Chapter Summaries

Zhao Ming confronted Yu Xiaogang, revealed Tang San’s death, and had Little Dragon Girl cripple Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul and cultivation. He left with evidence of Yu Xiaogang’s schemes, intending to give it to Bibi Dong and end their relationship.

• Yu Xiaogang planned to leave Shrek Academy for Spirit Hall if Tang San did not return, believing Bibi Dong would protect and support him.
• Zhao Ming confronted Yu Xiaogang and announced that he intended to pursue Bibi Dong, then exposed Yu Xiaogang’s past use of her.
• Yu Xiaogang admitted that he had approached Bibi Dong for his own benefit and threatened Zhao Ming with her feelings for him.
• Zhao Ming slapped Yu Xiaogang and gave him a box containing Tang San’s severed head, leaving Yu Xiaogang horrified and grief-stricken.
• Little Dragon Girl drained the power of Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul, crippling his cultivation, while Zhao Ming spared him and left him wailing.
• Zhao Ming said he had recorded their conversation and planned to give it, along with Yu Yuanzhen’s instructions, to Bibi Dong.

Zhao Ming reached level forty-nine and reunited with Ning Rongrong after Ning Fengzhi broke through to become a level eighty-three Soul Douluo. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s ceremony, Bone Douluo defeated Sword Douluo with Ning Fengzhi’s enhanced support, and Sword Douluo challenged Zhao Ming to test his strength.

• Zhao Ming ended his cultivation and learned from Ning Rongrong that Ning Fengzhi had become a level eighty-three Soul Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong told Zhao Ming that Ning Fengzhi had invited him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s grand ceremony, and Zhao Ming agreed to attend.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples gathered to celebrate Ning Fengzhi’s breakthrough and his promise to help talented disciples evolve their Martial Souls to Eight Treasure.
• Ning Fengzhi supported Bone Douluo as he fought Sword Douluo, whose attacks failed to overcome Bone Douluo’s enhanced defense.
• Bone Douluo defeated Sword Douluo, and the two welcomed Zhao Ming and Ning Rongrong back to the sect.
• Sword Douluo challenged Zhao Ming to exchange moves, drawing the attention of everyone in the square.

Zhao Ming accepted Sword Douluo Chen Xin’s challenge and demonstrated that his strength could withstand the attacks of a top Titled Douluo. After Zhao Ming blocked Chen Xin’s signature technique, Chen Xin declared him the winner.

• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples cheered for Zhao Ming, and Chen Xin challenged him to test his strength.
• Zhao Ming took to the sky in his Undying Dark Garb and used the Black Dragon Sword to block Chen Xin’s fourth Soul Skill.
• Chen Xin intensified his attacks with sword phantoms, but Zhao Ming destroyed them with ice and fire energy while holding his ground.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong discussed Zhao Ming’s potential and the possibility of supporting his ambitions to unify the continent.
• Chen Xin unleashed Myriad Swords Returning to the Origin, and Zhao Ming’s black barrier swallowed the sword phantoms without injuring him.
• Chen Xin acknowledged Zhao Ming’s victory after Zhao Ming emerged from the black mist, pale from the effort but unharmed.

Zhao Ming blocked Chen Xin’s powerful soul skill and revealed that he possessed several Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Bones, impressing Sword Douluo and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. In the main hall, Zhao Ming told Ning Fengzhi that he intended to unify the continent and asked for the sect’s help.

• Zhao Ming told Chen Xin that he possessed three or four Spirit Bones, all above the Hundred Thousand Year level, and said he would obtain such bones for Ning Rongrong if she wanted them.
• Chen Xin accepted Zhao Ming’s devotion to Ning Rongrong, and the group headed to the main hall as onlookers marveled at Zhao Ming’s strength.
• Ning Rongrong congratulated Zhao Ming on reaching forty-ninth rank Soul Power and promised to train so she could support and heal him.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Zhao Ming for helping him reach Soul Douluo and for finding a way to evolve the sect’s Martial Souls.
• Zhao Ming confirmed that he planned to unify Douluo Continent and asked Ning Fengzhi to help him bring down the Heaven Dou Empire.

Zhao Ming persuaded Ning Fengzhi to support his plan to unify the continent by promising him the position of Imperial Preceptor, while Ning Rongrong rejected becoming Empress. Ning Fengzhi committed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to Zhao Ming’s cause, and planned to introduce him to Xue Qinghe.

