Chapter Summaries

Tang San traveled with Tang Hao to the Blue Silver Forest, hoping to awaken his Blue Silver Grass as the Blue Silver Emperor. They found the Blue Silver King missing, leaving Tang Hao to realize that Tang San’s poison-tainted martial soul could no longer undergo its second awakening.

• Shrek defeated Thunder Academy after Yu Tianheng and Tang San fought through its lightning assault, securing a place in the Promotion Tournament.
• Tang Hao took Tang San to a forest where he expected the Blue Silver King to help awaken Tang San’s martial soul.
• Tang San meditated for hours as the surrounding Blue Silver Grass turned purple-black, but his martial soul showed no sign of awakening.
• Tang Hao sensed that Tang San’s martial soul remained unchanged and rushed him deeper into the forest.
• Tang Hao found the Blue Silver King missing and realized that Tang San’s poison-tainted martial soul could not awaken as the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Tang Hao spat blood from fury, alarming Tang San.

After Tang Hao’s injuries worsened and the Blue Silver King was found missing, he told Tang San to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer instead. A month later, Tang San revealed the hammer and its four black spirit rings at the Promotion Tournament, where he defeated opponent after opponent.

• Fang Ling’s landmines aggravated Tang Hao’s old injuries, and Tang Hao spent a day suppressing them while Tang San watched anxiously.
• Tang Hao found only a pit where the eighty-five-thousand-year-old Blue Silver King should have been and told Tang San that the Blue Silver Grass’s second awakening was no longer possible.
• Tang Hao advised Tang San to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer and took him to Sunset Forest to obtain soul rings.
• After a month of training, Tang San competed in the Promotion Tournament and revealed his Twin Martial Souls and four black Clear Sky Hammer rings.
• Tang San used the Clear Sky Hammer’s power and soul skills to defeat opponent after opponent, raising his Soul Power to level forty-seven.

As the tournament delegation traveled toward Spirit City, Fang Ling reassured Xue Qinghe that he could defeat the powerful rivals awaiting him. Their conversation was interrupted when an ambush began in a narrow mountain pass.

• Xue Qinghe visited Fang Ling's carriage and warned him about Tang San, the Star Luo Empire's Hell White Tiger, and Spirit Hall's three Soul Kings.
• Fang Ling dismissed the threats and promised Xue Qinghe that he would win the championship and claim the Soul Bone.
• A cold, sinister aura spread through the convoy as it took a shortcut between two hills, and Fang Ling realized an enemy attack was underway.
• Fang Ling carried Xue Qinghe on his back and flashed forward with the three girls as rocks cascaded down from both hills.

Fang Ling watched Spirit Hall attack the Soul Master Competition procession while Dugu Bo and other powerful allies held off its leaders. The attack ended after Yu Xiaogang invoked his connection to Bibi Dong, leaving Fang Ling to worry about what he would say if Bibi Dong asked him about Yu Xiaogang.

• Fang Ling helped protect Qian Renxue from falling rocks before thousands of black-clad attackers descended on the procession.
• Dugu Bo, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin confronted Chrysanthemum, while Ghost arrived to support him and Qian Renxue accused them of attacking the procession.
• Qian Renxue summoned a Golden Sacred Dragon, but it lost to Demon Bear Douluo, leaving the Golden Iron Triangle exhausted.
• Yu Xiaogang showed Demon Bear a token and spoke to him, causing Demon Bear to halt his attack on Tang San.
• Chrysanthemum and Ghost ordered their men to withdraw, and Qian Renxue went to offer condolences to Shrek Academy.
• Fang Ling worried about how he would answer Bibi Dong if she asked him about Yu Xiaogang.

Fang Ling led Heaven Dou Royal Academy through the tournament, defeating Canghui Academy, Star Luo Royal Academy, and Godwind Academy to reach the final three. The final matches were about to begin, with Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Martial Soul Hall Academy, and Shrek Academy still competing.

• Fang Ling broke through to rank fifty-seven before Heaven Dou Royal Academy entered the tournament's second round.
• Fang Ling prevented Canghui Academy from using its Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill and defeated the team with ease.
• Fang Ling and Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Academy, while Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing met on friendly terms.
• Fang Ling countered Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu's two-person fusion skill, defeated Feng Xiaotian, and eliminated Godwind Academy.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Martial Soul Hall Academy, and Shrek Academy remained as the final three teams, and their final matches were set to begin.

