Chapter Summaries

At the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Zhifeng learned that Lei Ze had an Ultimate Thunder Martial Soul and that the injured old man was a Titled Douluo from Lei Ze’s lightning branch. The chapter ended with Wu Feng challenging Lei Ze to prove his strength.

• Wu Sen brought Lei Ze and the injured old man to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Tian and Wu Feng tried to speak with Lei Ze.
• Lei Ze gave Ning Tian his name but remained withdrawn, so she and Wu Feng went to find Ning Zhifeng and Wu Sen.
• Wu Sen told Ning Zhifeng that the old man was his Titled Douluo friend and an elder of Lei Ze’s lightning branch, whose young master had been hunted by radical elders.
• Wu Sen revealed that the old man had helped him break through to Rank 90, and Ning Zhifeng asked whether the reclusive family could help the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda surpass its limit.
• Ning Zhifeng confirmed that Lei Ze possessed an Ultimate Thunder Martial Soul, and Ning Tian and Wu Feng overheard the revelation.
• Wu Feng grabbed Lei Ze by the collar and challenged him to fight.

Lei Ze refused Wu Feng’s challenge by declaring himself a coward, while Ning Zhifeng and Wu Sen considered how to use his presence at the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After Lei Ze discovered and destroyed a surveillance crystal, Ning Zhifeng ordered the monitoring stopped, and Lei Ze settled into his new room.

• Wu Feng released Lei Ze for a fair fight, but he announced that he was a coward, disappointing her and Ning Tian.
• Ning Tian calmed Wu Feng while Ning Zhifeng and Wu Sen discussed Lei Ze and Ning Tian’s growing connection with Wu Feng.
• Wu Sen checked on the apparently unconscious old man, who secretly told him he would wake in a month and asked him to protect Lei Ze.
• Lei Ze searched his room, found a surveillance crystal, and crushed it with lightning.
• Ning Zhifeng stopped the surveillance and considered relying on Ning Tian and Wu Feng to befriend Lei Ze.
• Lei Ze prepared to bathe and begin his new life at the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Lei Yuan awakened and reunited with Lei Ze at the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where he explained that Lei Ze’s difficult childhood and isolation had shaped his withdrawn personality. The chapter left Ning Tian and Wu Feng listening outside as Lei Yuan described Lei Ze’s past.

• Ning Tian watched Wu Feng train while Lei Ze avoided looking at her practice, saying Wu Feng was too violent.
• A shadow guard told Wu Sen that Lei Yuan had awakened, and Lei Ze, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng hurried toward him.
• Wu Sen greeted Lei Yuan warmly, and Lei Yuan thanked Ning Zhifeng for the sect’s help while offering the sect a favor.
• Lei Ze rushed into the room and embraced Lei Yuan, admitting that he could not manage on his own.
• Lei Yuan told Ning Zhifeng that Lei Ze’s parents had died early, and that family ostracism after he awakened the Ultimate Thunder Martial Soul had made him withdrawn.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng arrived outside the room and listened as Lei Yuan explained Lei Ze’s past.

Lei Ze and his elders considered the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s offer, so Tian Mucheng took control and set demanding terms for their protection. Ning Zhifeng and Sword Douluo Chen Ming discussed the negotiations and the political advantage of Lei Yuan’s awakening.

• Lei Ze proposed negotiating for Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, and Lei Yuan suggested asking for one per year of service.
• Lei Ze yielded control to Tian Mucheng, who ordered Lei Yuan to demand ten Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones in exchange for ten years of protection and promised Ning Zhifeng a pill if Lei Ze returned to the family.
• Tian Mucheng told Lei Yuan and Wu Sen they could each keep one Soul Bone and should hand over the other eight.
• Ning Zhifeng asked Chen Ming whether Lei Yuan and Lei Ze would agree, and Chen Ming warned that Wu Sen had likely defected.
• Chen Ming said Lei Yuan’s awakening would keep the Heaven Soul Imperial Family from acting rashly while Ning Zhifeng tried to recruit Lei Yuan and the others.

