Chapter Summaries

Xia Tianling questioned Golden Crocodile Douluo about a decaying Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone and learned it was tied to a catastrophic battle against the Holy Spirit. The account left Xia Tianling facing the history of an Evil Soul Master threat that had killed Spirit Hall’s former leadership.

• Xia Tianling asked Zhu Zhuqing to keep his Storage Soul Tool Rings and accompany him as an assistant while he had no Soul Power.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived at the camp and warned Xia Tianling to prioritize his safety as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo showed Xia Tianling a decaying Hundred-Thousand-Year Sky Wave Tiger Torso Bone left by the previous Second Worship.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo explained that the old Pope once encountered Evil Soul Masters performing sacrifices and faced a being called Holy Spirit.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo recounted that all nine worshippers died fighting Holy Spirit, which the old Pope ultimately killed at the cost of his life.

Golden Crocodile Douluo told Xia Tianling how the Evil Power had corrupted spirit bones and how Spirit Hall had secretly hunted Evil Soul Masters, leaving Xia Tianling alarmed by the hidden dangers on Douluo Continent. Afterward, Xia Tianling decided to prioritize growing stronger and begin pursuing technological development and universal education.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo explained that the nine Great Enshrined had died fighting a Holy Spirit, and that the Evil Power had destroyed or transformed their spirit bones.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo said Spirit Hall had hunted Evil Soul Masters for decades because the power was so dangerous, but Qian Daoliu had sealed the records and its source remained unknown.
• Xia Tianling agreed to keep the secret and asked why Qian Daoliu had taken a special interest in him, but Golden Crocodile Douluo had no answer.
• After leaving Golden Crocodile Douluo's tent, Xia Tianling wondered whether the strange Evil Power, corrupted spirit bones, and other mysteries were connected.
• Xia Tianling resolved to focus on strength after the Continental Elite Tournament and put technological progress and universal education into action.

Xia Tianling and the others returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with the recovered mithril alloy, while Ning Rongrong had left Shrek Academy and returned home. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi mediating as Chen Xin and Gu Rong discussed Rongrong’s training under Yu Xiaogang.

• Xia Tianling and the others recovered all 108 melted Mithril Cubes and traveled safely to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Xia Tianling observed the sect’s grand castle and its auspicious surroundings near Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• Ning Rongrong left Shrek Academy after Oscar’s departure and returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang San envied Ning Rongrong’s freedom but stayed at Shrek Academy to pursue the tournament’s soul bone reward.
• Chen Xin told Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi that Ning Rongrong had broken through to level thirty and trained by running with weights under Yu Xiaogang.
• Ning Fengzhi tried to calm Gu Rong after he angrily criticized Chen Xin for allowing Rongrong to train that way.

Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, and Sword Douluo discussed Ning Rongrong’s training at Shrek Academy, with Bone Douluo quickly changing from outrage to praise when he learned she had chosen the weighted run herself. When Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Bone Douluo greeted her with open affection.

• Bone Douluo angrily objected to Ning Rongrong carrying rocks during training, but Sword Douluo explained that she had volunteered for it.
• Ning Fengzhi defended sending Ning Rongrong away to grow more independent, while Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo insisted they would always protect her.
• A sect disciple reported that Ning Rongrong had arrived, and Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo rushed out to meet her.
• Ning Rongrong entered the main hall and leaped into Bone Douluo’s arms, and he welcomed her home while saying she looked thinner.

Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi that she had withdrawn from Shrek, then revealed how the Star Dou Great Forest tragedy had made her reflect on her spoiled behavior and the people who cared for her. She resolved to cultivate seriously, cause less trouble, and return the affection of those close to her.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Ning Rongrong whether she had withdrawn from Shrek, and she confirmed that she had.
• Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo defended Ning Rongrong's choice, while Ning Fengzhi struggled to discipline his daughter.
• Ning Rongrong apologized to Ning Fengzhi and thanked him for raising her, leaving him and both grandfathers astonished by her change.
• Ning Rongrong recalled Oscar standing in front of her during the Titan Giant Ape's attack and feared that her selfishness might someday endanger those she loved.
• Ning Rongrong resolved to cultivate seriously, cause less trouble, and reciprocate the care of her family and friends.

Ning Rongrong confronted Ning Fengzhi over the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and learned that Spirit Hall Academy’s exchange group had arrived. She reunited with Oscar at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where he nervously met her father.

• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi she would not join Shrek at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and he agreed she could stay home and cultivate.
• Ning Rongrong showed Ning Fengzhi a Godly Zhuge Crossbow, but he pretended not to recognize it while Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo slipped away.
• Ning Rongrong continued confronting Ning Fengzhi over the crossbow, and he seized on news of Xia Tianling’s arrival to interrupt her.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong that Spirit Hall Academy’s group had arrived, prompting her to forgive him and head to the Seven Treasures Hall.
• Ning Rongrong ran into Oscar’s arms when the group arrived, and Oscar nervously introduced himself to Ning Fengzhi.

Oscar met Ning Rongrong’s father, Ning Fengzhi, and then endured Sword Douluo Chen Xin’s escalating pressure without summoning his Martial Soul. The test drove Oscar’s Martial Golden Body toward a new realm, leaving Chen Xin astonished by his resilience.

• Ning Fengzhi welcomed Oscar and introduced himself as Ning Rongrong’s father, while Xia Tianling helped ease the tension between them.
• Xia Tianling stayed behind to discuss the exchange, and Ning Rongrong kept Oscar with her as the others went to their accommodations.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong arrived, and Chen Xin tested Oscar by pressing him with increasing spiritual pressure.
• Oscar resisted with his Martial Golden Body, eventually releasing Blood Qi Wolf Smoke as his body’s blood and qi surged under the strain.
• Chen Xin raised the pressure beyond Spirit King strength, but Oscar still did not summon his Martial Soul, leaving Chen Xin worried and astonished.

Oscar endured Sword Douluo’s pressure and revealed that he was a level-thirty-eight Food System Spirit Master with an Assault System role. Xia Tianling explained the Martial Golden Body’s power and severe limitations, leaving Ning Fengzhi disappointed but wondering whether Xia Tianling could create a simplified version.

• Oscar broke through an acupoint under Sword Douluo’s pressure, straightened his back, and earned praise from Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi healed Oscar, who revealed his Sausage martial soul and identified himself as an unprecedented Assault System auxiliary Spirit Master.
• Bone Douluo asked about Oscar’s red smoke, and Xia Tianling explained that it was Blood Qi Wolf Smoke produced by the Martial Golden Body.
• Xia Tianling told Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo that the Martial Golden Body could give auxiliary Spirit Masters substantial offensive power but required rare resources, great comprehension, and training from childhood.
• Ning Fengzhi’s hopes of adopting the method faded as he considered its restrictions, then he suspected Xia Tianling might have a simplified version in mind.

Xia Tianling hinted that he had a way to let Support System Soul Masters defend themselves and attack, but postponed discussing his terms with Ning Fengzhi until the next day. Ning Fengzhi and his elders weighed the cost of securing the method and the growing possibility of fully aligning the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Spirit Hall.

• Xia Tianling told Ning Fengzhi he had a solution but delayed the negotiations until tomorrow, then left for his accommodations.
• Ning Rongrong took Oscar out and scolded Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo for their treatment of her friends.
• Ning Fengzhi insisted the sect had to obtain Xia Tianling's method, while Bone Douluo worried that Spirit Hall might demand too much in return.
• Ning Fengzhi acknowledged that the sect was already increasingly tied to Spirit Hall through its purchases and exchange program.
• Ning Fengzhi argued that Spirit Hall's rise was inevitable and suggested its internal conflict between the Pope, Elder Council, and Worship Hall was easing.

Xia Tianling negotiated a decades-long strategic alliance between Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, giving Ning Fengzhi a method that could help evolve his Martial Soul. After Ning Fengzhi hurried off to study it, Bone Douluo challenged Xia Tianling to demonstrate his abilities, and Xia warned that he could summon his Martial Soul but could not use Soul Power.

• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo spent the night setting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's bottom line for cooperation with Spirit Hall.
• Xia Tianling used what he had learned by secretly listening to their meeting to negotiate terms that Ning Fengzhi reluctantly accepted.
• Xia Tianling and Ning Fengzhi signed a decades-long strategic cooperation treaty and agreements covering research, military, economic, and cultural alliances.
• Xia Tianling gave Ning Fengzhi a Natal Treasure nurturing method that could potentially evolve the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and help its users gain offensive and defensive abilities.
• Ning Fengzhi left to study the method, while Bone Douluo invited Xia Tianling to demonstrate his abilities.
• Xia Tianling agreed but explained that he could summon his Martial Soul while being unable to use Soul Power.

Xia Tianling asked Bone Douluo to test his limits, then endured pressure from Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo to temper his body. His Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Martial Soul broke their combined pressure, but its aura left Bone Douluo weakened.