At the Spirit Hall finals, Bibi Dong presented three soul bones before the Individual Competition began. Spirit Hall Academy forfeited its matches against Fang Ling, leaving Yu Xiaogang to weigh whether Shrek should face Fang Ling or Spirit Hall’s three Soul Kings.

• Bibi Dong appeared before the finalists and revealed three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, including the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull that Fang Ling expected.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy drew Spirit Hall Academy for the Individual Competition, but Spirit Hall forfeited to avoid risking its Golden Trio before the Team Competition.
• Yu Xiaogang struggled to choose between having Shrek face Fang Ling in the Individual Competition or Spirit Hall’s powerful team later.
• Tang San insisted he could defeat Fang Ling and argued that facing one Soul King was preferable to facing Spirit Hall’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Yu Xiaogang was persuaded by Tang San’s argument.

Fang Ling defeated Tang San in the Soul Fighting match despite Tang San’s four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and Clear Sky Hammer. After the loss, Yu Xiaogang withdrew Shrek Academy from the Individual Competition.

• Tang San entered the arena after Yu Xiaogang told him to be careful and concede if necessary.
• Tang San activated his Clear Sky Hammer and used Gravity Suppression and Azure Sky Hammer to attack Fang Ling.
• Fang Ling evaded Tang San’s heavy blows with his footwork and waited for an opening.
• Fang Ling used his teleporting attack to cut Tang San’s back and declared the match won.
• The referee named Fang Ling the winner, and Yu Xiaogang withdrew Shrek Academy from the Individual Competition.

After Shrek Academy’s crushing loss to Spirit Hall Team, Fang Ling and Tang San parted with their rivalry unresolved. The final battle began as Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team faced Martial Soul Hall Academy Team, whose members planned to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill against Fang Ling.

• Tang San returned to Shrek Academy after Fang Ling defeated him, and Yu Xiaogang, Xiao Wu, Yu Tianheng, and Dai Mubai reassured him.
• Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan defeated Shrek Academy in the Team Competition, leaving Tang San severely injured and the team in third place.
• Fang Ling and Tang San crossed paths as their teams departed, and Tang San vowed to catch up with him someday.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team arrived at the Pope’s Palace for the final battle, where Fang Ling broke through the Martial Soul Hall Academy Team’s Killing Intent.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue planned to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill immediately, while Yan offered to hold off the rest of Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament final began with Fang Ling’s Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team facing the Martial Soul Hall Academy Team. As Hu Liena and Xie Yue prepared their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Fang Ling embraced Zhu Zhuqing and began activating their own fusion skill, stunning Ghost Douluo Ghost.

• Qin Ming and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team placed their hopes on Fang Ling, while Dugu Yan, the Shi Brothers, Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing prepared to support him.
• Before the match, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Fang Ling exchanged words about Fang Ling’s talent and the Soul Power Compression Cultivation Method.
• Both teams summoned their spirits, and Ning Rongrong boosted Fang Ling, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan as Hu Liena’s charm failed against Fang Ling’s will.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue began preparing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Fang Ling unexpectedly pulled Zhu Zhuqing into his arms and started theirs.
• Ghost Douluo Ghost recognized Fang Ling and Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill and cried out in disbelief.

Fang Ling and Zhu Zhuqing revealed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Nether Shadow Death Scythe, whose overwhelming Death Intent countered Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Demon. The chapter left their confrontation one-sided as Demon’s mist proved ineffective against Fang Ling’s fusion.

• Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue realized Fang Ling and Zhu Zhuqing could perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue fused into Demon and spread red mist across nearly half the arena.
• Fang Ling and Zhu Zhuqing transformed into the Nether Shadow Death Scythe, whose Death Intent chilled the competitors and spectators.
• Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi, Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and Ghost reacted to the fusion’s terrifying power, while Dugu Bo named the skill.
• Demon’s mist reduced opponents’ senses, Soul Power, and speed, but it failed to affect the Nether Shadow Death Scythe.

Fang Ling's Nether Shadow Death Scythe overwhelmed Hu Liena and Xie Yue's Demon fusion while Ning Rongrong's illusion let Heaven Dou Royal Academy turn the fight around. After Fang Ling defeated Yan, Bibi Dong conceded the match for the Martial Soul Hall Academy Team.