• Ning Fengzhi asked what Zhao Ming would offer the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Zhao Ming promised him the position of Imperial Preceptor if he unified the continent.
• Ning Fengzhi warned that breaking ties with the Heaven Dou Empire carried risks and asked whether Zhao Ming could oppose Spirit Hall; Zhao Ming said taking both empires would leave Spirit Hall unable to stop him.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would serve Zhao Ming and asked him to make Ning Rongrong Empress if he became Emperor.
• Ning Rongrong rejected the Empress position, and Zhao Ming promised to keep her precious to him.
• Ning Fengzhi said he would introduce Zhao Ming to Xue Qinghe in a few days, and Zhao Ming privately recognized that Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue.
• Chen Xin questioned Ning Fengzhi’s decision, and Ning Fengzhi said the sect would gamble on Zhao Ming because Spirit Hall would eventually threaten them regardless.

Qian Renxue learned that Zhao Ming had fought Sword Douluo and decided to meet her former teacher and judge his strength herself. Meanwhile, Zhao Ming received a mission to summon Angel Yan at the Crown Prince's Mansion and learned that Qian Renxue was waiting for him at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Qian Renxue heard that Zhao Ming had fought Sword Douluo and might rival a Titled Douluo, making him a future threat to her and Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue disguised herself as Xue Qinghe and set out to visit her teacher so she could assess Zhao Ming in person.
• Zhao Ming received a check-in mission at the Crown Prince's Mansion that would reward him with Angel Yan as his fifth Puppet.
• Zhao Ming reviewed Angel Yan's information and learned that her pure Angel Bloodline could suppress Qian Renxue's Martial Soul.
• The system told Zhao Ming that Qian Renxue had arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's main hall specifically to see him, and he began getting dressed.

Disguised as Xue Qinghe, Qian Renxue visited Ning Fengzhi and then sought out Zhao Ming, curious about his reputation. After his attack nearly struck her, Zhao Ming rescued her and drew her into an unexpectedly intimate conversation, while she tried to conceal her identity and composure.

• Xue Qinghe congratulated Ning Fengzhi on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Martial Soul evolution and his breakthrough to Soul Douluo, then asked to meet Zhao Ming.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, found Zhao Ming practicing the zither and was impressed by his music and demeanor.
• Zhao Ming sensed Qian Renxue and unleashed a powerful force; she chose not to reveal her strength, and he rushed forward to save her.
• Zhao Ming apologized and greeted Qian Renxue as the Crown Prince, while she invited him to call her Brother Xue.
• Zhao Ming took Qian Renxue by the hand and led her inside, leaving her flustered but unwilling to risk damaging their relationship.

Zhao Ming offered Xue Qinghe a Body Refining Technique, prompting Qian Renxue to suspect that it explained his strength and eagerly learn his exercises. After teaching her several techniques, Zhao Ming let Xue Qinghe leave with methods she could practice in the Imperial Palace.

• Qian Renxue worried that Zhao Ming had discovered her identity, but relaxed when he said he was only concerned about Xue Qinghe's weak physique.
• Zhao Ming offered to teach Xue Qinghe a Body Refining Technique, and Qian Renxue suspected it was the secret behind his strength.
• Zhao Ming had Xue Qinghe remove his outer robe and began teaching him sit-ups, sitting on his legs to guide the exercise.
• Qian Renxue felt the exercise strengthening her body and decided the technique could improve her physique.
• Zhao Ming taught Qian Renxue the rest of the Body Refining Techniques he knew, and Xue Qinghe eventually left.

Qian Renxue feared Zhao Ming had discovered her identity after he took liberties with her while she was disguised as a man. To keep him from exposing her, she agreed to let him see her true appearance, while both planned to use the situation to their own advantage.

• After returning to her courtyard, Qian Renxue told Old Li she feared Zhao Ming had seen through her disguise and recounted what had happened.
• Old Li reassured Qian Renxue that Zhao Ming did not know her true identity, and Qian Renxue decided to confront him before he could tell Ning Fengzhi.
• Qian Renxue told Zhao Ming a fabricated story about disguising herself as the Crown Prince to protect the Heaven Dou Empire, and asked him to keep her secret.
• Zhao Ming threatened to tell Ning Fengzhi unless Qian Renxue showed him her true appearance, and she reluctantly agreed.
• Zhao Ming promised not to touch Qian Renxue, while she suspected she could use his attraction to her to her advantage.

In Seven Treasure City, Zhao Ming showed Qian Renxue his powerful Spirit Bones after she questioned how a Soul Ancestor could fight far above his rank. Qian Renxue believed he might also possess a five-million-year-old Spirit Bone, but Zhao Ming admitted he had made that claim up and left her flustered by his advances.

