Chapter Summaries

Chu Fan fought Fierce Tiger Douluo after the Titled Douluo attacked him on Dai Weisi’s behalf. Chu Fan survived Fierce Tiger Douluo’s strongest blast and countered with an exploding Azure Lotus, leaving Fierce Tiger Douluo engulfed in flames.

• Fierce Tiger Douluo revealed his Titled Douluo power and attacked Chu Fan, who dodged while using his Azure Lotus to trap him.
• Fierce Tiger Douluo broke free with his Soul Skills, then offered Chu Fan rewards and high office if he pledged allegiance to the Star Dou Empire.
• Chu Fan refused, and Fierce Tiger Douluo blasted him with a massive sphere of energy.
• Chu Fan absorbed the energy with his Azure Lotus and remained unharmed.
• Chu Fan launched a tiny Azure Lotus at Fierce Tiger Douluo, and it exploded in a devastating burst of flames and smoke.

Chu Fan killed Dai Weisi after defeating Fierce Tiger Douluo, but spared Zhu Zhuyun when Zhu Zhuqing ordered her to leave. He brought Xiao Wu back to the center of the Star Dou Great Forest, then took Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect before setting his sights on Spirit Hall and Bibi Dong.

• Chu Fan killed Fierce Tiger Douluo in an explosion, then killed Dai Weisi when he tried to bargain and fight back.
• Chu Fan spared Zhu Zhuyun on the condition that Zhu Zhuqing forgive her, and Zhu Zhuqing told Zhu Zhuyun to get lost.
• Chu Fan carried Xiao Wu through the Star Dou Great Forest, where the Soul Beasts retreated from Xiao Wu's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast aura.
• Chu Fan returned Xiao Wu to the lake at the forest's center, where the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape welcomed her home.
• Chu Fan left the forest with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong and took them to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Chu Fan turned his thoughts toward Spirit Hall and Bibi Dong.

Tang Hao helped Tang San absorb a ten-thousand-year soul bone that strengthened his mental power and eye techniques, then led him to a voice calling him through an ancient forest. There, the Blue Silver King revealed that Tang San’s martial soul was the Blue Silver Emperor, and Tang San felt his mother’s presence as he received its baptism.

• Tang Hao identified Tang San’s weakness as a lack of explosive power and gave him a skull soul bone to absorb.
• After three days of absorption, Tang San’s mental clarity and Purple Demon Eye improved, and he used his gaze to pulverize a boulder.
• Tang Hao took Tang San to an ancient forest, where Blue Silver Grass guided them toward the source of a mental call.
• The Blue Silver King told Tang San that his martial soul was the Blue Silver Emperor and that he was the emperor among Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San felt a gentle, motherly presence while the gathered Blue Silver Grass bathed him in blue light.

After completing the Blue Silver Emperor awakening, Tang San left the forest with Tang Hao, who reacted emotionally to his resemblance to Ah Yin and continued taking him north. At Spirit Hall, Hu Liena resolved to train in Slaughter City, and Bibi Dong approved her departure and gave her a precious skull before she set off.

• Tang San completed the Blue Silver Emperor awakening, said farewell to the Blue Silver King, and left the forest after three more days of quiet reflection.
• Tang Hao embraced Tang San in tears, said he resembled Ah Yin, and withheld the story of his mother as they resumed their journey north.
• Chu Fan visited Bibi Dong at Spirit Hall and jokingly proposed marriage as his plan to unify the continent, angering her.
• Hu Liena asked Bibi Dong to let her train in a place where she would truly face death, and promised to return alive without a protector.
• Bibi Dong accepted Hu Liena's decision and gave her a white skull to absorb before she left.

Chu Fan improved Hu Liena’s soul bone and stood guard while she absorbed it, then confronted Bibi Dong with Yu Xiaogang as proof of his promise to punish men who abandoned their women. Bibi Dong rejected Yu Xiaogang and chose to keep him alive to witness her and Chu Fan’s future plans.

• Chu Fan used the Qiankun Cauldron and an Immortal Herb to raise Hu Liena’s spiritual skull bone to the sixty-thousand-year level and strengthen her resistance to spiritual attacks.
• Hu Liena began absorbing the improved soul bone while Chu Fan and Bibi Dong guarded her.
• Chu Fan called Bibi Dong “Dong'er,” angering her, but stopped her from striking by warning that she could disrupt Hu Liena’s absorption.
• Chu Fan revealed the mutilated Yu Xiaogang and awakened him in a separate space, where Yu Xiaogang begged Bibi Dong to save him.
• Bibi Dong rejected Yu Xiaogang’s pleas, said she would let him live to watch her and Chu Fan achieve their goals, and Chu Fan returned him to the Storage Ring.