• Fang Ling's Nether Shadow Death Scythe ignored Demon's Scarlet Mist, drove the fusion away from Dugu Yan, and wore down its soul power with repeated attacks.
• Ning Rongrong activated her Illusion Space Soul Bone, disorienting the Martial Soul Hall Academy Team and giving Dugu Yan and the Shi Brothers an opening to attack.
• Yan dispersed Dugu Yan's poison mist and interrupted her spirit skill, but Fang Ling shattered Demon and left Xie Yue and Hu Liena incapacitated.
• Fang Ling struck Yan from behind as he prepared his Fifth Spirit Skill, tore through his defenses, and knocked him down.
• Bibi Dong declared that the Martial Soul Hall Academy Team conceded.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy won the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition, and Fang Ling received the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull. After refusing Bibi Dong’s invitation to join Spirit Hall, he returned to the Pope’s Palace to offer her the skull in exchange for a promise.

• Fang Ling and Ye Lingling helped heal the injured competitors after Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated Martial Soul Hall Academy.
• Bibi Dong announced Heaven Dou Royal Academy as champions, and Fang Ling accepted the rewards on the team’s behalf.
• Fang Ling claimed the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull, while Yu Feng and the Shi Brothers took the other two spirit bones.
• Bibi Dong invited Fang Ling to join Spirit Hall, but he refused, citing his friendship with Xue Qinghe.
• Fang Ling returned to the Pope’s Palace and offered Bibi Dong the skull in exchange for a promise.

Fang Ling traded a Fifty Thousand Year Head Spirit Bone for Bibi Dong’s promise to escort him to Slaughter City in a year, then began the return journey to Heaven Dou City. On the road to Star Luo City, Cang Hai murdered Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, leaving Dai Mubai as the only surviving prince with the White Tiger Spirit.

• Fang Ling offered Bibi Dong a Fifty Thousand Year Head Spirit Bone in exchange for her support and a promise to take him to Slaughter City.
• Fang Ling praised Yu Xiaogang and explained that he would come to Spirit City in a year, and Bibi Dong accepted the exchange and gave him a token.
• Fang Ling told Dugu Bo that the plan had succeeded, and the group set off for Heaven Dou City.
• Cang Hai recognized Dai Weisi’s returning convoy and, driven by resentment toward the Star Luo Imperial Family, decided to act against him.
• The next morning, the leading teacher found Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun dead, and the Star Luo Emperor exiled him and brought Dai Mubai back.

After returning from the tournament, Fang Ling visited people from his past, received honors in Heaven Dou, and resumed training with Chen Xin. Six months later, his Warrior’s Will, Scythe Technique, and Body Technique had reached Level 7, leaving him close to Level 60 and preparing for Slaughter City.

• Fang Ling returned to Notting City, visited Grandpa Liu, Fatty Han, Su Yuntao, and Notting Academy, and gave money, a Thousand Year Ginseng, reference books, and a speech about achieving his success through his own efforts.
• Fang Ling returned to Heaven Dou with Dugu Yan and the others, attended banquets, received an empty Count's title, and was approached by Xue Ke before Qian Renxue took her away.
• Fang Ling visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, refused Ning Fengzhi's proposal to choose a son-in-law, and began intense training with Chen Xin.
• Fang Ling trained for six months under Chen Xin's powerful Seven Kill Sword Intent, and his Warrior's Will, Scythe Technique, and Body Technique all advanced to Level 7.
• Fang Ling reached Soul Power Level 59 and planned to obtain his Sixth Spirit Ring after reaching Level 60, then go to Slaughter City.

Fang Ling visited Ah Yin at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before traveling to Sunset Forest to experiment with enslaving Spirit Beast souls without his Fifth Spirit Skill. After two months, he discovered that the skill’s essence was tainting a soul with Death Power and then storing it in the Undead Space.

• Fang Ling found that Ah Yin had recovered to roughly a Thousand-Year level and told her she could not see Tang Hao because he would not risk revealing her location or the treasure land.
• Fang Ling traveled to Sunset Forest and began killing and experimenting on around three Thousand-Year Soul Beasts each day.
• Ah Yin asked Fang Ling why he enslaved souls, and he said it was not for cultivation and that he would continue as long as he was strong enough to avoid consequences.
• After two months of experiments, Fang Ling learned that a trace of Death Power could taint a soul and connect it to the Undead Space, allowing him to split the Fifth Spirit Skill into two actions.

After discovering that Undead Space and Soul Plunder were essential to transforming souls into undead, Fang Ling reached level sixty and traveled to a lake to obtain his Sixth Spirit Ring. He absorbed a six-thousand-year Dragon Ink Bream ring and gained the soul skill Nurture.