• Zhao Ming admired Qian Renxue in her pale yellow gown as they walked through Seven Treasure City.
• Qian Renxue asked Zhao Ming how he had gained such strength despite being only a Soul Ancestor, and he claimed he had powerful Spirit Bones.
• After they left the city, Zhao Ming revealed his Hundred Thousand Year Dark Golden Dreadclaw External Soul Bone and Black Dragon King Spirit Bone to Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue asked to see Zhao Ming's supposed five-million-year-old Spirit Bone, but he confessed he had been joking and put an arm around her waist.
• Qian Renxue broke free of Zhao Ming's arm, blushing at his shameless behavior.

Zhao Ming and Qian Renxue shared a final, candid walk through Seven Treasure City, knowing their ambitions could make them enemies. After Qian Renxue returned to her role as Heaven Dou’s Crown Prince, Zhao Ming went back to Ning Rongrong, who was jealous that he had spent the evening with another girl.

• Zhao Ming and Qian Renxue browsed street stalls together until several thugs tried to extort them and Zhao Ming erased the attackers with black energy.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Zhao Ming planned to move against the Heaven Dou Empire, and he admitted that he did.
• Zhao Ming told Qian Renxue that he wanted to unify the continent and bring peace, while promising he would never hurt her.
• Qian Renxue left, saying she would remain Heaven Dou’s Crown Prince and regard Zhao Ming as a traitor coveting her throne.
• Zhao Ming returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Rongrong confronted him about spending the evening with another girl before he kissed her.

Zhao Ming and Ning Rongrong spent the morning together before preparing for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s ceremony. At the sect, Ning Fengzhi rejected Spirit Hall’s offer to submit, and Hu Liena set out to meet Zhao Ming while the four elders accompanying her planned to kill him.

• Zhao Ming carried Ning Rongrong to a medicinal bath so she could recover before the ceremony.
• Hu Liena and four Spirit Hall elders met with Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, and Sword Douluo in the sect’s main hall.
• Ning Fengzhi refused Spirit Hall’s offer, declaring that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would not submit.
• Hu Liena presented rare treasures and asked Ning Fengzhi to introduce her to Zhao Ming.
• Hu Liena left for the rear courtyard, while the four elders followed with plans to kill Zhao Ming.

Zhao Ming learned that Spirit Hall had sent four Titled Douluo and Saintess Hu Liena to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but he remained confident as he went to meet her. Hu Liena warned him to be careful while preparing to enter the City of Slaughter, and Zhao Ming left convinced she still cared about him.

• Ning Fengzhi told Zhao Ming and Ning Rongrong that Spirit Hall had arrived with four Titled Douluo and Hu Liena, and Zhao Ming decided to meet them.
• Zhao Ming found Hu Liena practicing with a short blade and teased her about their past, while she offered to grant him one request if he kept her secrets.
• Zhao Ming recognized that Hu Liena was training for the City of Slaughter, and she confirmed she had asked to enter ahead of schedule.
• Zhao Ming warned Hu Liena that the City of Slaughter was dangerous and thought about going there to protect her.
• Hu Liena urged Zhao Ming to be careful, and he teased her by asking whether she was worried about him.

Zhao Ming gave Hu Liena a ring and supplies for her cultivation, rejected Spirit Hall’s invitation, and left after demonstrating his strength to its elders. Chrysanthemum Pass decided to gather more forces to target him, while Hu Liena worried about the conflict between them.

• Zhao Ming gave Hu Liena a ring containing cultivation resources and asked her to pass a Recording Stone about Yu Xiaogang to Bibi Dong.
• Hu Liena asked Zhao Ming to join Spirit Hall, but he refused and teased her by calling her his wife.
• Chrysanthemum Pass and three Titled Douluo entered Hu Liena’s courtyard, where Zhao Ming declined to speak privately with them and tried to leave.
• A Titled Douluo attacked Zhao Ming, but Zhao Ming repelled him with his Dark Golden Dreadclaw and injured him.
• Chrysanthemum Pass apologized to Zhao Ming, then decided to mobilize Spirit Hall’s forces in Heaven Dou City against him.
• Hu Liena watched Zhao Ming leave and worried that he and Spirit Hall would become enemies.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect became the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong’s Martial Souls evolved, and Ning Fengzhi appointed Zhao Ming as a Sect Guardian Elder with authority equal to his own. The ceremony ended with Zhao Ming honored by the sect while Ning Rongrong teased him about Hu Liena.

• The gathered factions learned that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had become the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and that Ning Fengzhi had reached Soul Douluo while Ning Rongrong gained the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Fengzhi announced that Ning Rongrong was betrothed to Zhao Ming and appointed him Sect Guardian Elder, granting him equal status and access to the sect’s resources.
• The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s disciples knelt before Zhao Ming and welcomed him as their new guardian elder.
• Ning Rongrong linked arms with Zhao Ming and asked about his relationship with Hu Liena, while Hu Liena grew irritated after overhearing his remark about her appearance.
• The ceremony lasted the day, and the sect officially completed its change of name to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Zhao Ming visited Qian Renxue at the Crown Prince's Mansion, revealed that he knew her identity, and tried to comfort her about the hardships she had endured. After she rejected his assurances, he offered her Angel Power, leaving her startled by the sudden appearance of Angel Yan.