Hu Liena absorbed a refined soul bone that greatly strengthened her spiritual power, and Chu Fan escorted her toward Slaughter City. Meanwhile, Tang Hao brought Tang San to a tavern, where Tang San drank human blood and was ordered to kill the patrons who mocked him.

• Hu Liena absorbed the soul bone, gaining sharply enhanced spiritual power and the ability to sense everything within a hundred meters.
• Chu Fan flirted with Hu Liena and Bibi Dong before Bibi Dong sent him to escort Hu Liena to Slaughter City.
• Tang Hao led Tang San north to a gloomy town tavern and ordered two cups of Bloody Mary.
• Tang San drank the Bloody Mary, learned it was human blood, and vomited as the tavern patrons ridiculed him.
• Tang Hao pointed at the mocking patrons and ordered Tang San to kill them.

Chu Fan and Hu Liena found Slaughter City's hidden entrance and overcame Terror Knight Scott's challenge to reach the city gate. As Hu Liena prepared to enter and begin her mission, she clung to Chu Fan while he asked if she had truly decided to cross the gate.

• Chu Fan found the passage beneath the town and led Hu Liena into Slaughter City.
• Terror Knight Scott confronted Chu Fan and demanded he defeat him to earn entry.
• Chu Fan's pressure stopped Scott's charge and shattered his right arm, forcing Scott to admit Chu Fan had passed the test.
• Chu Fan gave Hu Liena the identity plaque and led her to Slaughter City's gate, where she realized they were about to part.
• Hu Liena threw herself into Chu Fan's arms, and Chu Fan asked whether she was sure she wanted to enter Slaughter City.

Hu Liena entered Slaughter City to grow stronger, while Chu Fan confronted the King of Slaughter and demanded that she be kept safe. Tang San also entered the city, and the King of Slaughter ordered his subordinates to watch him closely.

• Hu Liena left Chu Fan and entered Slaughter City, determined to improve her strength and rely on herself.
• Chu Fan decided to meet the King of Slaughter and ensure Hu Liena would not be harmed.
• Tang San entered Slaughter City without resistance and received a black token marked 9528.
• The King of Slaughter ordered a subordinate to monitor Tang San and warned against provoking the Gods of Slaughter.
• Chu Fan killed a subordinate who challenged him, overpowered the King of Slaughter, and revealed his Spirit Hall token.
• Chu Fan warned that Hu Liena was his and the Pope's disciple, then left; the King of Slaughter ordered that her safety be guaranteed.

Bibi Dong faced a challenge from Spirit Hall’s elders over appointing Chu Fan, while Qian Daoliu threatened her position as Pope. Chu Fan returned and wagered that he could defeat three opponents alone, with Third Elder stepping forward to fight him.

• A red-robed bishop and other members of Spirit Hall questioned Bibi Dong’s decision to appoint Chu Fan as an elder.
• Bibi Dong killed one speaker and clashed with an elder before Qian Daoliu intervened and demanded that Chu Fan prove his worth.
• Qian Daoliu threatened to strip Bibi Dong of her position if Chu Fan failed to win or refused to appear.
• Chu Fan arrived, defended his relationship with Bibi Dong, and challenged Elder Hall to send three opponents against him.
• Chu Fan wagered that if he lost even once, he and Bibi Dong would leave Spirit Hall, but if he won, Elder Hall would cooperate with the Pope’s Palace.
• Third Elder accepted Chu Fan’s challenge and rose into the air to fight him.

Chu Fan challenged Spirit Hall’s Third Elder, defeated him with one punch, and faced the Seventh Enshrined, Demon Subduing Douluo. The chapter ended as Demon Subduing Douluo stepped forward to fight him.

• Chu Fan offered to fight Third Elder with one hand and counted a single step backward as defeat.
• Third Elder attacked with his falcon Spirit Martial Soul, but Chu Fan’s power forced him back and filled him with fear.
• Third Elder used Eagle Strike the Sky, and Chu Fan released the Green Lotus Spirit Martial Soul and knocked him into a wall with one punch.
• Third Elder warned Seventh Enshrined that Chu Fan was dangerous, and Demon Subduing Douluo stepped forward to challenge him.
• Demon Subduing Douluo offered to win by lasting until an incense stick burned out, and Chu Fan predicted he would end up like Third Elder.

