Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue and Feng Yao discussed Tang San’s appearance in Heaven Dou and the political plans surrounding Moonlight Pavilion’s graduation ceremony. Feng Yao accepted the invitation despite Ye Ling Ling’s concern, then teased her at lunch.

• Xue Ke invited Qian Renxue to see Tang Yin perform, and Qian Renxue agreed before returning to her true appearance.
• Feng Yao and Qian Renxue concluded that Tang Yin was Tang San and discussed the Clear Sky Sect’s plans, Spirit Hall’s possible move against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Feng Yao’s future Soul Rings.
• Qian Renxue left to send Feng Yao’s texts to the hall, and Feng Yao asked her to give his regards to the Pope.
• Ye Ling Ling gave Feng Yao Tang Yuehua’s invitation to Moonlight Pavilion’s graduation ceremony and urged him to stay away because of the suspicions surrounding Tang Hao’s death.
• Feng Yao reassured Ye Ling Ling that the truth would become clear, then flirted with her until she pulled away, embarrassed and angry.

Feng Yao attended Moonlight Pavilion’s graduation ceremony with Dugu Yan and Ye Ling Ling, where he recognized Tang San disguised as Tang Yin and sensed the killing intent lingering beneath his polished appearance. Tang San performed with the graduate ensemble, and Feng Yao judged that his flawless technique still revealed the influence of Slaughter City.

• Feng Yao met Dugu Yan and Ye Ling Ling at the academy gates, and the three traveled to Moonlight Pavilion for the graduation ceremony.
• Tang Yuehua introduced the disguised Tang San as Tang Yin, a clan member and graduate representative, and Feng Yao recognized his concealed killing intent.
• Feng Yao remarked that a musician could not produce a clear melody while harboring killing intent, unsettling Tang San and prompting Tang Yuehua to escort Feng Yao backstage.
• Tang San performed with Princess Xue Ke and the other graduates, impressing the audience with his technique while Feng Yao detected sharpness and unrest in the music.
• Tang San finished to thunderous applause and looked toward Feng Yao, who remained calmly silent.

Feng Yao’s zither performance revealed that he had awakened a domain and drew the attention of the guests, while Tang San’s music stirred memories of his past life. At the banquet, Ning Fengzhi recognized Tang San despite his disguise, but Tang Yuehua realized Feng Yao’s presence had overshadowed the young man she had hoped to showcase.

• Tang Yuehua arranged for Tang San to perform before Feng Yao, whose zither music produced a domain that astonished Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi.
• Feng Yao’s music brought Tang San back to memories of the Tang Sect workshop and reminded Tang Yuehua of her youth with Tang Hao and Tang Xiao.
• Tang Yuehua opened the banquet, and Feng Yao exchanged a discreet reassuring glance with Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe.
• Ning Fengzhi approached Feng Yao with Ning Rongrong and Chen Xin, then recognized Tang San’s identity when Tang Yuehua arrived with him.
• Tang San admitted who he was and questioned Feng Yao, who said he had recognized Tang San through his musical habits.
• As Ning Fengzhi praised Feng Yao and Tang San offered him a toast, Tang Yuehua concluded that Feng Yao had drawn the attention she had hoped Tang San would receive.

At Tang Yuehua’s banquet, Feng Yao’s interactions with the guests sharpened Tang San’s jealousy, while Feng Yao and Qian Renxue exchanged signals about a private meeting. Feng Yao went to the Eastern Palace, and Bibi Dong studied his book on spirit-master cultivation, recognizing its revolutionary approach and becoming wary of his influence.

• Tang Yuehua silently stopped Tang San from interrupting the banquet, and Tang San grew jealous as Feng Yao joked with Dugu Yan and Ye Ling Ling.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Tang Yuehua to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Feng Yao accepted her invitation to teach zither at Moonlight Pavilion.
• Feng Yao left the banquet with Dugu Yan and Ye Ling Ling, then slipped away from their carriage to visit Qian Renxue at the Eastern Palace.
• Feng Yao entered the Eastern Palace with Qian Renxue’s token and waited in her inner hall while she continued meeting Ning Fengzhi.
• Bibi Dong read Feng Yao’s book on spirit-master progress and realized its methods treated soul rings as enhancements rather than the core source of strength.

