Chapter Summaries

Xu Xin and the others discussed Tang Chen's severed head and revealed the truth behind Tang San's grotesque upbringing. After learning Tang Yuehua had been imprisoned for seeking reconciliation with the Clear Sky Sect, Xu Xin had a Ninja Soldier bring her to them.

• Xu Xin and Bibi Dong discussed Tang Xiao becoming sect master and considered sending Tang Chen's head under Tang San's name.
• Liu Erlong and Di Qiuer brought up Toad Tang San, prompting Xu Xin to explain that Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and Tang Zhan had set the fire that supposedly killed A Jing, who survived and raised Tang San using an Abdominal Toad Pearl.
• Xu Xin decided to keep Tang Chen's head for now and send it to Tang Hao under Toad Tang San's name later.
• Bibi Dong told Xu Xin that Tang Yuehua had been imprisoned again after trying to reconcile the Clear Sky Sect with Shadow Hall.
• Xu Xin sent a Ninja Soldier to retrieve Tang Yuehua, and his friends were shocked by her coarse clothing and changed appearance.

Tang Yuehua escaped Clear Sky Sect and joined Shadow Hall, where she chose to stop defending her family and asked Xu Xin to spare Tang Xiao. Later, Xu Xin visited the Silver Dragon King, named her Gu Yuena, and she accepted the name.

• Xu Xin learned that Tang Yuehua had been confined and mistreated after urging Clear Sky Sect to make peace with Shadow Hall.
• Ah Yin and Bibi Dong helped Tang Yuehua wash and reunite with her friends, and Liu Erlong invited her to stay at Shadow Hall.
• Tang Yuehua asked Xu Xin to spare Tang Xiao, explaining that she had done all she could for her family and no longer wanted to concern herself with Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Yuehua settled at Shadow Hall and resumed teaching morality at its Spirit Academy and Soul Tool Academy.
• Xu Xin visited the Silver Dragon King with hot pot, suggested giving her a name, and called her Gu Yuena; she accepted it.

Xu Xin used the combined power of his Nine Exploded Rings and the Ghost Shadow Kingdom to defeat Tara, completing the third trial. Tara explained that the trial required Xu Xin to merge the kingdom into his body to become a god, and Xu Xin learned the fusion would take about a thousand years unless Tara’s fading energy helped shorten it.

• Gu Yuena told Xu Xin that, as ruler of the Ghost Shadow Kingdom, he could draw on its energy to fight Tara.
• Xu Xin entered Tara Form, exploded all Nine Rings, and combined their power with the Ghost Shadow Kingdom’s energy.
• Xu Xin struck Tara with a punch that destroyed his body, then collapsed as Tara reappeared.
• Tara explained that the third trial required Xu Xin to make the Ghost Shadow Kingdom accept him and merge into his body, a process that would normally take about a thousand years.
• Tara said his own energy would shorten the fusion after he dissipated, and Xu Xin asked whether there was another way to keep him from disappearing.

Xu Xin completed the third trial and learned that his final trial required nine God Kings to take their places before he could become a god. After Tara departed, Xu Xin returned to Gu Yuena and began preparing the Ghost Shadow Kingdom for what came next.

• Tara told Xu Xin that the fourth trial required nine God Kings to emerge in the Ghost Shadow Kingdom, corresponding to nine masks and nine thrones, and warned that Xu Xin would need to help with some trials.
• Tara dissolved into crimson energy that flowed into Xu Xin, deepening his connection to the Ghost Shadow Kingdom before he returned to Gu Yuena.
• Xu Xin told Gu Yuena that he would become a god once the nine God Kings took their places, and she suspected he might become the Creation God.
• Xu Xin said he had three masks left and had already chosen a recipient for one, while Gu Yuena grew jealous at the thought of another woman.
• Xu Xin gathered the Ghost Shadow Kingdom’s Dark Energy into one area to create a main base and leave the rest of the kingdom free of darkness.

Xu Xin moved the darkness in the Ghost Shadow Kingdom and sent five elders to undergo divine trials, leaving him and Di Qiuer to manage Shadow Hall. He visited the academy, where he discovered Qin Ming was working at Soul Tool Academy and checked on Dugu Yan and the other young trainees.

• Xu Xin arranged the Ghost Shadow Kingdom with Gu Yuena, then summoned the six elders and offered them a chance to undergo divine trials.
• Di Qiuer agreed to wait until she reached Titled Douluo rank, while Bibi Dong, Ah Yin, Liu Erlong, Bi Ji, and Dugu Bo took their seats and entered the trials.
• With the five elders gone, Xu Xin and Di Qiuer took charge of Shadow Hall and later visited Shadow Hall Spirit Academy to check on the young trainees.
• Xu Xin recognized Qin Ming and learned from Di Qiuer that he worked at Soul Tool Academy because of his interest in Soul Tools.
• Xu Xin and Di Qiuer found Dugu Yan directing four trainees; Xu Xin noted that she had already reached rank 38.