The Heavenly Soul Emperor reacted to Lei Ze’s awakening and planned a banquet to test the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s loyalties. At the sect, Ning Zhifeng became eager to support Lei Ze’s return to his family after hearing it could help evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda, but Heavenly Martial Douluo’s arrival interrupted their discussion.

• The Heavenly Soul Emperor learned that Lei Ze had awakened with an Ultimate Thunder Martial Soul and summoned Heavenly Martial to discuss a strategy.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng waited for Lei Ze, and Wu Feng grabbed him by the collar before Ning Tian made her let go.
• Ning Zhifeng excitedly asked Lei Yuan whether Lei Ze’s return to his family could help advance the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda.
• Lei Ze confirmed to Ning Tian that his family possessed many immortal herbs, but said he could not obtain them while he was weak.
• A subordinate reported that Heavenly Martial Douluo had arrived, and Ning Zhifeng ordered him admitted.

Heavenly Martial Douluo invited the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to Princess Vena’s banquet, and Lei Yuan revealed how Lei Ze’s powerful parents died. The gathering ended with Wu Sen preparing to take the floor as the next actor.

• Heavenly Martial Douluo visited the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and invited Ning Zhifeng and the elders to the emperor’s banquet for Princess Vena’s Twin Martial Soul awakening.
• Ning Zhifeng agreed to attend, while Lei Yuan openly challenged Heavenly Martial Douluo’s scrutiny.
• After Heavenly Martial Douluo left, Lei Yuan said Lei Ze’s parents had been Rank 98 and Rank 97 Super Douluos.
• Lei Yuan explained that Lei Ze’s parents challenged the Ice Faction’s Limit Douluo to gain Lord Saint’s approval and were frozen to death.
• Lei Yuan wept as he recounted their deaths, and Wu Sen watched in surprise before becoming the next actor.

Lei Yuan explained that his family had emerged from seclusion because its Lord Saint had returned, prompting Ning Zhifeng to consider joining the family. Meanwhile, Ning Tian and Wu Feng discovered that someone had briefly taken over Lei Ze, though they agreed to keep it secret and then teased him.

• Lei Yuan told Ning Zhifeng and Chen Ming that the Lord Saint ruled all nine branches and had granted authority to even the family's Limit Douluo.
• Ning Zhifeng considered merging the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect into the family, and Chen Ming agreed to support his decision and protect Ning Tian.
• Wu Feng apologized to Lei Ze, but Ning Tian noticed that the youth before them was not acting like Lei Ze.
• The stranger asked Ning Tian and Wu Feng to look after Lei Ze, then Lei Ze returned to his timid manner with no memory of what had happened.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng agreed to keep the incident secret and teased Lei Ze while Lei Yuan and Wu Sen ignored his cries for help.
• The chapter revealed that Lei Ze's unusual behavior had been Tian Mucheng's prank.

Lei Ze explained his unusual presence by claiming Lord Saint had taken his courage to save his life, prompting Wu Feng to make peace with him. At the imperial banquet, Lei Ze encountered Du Busi and trembled under his intimidating aura, so Ning Tian and Wu Feng moved to help him.

• Lei Ze told Ning Tian and Wu Feng that Lord Saint controlled him briefly and had taken his courage in exchange for saving his life.
• Wu Feng regretted her past treatment of Lei Ze, promised to protect him, and happily accepted him calling her “big sis.”
• Ning Tian decided to keep Lei Ze’s connection to Lord Saint a secret from her father.
• Ning Zhifeng brought Wu Sen, Lei Yuan, and the three children to the Heavenly Soul Emperor’s banquet, where nobles greeted him warmly.
• Ning Tian, Lei Ze, and Wu Feng met Du Busi at the palace, and he recognized Lei Ze as the boy the emperor feared.
• After Du Busi walked away, Lei Ze trembled, and Ning Tian and Wu Feng supported him and prepared to find her father.