Qian Renxue and Feng Yao planned to use Ning Fengzhi’s proposal to obtain Tang San’s Hidden Weapons designs, then traveled to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for negotiations. The meeting began with Ning Fengzhi, Tang Yuehua, and Tang San gathered in the Council Hall, leaving the parties poised to discuss their competing interests.

• Qian Renxue told Feng Yao that Ning Fengzhi wanted Heaven Dou’s secret support for Tang San in exchange for Hidden Weapons, and Feng Yao proposed demanding the complete blueprints and manufacturing methods.
• Feng Yao deduced that Ning Fengzhi had invited him to pressure Tang San and let Ning Fengzhi appear as a mediator, and Qian Renxue agreed to play along.
• Qian Renxue and Feng Yao traveled to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Rongrong welcomed them and led them to the Council Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi observed Qian Renxue and Feng Yao’s closeness before Tang Yuehua and Tang San arrived for the meeting.
• Qian Renxue welcomed Tang Yuehua’s request for Ning Fengzhi’s assistance and offered to help as well.

Tang San sought support from Ning Fengzhi and the Heaven Dou crown prince for a Hidden Weapons sect, but their proposed terms forced him to weigh his sect’s future against imperial and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect backing. He left without accepting, asking to consider the offer further.

• Tang San announced his plan to establish an independent Hidden Weapons sect in Heaven Dou City and sought support from Ning Fengzhi and the imperial family.
• Ning Fengzhi questioned the sect’s ties to the Clear Sky Sect and deferred cooperation until the crown prince approved it.
• Qian Renxue, appearing as Xue Qinghe, offered protection and land for the sect in exchange for the blueprints to basic Hidden Weapons, prompting Tang San to refuse angrily.
• Feng Yao and Qian Renxue argued that the weapons could be copied and that military adoption could benefit the Clear Sky Sect, while Ning Fengzhi offered materials, craftsmen, and discounted supplies.
• Tang Yuehua saw strategic value in the offer, but Tang San remained uneasy and asked Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue for time to consider it.

Tang San wrestled with whether to trade Tang Sect Hidden Weapons secrets for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support, then questioned Feng Yao about his musical abilities at the banquet. Feng Yao demonstrated his Earth Sound domain and named Heavenly Sound as the higher realm, leaving the gathered guests intrigued and confused.

• Ning Rongrong led Tang San away from the main hall while Tang Yuehua apologized to Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue for his earlier behavior.
• Tang San weighed the cost of sharing Hidden Weapons blueprints and resolved to delay negotiations while finding a market among low-level Spirit Masters.
• At the banquet, Tang San apologized to Ning Fengzhi and asked Feng Yao to explain the principles behind his Sound Battle Skill.
• Feng Yao described Human Sound and Earth Sound, then made natural sounds resonate through the banquet hall in a domain that stunned everyone.
• Tang San asked whether a realm surpassed Earth Sound, and Feng Yao answered that it was Heavenly Sound, a sound recognized by others through the voices of the heart.

After the banquet at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Tang Yuehua warned Tang San that Ning Fengzhi would favor the imperial family and urged him to secure the sect’s support. Tang San refused to pursue Ning Rongrong, while Qian Renxue told Feng Yao that Spirit Hall’s Soul Master Legion was secretly assembling.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Tang San and Tang Yuehua to consider his proposal and seek Crown Prince Xue Qinghe at the imperial palace; Tang San left without accepting.
• Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi discussed using Tang San’s Hidden Weapons blueprints to strengthen the sect and Heaven Dou’s forces against Spirit Hall, then Qian Renxue departed with Feng Yao.
• Tang Yuehua explained to Tang San that Ning Fengzhi’s inclusion of the imperial family showed the sect would likely choose the imperial family over them.
• Tang Yuehua told Tang San to hand over the blueprints and suggested he pursue Ning Rongrong to bind the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to their cause, but Tang San refused.
• Qian Renxue told Feng Yao that Spirit Hall’s Soul Master Legion was secretly assembling and might have news within a few days.