Xu Xin arranged soul-ring hunts for the younger students and considered seeking Gu Yuena’s help with Soul Tools. In Holy Soul Village, A Jing prepared to leave as Toad Tang San approached his martial-soul awakening, while Tang San plotted revenge against his father.

• Dugu Yan identified suitable soul-ring attributes for her junior brothers and sister, and Xu Xin praised her.
• Xu Xin asked Di Qiuer to take the four younger students to hunt soul rings and told Dugu Yan to aim for a ten-thousand-year fourth ring.
• Xu Xin considered recruiting Gu Yuena to help advance Soul Tool research after reflecting on the academy’s development.
• A Jing told Toad Tang San to conceal his abilities during his martial-soul awakening the next day, warning that revealing the Clear Sky Hammer could expose them.
• Toad Tang San blamed his father for his appearance and suffering, vowed to kill him, and asked A Jing to reveal the man’s name.

Toad Tang San went with Old Jack to meet Su Yuntao for his martial soul awakening, while A Jing watched from home. The chapter ended as Su Yuntao prepared to awaken Toad Tang San’s martial soul.

• A Jing slapped Toad Tang San and refused to explain his appearance until his martial soul awakened.
• Old Jack came to A Jing’s house and took Toad Tang San to the village’s awakening ceremony.
• The village children kept their distance from Toad Tang San, while he secretly resented their treatment.
• Su Yuntao arrived, heard Old Jack’s explanation, and brought Toad Tang San into the wooden house first.
• Su Yuntao told Toad Tang San to expose his hand and place it on the awakening stone.

Tang San awakened an Innate Full Soul Power Toad Spirit and discovered a second spirit, a black-green hammer, during the village ceremony. Su Yuntao urged him to join Spirit Hall, but Tang San left to consult his mother, while Su Yuntao told Old Jack about the awakening.

• Tang San objected to Su Yuntao calling him Wretch San, then waited while the other village children awakened spirits without Soul Power.
• Tang San placed his hand on the awakening crystal, which revealed his pus-covered Toad Spirit and Innate Full Soul Power.
• Tang San sensed a black-green hammer in his right hand but concealed it before he could inspect it.
• Su Yuntao explained that Tang San had level 10 Soul Power, offered him a place in Spirit Hall, and gave him a spirit certificate.
• Tang San left to discuss the offer with his mother, and Su Yuntao told Old Jack that Tang San was a genius.

Toad Tang San awakened a toad Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power and a Two-Headed Toad Hammer, while A Jing blamed his cursed Martial Souls on Tang Hao. A Jing then left with Xu Xin for the City of Slaughter, leaving two letters behind.

• Su Yuntao announced Toad Tang San's Innate Full Soul Power, and Old Jack celebrated and offered him Holy Soul Village's enrollment spot at Nuoding Academy.
• Toad Tang San returned home and found A Jing waiting; he revealed his toad Martial Soul and his Two-Headed Toad Hammer.
• A Jing told Toad Tang San that Tang Hao's curse had caused his Martial Souls, warned him to hide his Twin Martial Souls, and told him not to go to Spirit Hall.
• After nightfall, A Jing left two letters and met Xu Xin outside Holy Soul Village, admitting she felt some reluctance about leaving Toad Tang San.
• Xu Xin took A Jing to the City of Slaughter to serve as its envoy, and A Jing vowed that her old enemies' good days were over.

After A Jing left him two letters, Toad Tang San traveled to Nuoding Academy to deliver one to Yu Xiao Gang and learn about his father. He arrived at the academy and was welcomed by Yu Xiao Gang, who recognized his Innate Full Soul Power and invited him to enroll.

• Toad Tang San found A Jing's letters and learned that she had left, warned him not to reveal his Second Martial Soul, and instructed him to deliver the other letter to Yu Xiao Gang.
• Toad Tang San asked Old Jack to take him to Nuoding Academy, then spent three months forging a Silent Sleeve Arrow before setting out with him.
• At the academy gate, the gatekeeper mocked Toad Tang San's Toad Martial Soul, and Toad Tang San reached for his hidden weapon.
• Yu Xiao Gang rebuked the gatekeeper, fired him, and invited Toad Tang San to enroll after seeing his genuine certificate and Innate Full Soul Power.