Du Busi met with the Heavenly Soul Emperor, who sought to recruit the Body Sect and persuade Du Busi to test the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After agreeing to investigate alongside Heavenly Martial Douluo, Du Busi watched Princess Vena meet Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Lei Ze, hoping her talents would justify his cooperation.

• Du Busi met the Heavenly Soul Emperor, learned that Vena had awakened a Snow Lotus Martial Soul and a Spirit Type Brain Martial Soul, and agreed to inspect her at the banquet.
• The Heavenly Soul Emperor asked Du Busi to test the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and eliminate its leaders if possible, but Du Busi exposed his plan to make the two sects fight.
• Du Busi agreed to probe the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect alongside Heavenly Martial Douluo.
• Vena introduced herself to Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Lei Ze, then invited them to tour the imperial palace.
• Du Busi watched Vena and Lei Ze with his Spiritual Power, weighing Vena's potential against Lei Ze's mysterious background.

At a banquet, Tang Ya asked Princess Vena to help the Tang Sect, then angrily rejected advice to adapt its Hidden Weapons to the age of Soul Tools. Lei Ze recognized ominous black fortune around Tang Ya and the Tang Sect Master and planned to tell Moyan, while the Tang Sect Master left convinced the sect would rise again.

• Lei Ze spotted Tai Hao Jie and saw terrifying black aura around her and the Tang Sect Master, then avoided Tang Ya when she approached Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Vena.
• Tang Ya directly asked Vena to help the Tang Sect, and Vena questioned her about the difference between Hidden Weapons and Soul Tools.
• Tang Ya insisted that Hidden Weapons were invincible and only temporarily outdated, while Ning Tian advised her and the Tang Sect not to cling to the past.
• Tang Ya shouted that they did not understand Hidden Weapons and ran off; Lei Ze decided to inform Moyan about her fortune.
• The Tang Sect Master left the banquet furious at the criticism of Hidden Weapons, while Du Busi considered Vena as a possible successor to his position.

The Heavenly Soul Emperor betrayed the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect by arranging for Du Busi and Heavenly Martial Douluo to ambush its members. As Lei Yuan and Wu Sen fought to protect Ning Zhifeng, Tian Mucheng took control of Lei Ze and rescued Wu Feng and Ning Tian, then prepared to unleash his lightning against the battle.

• After Ning Zhifeng and the others left the palace, Du Busi and Heavenly Martial appeared to attack them on the Heavenly Soul Emperor's behalf.
• Du Busi unleashed his Rank 98 power against Lei Yuan while Wu Sen fought Heavenly Martial, and Ning Zhifeng supported them as Wu Feng, Ning Tian, and Lei Ze fled.
• Shadow guards cornered Wu Feng, Ning Tian, and Lei Ze, and Wu Feng stood her ground to protect them.
• Tian Mucheng took control of Lei Ze's body and killed the shadow guards with a bolt of lightning.
• Tian Mucheng revealed himself to Ning Tian and Wu Feng, then gathered lightning and prepared to intervene in Lei Yuan's fight.

Lei Yuan refused Du Busi’s offer to join the Body Sect, and a mysterious Lord Saint intervened with a lightning strike that devastated Heaven Dou City. Tang San sensed the divine punishment but failed to identify its source, then decided to activate Sea God Island and accelerate his plans around Huo Yuhao.

• Du Busi offered Lei Yuan a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone to join the Body Sect, but Lei Yuan refused to betray Young Master Lei Ze and Lord Saint.
• Dark clouds formed a gigantic dragon head above Heaven Dou City, and Lei Yuan recognized it as Lord Saint.
• Du Busi and Heavenly Martial Douluo tried to flee, but a lightning strike crippled Du Busi, knocked Heavenly Martial Douluo unconscious, and destroyed the imperial palace.
• Wu Sen and Lei Yuan thanked Lord Saint, while Ning Zhifeng resolved to lead the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect into the mysterious family as vassals.
• Tang San sensed the divine punishment on Douluo Star, speculated that another deity was making a move, and ordered Sea God Island to activate.