Chu Fan defeated the Seventh Enshrined, healed his severed hand, and won the Worship Hall’s promise not to interfere with the Pope’s Palace. He then traveled to Heaven Dou City to pursue his plan to take control of the Heaven Dou Empire, where Xue Qinghe reported that the army’s Soul Tools would be ready in another year.

• The Seventh Enshrined attacked Chu Fan with his Withered Prosperity Finger, but Chu Fan severed four of his fingers with the Chaos Green Lotus.
• Qian Daoliu declared Chu Fan the winner after Chu Fan healed the Seventh Enshrined’s hand, and he promised that the Worship Hall would no longer interfere with the Pope’s Palace.
• Chu Fan and Bibi Dong agreed to stage a falling-out so Chu Fan could travel to Heaven Dou City and work to seize the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Chu Fan entered the imperial palace using Qian Renxue’s token and met with Xue Qinghe to discuss their plans.
• Xue Qinghe confirmed that Xue Ye had heard of Chu Fan’s battle with Bibi Dong, agreed Chu Fan could receive a royal title, and said the army’s Soul Tools would be ready in another year.

Chu Fan met Xue Ye, who offered him the title of Heavenly Strategy King and the role of commander-in-chief to help defend the Heaven Dou Empire against Spirit Hall. When Heavenly Imperial Douluo challenged the appointment, Chu Fan accepted a one-handed duel and stood his ground as the Titled Douluo attacked.

• Chu Fan told Xue Qinghe to arrange a meeting with Xue Ye while outlining plans to seize the Heaven Dou Empire and suppress its potential allies.
• Xue Ye welcomed Chu Fan and offered him a kingship, a fief, troops, and the position of commander-in-chief in exchange for fighting Spirit Hall.
• Xue Ye named Chu Fan Heavenly Strategy King, prompting a minister to object and Prince Xue Xing to react grimly.
• Heavenly Imperial Douluo challenged Chu Fan's qualifications, and Chu Fan agreed to fight him with one hand, counting any step backward as a loss.
• Heavenly Imperial Douluo revealed his shield spirit and nine spirit rings, then charged at Chu Fan.

Chu Fan established himself as the Heavenly Strategy King in the Heaven Dou Empire and visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He reunited with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, agreed to marry Rongrong, and asked Ning Fengzhi to speak with him privately about something.

• Chu Fan repelled Heavenly Imperial Douluo's attack and defeated him with one punch, silencing the people who had doubted him.
• Xue Ye confirmed Chu Fan's position, gave him a large estate in Heaven Dou City, and Chu Fan took up residence at Heavenly Strategy Manor.
• Chu Fan went to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing welcomed him back.
• Chu Fan told Ning Fengzhi that he had become the Heavenly Strategy King of the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Chu Fan to fulfill his promise to marry Ning Rongrong, and Chu Fan agreed.
• Chu Fan asked Ning Fengzhi to speak with him alone about a matter he wanted to discuss.

Chu Fan told Ning Fengzhi he planned to seize the Heaven Dou Empire and persuaded him to support the coup by promising power and security for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He then visited the Strength Clan to recruit them into his newly established Heavenly Strategy Manor, leaving Titan shocked by the offer.

• Chu Fan revealed his plan to become emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, and Ning Fengzhi initially doubted him.
• Chu Fan argued that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would benefit from joining him, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to support his ambition.
• Chu Fan went to the Strength Clan’s residence in southern Heaven Dou City and asked to meet its patriarch.
• Titan welcomed Chu Fan into the compound and asked why he had come.
• Chu Fan invited the Strength Clan to join his Heavenly Strategy Manor, shocking Titan.

Chu Fan challenged Titan to a test of strength and defeated him without using Soul Power or his martial soul. Titan then agreed to have the Strength Clan join Heavenly Strategy Manor, and Chu Fan asked about the three other sects.

• Chu Fan asked Titan to join Heavenly Strategy Manor, but Titan initially refused because the Strength Clan had always remained independent.
• Chu Fan offered Titan a challenge: if Titan could force him back one step using pure strength, Chu Fan would leave the clan alone.
• Titan attacked with all his strength, but Chu Fan blocked the blow without moving, and Titan admitted defeat.
• Chu Fan appealed to Titan’s resentment toward the Clear Sky Sect and then pretended to leave, prompting Titan to kneel and agree that the Strength Clan would join Heavenly Strategy Manor.
• Titan said he honored his promise and hoped Chu Fan would help the Strength Clan grow stronger; Chu Fan promised to support them and asked about three other sects.

