Chapter Summaries

Gu Ziyi discovered that Bibi Dong's Spider God Form let her use greatly strengthened soul skills without activating her soul rings, and he told her about Slaughter City as a possible training ground. He prepared her to absorb Snow Color Swan Kiss, and she began transferring its intensified martial soul toxins into her Eight Spider Lances.

• Bibi Dong demonstrated her Spider God Form and explained that it strengthened her soul skills and let her use abilities from both martial souls.
• Gu Ziyi studied the form, realized its soul skills might work despite Slaughter City's restrictions, and urged Bibi Dong to train there for Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• Bibi Dong agreed to go to Slaughter City, but Gu Ziyi told her to gain experience killing first and offered her Snow Color Swan Kiss to absorb.
• Bibi Dong absorbed and refined Snow Color Swan Kiss under Gu Ziyi's protection, and her martial soul toxins grew stronger.
• Gu Ziyi told Bibi Dong to transfer the toxins into her External Soul Bone, and she began gathering them onto her Eight Spider Lances.

Bibi Dong advanced to Soul Sage and gained a fused external soul bone, while Tang Xiao manipulated Tang San into founding a Tang Sect so he could eventually obtain its techniques. The chapter ended as the Martial Soul Hall Team entered the Soul Master Competition finals, where spectators expected Bibi Dong to dominate.

• Bibi Dong refined an Immortal Herb, rose to level 68, and then trained in Death Canyon until she reached level 70.
• Bibi Dong killed a fifty-thousand-year Purple Winged Spider Emperor, gained the Six Winged Purple Light Wings, and fused it with her Eight Spider Lances before reaching level 71.
• Tang Xiao persuaded Tang San to found a Tang Sect and recruited ten Clear Sky Sect children, whom Tang San began teaching the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
• Tang Xiao secretly planned to obtain Tang San's techniques for the Clear Sky Sect, while Gu Ziyi remained unaware of his scheme.
• Gu Ziyi arranged for the Soul Master Competition finals to be held in Spirit City and established a rule that the next finals would take place in the champion's territory.
• The Martial Soul Hall Team entered the competition, and spectators discussed Bibi Dong's strength as the teams prepared to release their martial souls.

Bibi Dong led the Martial Soul Hall Team to victory in the Soul Master Competition, and Qian Daoliu used the finals broadcast to explain that soul beasts were becoming scarce and hint at a solution. He revealed that Gu Ziyi’s soul rings had not come from hunting soul beasts, leaving the audience eager to learn how Gu Ziyi created them.

• Bibi Dong released seven soul rings, overwhelmed her opponents, and led the Martial Soul Hall Team to retain the championship.
• Qian Daoliu announced that soul beast numbers were declining and said Martial Soul Hall had found a solution.
• Gu Ziyi confirmed to Sword Spirit Xiaotao that Qian Daoliu had agreed to let him promote self-created soul rings, which Gu Ziyi hoped would help him gain Faith Power.
• Qian Daoliu revealed that Qian Xunji had accepted Gu Ziyi as a disciple because Gu Ziyi’s soul rings had not been obtained by hunting soul beasts.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and Ah Yin watched the broadcast and wondered how Gu Ziyi had obtained his soul rings.

Gu Ziyi revealed that his soul rings were Self-Created Soul Rings and demonstrated how they gave him exceptional control over his soul skills. His performance stunned soul masters across the continent, while Tang Hao grew uneasy about Gu Ziyi’s rapid progress and resolved to master the Great Sumeru Hammer and Blowing Up Soul Rings.

• Qian Daoliu announced that Gu Ziyi’s soul rings came from a Self-Created Soul Ring method that all soul masters could use, and Spirit Hall would soon publish it.
• Gu Ziyi explained that Self-Created Soul Rings let soul masters control their skills more naturally, then demonstrated over a dozen uses of his Golden Light Talisman.
• Gu Ziyi summoned Golden Light Dharma Idol, revealing that he had reached Soul Emperor and leaving the audience stunned.
• Tang Xiao acknowledged Gu Ziyi’s strength, while Tang Hao worried that Gu Ziyi had caught up to him in cultivation.
• Tang Hao resolved to master the Great Sumeru Hammer and Blowing Up Soul Rings so he could defeat Gu Ziyi.

