xue Qinghe summoned armed guards to surround the conspirators and said their lives were in his hands, but Xue Xing claimed the guards could not stop him.

Xue Qinghe crushed Prince Xue Xing’s rebellion, executed the conspirators, and learned that the Spirit Empire was a month away from taking over the Heaven Dou Empire. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue returned to Spirit Soul City and reunited with Hun Xiu, where she met A Yin.

• Prince Xue Xing tried to seize Xue Qinghe, but Yu Long and Ci Xue appeared and captured him.
• Xue Qinghe ordered Prince Xue Xing and the other rebel ministers executed, then had Xue Beng executed after revealing he had feigned stubbornness for years.
• Yu Long told Xue Qinghe that the Spirit Empire needed one more month to take over the Heaven Dou Empire; Xue Qinghe ordered that he be reported as having entered seclusion and said he would return to Spirit Soul City.
• Qian Renxue returned to Spirit Soul City after several days and went to see Hun Xiu, telling him she intended to stay by his side.
• Hun Xiu introduced A Yin to Qian Renxue as her aunt, surprising Qian Renxue, who had only heard that he had taken in a godson.

Qian Renxue returned to Spirit Soul City and reunited with Hun Xiu before visiting Bibi Dong, who allowed her to call her “Mom.” After leaving the Papal Hall, Qian Renxue encountered Tang San, who did not recognize her.

• Hun Xiu introduced A Yin to his daughter, Qian Renxue, and told her to visit Bibi Dong, who had changed.
• A Yin learned that Bibi Dong was Qian Renxue’s mother and realized she was his rival for Hun Xiu’s affection.
• Qian Renxue met Bibi Dong at the Papal Hall and heard that the Spirit Empire would take control of the Heaven Dou Empire within a month.
• Qian Renxue asked whether she could call Bibi Dong “Mom,” and Bibi Dong agreed.
• After leaving the Papal Hall, Qian Renxue met Gui Mei and Tang San, greeted Tang San, and found that he did not recognize her.

Qian Renxue revealed to Tang San that she was the former Xue Qinghe, the Crown Prince who had infiltrated the Heaven Dou Empire. Tang San learned that Heaven Dou had fallen to Spirit Hall and concluded that the Spirit Empire was preparing to conquer Star Luo as well.

• Qian Renxue transformed into Xue Qinghe to prove her identity to Tang San, then introduced herself as Qian Renxue and told him to call her Sister.
• After Qian Renxue left, Tang San asked Gui Mei who she was, and Gui Mei explained that she was Qian Xunji's daughter and Spirit Hall's young mistress.
• Gui Mei said Qian Renxue had been away from Spirit Hall for more than ten years, and Tang San realized she had secretly ruled the Heaven Dou Empire as Xue Qinghe.
• Tang San inferred that Spirit Hall had taken control of Heaven Dou and was exploiting Star Luo's succession struggle to weaken it.
• Tang San recognized that the Spirit Empire's Hidden Weapons gave it a decisive advantage in a future war against Star Luo.

Hun Xiu kept Tang San close while Tang San awakened his Blue Silver Sovereign, then summoned him to help the Spirit Empire take the Star Luo Empire without bloodshed. The chapter ended with Hun Xiu explaining that he wanted Tang San to aid the conquest, while Tang San focused on gaining Hun Xiu’s trust so he could betray him later.

• Hun Xiu told Tang San he was free of restrictions and urged him to visit A Yin, while privately remaining wary of him.
• A Yin took Tang San away for a month, and he returned with his Blue Silver Sovereign fully awakened, greater soul power, and a changed appearance.
• The Spirit Empire absorbed the Heaven Dou Empire, while Dai Mubai became emperor of the Star Luo Empire and his forces suffered defeats against the Spirit Empire.
• Hun Xiu summoned Tang San after his return and explained that he wanted to conquer the Star Luo Empire without causing casualties.
• Tang San was dumbfounded by Hun Xiu’s request and continued thinking about how to earn his trust so he could strike from behind.

Hun Xiu sent Tang San to persuade Dai Mubai to surrender Star Luo Empire, and Spirit Empire absorbed the kingdom with little bloodshed. After naming Tang San its Holy Son and betrothing him to Xiao Wu, Hun Xiu turned his attention to Star Dou Great Forest, alarming A Yin with his plans.