• Xia Tianling used a bug in Spirit Summon to activate True Dragon Possession and invited Bone Douluo to test his limits.
• Xia Tianling endured Bone Douluo's rising pressure and asked him to use his full Rank 94 strength.
• Bone Douluo increased the pressure, and Sword Douluo arrived and added his own pressure to help temper Xia Tianling's body.
• Residual lightning power inside Xia Tianling reactivated under the pressure and strengthened his bones, muscles, defense, and lightning resistance.
• Xia Tianling released his Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Martial Soul, shattering the Super Douluos' combined pressure and causing Gu Rong's aura to plummet by thirty percent.

Xia Tianling revealed that his Golden Dragon King Martial Soul could suppress and strengthen dragon-type Martial Souls, then helped Bone Douluo improve his cultivation. Bone Douluo’s long-standing level 95 bottleneck loosened, and he eagerly wanted Xia Tianling to stay and help him break through.

• Xia Tianling told Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo that his second Martial Soul was the Golden Dragon King, and Bone Douluo confirmed it suppressed his Bone Dragon Martial Soul.
• Xia Tianling strengthened Bone Douluo with his Dragon Might, and Bone Douluo found his power had increased by thirty percent.
• Sword Douluo realized Xia Tianling’s Martial Soul could greatly boost dragon-type Soul Masters, and Xia Tianling hinted that it had an even more explosive ability.
• Xia Tianling meditated with Bone Douluo and discovered Soul Power flowed into him, though it vanished moments later.
• Bone Douluo found his cultivation speed had increased by more than ten percent and his level 95 bottleneck had loosened slightly, so he urged Xia Tianling to stay with him.

Xia Tianling left Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo bickering and let Ning Rongrong guide his companions around the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect while Ning Fengzhi studied a martial soul nourishing technique. Ning Fengzhi used it to evolve his Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Eight Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and reached level eighty.

• Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo argued over who would benefit more from Xia Tianling’s techniques, and Xia Tianling slipped away to find Ning Rongrong and his companions.
• Ning Rongrong led Xia Tianling and the others on a tour of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect while Ning Fengzhi entered seclusion with the technique Xia Tianling had given him.
• Ning Fengzhi studied the book, learned to form a Soul Power vortex in his dantian, and nourished his martial soul with Soul Power and his Heart Blood.
• Ning Fengzhi’s martial soul evolved into an eight-tier pagoda, which he renamed the Eight Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Fengzhi reached level eighty and celebrated breaking the sect masters’ longstanding cultivation limit.

Xia Tianling’s exchange visit to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect continued as Ning Fengzhi revealed that his martial soul had evolved and he had become an eighty-third-rank Spirit Douluo. Xia Tianling promised to help Bone Douluo evolve his martial soul and requested a private forging room and rare metal ores so he could learn something new.

• Xia Tianling and the other visitors exchanged knowledge with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect while enjoying an easy schedule of classes, cultivation, and Oscar’s spiritual meals.
• Ning Fengzhi visited Xia Tianling and Bone Douluo, revealing his evolved Eight Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and his breakthrough to Spirit Douluo.
• Bone Douluo asked Xia Tianling to help evolve his martial soul, and Xia Tianling promised to try once he recovered his strength.
• Xia Tianling wrote Ning Fengzhi a list of herbs to gather for Bone Douluo’s martial soul evolution.
• Xia Tianling asked Ning Fengzhi for a private forging room and raw rare metal ores, then claimed he had invented the Hidden Weapons.

Xia Tianling used his accumulated Fate Power and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s supplies to resume forging, aiming to reach Thousand Forging. As he worked, he explained how his two-handed method preserved a metal’s grain and spirituality, unlike the era’s destructive impurity-removal techniques.

• Xia Tianling decided to take up forging again because he lacked Soul Power and could not practice his Spirit Chef skills.
• Ning Fengzhi supplied Xia Tianling with rare metals and a fully equipped forge.
• Xia Tianling heated tungsten steel and used his Dawnbreaker Martial Soul, shaped like two hammers, to forge it.
• Xia Tianling recalled how he had developed two-handed forging after reaching a bottleneck with the traditional single-hammer method.
• Xia Tianling concluded that gentle forging preserved metal’s potential for Thousand Forging and beyond, while excessive impurity removal damaged its internal structure.