• Ning Rongrong left with Sword Douluo to obtain her fourth Soul Ring, and Zhao Ming headed for Heaven Dou City.
• Zhao Ming checked in at the Crown Prince's Mansion, obtained Puppet Angel Yan, and reached level fifty-one Soul King.
• Qian Renxue hesitated over Zhao Ming's name in a register of people targeted by Spirit Hall before Zhao Ming entered her room.
• Zhao Ming revealed that he knew Qian Renxue was Qian Xunji's daughter and promised he would not kill her.
• Qian Renxue cried as Zhao Ming spoke of her suffering, then pushed him away and accused him of deceiving her.
• Zhao Ming offered Qian Renxue a portion of Angel Power, and Angel Yan suddenly appeared in the room.

Zhao Ming introduced Qian Renxue to Angel Yan, who baptized her with Angel Power and greatly strengthened her angelic bloodline. Afterward, Qian Renxue questioned whether she could still oppose Zhao Ming and realized she had begun to care for him.

• Zhao Ming revealed that his Puppet Martial Soul summoned companions from other worlds and introduced Angel Yan to Qian Renxue.
• Angel Yan recognized Qian Renxue's Angel Bloodline and agreed to give her Angel's Baptism at Zhao Ming's request.
• Angel Yan infused Qian Renxue with Angel Power, transforming her aura and making her far more compatible with the Angel God's inheritance.
• Zhao Ming left with Angel Yan, while Qian Renxue considered his gift and wondered whether his feelings for her were sincere.
• Qian Renxue admitted to Old Li that Zhao Ming had become important to her, and Old Li advised her to follow her heart before she asked to be left alone.

Zhao Ming learned that the Zhu Family had begun fighting the Dai Family and decided to travel to the Star Luo Empire with Zhu Zhuqing and Zi Ji. Meanwhile, Spirit Hall prepared to ambush him, though Chrysanthemum Pass worried that their plan might go wrong.

• The system told Zhao Ming that Dai Mubai had acted first after succeeding Dai Long, but the Zhu Family was still likely to prevail.
• Zhao Ming invited Zhu Zhuqing to accompany him to the Star Luo Empire, and she agreed; he also decided Zi Ji would go while Bi Ji stayed behind.
• A bishop informed Spirit Hall elders that Zhao Ming had left Heaven Dou City and was heading toward the Star Luo Empire.
• Three elders dismissed Chrysanthemum Pass's concerns and insisted they could kill Zhao Ming without additional forces.
• Chrysanthemum Pass ordered the bishop to gather all available Soul Saint-level and stronger fighters in Heaven Dou City before the attack.

Zhao Ming and his companions were ambushed by a large Spirit Hall force, but his allies overwhelmed and killed them. He spared Chrysanthemum Pass after severing his right arm and left him with a warning to persuade the Pope to surrender.

• Zhao Ming camped in the forest with Zhu Zhuqing, Zi Ji, and the Little Dragon Girl, expecting Spirit Hall to arrive.
• Chrysanthemum Pass led more than forty Spirit Hall experts to surround Zhao Ming and demanded that he surrender.
• Zi Ji and the Little Dragon Girl revealed their dragon forms, and Zhao Ming’s puppets joined the battle against Spirit Hall.
• Zhao Ming’s group slaughtered the Spirit Hall forces, including three Titled Douluos, while Chrysanthemum Pass watched the defeat unfold.
• Zhao Ming severed Chrysanthemum Pass’s right arm, spared his life, and told him to persuade the Pope to surrender before departing.

Zhu Zhuyun’s forces attacked the Star Luo Imperial Palace, but Dai Mubai revealed a hidden Titled Douluo ancestor who nearly killed her. Zhao Ming arrived in time, killed the ancestor and Dai Mubai, and ordered the Dai royal family exterminated.

• Zhu Zhuyun ordered her troops to storm the Imperial Palace while Dugu Bo warned her that Dai Mubai might have a hidden advantage.
• Dai Mubai confronted Zhu Zhuyun and summoned the Withered Elder, a Titled Douluo ancestor of the Dai Family.
• The Withered Elder charged at Zhu Zhuyun, but Zhao Ming appeared and cut him in half with a sword aura.
• Zhao Ming embraced Zhu Zhuyun, ordered his troops to kill every Dai royal family member, and sent Dai Mubai flying.
• Dai Mubai charged Zhao Ming in despair, and Zhao Ming killed him with the Black Dragon.