Gu Ziyi demonstrated that self-created soul rings could be cultivated and evolved, then explained their limitations and potential benefits to soul masters of different aptitudes. As the audience grew excited about the possibility of improving their martial souls across generations, Tang Hao worried that the method would threaten the Clear Sky Sect's standing.

• Gu Ziyi revealed that self-created soul rings could be cultivated and evolved, and showed his Third Soul Ring change from yellow to purple.
• Gu Ziyi explained that self-created soul rings began at lower quality than beast soul rings and that improving them could delay a soul master's level cultivation.
• Gu Ziyi said a martial soul generally needed Innate Soul Power Level 4 to produce a soul skill from a self-created soul ring.
• Gu Ziyi described how low-aptitude soul masters could use improved self-created soul rings to break talent limits, evolve their martial souls, and strengthen their descendants.
• Tang Hao objected to spreading the cultivation method because he feared it would undermine the Clear Sky Sect's status.

Gu Ziyi revealed that soul beast soul rings prevented Self-Created Soul Rings from being cultivated or improved, then announced Spirit Hall’s simplified method and plans to sell it. After the broadcast, Ning Fengzhi worried about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s future, while Tang Xiao saw the new technique as an opportunity for the Haotian Sect and planned to spread Mysterious Heaven Skill.

• Tang Xiao warned Tang Hao not to condemn Spirit Hall’s plan publicly, and Tang Hao admitted he had worried about the sect’s status without considering the wider consequences.
• Gu Ziyi explained that soul beast soul rings interfered with cultivating and improving Self-Created Soul Rings, then announced Spirit Hall’s cultivation method and matching meditation techniques for sale.
• After the broadcast ended, soul masters rushed to obtain the method, while Gu Ziyi’s departure marked the end of the Soul Master Competition.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could break through using Self-Created Soul Rings, and Sword Douluo said its Martial Soul flaw made that unsuitable.
• Tang Hao left to cultivate the Great Sumeru Hammer and Profound Meaning Blowing Up Soul Rings so he could challenge Gu Ziyi, while Tang San went to cultivate.
• Tang Xiao concluded that the Haotian Sect could use Mysterious Heaven Skill and Self-Created Soul Rings to produce powerful experts, and he planned to have Tang San teach more Tang Sect secret arts before spreading the skill.

Soul masters discovered that Martial Soul Hall’s manual for improving self-created soul rings was the Advanced Meditation Technique, sparking excitement among ordinary soul masters and anger among established sects. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong entered Slaughter City to train, and Gu Ziyi asked the Slaughter King to protect her within the rules.

• Ah Yin admired Gu Ziyi for making self-created soul rings public but lamented that he belonged to Martial Soul Hall.
• Ning Ze bought both manuals from the Martial Soul Hall Sub-Hall and discovered that the improvement manual taught the Advanced Meditation Technique.
• Soul masters across the continent learned that the manual contained the Advanced Meditation Technique; ordinary soul masters celebrated, while sects and clans resented Martial Soul Hall.
• Sects and other forces tested the self-created soul ring method with their juniors and found that it worked only with the Advanced Meditation Technique.
• Bibi Dong entered Slaughter City to train, while Gu Ziyi stayed outside and asked the Slaughter King to look after her within the rules.

Bibi Dong entered Slaughter City and quickly showed that its Fallen Ones and Hell Slaughter Arena contestants were no match for her. After winning her first arena match, she began fighting in every available match to complete her training.

• Bibi Dong entered Slaughter City, watched a bloody Hell Slaughter Arena match, and registered to compete.
• Several Fallen Ones followed Bibi Dong into an alley to prey on her, but she killed them all in a single strike each.
• The Fallen Ones recognized Bibi Dong as Spirit Hall's Saintess and became afraid to provoke her.
• Bibi Dong entered her first Hell Slaughter Arena match, used her Eight Spider Lances and Six Wings Purple Light Wings, and killed all nine opponents.
• The Slaughter King secretly assigned people to watch Bibi Dong, while she began competing in every available arena match.

Gu Ziyi raised his soul rings to optimal quality but still failed to gain the Sea God's Heart's recognition. A year later, he reached Soul Power Level 70, condensed his seventh soul ring, and gained Law Manifestation of Heaven and Earth, whose Heavenly Eye let him see a special energy in soul bones.

