Chapter Summaries

Xue Qinghe managed the Heaven Dou Empire’s response to Tang Hao’s attack while Gu You’s plans reshaped the Strength Clan’s fate and stirred public anger against the Clear Sky Sect. As Heaven Dou City prepared to reopen, Tang Gui revealed that he had kept Tai Long captive and urged him to take revenge.

• Ge Long reported that Dugu Bo’s poison had subdued the Strength Clan, and Xue Qinghe approved sending them to mine near Iron Casting City.
• Xue Ke visited Xue Qinghe, urged her to rest, and teased her about finding a Crown Princess before leaving the palace.
• She Long delivered Bibi Dong’s condition for sending more manpower to seal off the Clear Sky Sect, then learned that Gu You and Tang San had created the Dragon Talisman weapon-type Soul Tool.
• Nightingale reported that Tai Long was still missing, while Heaven Dou City’s residents blamed the Clear Sky Sect for the lockdown and supported action against it.
• Tang Yuehua despaired as resentment toward the Clear Sky Sect spread, and Tang Gui left Moonlight Pavilion to gather information.
• Tang Gui visited the chained, bandaged Tai Long, told him what had happened to his family and clan, and gave him a Book of Awakening to spur his revenge.

After waking in a valley beside a waterfall, Tang San challenged Tang Hao’s judgment of him and defended Gu You’s importance to the team. Tang Hao decided to keep Tang San there for training and promised to explain the truths Tang San wanted to know before letting him leave.

• Tang San woke beside a campfire in a valley and realized Tang Hao had brought him to a remote waterfall.
• Tang San asked Tang Hao why he had taken him there, and Tang Hao questioned whether Tang San knew his identity and recognized him as the Clear Sky Douluo.
• Tang Hao called Tang San weak and cowardly and argued that Tang San should be more important than Gu You because of his Twin Martial Souls.
• Tang San said Gu You was stronger and more important because of his intellect, vision, and determination to change the world.
• Tang San told Tang Hao that wisdom could change the world, while Tang Hao blamed Gu You for making Tang San complacent.
• Tang Hao ordered Tang San to live and cultivate in the valley until he was satisfied, promising to tell him everything he wanted to know; Tang San asked to see his mother first.

Tang San resisted Tang Hao’s Divine Slaughter’s Domain with his newly awakened Blue Silver Domain, convincing his father to show him what lay behind the waterfall. They reached a hidden chamber, where Tang San recognized a Blue Silver Grass stalk bearing the Blue Silver Emperor’s golden patterns.

• Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor appeared without being summoned, and his Blue Silver Domain pushed back against Tang Hao’s Divine Slaughter’s Domain.
• Tang Hao tested Tang San’s resolve with his domain, then withdrew it and invited him to follow.
• Tang San crossed the pool using a Self-Created Soul Skill taught by Xiao You, angering Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao reversed the waterfall with his Clear Sky Hammer and entered a hidden passage behind it with Tang San.
• Tang Hao led Tang San to a stone chamber, where Tang San saw a Blue Silver Grass stalk marked with golden Blue Silver Emperor patterns.

Tang Hao brought Tang San to see Ah Yin, his mother, and recounted how he met her, defied Spirit Hall, and lost her after she sacrificed herself to save him and their newborn son. After hearing the story, Tang San said he would take Ah Yin with him.

• Tang Hao introduced the Blue Silver Grass as Ah Yin, Tang San's mother, and Tang San knelt beside her as she reached for him.
• Tang Hao described his rise in the Clear Sky Sect, his rivalry with Tang Xiao, and how the brothers met and fell in love with Ah Yin.
• Tang Hao said Ah Yin revealed that she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and he chose to love her despite the danger and Spirit Hall's opposition.
• Tang Hao recounted how Spirit Hall pursued them, his father died before they could reconcile, and Ah Yin sacrificed herself to protect Tang Hao and the newborn Tang San.
• Tang Hao explained that he planted Ah Yin's remaining seed where they had married and stayed to protect her, and Tang San said he would take his mother with him.

Tang San freed Ah Yin from the stone chamber and condemned Tang Hao for keeping her in conditions that stunted her growth. After piecing together clues about the Spirit Hall’s pursuit of his parents, Tang San suspected a third party had manipulated events through a spy in the Clear Sky Sect, and prepared to take Ah Yin somewhere she could recover.

• Tang San used the Blue Silver Domain to break Ah Yin out of the stone chamber and bring her into the moonlight.
• Tang Hao attacked Tang San for freeing Ah Yin, but Tang San used his self-created skill Rotation to blunt the blow before Tang Hao knocked him to the ground.
• Tang San confronted Tang Hao over his poor care of Ah Yin and declared that Blue Silver Grass was not weak.
• Tang San reasoned that an adviser from the Clear Sky Sect had likely helped expose his parents to the Spirit Hall, with an unknown third party using a spy to pass information.
• Tang San refused to tell Tang Hao his suspicions, said he knew a place where Ah Yin could recover, and prepared to leave with her.