Bibi Dong ordered the Soul Hunting Plan against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and arranged to meet Feng Yao in the Star Dou Forest, while secretly preparing a trap there. As the attack on Dragon Valley began, Qian Renxue questioned the summons, but Feng Yao agreed to go.

• Bibi Dong ordered She Long to launch the Soul Hunting Plan against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and monitor the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Bibi Dong told She Long to bring Feng Yao to see her in the Star Dou Forest and ordered Yue Guan and Ghostly to locate the Fish That Slipped the Net and spread news of a disturbance as bait.
• Spirit Hall attackers silently killed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's patrol guards and infiltrated Dragon Valley, where an alarm sounded only after the assault was underway.
• Qian Renxue demanded to know why Bibi Dong had summoned Feng Yao to the Star Dou Forest, and Feng Yao reassured her that he would go.

Feng Yao reassured Qian Renxue before preparing to travel to Star Dou Forest, while they planned to keep Tang San occupied and exploit the aftermath of She Long's operation. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Qian Renxue disguised as Xue Qinghe announced the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's destruction, prompting Ning Fengzhi to put his sect on wartime readiness.

• Feng Yao comforted Qian Renxue, promised to return safely, and said he would ask Bibi Dong for her hand after their affairs were settled.
• At breakfast, Feng Yao and Qian Renxue discussed Bibi Dong's interest in the transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and planned to delay Tang San by giving him other matters to handle.
• Feng Yao set out for Heaven Dou Royal Academy to notify his companions before traveling to Star Dou Forest.
• Qian Renxue disguised as Xue Qinghe and rushed into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to tell Ning Fengzhi that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been annihilated.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong suspected Spirit Hall was behind the attack, and Ning Fengzhi ordered the sect into wartime readiness and recalled its disciples.

After the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was destroyed, Heaven Dou’s leaders and allied sects braced for further attacks while Tang San prepared the Tang Sect’s defenses. In Star Dou Forest, Feng Yao sensed a Spirit Hall team approaching and rushed toward them as they felled trees in his path.

• Qian Renxue feigned fury at court over the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s destruction while secretly reviewing intelligence with a faint smile.
• Yu Xiaogang collapsed upon hearing the news, and Liu Erlong and Flender rushed him toward the clan’s remains.
• Tang Yuehua went to the Strength Clan, where Tang San assured her that the Tang Sect’s sentries were deployed and its defenses would be completed within half a month.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered Gu Rong to deliver Tang San’s Hidden Weapon blueprints and precious metals to Spirit Hall in hopes of protecting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Feng Yao entered Star Dou Forest and used his qin music and spiritual power to move safely among its Soul Beasts.
• Feng Yao sensed a Spirit Hall team of more than twenty figures, took out his honorary elder token, and raced toward the trees they had cut down.

Feng Yao arrived at the Spirit Hall camp and reunited with Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, Yue Guan, and Ghostly, revealing that he had become a powerful Soul Saint. He used his zither to locate the target near a lake, and the camp prepared to wait for Ghostly’s confirmation and the Pope’s arrival.

• Feng Yao showed his Elder Token to the guards, then Hu Liena recognized him and questioned why he had come to the camp.
• Yan challenged Feng Yao, who revealed his seven spirit rings and trapped Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan in his domain until Ghostly intervened.
• Feng Yao proposed using the Fuxi Qin to search without alerting the Soul Beasts, and Ghostly agreed to let him try.
• Feng Yao’s sound waves located a lake, two powerful Soul Beasts, and a wooden house; Yue Guan identified the creatures as the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python.
• Ghostly left to confirm the discovery, while Yue Guan ordered everyone to remain in camp and suggested Feng Yao exchange pointers with the Golden Generation.