Toad Tang San entered Nuoding Academy with Yu Xiao Gang, who asked him to become his disciple. After Toad Tang San recognized Yu Xiao Gang and presented his mother A Jing’s letter, Yu Xiao Gang learned of her unhappy life with Tang Hao and was overcome with grief and regret.

• Yu Xiao Gang fired the gatekeeper, and Old Jack left after seeing Toad Tang San enter Nuoding Academy.
• Yu Xiao Gang offered to take Toad Tang San as his disciple, but Toad Tang San questioned his claims and asked whether he knew Yu Xiao Gang.
• Yu Xiao Gang identified himself, and Toad Tang San assumed his mother had arranged for him to study under a powerful master.
• Toad Tang San bowed three times to Yu Xiao Gang and gave him the letter from his mother, A Jing.
• Yu Xiao Gang read A Jing’s letter, learned of her unhappiness with Tang Hao, and lamented that he had not found her sooner.

Yu Xiao Gang learned about A Jing’s past from her letter and began guiding Toad Tang San, while Xiao Wu recognized Tang San as the brother from her memories despite his bandaged appearance. The chapter ended with Tang San asking Yu Xiao Gang about his father and vowing to seek revenge.

• Yu Xiao Gang read A Jing’s letter, blamed Tang Hao for her suffering, and sent Toad Tang San to the work-study student dormitory.
• Xiao Wu attacked Toad Tang San on his arrival, but he threw her aside with Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon.
• Xiao Wu recognized the move and realized the bandaged boy was her Third Brother, though she was confused by his appearance and smell.
• Yu Xiao Gang took Toad Tang San to the cafeteria and refused to tell him about his father, saying Tang San was still too weak.
• Toad Tang San said he would find his father and take revenge himself.

Yu Xiao Gang learned that Tang Hao's Ninth Soul Ring was only ten years old and prepared to take Toad Tang San to hunt his first Soul Ring. Back at the dormitory, Xiao Wu recognized Toad Tang San and called him Third Brother, while he planned to leave with his teacher the next day.

• Yu Xiao Gang heard from Toad Tang San that Tang Hao's Ninth Soul Ring was ten years old and hid his delight at the revelation.
• Yu Xiao Gang told Toad Tang San that plant-type Soul Rings suited his Toad Spirit better than animal-type ones and scheduled their hunt for the day after tomorrow.
• Toad Tang San returned to the work-study dormitory and watched Xiao Wu when he woke early the next morning.
• Xiao Wu was startled by Toad Tang San's bandaged face, then called him Third Brother after recognizing him.
• Toad Tang San told Xiao Wu that he would hunt a Soul Ring with Yu Xiao Gang and agreed that he should listen to his teacher.

Xiao Wu reflected on the changes in her life while Yu Xiao Gang taught Toad Tang San about soul rings and brought him to the Soul Hunting Forest. Their search turned dangerous when a vine dragged Yu Xiao Gang up a tree, leaving Toad Tang San asking him to identify the soul beast.

• Xiao Wu calmed herself and hoped that Third Brother’s life would continue as she remembered it.
• Yu Xiao Gang told Toad Tang San his limits for soul ring ages, and Toad Tang San decided to seek a 400-year first ring.
• Yu Xiao Gang took Toad Tang San into the Soul Hunting Forest and explained his Spirit and past, earning Toad Tang San’s promise to help fulfill his wish.
• A vine seized Yu Xiao Gang and dragged him through the forest, and Toad Tang San chased after him using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Toad Tang San found Yu Xiao Gang hanging upside down from a tree and asked him to identify the soul beast and its weakness.

Yu Xiao Gang and Toad Tang San were attacked by a four-hundred-year-old Poison Tree Vine during their first soul hunt. Toad Tang San defeated it and absorbed its soul ring, then carried the poisoned Yu Xiao Gang back; when Yu Xiao Gang woke, he was horrified by Tang San’s toad form.

• The Poison Tree Vine captured Yu Xiao Gang and attacked Toad Tang San, who lost his weapons and was trapped in its vines.
• Yu Xiao Gang revealed that the Poison Tree Vine’s weakness was its eyes before losing consciousness.
• Toad Tang San transformed into a slippery toad, escaped the vines, and used his Silent Sleeve Arrow to kill the Poison Tree Vine.
• Toad Tang San absorbed the vine’s yellow soul ring, raising his Soul Power to level 12, and fed parts of the vine to Yu Xiao Gang as an antidote.
• After Yu Xiao Gang showed no improvement, Toad Tang San carried him back; Yu Xiao Gang eventually woke and recoiled at Tang San’s appearance.