Xia Tianling exploited the Fate Modification System to obtain Tang Wulin’s forging insights, then used them to begin purifying Deep Silver for his first Thousand Forging attempt. The chapter ended as his hammer blows shook unwanted components loose from the metal.

• Xia Tianling completed Hundred Forging on tungsten steel and decided to try Thousand Forging with Deep Silver.
• Xia Tianling wished for god-level Tang Wulin’s knowledge of metals and forging, and the system eventually granted it while deducting nearly all his Fate Power.
• The system detected Xia Tianling’s loophole and upgraded its logic, warning him not to exploit it again.
• Xia Tianling heated the Deep Silver and studied its properties before beginning its purification.
• Xia Tianling tested the Deep Silver, then struck it with his smaller hammer as impurities began falling away.

Xia Tianling forged Deep Silver through Hundred Forging and achieved First Grade Thousand Forgings, creating metal marked with dragon-scale patterns. His success advanced his forging knowledge and earned him a large amount of Fate Power.

• Xia Tianling studied Deep Silver through careful hammer strikes, then heated and forged it until he completed Hundred Forging.
• Xia Tianling continued hammering the purified metal for several hours as Zhu Zhuqing arrived with dinner and waited outside the forging room.
• Xia Tianling reached the final stage and made the Deep Silver release a five-foot silver light, achieving First Grade Thousand Forgings.
• Xia Tianling cut his wrist and let his blood fall onto the Deep Silver, giving it a faint dragon roar and smooth dragon-scale patterns.
• The system advanced Xia Tianling's forging understanding, unlocked the Blacksmith profession and the option of Artifact Refiner, and awarded him a massive amount of Fate Power.

After completing a Thousand Forging of Deep Silver, Xia Tianling discovered that his work had earned Fate Power and that he had gained a pending Formation Master inheritance, strengthening his plans to develop Spirit Guide technology. Zhu Zhuqing brought him dinner, then examined the forged metal as Xia Tianling began explaining forging to her.

• Xia Tianling realized that advancing civilization could earn Fate Power and found a pending Formation Master inheritance on his system panel.
• He decided that Artifact Refining and Formation Mastery would help him research Battle Armor and unlock the Spirit Guide Technology branch.
• After working until night, Xia Tianling left his Thousand-Forged Deep Silver on the workbench and opened the forging room door.
• Zhu Zhuqing brought Xia Tianling dinner, and he invited her inside to see his research results.
• Zhu Zhuqing struggled to lift the heavy Thousand-Forged Deep Silver and asked Xia Tianling what it was.
• Xia Tianling identified the metal as Deep Sea Deep Silver forged through Thousand Forging and a blood sacrifice, then explained forging to Zhu Zhuqing.

Xia Tianling explained Thousand Forging to Zhu Zhuqing, then received the Artifact Refiner and Formation Master inheritances and forged a pair of Blood Sacrifice Deep Silver hammers. His first strikes showed no special effect, but his bloodline power began resonating with the metal as he continued forging.

• Xia Tianling explained how Thousand Forging gave metal a trace of life, and Zhu Zhuqing admired his skill before leaving with the lunchbox.
• Xia Tianling asked the system for the Artifact Refiner and Formation Master inheritances, and it gave him the knowledge and tools in Mustard Seed Bags.
• Xia Tianling expanded the Artifact Refining Furnace and realized he needed High-grade Spirit Stones to power it, then went to sleep before making his forging hammers.
• Two days later, Xia Tianling finished a pair of Blood Sacrifice Deep Silver hammers and refined them with his Spiritual Sense.
• Xia Tianling tested the hammers, saw no special effect, and began forging tungsten steel as his Bloodline Power quietly resonated with the metal.

Xia Tianling forged a Heart Protection Armor for Zhu Zhuqing from Thousand Forged tungsten steel and discovered that its Dragon Might enhanced her physical abilities and soul skills. Refining the armor increased its bonus to ten percent, giving Xia Tianling a clearer path toward creating Battle Armor.

• Xia Tianling finished Thousand Forging tungsten steel and found it was stronger than expected and carried faint Dragon Might.
• Xia Tianling forged a Heart Protection Armor while Zhu Zhuqing brought him lunch and waited in his forging room.
• Zhu Zhuqing tried on the armor and found that it fit comfortably without restricting her movements.
• Zhu Zhuqing activated Martial Soul Possession and discovered the armor improved her physical abilities and soul skill power.
• Xia Tianling taught Zhu Zhuqing how to refine the armor, raising its enhancement bonus to ten percent.