Feng Yao explained to Hu Liena why her Divine Slaughter's Domain failed against his domain and urged her to find a path suited to her Martial Soul and Spiritual Power. Hu Liena retrieved the book On How Spirit Masters Progress and hurried away to study it, while Feng Yao went to sleep; by morning, Yan still glared at him over breakfast.

• Yue Guan left a petal barrier around the camp, and Hu Liena sent Xie Yue and Yan away before taking Feng Yao aside.
• Feng Yao explained that his greater Spiritual Power, Hu Liena's insufficient grasp of killing intent, and Zither Sound's restraint had prevented her from using Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• Feng Yao told Hu Liena to develop her Martial Soul's Bewitching State instead of relying on a killing domain, and criticized her dependence on soul-ring and Spirit Bone skills.
• Hu Liena produced On How Spirit Masters Progress after Feng Yao asked whether the Pope had given her a book, then hurried off to study it.
• Feng Yao went to sleep in an empty tent and joined the group for breakfast the next morning, while Yan glared at him.

Feng Yao guided Hu Liena toward developing her Spiritual Power, while Yue Guan watched his teaching and cultivation with growing respect. At the Tang Sect headquarters, Tang San received an urgent report that Spirit Hall was moving in the Star Dou Forest.

• Yue Guan confirmed that Old Ghost's intelligence was accurate and expected the Pope to arrive soon.
• Hu Liena followed Feng Yao to his tent for guidance, despite Yan's anxious objections.
• Feng Yao taught Hu Liena to cultivate her Spiritual Power by developing her strengths and explained its three forms: formless and intangible, formed yet intangible, and formed and tangible.
• Hu Liena thanked Feng Yao and hurried away to test the insights she had gained, while Yue Guan watched Feng Yao play the Fuxi Qin.
• A messenger reported to Tang San that Spirit Hall appeared to be making moves in the Star Dou Forest, and Tang San dropped his blueprints.

Bibi Dong summoned Feng Yao to accompany Spirit Hall’s Soul Hunting Operation after he located the target in the Star Dou Forest, while revealing that she had leaked the operation’s news to Heaven Dou. As the team reached the lake at the forest’s core, they found the giant ape and the girl it protected, while Tang San raced toward Xiao Wu.

• Ghostly reported to Bibi Dong that Feng Yao had found the target in the Star Dou Forest, and Bibi Dong prepared to leave for the operation.
• Bibi Dong met Feng Yao at his camp tent, explained that she had leaked the operation’s news to Heaven Dou, and asked him to join Spirit Hall.
• Feng Yao told Bibi Dong that Qian Renxue was unhappy living undercover in Heaven Dou City, and Bibi Dong ordered the team to depart after dinner.
• Bibi Dong ordered Feng Yao to accompany her, surprising Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue.
• Tang San raced through the wilderness toward Xiao Wu, pushing his speed to the limit.
• Bibi Dong’s team entered the forest’s core and found a giant black ape beside a girl in a white dress at the lakeshore.

Spirit Hall cornered Xiao Wu and the two Great Beasts at Star Dou Forest, but Xiao Wu sacrificed herself rather than let Bibi Dong capture her companions. Her sacrifice began transferring her hundred-thousand-year cultivation to Feng Yao, leaving him at the center of the blood-red domain.

• Bibi Dong confronted Xiao Wu as Er Ming rose to fight the Spirit Hall experts, and Da Ming attacked from the lake.
• Bibi Dong repelled the beasts’ attacks while Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo used the Two Extremes Stillness Domain to immobilize them.
• Bibi Dong approached Xiao Wu and refused her offer to surrender in exchange for letting Da Ming and Er Ming go.
• Xiao Wu ignited her hundred-thousand-year origin power, breaking the stillness domain and freeing the two beasts.
• Xiao Wu began sacrificing her life and cultivation to Feng Yao, telling him that his aura made her feel safe.