Tang San tested his newly evolved Blue Silver Emperor by fighting Tang Hao, and his Blue Silver Tyrant Emperor Spear wounded the older man. Tang Hao gave Tang San the 100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor Left Leg Bone and urged him to protect Ah Yin, while Tang San left with his mother and told Tang Hao to survive until she recovered.

• Tang San gathered the forest’s plant energy and formed the Blue Silver Tyrant Emperor Spear, discovering that his evolved Soul Skills could draw on lunar as well as solar power.
• Tang San struck Tang Hao with the spear, briefly activating the Blue Silver Emperor Avatar and forcing Tang Hao to block with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Hao was wounded by the attack and admitted that his old injuries came from his battle with Qian Xunji and his refusal to recover, not from Dugu Bo.
• Tang Hao gave Tang San a lead box containing the 100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor Left Leg Bone and asked him to protect Ah Yin.
• Tang San gave Tang Hao a Recovery Potion, told him to stay alive until Ah Yin recovered, and left the forest carrying her.

Tang San wandered through the forest with Ah Yin, listening to the plants and telling his mother about his life while Gu You and the others waited near the Sunset Forest for their Soul Hunting trip. Gu You remained exhausted and worried about Tang San’s fate, but he refused to rest as the group prepared to search for suitable Soul Beasts.

• Tang San slowed his journey when the plants pleaded with him, and he told Ah Yin about Holy Soul Village, Grandpa Jack, and Gu You.
• Tang San continued speaking to Ah Yin until he reached the edge of the Sunset Forest, where Qin Ming’s group was resting.
• Lanta urged Gu You to return and rest after seven days of work, but Gu You reassured her and explained that the group needed Soul Beast records to choose their Soul Rings.
• Gu You revealed that he feared Tang Hao might send Tang San to Slaughter City and had asked Qian Renxue to search for records of ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass.
• Gu You stopped Lanta from insisting that he rest and said he would have plenty of time to rest when he was dead.

Gu You defeated two Spiked Crocodile Turtles while the team watched, then prepared the Shi Brothers to choose one for their Soul Rings. The chapter ended with the turtles’ ages confirmed at roughly 7,200 to 7,500 years.

• Gu You attacked a Spiked Crocodile Turtle, but a second one emerged and used its innate ability to pull him toward its spiked shell.
• Lanta told Ning Rongrong to stand down, and Gu You resisted the pull before using Explosive Armor to paralyze the second turtle.
• Gu You tore spikes and part of the shell from the turtle, then returned the spikes and overwhelmed it while Yu Feng and the Shi Brothers joked on shore.
• Lanta confirmed that Shi Mo and Shi Mo had read their Soul Skill development report and were ready to choose their next Soul Beasts.
• Gu You defeated the remaining turtle and told the Shi Brothers to choose between the Spiked Crocodile Turtles, which were 7,200 to 7,500 years old.

While preparing a meal from the Spiked Crocodile Turtles killed for the Shi Brothers’ Soul Rings, Gu You explained to Lanta why humans were not the root cause of Soul Beast extinction. He argued that Soul Beasts’ own predation was the deeper cause, while human hunting and other activity could push an already unstable ecosystem toward collapse; someone nearby overheard the siblings talking.

• Lanta worried that eating spirit beast meat would upset Xiao Wu, but Gu You insisted Xiao Wu objected to unnecessary killing, not using the Spiked Crocodile Turtles already killed for Soul Rings.
• Lanta used her reports on Soul Master growth and Soul Beast reproduction to argue that humans would eventually exhaust the Soul Beast population.
• Gu You corrected Lanta, saying Soul Beasts themselves were the root cause of their decline because their predation and ecosystem dynamics could destabilize their populations.
• Gu You explained that human killing could be the direct cause or final push toward extinction without being its root cause, and that eating a hunted Soul Beast avoided an unnecessary death.
• An unseen listener asked Sister Yiran what Gu You and Lanta were saying so closely together.

Gu You explained to Ning Rongrong that Soul Power Amplification might increase a target’s natural soul power recovery speed rather than its total soul power. Meanwhile, Lanta encountered Diana, the Moon God, who granted her a black Soul Ring and began her next assessment.