Toad Tang San showed Yu Xiao Gang his first soul skill, Toad Entanglement, after absorbing a Poison Tree Vine soul ring and reaching level 12. Yu Xiao Gang praised the skill, then left to fetch bandages, returning after Tang San waited three days; Tang San asked why his teacher's voice sometimes sounded strange.

• Yu Xiao Gang comforted Toad Tang San about his appearance and blamed his condition on his father.
• Toad Tang San told Yu Xiao Gang that he had absorbed the Poison Tree Vine soul ring and reached level 12.
• Toad Tang San demonstrated Toad Entanglement, using his poisonous tongue to wrap around a tree.
• Yu Xiao Gang praised the soul skill and told Toad Tang San to cultivate, then left to fetch bandages.
• Toad Tang San waited three days for Yu Xiao Gang to return, then asked why his voice sometimes sounded shrill.

Yu Xiao Gang and Toad Tang San collected Soul Master subsidies from a Spirit Hall branch, while Xu Xin spent weeks with Bibi Dong, Ah Yin, and Liu Erlong as they each sought to have a child with him. After Bi Ji completed her fifth divine trial, Xu Xin invited her to go shopping, and she agreed.

• Yu Xiao Gang told Toad Tang San that Spirit Hall’s subsidies were resources taken from the Two Great Empires, and they collected them at a branch.
• Toad Tang San and Xiao Wu grew close and became sworn siblings, though he continued hiding his martial soul and appearance from her.
• Bibi Dong finished her fifth divine trial, returned to Xu Xin, and told him she wanted a child; he spent three weeks with her before she went back to continue her trial.
• Three months later, Ah Yin and Liu Erlong emerged from their trials and also sought children with Xu Xin.
• Bi Ji completed her fifth trial and visited Xu Xin, who invited her to go shopping; she agreed.

Xu Xin and Bi Ji traveled to Heaven Dou City, where Ning Rongrong and Gu Rong tried to take their carriage. Xu Xin revealed his overwhelming Soul Power and ordered them to leave, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Feng Xiaotian told Ye Lingling that Xu Xin and the Hall Master were both Rank 99 Limit Douluos and that Xu Xin had defeated a Soul Douluo as a Soul King.
• Xu Xin and Bi Ji rode a carriage to Heaven Dou City and discussed having the Soul Tool Academy research a smoother Soul Power vehicle.
• Ning Rongrong demanded Xu Xin's carriage, and Gu Rong offered the driver one thousand Gold Soul Coins before using Soul Power to pressure them.
• Xu Xin identified Gu Rong and warned that he would teach Ning Rongrong properly if Ning Fengzhi would not.
• Gu Rong invoked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's reputation, but Xu Xin suppressed him with Rank 99 Soul Power and ordered him to get lost.

Xu Xin defeated Gu Rong, terrified Ning Rongrong, and demanded half of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s assets after Sword Douluo recognized him as Shadow Hall’s master. Back at the sect, Ning Fengzhi weighed whether to pay and submit or remain aligned with the Upper Three Sects.

• Gu Rong mistook Xu Xin for someone from Spirit Hall and threatened him, so Xu Xin revealed his powerful spirit rings and identified himself as not being Shadow Hall’s master.
• Xu Xin beat Gu Rong and frightened Ning Rongrong into tears, then warned that he could destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Sword Douluo arrived and recognized Xu Xin as Shadow Hall’s master, prompting Xu Xin to demand half the sect’s assets within three days.
• Xu Xin left with Bi Ji, while Sword Douluo carried Ning Rongrong and Gu Rong back to the sect.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered Gu Rong treated and confined Ning Rongrong to her room, then agonized over whether to pay Xu Xin or remain with the Upper Three Sects.

Xu Xin celebrated the birth of his three children and the completion of his third Soul Core before killing Qian Xunji, whom he had secretly poisoned for years. The next day, Qian Daoliu prepared for Qian Renxue’s martial soul awakening, unaware that Qian Xunji was dead.

• Ning Fengzhi delivered half of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s assets to Shadow Hall while Xu Xin was condensing his third Soul Core.
• Xu Xin and Ah Yin, Bibi Dong, and Liu Erlong welcomed three children: Xu Ruoruo, Xu Ruohan, and Xu Ruobing.
• Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan visited the newborns.
• A Ninja Soldier reported that Qian Xunji was near death after years of poison eroded his Spiritual Power.
• Xu Xin brought Qian Xunji to the Ghost Shadow Kingdom and annihilated his remaining Spiritual Power, killing him.
• The next day, Qian Daoliu prepared for Qian Renxue’s martial soul awakening and ordered Golden Crocodile to fetch Qian Xunji.