Feng Yao absorbed Xiao Wu’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone, while Xiao Wu survived as a small rabbit and remained in his custody. After Spirit Hall withdrew, Tang San reached the ruined lakeshore and believed Xiao Wu had been killed, swearing vengeance on Bibi Dong.

• Xiao Wu’s sacrifice formed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and a left-arm Spirit Bone for Feng Yao, while her consciousness survived in a small rabbit.
• Hu Liena warned Yan not to question Xiao Wu’s choice, and Bibi Dong acknowledged that she had underestimated Xiao Wu’s bond with her companions and their hatred of Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to withdraw and privately warned Feng Yao to protect Xiao Wu, threatening to reclaim the Spirit Bone if anything happened to her.
• Feng Yao took Xiao Wu away from the lake and calmed her by promising he might take her to see Tang San.
• Tang San reached the devastated lakeshore, found the remains of Xiao Wu’s wooden house, and blamed Bibi Dong for her apparent death.

Feng Yao returned to Heaven Dou City with Xiao Wu, now an ordinary rabbit, and told Qian Renxue how Bibi Dong’s plan had exposed him to other factions while granting him a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone. After comforting Qian Renxue and discussing Xiao Wu’s future, Feng Yao decided to find her a safe place to live where she could watch Tang San from afar.

• Feng Yao brought Xiao Wu to Qian Renxue’s study in the Eastern Palace, and Qian Renxue realized the rabbit was Xiao Wu.
• Feng Yao revealed that he had become a Soul Douluo after receiving Xiao Wu’s Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone from Bibi Dong.
• Feng Yao explained that Bibi Dong had leaked information about him to expose him to other factions, and Qian Renxue grew angry before he reassured her about Bibi Dong’s concern for their relationship.
• Qian Renxue and Feng Yao teased Xiao Wu, then discussed how she might try to reach Tang San alone and be killed by spirit beasts.
• Feng Yao said he would let emotion prevail and find Xiao Wu a safe place to settle, and Qian Renxue agreed.

Feng Yao brought Xiao Wu to Ye Residence and entrusted her to Ye Ling Ling, arranging for her to be near Tang San while warning her not to approach him directly. Days later, Tang San returned to Heaven Dou City devastated by Xiao Wu’s apparent loss, and Tang Yuehua hurried to take him to Ye Residence.

• Feng Yao arrived at Ye Residence with Xiao Wu and introduced her to Ye Ling Ling as an ordinary Soft Bone Rabbit.
• Feng Yao asked Ye Ling Ling to care for Xiao Wu and bring her along if she visited Tang San, while warning Xiao Wu to avoid direct contact with him.
• Ye Ling Ling fed Xiao Wu pastries as Feng Yao teased her, then Feng Yao left to visit Yan Yan.
• Several days later, Tang San entered Heaven Dou City in a ragged, grief-stricken state, clutching a bloodstained fragment from Xiao Wu’s wooden house.
• Tang Yuehua found Tang San outside Moonlight Pavilion, tended his injured fingers, and ordered a carriage to take him to Ye Residence.

Ye Ling Ling brought Xiao Wu to see the gravely injured Tang San and used her Nine Heart Begonia to stabilize him, though she found that a powerful energy within him resisted deeper treatment. Xiao Wu remained determined to see Tang San again, and Ye Ling Ling promised to take her back after breakfast.

• Ye Ling Ling sensed an unfamiliar presence at the residence and agreed to bring Xiao Wu to the guest room, warning her not to reveal herself.
• Ye Ling Ling found Tang Yuehua tending to an unconscious Tang San, and Xiao Wu saw him from the maid’s arms.
• Ye Ling Ling healed Tang San’s wounds and explained that blood loss and Clear Sky Hammer injuries had caused his collapse, while an obsession-like energy prevented deeper treatment.
• Ye Ling Ling told Tang Yuehua to keep Tang San resting and avoid using his hands; Tang Yuehua stayed to care for him as Ye Ling Ling carried Xiao Wu away.
• Xiao Wu insisted on seeing Tang San again and stayed awake through the night, so Ye Ling Ling promised to take her to him after breakfast.