Tian Mucheng’s lightning punishment unsettled the Soul Beasts, and the Silver Dragon King sent Di Tian to investigate it in Heaven Dou City. Back in the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well Small World, Long Yaoqing scolded Tian Mucheng for risking his life and ended up beating Long Yaoyan instead.

• Tian Mucheng released his control of Lei Ze, and Ning Tian and Wu Feng took the pale Lei Ze to her father.
• Di Tian sensed a Dragon Clan aura in the lightning punishment, then asked the Silver Dragon King about it.
• The Silver Dragon King ordered Di Tian to investigate Heaven Dou City for clues, and he left after she dismissed him.
• Long Yaoqing punched Tian Mucheng for gambling with his life, while Xiao Xue agreed that he needed to be taught a lesson.
• Long Yaoyan tried to watch Long Yaoqing confront Tian Mucheng, but Long Yaoqing dragged her inside and beat her while telling Xiao Xue to cook.

Jin Tianming received news that Lei Ze had injured Du Busi and severely wounded the Heavenly Martial Douluo, then arranged to meet the Sun Moon Emperor. In Heaven Dou City, Du Busi recovered under guard and realized a hidden family with a Limit Douluo had punished them.

• Jin Tianming refined Soul Tool armor to resist Moyan’s Extreme Fire, then read Long Yaoqing’s letter asking him to beat up the main body.
• Jin Tianming learned that Lei Ze had injured Du Busi, severely injured the Heavenly Martial Douluo, and left the Heavenly Soul Emperor’s fate uncertain; he considered how the resulting power vacuum could benefit the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Jin Tianming declined Xu Tianran’s invitation and told Moxie to inform Jing Hongchen that he would meet the emperor the next day.
• Moxie delivered Jin Tianming’s message to Jing Hongchen and left behind a soul bone, which Jing Hongchen happily picked up.
• In Heaven Dou City, Golden Body Douluo urged Du Busi to name the person who injured him, but Du Busi warned that their opponent was too powerful to provoke.
• Du Busi realized the lightning punishment had likely come from a Limit Douluo and wondered why such a powerful family still hid away.

Du Busi agreed to aid the Heaven Soul Imperial Family in exchange for five Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones and Princess Vena joining the Body Sect. Meanwhile, Ning Zhifeng desperately sought an alliance with Lei Yuan’s powerful family, prompting Lei Yuan and Lei Ze to consult Tian Mucheng, who then contacted Jin Tianming.

• Wei Qiang asked Du Busi to save the injured emperor and Heavenly Martial Douluo, and Du Busi demanded five Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones and Princess Vena in exchange for his help.
• Ning Zhifeng offered Lei Yuan’s family the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s services and half its treasures in hopes of securing a powerful ally.
• Lei Yuan and Lei Ze asked Ning Zhifeng to leave so they could report the offer to Lord Saint.
• Tian Mucheng took control of Lei Ze’s body, heard Lei Yuan’s account, and contacted Jin Tianming to discuss the proposal.

Tian Mucheng negotiated the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s alliance with the family, offering breakthroughs and rare medicinal ingredients in exchange for the sect serving as a vanguard against the Heaven Soul Imperial Family and the Body Sect. Ning Zhifeng accepted the terms, leaving the sect under Tian Mucheng’s influence.

• Tian Mucheng asked Lei Yuan to bring Ning Zhifeng and Chen Ming to meet him.
• Tian Mucheng offered to help Chen Ming reach level 97 or 98 and provide ingredients to advance the sect’s martial souls, in return for the sect balancing power against the Heaven Soul Imperial Family and the Body Sect.
• Ning Zhifeng accepted the arrangement and agreed to make the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect serve Tian Mucheng.
• Tian Mucheng offered to help Ning Zhifeng reach the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda at the cost of remaining permanently at level 91, and Ning Zhifeng readily agreed.
• Lei Yuan and Tian Mucheng reflected on the power of making grand promises and compared it to Yan Shaozhe, the Pie-Drawing Douluo.