• Gu Ziyi upgraded his first and second soul rings to thousand-year quality and his fifth to ten-thousand-year quality, reaching Soul Power Level 70 in the process.
• Gu Ziyi tried to refine the Sea God's Heart again but was rejected and suffered only a minor backlash.
• One year after Bibi Dong entered Slaughter City, Gu Ziyi reached level 70 and condensed a twenty-eight-thousand-year seventh soul ring.
• Gu Ziyi's seventh soul skill became Law Manifestation of Heaven and Earth, and he discovered it had a Heavenly Eye that let him see unusual energy.
• Gu Ziyi embraced Xiaotao, then examined the energy on her and his other soul bones and suspected he might use it to draw talismans himself.

Gu Ziyi learned to carve talismans using attribute elements, allowing him to reproduce his own soul skills without soul rings, though he still could not use this method without activating Law Manifestation of Heaven and Earth. After Bibi Dong won one hundred matches in Slaughter City, she entered Hell Road and fought her way toward its exit.

• Gu Ziyi successfully made several talismans without soul bones, then copied all his own soul ring skills onto blank talismans using Soul Power and attribute elements.
• Gu Ziyi told Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to go to Slaughter City and bring back Bibi Dong, then considered whether the Asura God or Rakshasa God might take notice of her.
• After winning one hundred consecutive matches, Bibi Dong told the Slaughter King she wanted to leave Slaughter City, and he opened Hell Road with a blood sacrifice.
• Bibi Dong sped past the bats and the three-headed bat in Hell Road, then used her Spider God Martial Soul Fusion Skill to kill the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent.
• Bibi Dong found that the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent had no soul ring and noticed something on its corpse.

Bibi Dong returned from Slaughter City with the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's Inner Core, and Gu Ziyi identified it as a fire-attribute treasure that could evolve a martial soul. At Qian Renxue's awakening ceremony, she manifested a Six-Winged Angel and reached level 20 Innate Soul Power, after which Qian Daoliu stepped down as Pope and appointed Gu Ziyi Acting Pope.

• Bibi Dong escaped Slaughter City, reunited with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, and returned to Gu Ziyi with the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's Inner Core.
• Gu Ziyi visited Qian Renxue and Xing Dailu, learned Xing Dailu was due to leave for Sea God Island after Qian Renxue's awakening, and promised to keep visiting his Little Junior Sister.
• Gu Ziyi identified Bibi Dong's Inner Core as a fire-attribute treasure that could evolve a fire-attribute martial soul, and Bibi Dong kept it for herself or Li Chanfei.
• Qian Daoliu awakened Qian Renxue's Six-Winged Angel martial soul, and her Testing Crystal ball revealed level 20 Innate Soul Power.
• Qian Daoliu announced he would step down as Pope to train Qian Renxue, appointed Gu Ziyi Acting Pope to manage the Pope's Hall, and instructed Bibi Dong to assist him.

Gu Ziyi learned that the Martial Soul Hall Research Institute had successfully developed Blowing Up Soul Rings and brought the report to Qian Daoliu. Meanwhile, Li Chanfei broke through to Titled Douluo and began cultivating a Self-Created Soul Ring, while Tang Hao prepared to learn the technique from Tang Chen.

• Qian Daoliu resigned as Pope, appointed Gu Ziyi Acting Pope, and focused on training Qian Renxue.
• Bibi Dong gave Li Chanfei the Inner Core of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, which evolved her Martial Soul and helped her break through to Titled Douluo.
• Li Chanfei decided to cultivate a Self-Created ninth Soul Ring and began the process with Bibi Dong's help securing a quiet place.
• Gu Ziyi visited the Martial Soul Hall Research Institute, where researchers reported that they had developed Blowing Up Soul Rings despite deadly experiments and Soul Ring damage.
• Gu Ziyi gave the report to Qian Daoliu, who celebrated the discovery after reading it.
• Tang Chen told Tang Hao that he had finally mastered the Great Sumeru Hammer and prepared to demonstrate Blowing Up Soul Rings.