Chu Fan sought to recruit the Single Attribute Four Sects into Heavenly Strategy Manor, demonstrating a speed-enhancing Soul Tool to Titan before visiting the Defense Clan. Niu Gao questioned whether the young Heavenly Strategy King could protect them from Spirit Hall and released his pressure.

• Titan explained the four clans’ origins, specialties, and struggles, especially the Speed Clan’s lack of income.
• Chu Fan gave Titan a Soul Tool that dramatically increased his speed and promised priority access to Soul Tools for sects that joined Heavenly Strategy Manor.
• Titan brought Chu Fan to the Defense Clan, where Niu Gao greeted them and learned Chu Fan was the Heavenly Strategy King.
• Chu Fan invited the Defense Clan to join Heavenly Strategy Manor, but Niu Gao doubted Chu Fan could stand against Spirit Hall and released his pressure.

Chu Fan demonstrated overwhelming strength to Niu Gao and challenged him to a defense contest to secure the Defense Clan’s allegiance to Heavenly Strategy Manor. After Niu Gao’s three punches failed to harm him, Chu Fan offered to test Niu Gao’s defense with a single punch, leaving the outcome undecided.

• Chu Fan’s pressure sent Niu Gao staggering back, and Titan urged Niu Gao to join Heavenly Strategy Manor.
• Niu Gao agreed to a sparring match, wagering that the Defense Clan would join if Chu Fan defeated him.
• Chu Fan proposed that they each take three blows without dodging or using martial souls or soul skills.
• Niu Gao struck Chu Fan with thirty percent and then seventy percent of his strength, but Chu Fan remained unharmed.
• Niu Gao gave his full-strength punch, but Chu Fan’s Soul Power blasted him away without breaking his defense.
• Chu Fan offered to punch Niu Gao once with ten percent of his strength, wagering that Niu Gao would join Heavenly Strategy Manor if his defense failed.

Chu Fan defeated Niu Gao with a punch he claimed used less than ten percent of his strength, winning the Defense Clan for Heavenly Strategy Manor. As the group met Elephant Armored Sect leader Hu Yan Zhen, he revealed that he had also come to persuade Niu Gao to join and praised Chu Fan for defeating a Titled Douluo in one move.

• Niu Gao challenged Chu Fan’s claim that he could break through his defenses with only ten percent of his strength, then activated his Spirit to defend himself.
• Chu Fan punched Niu Gao through the hall wall, and Niu Gao conceded the wager and agreed that the Defense Clan would join Heavenly Strategy Manor.
• Niu Gao told Chu Fan that the four clans would gather in a few days and suggested he win over the other two clans there.
• A guard informed Niu Gao that Hu Yan Zhen had arrived, and Chu Fan, Titan, and Niu Gao went out to meet him.
• Hu Yan Zhen knelt to pay respects to Chu Fan, then said he had come to persuade Niu Gao to join Heavenly Strategy Manor.
• Hu Yan Zhen told Niu Gao and Titan that Chu Fan had defeated the imperial commander, Heavenly Imperial Douluo, in a single move, leaving them shocked.

Chu Fan met Bai He and Bai Chenxiang when the Speed Clan arrived ahead of the four-clan gathering, then invited them to join Heavenly Strategy Manor. Bai Chenxiang challenged Chu Fan to prove his strength.

• Bai He arrived with twelve members of the Speed Clan, including his granddaughter Bai Chenxiang, and reunited with Titan and Niu Gao.
• Bai Chenxiang noticed Chu Fan and wondered about his identity until Bai He learned he was the Heavenly Strategy King and paid his respects.
• Niu Gao and Titan told Bai He that the Strength Clan and Defense Clan had joined Heavenly Strategy Manor.
• Chu Fan invited Bai He to bring the Speed Clan into Heavenly Strategy Manor, and Bai Chenxiang questioned why they should join.
• Bai Chenxiang asked Chu Fan to compete with her.

Chu Fan challenged Bai Chenxiang to touch him before an incense stick burned out, and effortlessly evaded every attack she made. When time ran out, he caught her as she stumbled, leaving Bai Chenxiang blushing in his arms.

• Chu Fan proposed a speed contest with Bai Chenxiang, wagering that she had to touch him before the incense burned out.
• Bai Chenxiang repeatedly attacked, but Chu Fan calmly dodged her with ease.
• Bai Chenxiang released her martial soul and used her flight and afterimage abilities, yet still failed to catch Chu Fan.
• Bai He realized that Bai Chenxiang would lose the wager and worried about the Speed Clan's dwindling money.
• When the incense went out, Chu Fan caught the lunging Bai Chenxiang around the waist, and she blushed as her heart raced.