• Fang Ling determined that Undead Space forcibly pulled souls in and that Soul Plunder transformed them into undead, while Death Power served as a bridge.
• Fang Ling refrained from risking the Dragon Kings' souls, reached level sixty, and decided to seek his Sixth Spirit Ring.
• Fang Ling said goodbye to Ah Yin, urged her to reconsider what he had told her about herself and Tang Hao, and flew away from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Fang Ling searched the lake near Sunset Forest and found a roughly six-thousand-year-old Dragon Ink Bream after three days.
• Fang Ling killed the Dragon Ink Bream, released its young back into the lake, absorbed its Spirit Ring, and learned the soul skill Nurture.

Fang Ling gained the Nurture soul skill, allowing undead in his Undead Space to grow, then fused the Dragon Ink Bream's External Soul Bone into his Martial Soul. The Undead Space evolved into the Undead Kingdom, greatly expanding its capacity, and Fang Ling hoped its undead inhabitants could provide faith.

• Fang Ling tested Nurture and learned that it used Soul Power to draw Heaven and Earth Origin Power and gradually grow the undead.
• Fang Ling discovered a Space-Type External Soul Bone inside the Dragon Ink Bream's corpse.
• Fang Ling pressed the pearl against his scythe where Undead Space was located, and it fused with his Martial Soul after draining some of his Soul Power.
• Fang Ling saw that his Undead Space had evolved into the Undead Kingdom, with a capacity of fifty thousand undead.
• Fang Ling considered the possibility that his growing undead could become believers and provide faith for his path to godhood.

Fang Ling spent Points to raise his Sixth Spirit Ring and Dragon Ink Bream External Martial Soul Bone, increasing Undead Kingdom to Lv8 and its capacity to 200,000. He left to prepare for hunting Wolf Thieves, while Tang San continued training beneath a waterfall and reached Soul Power level fifty.

• Fang Ling raised his Sixth Spirit Ring from 6,291 to 40,015 years, but Undead Kingdom remained at level 6.
• Fang Ling raised the Dragon Ink Bream External Martial Soul Bone to 100,091 years, advancing Undead Kingdom to Lv8 and expanding its capacity to 200,000.
• Fang Ling left the Ice and Fire Twin Springs to return to the estate before hunting Wolf Thieves for Points and undead.
• Tang Hao brought Tang San to the waterfall near Holy Soul Village for Clear Sky Hammer training, while Xiao Wu returned to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Tang San trained beneath the waterfall for eight months, reached Soul Power level fifty, and planned to obtain a higher-age Soul Ring.

Fang Ling learned about wolf thieves and resolved to seek a domain by entering Slaughter City, using the creatures as practice for surviving a siege. He asked Qian Renxue to locate them and revealed that Bibi Dong had promised to support his entry into Slaughter City.

• Zhu Zhuqing explained that wolf thieves were human and Gale Demon Wolf hybrids with great strength, and that some had produced soul bones.
• Fang Ling privately wondered whether Tang San could also produce a soul bone because of his soul beast heritage, then spent the night with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Fang Ling visited Qian Renxue at the Crown Prince's Mansion and asked her to use Heaven Dou's intelligence network to locate wolf thieves.
• Fang Ling told Qian Renxue that he intended to enter Slaughter City to obtain a domain and wanted to rehearse fighting a bloodthirsty siege against wolf thieves.
• Fang Ling revealed that he had traded his Head Spirit Bone to Bibi Dong for a promise of support in Slaughter City, and Qian Renxue agreed to back his plans.

Fang Ling and Dugu Bo tracked down a group of Wolf Thieves near Vast Sea City, and Fang Ling began a battle to test his skills and harvest souls. He slaughtered the pack without being wounded while Dugu Bo watched with admiration.

• Fang Ling chose to investigate the Wolf Thieves near Vast Sea City, and he and Dugu Bo spent ten days tracking them down.
• Fang Ling leaped from a mountaintop and drew the Wolf Thieves into a fight, evading their waves of Wind Blades.
• Fang Ling charged into the pack with his scythe, using Cursed Blade and Death Power to kill Wolf Thieves and draw their souls into Undead Space.
• Fang Ling moved through the battle with masterful technique, cutting down the Wolf Thieves without suffering a scratch.
• Dugu Bo watched Fang Ling's slaughter and praised his skill, becoming confident in his disciple's strength.