Li Chanfei tested her powerful Self-Created Ninth Soul Skill, then fought Bibi Dong and witnessed the Titled Douluo-level strength of her Spider God form. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue began condensing her Second Soul Ring under Qian Daoliu’s protection, and Tang Chen and Tang Hao arrived at Douluo Hall.

• Li Chanfei unleashed Ten Days of Finality, evaporating a mountain and setting the surrounding land ablaze before dispelling the flames.
• Bibi Dong challenged Li Chanfei to a soul duel, used her Spider God form and concealment against her, and fought her for half an hour until the transformation ended.
• Qian Renxue began condensing her Second Self-Created Soul Ring while Qian Daoliu guarded her.
• Tang Chen arrived at Douluo Hall with Tang Hao, and Qian Daoliu brought them inside.
• Tang Chen noticed Qian Renxue creating her Second Soul Ring and asked Qian Daoliu how old she was.

Tang Chen and Tang Hao visited Spirit Hall, where Tang Hao challenged Gu Ziyi to a rematch after reaching Soul Sage. After Bibi Dong revealed that she had also obtained the Divine Slaughter's Domain, Gu Ziyi accepted Tang Hao's challenge and led him outside to fight.

• Qian Daoliu told Tang Chen that six-year-old Qian Renxue had awakened her martial soul only a month earlier and had already reached rank 20, while Tang Chen confirmed Tang Hao had reached Soul Sage.
• Tang Hao told Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen that he wanted to challenge Gu Ziyi again, and Qian Renxue successfully condensed her second soul ring.
• Gu Ziyi assigned Bibi Dong to the Enforcement Team to hunt Fallen Ones and Evil Soul Masters and help her develop her Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• Tang Hao challenged Gu Ziyi when they met in Douluo Hall, and Tang Chen thanked Gu Ziyi for helping Tang Yuehua cultivate before leaving the choice to accept the challenge to him.
• Bibi Dong revealed her Divine Slaughter's Domain, shocking Tang Hao, then withdrew it after Gu Ziyi said he would handle the fight himself.
• Gu Ziyi accepted Tang Hao's challenge and went outside with him while Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen prepared to watch.

Gu Ziyi and Tang Hao fought before Douluo Hall, with Gu Ziyi’s domains, talismans, and advanced Martial Soul Avatar giving him the upper hand. As Gu Ziyi unleashed a massive lightning attack, Tang Hao resorted to his Clear Sky Sect’s ultimate technique, Blowing Up Soul Rings.

• Tang Hao opened the duel with Divine Slaughter's Domain and the Clear Sky Nine Perfections, while Gu Ziyi answered with Taiji Domain and talisman attacks.
• Gu Ziyi kept Tang Hao at a distance with fire and lightning skills, forcing Tang Hao to use Clear Sky Avatar and Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• Gu Ziyi entered the Thunder God state and revealed his supreme Martial Soul Avatar, then concealed himself and kicked Tang Hao away.
• Tang Hao used the Great Sumeru Hammer to sense Gu Ziyi, but Gu Ziyi dodged and counterattacked with thousands of Golden Light Talismans transformed into swords.
• Gu Ziyi followed with Myriad Thunder Strike, and Tang Hao condensed and destroyed his soul rings to unleash Blowing Up Soul Rings.

Tang Hao used Ring Explosion to overpower Gu Ziyi’s Golden Light Shield, but Gu Ziyi revealed that he had mastered the same technique and turned the fight around. Tang Hao’s Ring Explosion eventually wore off under Gu Ziyi’s relentless lightning attacks, leaving him defeated on the ground.

• Tang Hao shattered and reforged his soul rings with Ring Explosion, then struck Gu Ziyi with the Great Sumeru Hammer and broke his Golden Light Shield.
• Gu Ziyi announced that he could also use Ring Explosion, then shattered and reforged his own soul rings, blasting Tang Hao’s attack back.
• The worshipers and Tang Chen realized that the Martial Soul Hall had independently learned Ring Explosion, while Tang Hao struggled to accept Gu Ziyi’s claim.
• Tang Hao attacked again, but Gu Ziyi bombarded him with Thunder Control Talismans and prevented him from getting close.
• Tang Hao’s Ring Explosion state reached its limit, and he spat blood before being hurled into the ground.