• Ning Rongrong asked Gu You whether choosing Reaction Speed Amplification over Soul Power Amplification had been a mistake, and Gu You suggested that Soul Power Amplification might boost natural recovery speed.
• Lanta gathered wild vegetables and headed back to camp while thinking through the group’s upcoming Soul Beast hunt.
• Lanta arrived at a strange clearing and confronted a woman beside a glowing white flower, aiming her Tear of the Star bow at her.
• The woman named Diana placed a black Soul Ring on Tear of the Star and announced that Lanta had passed her first assessment, increasing her Moon God affinity by five percent.
• Diana told Lanta to cross the great sea and find her for the next assessment before introducing herself as the Moon God.

Gu You used a cup of water to explain his guess that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s Soul Power Amplification increased natural soul power recovery, and Ning Rongrong understood the idea. The chapter ended when someone hurried out of the trees and called Gu You with an emergency.

• Gu You asked Ning Rongrong whether sword practice still left her exhausted, then explained that her stamina had improved through training.
• Ning Rongrong impulsively warned Gu You not to bully her, then grew embarrassed and told him to hurry up with his explanation.
• Gu You used a cup of water to illustrate stamina and soul power recovery, and Ning Rongrong worked out the distinction between natural recovery and restoration through skills or medicine.
• Gu You suggested that Soul Power Amplification might increase natural soul power recovery, while privately acknowledging that the theory could be wrong and that he needed to consult the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s records.
• After Ning Rongrong left, someone ran out of the trees and told Gu You there was an emergency.

Gu You wrestled with the gods’ influence over Lanta and asked Qin Ming whether he should resist an enemy he might never defeat. Qin Ming urged him to survive, grow stronger, and fight again, and Gu You broke through his cultivation bottleneck with renewed resolve.

• As Qin Ming kept watch with Gu You, he asked what Gu You feared, and Gu You admitted he feared facing an enemy he might never defeat.
• Qin Ming recalled his own encounter with a Deep Sea Demon Whale and explained that an unbeatable enemy could be challenged again after surviving and cultivating.
• Gu You recognized Qin Ming’s lesson and said Holy Soul Village was proud of him, then surged through his cultivation bottleneck.

After the soul hunt, Lanta realized Gu You had carefully arranged the order of the hunts to help the team obtain complementary Soul Skills. Gu You prepared to leave for two months to bring Tang San back, but his departure was interrupted when Wang Sheng arrived at Dragon-Snake Manor.

• Lanta reviewed the soul-hunting records, and she and Qin Ming recognized how Gu You had planned the hunts to support the team’s Soul Skills.
• Gu You explained that he had chosen the Noble Armor Mantis for Lanta because its consistent attack power could strengthen her rapid-fire Light Arrows.
• After the team returned to Heaven Dou City, Gu You told Lanta he would leave for about two months and instructed her to oversee training and handle other responsibilities in his absence.
• Lanta insisted on going with Gu You, but he reassured her that he was only going to meet old friends.
• At Dragon-Snake Manor, Gu You recognized a Spirit Hall messenger as Wang Sheng, who greeted him as Brother You.

Gu You reunited with Wang Sheng, who had brought him a letter, while Tang San walked Dawn through Holy Soul Village and watched the rooster defeat a challenger. The chapter ended with Tang San wondering whether Wang Sheng had delivered the letter to Heaven Dou City.

• Gu You greeted Wang Sheng after six years apart, introduced him to Lanta and Meng Yiran, and learned Wang Sheng had come with a letter for him.
• Old Jack asked Tang San to take Dawn out, and Tang San brought the rooster toward the river.
• Dawn faced the former bird king’s son and defeated the goose in front of amused villagers.
• Tang San collected carp from his fish basket and wondered whether Wang Sheng had delivered the letter to Heaven Dou City.

Gu You revealed that Tang San had escaped with his mother, the Blue Silver Emperor, and presented Qian Renxue with the Spartacus plan to unify the continent and make her its emperor. Qian Renxue was moved by Gu You’s insistence that the plan needed her, but an unfamiliar voice suddenly announced that it had found her weakness.

• Qian Renxue questioned how Tang San’s mother had survived her sacrifice, and Gu You explained that the Blue Silver Emperor had preserved a seed and shown her the Blue Silver Emperor on his wrist.
• Gu You told Qian Renxue that he intended to arm himself against threats from the God Realm and unveiled his Spartacus plan for her to rule a unified continent.
• Gu You described Qian Renxue’s future enthronement and said the plan required her to become the one and only emperor, with a second half to follow unification.
• Qian Renxue was overcome by the thought that Gu You needed her and was about to accept when a familiar, ethereal voice said it had found her weakness.

Qian Renxue’s desire to dominate Gu You drove her to challenge him to a fight, where their first clash ended in a draw. She prepared her Holy Sword for a stronger attack as Gu You rushed to meet her.