• Hun Xiu asked Tang San to persuade Dai Mubai to surrender and sent Yue Guan and Gui Mei with him to Star Luo City.
• Tang San told Dai Mubai that Spirit Empire wanted Star Luo Empire to surrender, and Dai Mubai agreed to do so rather than endanger his people in a losing war.
• Dai Mubai announced Star Luo Empire's surrender, and Spirit Empire took control of its territory within three days; Dai Mubai left with Zhu Zhuqing to live in seclusion.
• Hun Xiu made Tang San Spirit Hall's Holy Son and arranged his engagement to Xiao Wu, then planned to bring Star Dou Great Forest into Spirit Empire.
• Hun Xiu asked A Yin for advice about taking Star Dou Great Forest, and A Yin objected that the soul beasts would be confined and slaughtered.

Hun Xiu took Tang San and Xiao Wu to the Star Dou Great Forest to demand that its rulers submit to the Spirit Empire. After the Azure Sky Bull Python rejected him and attacked, Hun Xiu struck its tail, and the furious beast prepared to fight.

• Hun Xiu told Tang San and Xiao Wu to persuade the Azure Sky Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape to surrender, and Xiao Wu agreed after discussing the Spirit Empire's strength with Tang San.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu set out for the Star Dou Great Forest with Hun Xiu, reaching its depths in half an hour.
• Xiao Wu reunited with Er Ming and Da Ming, while Tang San saw the forest's two powerful rulers up close.
• Hun Xiu demanded that the Azure Sky Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape submit, but the Azure Sky Bull Python told him to leave.
• The Azure Sky Bull Python attacked Hun Xiu with its tail, and Hun Xiu's Angel Sacred Sword deflected the blow without severing it.
• The injured Azure Sky Bull Python grew enraged and readied itself to kill Hun Xiu.

Hun Xiu defeated the Azure Sky Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, then persuaded Xiao Wu to arrange their temporary submission. He traveled to Sea God Island, where Bo Saixi confronted him and asked why he had come.

• Hun Xiu overpowered the Azure Sky Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, then demanded that they submit to him and the Star Dou Great Forest follow.
• Xiao Wu persuaded Da Ming and Er Ming to temporarily submit, and they agreed on the condition that the forest's soul beasts would not be kept as pets.
• Hun Xiu flew to Sea God Island, where Bo Saixi sensed his arrival and sent the Seven Sacred Pillars to escort him to the Sea God Temple.
• Bo Saixi recognized Hun Xiu as a young level ninety-nine Absolute Douluo and asked why he had come to Sea God Island.
• Hun Xiu remarked on Bo Saixi's directness, and she demanded an answer while noticing his handsome appearance.

Hun Xiu challenged Bo Saixi for control of Sea God Island and her hand, wagering that he would serve her if he lost. After battling for three days and nights without a winner, he unleashed more of his power and suppressed Bo Saixi’s Sea God Martial Soul, leaving her stunned and questioning whether she had lost.

• Hun Xiu told Bo Saixi he had come to take Sea God Island and conquer her, then proposed that she become his if he won and that he serve her if he lost.
• Bo Saixi accepted the wager and fought Hun Xiu over the sea, summoning her Sea God Martial Soul while he revealed his Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and nine Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Hun Xiu and Bo Saixi battled for three days and nights, but neither could defeat the other, so Bo Saixi proposed calling it a draw.
• Hun Xiu said he had not used half his strength and unleashed a terrifying power that suppressed Bo Saixi’s Sea God Martial Soul.
• Hun Xiu declared that Bo Saixi had lost, but Bo Saixi refused to believe it.

Hun Xiu defeated Bo Saixi and demanded that she honor their wager, while Bo Saixi refused to hand Sea God Island over because it belonged to the Sea God. After three days, Hun Xiu accepted her refusal in exchange for Sea God Island and the surrounding ocean joining the Spirit Empire, and he ended by ordering the Seven Sacred Pillars to leave.

• Bo Saixi admitted defeat after Hun Xiu suppressed her martial soul and soul power, then agreed to give him an answer about their wager in three days.
• Bo Saixi told the Seven Sacred Pillars that Hun Xiu might be a god and refused to give him Sea God Island, though she was willing to give herself to him.
• Hun Xiu stayed in Bo Saixi's bedchamber for three nights while Bo Saixi slept in the Sea God Temple.
• Bo Saixi told Hun Xiu she would honor her promise to become his woman but could not give away Sea God Island.
• Hun Xiu proposed that Sea God Island and the surrounding ocean join the Spirit Empire while retaining their local authority, then told the Seven Sacred Pillars to leave.