Gu Ziyi defeated Tang Hao despite Tang Hao using the Great Sumeru Hammer and Ring Explosion, leaving Tang Hao badly wounded and shaken. Tang Chen took Tang Hao away to recover and ordered him to train alone for at least five years, while Qian Daoliu explained Ring Explosion’s dangerous cost to the Spirit Hall worshipers.

• Tang Hao collapsed after Gu Ziyi defeated him, and Gu Ziyi healed his injuries with a Healing Talisman at Qian Daoliu’s request.
• Tang Chen comforted Tang Hao, then left with him and decided to postpone his own plans to discuss matters with Qian Daoliu.
• Tang Chen ordered Tang Hao to travel alone and train for at least five years after recovering from Ring Explosion’s weakness.
• Qian Daoliu and the worshipers praised Gu Ziyi for defeating Tang Hao, while Bibi Dong glared at Gu Ziyi for concealing that he had mastered Ring Explosion.
• Qian Daoliu explained that Ring Explosion could erase Soul Skills or prevent exploded Soul Rings from reforming if used too often, then returned to teach Qian Renxue.

Bibi Dong and the others punished Gu Ziyi for hiding Ring Explosion, while Tang Chen defeated Qian Daoliu after their three-day battle and secured a promise that Spirit Hall would never set foot on Haotian Mountain. On Sea God Island, Bo Saixi learned about Gu Ziyi’s Self-Created Soul Rings and invited him to attempt Sea God’s inheritance.

• Bibi Dong gathered Li Chanfei, Ning Shuangjiang, Bai Lu, and Xiaotao to punish Gu Ziyi for keeping Ring Explosion secret.
• Tang Chen challenged Qian Daoliu to a duel at Angel Cape, wagering that the loser would grant the winner one reasonable request.
• Bo Saixi sensed the fight and learned from Qian Xunji about Tang Chen, Bibi Dong’s Twin Martial Souls, and Gu Ziyi’s Self-Created Soul Rings.
• Bo Saixi was deeply impressed by Gu Ziyi’s ability to cultivate and improve soul rings, and invited him to Sea God Island to try for Sea God’s inheritance.
• After three days of fighting, Tang Chen narrowly defeated Qian Daoliu, who agreed never to set foot on Haotian Mountain as long as Clear Sky Sect did not cause trouble.

Gu Ziyi declined Bo Saixi’s invitation to undergo the Sea God’s inheritance trial and ordered Tang Hao watched in hopes of finding Ah Yin. Meanwhile, Tang Chen awakened Tang San and ten other children, and Tang San’s Mysterious Heaven Skill broke through its first layer after his Martial Soul awakened.

• Qian Daoliu told Gu Ziyi that Spirit Hall could not set foot on Haotian Mountain, and Gu Ziyi suggested Tang Chen had made the wager because he planned to leave Clear Sky Sect.
• Gu Ziyi rejected Bo Saixi’s invitation to Sea God Island, choosing to seek his own path to godhood, and Bo Saixi admired his ambition.
• After learning Tang Hao had begun training alone, Gu Ziyi ordered people to monitor him for signs of Ah Yin, but half a year passed without her appearing.
• Tang Chen awakened the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Souls of Tang San and ten Tang Sect disciples, and Tang San’s Mysterious Heaven Skill broke through its first layer.
• Tang San tested at Innate Full Soul Power, delighting Tang Xiao, Tang Wei, Tang Yuehua, and the watching disciples.

Tang San and the other children awakened with level-ten soul power after cultivating Mysterious Heaven Skill, then chose Self-Created Soul Rings. When Tang San tried to use Mysterious Heaven Skill to improve his ring, he discovered it could not affect the martial soul and broke down.

• Tang Chen explained that the children’s apparent Innate Full Soul Power came from cultivating Mysterious Heaven Skill, not necessarily from their natural talent.
• Tang San chose to cultivate a Self-Created Soul Ring, and Tang Chen approved of the method.
• Tang San condensed a white First Soul Ring and gained the First Soul Skill Haotian First Style; the other Tang Sect disciples also created their own rings and skills.
• Tang Chen voiced concern that Mysterious Heaven Skill might not improve Self-Created Soul Rings because its circulation did not involve the martial soul.
• Tang San tested the technique and found it could raise soul power but not improve his ring, and he refused to accept the result as his expression turned ferocious.