Jing Hongchen told the Sun Moon Emperor that Jin Tianming would meet him, then rejected the First Prince’s attempt to summon him. Jin Tianming focused on his plans for the Soul Master Competition while Tian Mucheng prepared Chen Ming to return to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Zhifeng replaced Ning Rongrong’s statue with one of Lord Saint.

• Jing Hongchen informed the Sun Moon Emperor that Jin Tianming would meet him the next day and endured the emperor’s probing warnings.
• Jing Hongchen refused the First Prince’s request for a meeting, citing the order that Rank 9 Soul Engineers must not interfere in the succession struggle.
• Jin Tianming dismissed the First Prince’s invitation and planned to strengthen Xiao Hongchen so the Sun Moon Team could defeat Shrek Team in the next competition.
• Tian Mucheng prepared to send Chen Ming, whose Seven Kill Sword had evolved into the Seven Kill Dragon Sword, back to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Zhifeng replaced Ning Rongrong’s statue with one of Lord Saint and pledged his loyalty, while Ning Rongrong sensed faith power fading and ignored it.

Xu Jiawei learned that Du Busi had abducted Wang Xian'er to heal two lightning-wounded leaders in the Heaven Dou Empire, while Vena negotiated the price of their treatment. After Du Busi agreed to pay with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect arrived to confront him and the imperial family.

• Xu Jiawei grew furious when he learned Du Busi had taken Wang Xian'er, and he warned Xu Jiujiu that he did not trust Du Busi.
• Du Busi brought Wang Xian'er to the Heaven Dou imperial palace, where she examined the Heavenly Martial Douluo and the Heavenly Soul Emperor and demanded payment for treating them.
• Vena asked what Wang Xian'er wanted, and Wang Xian'er demanded a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone for the treatment.
• Du Busi agreed to provide the soul bone, and Wang Xian'er began treatment after sending everyone out of the palace.
• The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect arrived to confront Du Busi and the Heaven Dou imperial family, leaving Vena overwhelmed by another crisis.

Chen Ming explained to Ning Zhifeng that Lei Ze’s second personality embodied courage sealed by Lord Saint to help him survive the Thunder Punishment Ancient Dragon Martial Soul. Ning Zhifeng agreed to help Lei Ze regain his courage, while Du Busi realized the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had grown far stronger.

• Chen Ming told Ning Zhifeng that his breakthrough had made him strong enough to challenge Du Busi, while Ning Zhifeng reaffirmed Lord Saint’s order to preserve balance in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Ning Zhifeng asked why Lei Ze had Lord Saint’s personality, and Chen Ming explained that Lei Ze’s body could not withstand the Thunder Punishment Ancient Dragon Martial Soul.
• Chen Ming revealed that Lord Saint had sealed part of his power as courage inside Lei Ze, creating a second personality that balanced the Martial Soul.
• Chen Ming urged Ning Zhifeng to help Lei Ze regain his courage so he could control his Martial Soul, and Ning Zhifeng accepted the task.
• Du Busi and Golden Body Douluo sensed Chen Ming’s increased strength, while Du Busi was especially alarmed that Ning Zhifeng had reached rank 81.

Jin Tianming refused the Sun Moon Emperor’s demand for his Soul Tool armor research and ordered Moxie to kill the agents sent to test him. He continued planning around the Crown Prince struggle while warning himself not to act before Tang Gou descended.

• Jin Tianming recalled how he had refused to bow to the Sun Moon Emperor and asked only for high-grade metal materials as his reward.
• The Sun Moon Emperor offered Jin Tianming a soul bone for his Soul Tool armor research, but Jin Tianming rejected the offer and threatened to fight back against anyone who tried to take it.
• The Sun Moon Emperor ordered his people to watch Jin Tianming and test him again after he left the palace.
• Jin Tianming ordered Moxie to kill the people who had ransacked his experiment table and send their heads to the emperor.
• While tidying his table, Jin Tianming reminded himself not to rush while Tang Gou remained in the sky and planned to exploit the Crown Prince struggle.