Hun Xiu took the Sea God Trident from the Sea God Temple and left Sea God Island, while Bo Saixi stayed behind and was questioned by the Sea God about him. Back at Spirit Hall, Hun Xiu urged Qian Renxue to hand over her political duties and focus on cultivation as Bibi Dong pursued godhood in seclusion.

• Hun Xiu sent the Seven Sacred Pillars away, flirted with Bo Saixi, and declared that he would take the Sea God Trident for someone destined to wield it.
• Hun Xiu summoned the trident into his hand despite Bo Saixi's doubts, stored it away for Tang San, and left Sea God Island after three days.
• After Hun Xiu departed, the Sea God awakened in the temple, asked Bo Saixi about Qian Xunji, and ordered the Seven Sacred Pillars to leave so he could question her alone.
• Hun Xiu returned to Spirit Hall, where he learned Tang San and the others had not yet returned and summoned Qian Renxue while Bibi Dong remained in seclusion.
• Hun Xiu told Qian Renxue to delegate her empire's affairs to Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo and devote herself to cultivation.

Hun Xiu led the Spirit Empire's army into the City of Slaughter to bring it under imperial control, then easily overwhelmed the King of Slaughter despite the city's restrictions. When the King of Slaughter's secret failed to save him, he contacted Tang Chen and offered to return his body in exchange for help.

• Hun Xiu told Qian Renxue to abandon imperial duties and focus on cultivating, then assigned Ju and Gui Douluo to manage the Spirit Empire while she entered seclusion.
• Hun Xiu led ten thousand soldiers and Titled Douluo Ci Xue and Yu Long to the City of Slaughter, where they cut down the city's sinners.
• The King of Slaughter challenged Hun Xiu, but Hun Xiu used soul power freely, destroyed the bat army, and pinned him beneath his foot.
• Hun Xiu refused to spare the King of Slaughter after learning that the City of Slaughter offered a trial for godhood, a secret Hun Xiu already knew.
• The King of Slaughter contacted Tang Chen and offered to return his body, and Tang Chen asked what he would have to do in return.

Hun Xiu revealed that the King of Slaughter was the Nine-Headed Bat King possessing Tang Chen, then defeated Tang Chen and killed the parasite. He told Tang Chen that he would die too because Spirit Hall had destroyed the Haotian Sect, leaving Tang Chen to accept the reason for his execution.

• Hun Xiu exposed the King of Slaughter as the Nine-Headed Bat King controlling Tang Chen and challenged him to reveal Tang Chen.
• Tang Chen emerged with the Clear Sky Hammer and attacked Hun Xiu, but Hun Xiu froze the space around him and knocked him into the pit.
• Hun Xiu pierced all nine of the Nine-Headed Bat King's heads, killing him despite his pleas for reassurance.
• Hun Xiu told Tang Chen he would kill him to prevent any threat to Spirit Hall after it destroyed the Haotian Sect.
• Tang Chen understood Hun Xiu's motive and accepted that Hun Xiu would not spare him.

Tang San accepted the Sea God Trident from Hun Xiu and gained its recognition, while the Sea God chose him as a potential successor. Tang San then faced the Titled Douluo Gui Mei in a sparring match and discovered that the trident suppressed Gui Mei’s martial soul and soul power.

• Tang Chen asked Hun Xiu to tell Bo Saixi that he loved her, but Hun Xiu claimed she already had someone before Tang Chen self-destructed; Hun Xiu shielded himself and the army as the blast reduced the City of Slaughter to ruins.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu returned with Da Ming and Er Ming’s agreement to submit the Star Dou Great Forest to the Spirit Empire under the condition that its spirit beasts would not be bred or hunted freely, and Hun Xiu accepted.
• Hun Xiu offered Tang San the Sea God Trident as a reward, and Tang San accepted it and gained the divine artifact’s recognition.
• The Sea God sensed the trident’s new master, learned about Tang San, and decided that he could become the Sea God’s successor.
• Hun Xiu arranged for Tang San to test the trident against Gui Mei, and Tang San sensed that it suppressed Gui Mei’s martial soul and soul power.

Tang San tested the Sea God Trident against Gui Mei and grew confident as Gui Mei repeatedly took damage while obeying Hun Xiu’s order to clash head-on. Tang San decided to kill Gui Mei, but Hun Xiu called for him to stop and Gui Mei finally evaded his attack.