• Qian Renxue abruptly challenged Gu You to a fight, and She Long arranged a secluded training ground outside Heaven Dou City.
• Qian Renxue revealed her Six-Winged Angel and identified herself as a Level 62 Soul Emperor, while Gu You transformed into his Ultimate Conductor Tyranno and introduced himself as a Level 39 Soul Elder.
• Qian Renxue and Gu You each used three Soul Skills in their opening clash, and the shockwave sent them both flying backward without either gaining the advantage.
• Qian Renxue realized Gu You’s strange energy nullified her Holy Attribute suppression and called on him to show its true nature.
• Qian Renxue summoned her Holy Sword and unleashed Seraphim Sword as Gu You launched himself toward her.

Gu You and Qian Renxue fought over who would lead their cooperative effort, with Gu You resisting her Seraphim technique and landing a powerful counterattack. The battle continued as Nightingale learned from She Long that Qian Renxue was testing who would take charge.

• Qian Renxue used the Six-Winged Angel’s Seraphim technique, converting her Holy Attribute Soul Power into Ultimate Fire and bringing her Holy Sword down on Gu You.
• Gu You caught the sword with his left hand, pulled Qian Renxue off balance, and struck her abdomen with his Liver Burst Fist, breaking her Holy Shield and sending her flying.
• Qian Renxue recovered with her Fourth Soul Skill, Pure White Angel, then resumed the fight with quick sword strikes while urging Gu You to show his full strength or submit to her.
• Gu You assessed Qian Renxue’s skills, accepted her challenge, and prepared to continue fighting as She Long watched nearby.
• Nightingale asked She Long why Qian Renxue was pressing Gu You so aggressively, and She Long explained that the battle was a struggle over who would lead their cooperation.

Gu You adapted to Qian Renxue’s Holy Attribute during their duel and used an ice-domain strategy to turn the fight in his favor. Qian Renxue acknowledged his strength but invoked her Angel Domain and prepared to settle the battle with one final move.

• She Long argued that Gu You had crossed the line by taking control of the plan, while Nightingale questioned why he was still smiling as Qian Renxue battered him.
• Qian Renxue urged Gu You to admit defeat and promised to carry out his plan, but he refused and revealed that Ultimate Conductor Tyranno had adapted to her Holy Attribute.
• Gu You shed the Holy Attribute’s golden light, awakened his ice power, and counterattacked Qian Renxue, while She Long realized his right arm contained an exceptionally powerful ice Soul Bone.
• Gu You formed a freezing pseudo-domain and provoked Qian Renxue into attacking, limiting her options and preventing her from easily using her speed advantage.
• Qian Renxue admitted she had underestimated Gu You, then activated Angel Domain and declared that she would go all out to decide the battle with one move.

Gu You defeated Qian Renxue by using a carefully planned chokehold after his first strategy failed, then explained how he had anticipated their duel. He revealed that he and Tang San had created artificial spirit bones, gave Qian Renxue one to examine, and said the real plan was about to begin.

• Qian Renxue pierced Gu You with her Ultimate Fire Seraphim Sword, but Gu You grabbed her throat and knocked her unconscious.
• Qian Renxue woke and learned Gu You had survived; after She Long gave her a Strong Recovery Potion, she remembered the fight and asked how he had won.
• Gu You explained that his first plan had been to use Liver Burst Fist, while his backup plan was to get close and choke Qian Renxue unconscious.
• Gu You revealed that he and Tang San had made artificial arm spirit bones using Ice Jade Scorpion Blood and Volcano Demon blood with Soul Guidance Arrays.
• Gu You gave Qian Renxue an ice-attribute artificial spirit bone and told her to read his proposal, saying the real show was about to begin.

Gu You returned from discussing the Spartacus plan with Qian Renxue and recruited no one when Wang Sheng declined his offer to stay in Heaven Dou City. After retesting the team’s martial souls, Gu You reviewed Lanta’s proposed lineup against the Star Luo Empire and prepared to examine Meng Yiran’s unusual abilities.

• Gu You welcomed Wang Sheng home, heard about his visits around Heaven Dou City, and offered him a job, but Wang Sheng decided to return to Nuoding City.
• Gu You’s friends kept Wang Sheng in Heaven Dou City for several days with an extravagant eating contest before he finally left.
• Gu You spent a week retesting the team’s martial souls, and Lanta delivered reports on Xiao Wu, herself, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Yu Feng, and Shi Mo and Shi Mo.
• Gu You asked Lanta to choose a seven-person lineup for a match against the Star Luo Empire, and she proposed a team built to counter Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s Hell White Tiger.
• After Lanta left to summon Meng Yiran, Gu You reviewed her report on the Terror Serpent Cane’s illusion-based fourth skill and found its blank summary troubling.