• Tang San attacked Gui Mei with the Sea God Trident, and Gui Mei dodged his strikes while Tang San’s trident smashed a crater into the plaza.
• Hun Xiu ordered Gui Mei to meet Tang San head-on, and the Sea God Trident repeatedly overwhelmed Gui Mei’s Ghost Blade and left him bleeding.
• Tang San grew increasingly confident and considered killing Gui Mei, while Gui Mei recognized the killing intent directed at him.
• Hun Xiu told Tang San to stop as Tang San charged again, but Tang San continued and Gui Mei evaded the Sea God Trident, leaving it to strike an afterimage.

Tang San attempted to kill Hun Xiu with the Sea God Trident, but Hun Xiu repelled him and forced him to apologize before taking the weapon back. Tang San returned to Xiao Wu, who urged him to leave Spirit Soul City, but he saw nowhere to escape on a continent ruled by the Spirit Empire.

• Gui Mei realized Tang San had turned against Spirit Hall but chose not to kill him, suspecting Hun Xiu had reasons to keep him alive.
• Hun Xiu confronted Tang San for attacking Gui Mei, and Tang San decided to use the Sea God Trident to kill Hun Xiu instead.
• Hun Xiu stopped the Trident before it could reach him and blasted Tang San to the ground; A Yin pleaded for Tang San and asked him to apologize.
• Tang San lowered his head and apologized, while Hun Xiu took back the Sea God Trident and said he would return it when Tang San could handle it.
• Hun Xiu dismissed Tang San and Gui Mei, then asked A Yin to compensate him; Tang San later told Xiao Wu what had happened.
• Xiao Wu urged Tang San to leave Spirit Soul City, but Tang San said the Spirit Empire ruled the continent and he had nowhere to go.

Hun Xiu told A Yin he planned to send Tang San to Sea God Island to train, and A Yin agreed, believing the trip could help her son become a god. Tang San suspected Hun Xiu was arranging his death, but Xiao Wu confirmed Sea God Island existed and explained that Ning Rongrong was in Spirit Soul City for reasons unrelated to Hun Xiu.

• Hun Xiu told A Yin that Tang San could train on Sea God Island and potentially inherit the Sea God's legacy, and A Yin agreed to his plan.
• A Yin told Tang San about the plan; he suspected Hun Xiu was trying to drive him from Spirit Hall and kill him, but hid his fears from his mother.
• After A Yin left, Tang San told Xiao Wu he thought Hun Xiu intended to kill them, and Xiao Wu confirmed that Sea God Island existed.
• Tang San asked why Xiao Wu visited Ning Rongrong, then assumed Hun Xiu had taken Rongrong to Spirit Soul City because he coveted her.
• Xiao Wu corrected Tang San's misunderstanding by explaining why Rongrong was in the city, but Tang San still insisted Hun Xiu was a bad person.

Tang San learned that rumors claimed he coveted Ning Rongrong, while Oscar believed the rumors and vowed to become powerful enough to claim her. Hun Xiu arranged for Golden Crocodile Douluo to escort Tang San to Sea God Island, and Qian Daoliu confronted Hun Xiu about retrieving the Sea God Trident and giving it to Tang San.

• Tang San raged at the Holy Son who supposedly pursued Ning Rongrong until Xiao Wu revealed that the Holy Son was Tang San himself, and she explained that the rumor had distorted Hun Xiu's plan to give Ning Rongrong to him.
• Oscar heard that Tang San coveted Ning Rongrong, took the rumor as a betrayal despite the soul-hunting squad captain's doubts, and vowed to grow strong enough to control the continent and win her.
• Hun Xiu asked Golden Crocodile Douluo to escort Tang San to Sea God Island for training, and Golden Crocodile Douluo agreed.
• Qian Daoliu questioned Hun Xiu about sending Tang San to Sea God Island and learned that Hun Xiu had retrieved the Sea God Trident from its temple there.

Hun Xiu persuaded Qian Daoliu to let Tang San pursue the Sea God’s trials, revealing that he had become a god and could suppress Tang San if necessary. Golden Crocodile Douluo escorted Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong toward Sea God Island, but Tang San remained convinced the journey was a plot to kill them.

• Hun Xiu told Qian Daoliu he could control Tang San even if Tang San became a god, and Qian Daoliu agreed not to interfere.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong departed Spirit Soul City with Golden Crocodile Douluo after Hun Xiu and A Yin saw them off.
• After a month of travel, the group reached a dock, where Tang San expected Golden Crocodile Douluo to attack them.
• Tang San begged Golden Crocodile Douluo to spare Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, then accused him of using the Sea God Island journey as a pretext to kill them.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo denied the accusation and said his mission was to escort them safely to Sea God Island.