Chapter Summaries

Du Gu Bo defeated Tang Hao and dismissed the God of Slaughter Domain as weak, explaining that a god had given him a God's Eye that accelerated his cultivation and evolved his Martial Soul. He then confronted Tang Hao over neglecting Tang San, warning that his son's immaturity and emotional problems could lead to serious consequences.

• Tang Hao raised his Soul Power to level ninety-six and struck Du Gu Bo with a stronger blow, but Du Gu Bo blocked it and knocked him into the trees.
• Du Gu Bo questioned Tang Hao about his divine domain and said he had no interest in inheriting the God of Slaughter because it seemed too weak.
• Du Gu Bo described the God's Eye and the powerful god who had granted it, while Tang Hao realized his own inheritance had yielded far less.
• Du Gu Bo spared Tang Hao but warned him not to provoke him again, then asked whether Tang San was his son.
• Tang Hao admitted Tang San was his son, and Du Gu Bo criticized him for failing to raise or educate the boy, warning that Tang San's immaturity could cause serious trouble later.

Du Gu Bo confronted Tang Hao over his neglect of Tang San, then claimed the title of Grass Douluo and described the world’s growing power. At Fire God Mountain, Hua Banhao’s group prepared to mine Flame Crystals with Mo Yuqing’s powerful support skill.

• Du Gu Bo recounted the danger and grief of his own childhood, condemned Tang Hao for abandoning Tang San emotionally, and left Tang Hao tearful and ashamed.
• Tang Hao asked Du Gu Bo about his identity and power, and Du Gu Bo claimed to be an Original God who had discarded his Spirit Rings and now called himself the Grass Douluo.
• Hai Tengwei and the others arrived at Fire God Mountain, where Hua Banhao insisted on keeping his promise to help mine Flame Crystals.
• Mo Yuqing offered to help the group mine by using her Fourth Soul Skill to boost Hua Banhao’s attacks and soften the crystals with Fire Element.
• Mo Yuqing revealed that her skill increased attack power by two hundred percent without Elemental Power enhancement, then asked the others to move away before she activated her offensive domain.

Mo Yuqing’s Fire God Domain enhanced Hua Banhao’s attack, letting him smash apart a large deposit of Flame Crystals, which Hai Tengwei estimated was worth over two million Gold Soul Coins. Hai Tengwei proposed using the proceeds to establish the Flying Cloud Merchant Guild, and Hua Banhao encouraged him to pursue business without abandoning his dream of becoming the strongest Soul Master.

• Mo Yuqing unleashed her Fourth Soul Skill, Fire God Domain, and its power shocked Luo Xueming and Hai Tengwei.
• Hua Banhao struck the ground from above with his Geo Elemental Power, shattering a large patch of Flame Crystals as the Fire God Domain boosted his attack.
• Luo Xueming and Hai Tengwei recognized the value of the crystals, and Hai Tengwei estimated they were worth over two million Gold Soul Coins.
• Hai Tengwei proposed founding the Flying Cloud Merchant Guild and using the proceeds to build a business and eventually open a bank.
• Hua Banhao challenged Hai Tengwei’s belief that he had to give up on becoming the strongest Soul Master, urging him to pursue business while continuing to cultivate.
• Hai Tengwei regained his resolve and decided that earning money could support his cultivation rather than replace his dream.

Zhongli headed toward Gale Gorge to study the Wind Element while Gu Yue Na bargained for Violetgrass and Aserine left to gather supplies. Meanwhile, Tang Hao accepted Du Gu Bo’s help and left before Tang San arrived, and Du Gu Bo’s praise prompted Tang San to consider changing.

• Zhongli explained that he planned to sense the Wind Element at Gale Gorge, and Gu Yue Na offered to help in exchange for ten Violetgrass.
• Zhongli sent Aserine toward Lonely Cloud Peak to gather supplies and sent the White Tiger away before setting out with Gu Yue Na.
• Tang San sensed Du Gu Bo nearby and ran toward the site of Du Gu Bo and Tang Hao’s fight, intending to help if needed.
• Tang Hao gave Du Gu Bo an apology, thanked him for caring for Tang San, and accepted a pouch of soil that could greatly increase a plant’s age.
• Du Gu Bo healed Tang Hao and sent him away before Tang San arrived, then told Tang San that he had grown.
• Tang San reflected on Du Gu Bo’s words and wondered whether he could change from the person he had been in both lives.

Tang San reflected on the differences between Yu Xiaogang’s risky, self-serving instruction and Du Gu Bo’s careful devotion as a teacher. Du Gu Bo’s warmth moved Tang San deeply, leaving him questioning how to face his first master while assuring him he would support any path Tang San chose.

• Tang San considered how his upbringing and Yu Xiaogang’s untested theories had shaped his detached nature and their shallow teacher-student bond.
• Du Gu Bo shared a popsicle with Tang San, praised his talents, and demonstrated the Blue Silver Shooter, a plant weapon inspired by Tang San’s inventions.
• Du Gu Bo urged Tang San to live for more than strength, explaining that people should not become like plants shaped solely for a purpose.
• Du Gu Bo explained that he tested cultivation methods himself before teaching them, and revealed he had secretly observed Tang San and developed the Golden Dragon Eyes.
• Tang San was moved by Du Gu Bo’s care and began to question how he should treat Yu Xiaogang, while Du Gu Bo promised to remain proud of him whatever path he chose.

Tang San learned why Du Gu Bo treated him as a true disciple and was urged to cultivate a determined wish. Meanwhile, Zhongli and Gu Yue Na reached the Wind Dragon King’s ruins in Gale Gorge, where Gu Yue Na reclaimed the scattered Wind Elemental Authority and calmed the raging winds.

• Tang San questioned why Du Gu Bo cared for him, and Du Gu Bo explained that his son Du Guxin had died from the Jade Phosphorous Serpent’s poison.
• Du Gu Bo told Tang San that a god had changed his physique and taught him that a Soul Master’s will and determination could strengthen them, then urged Tang San to choose a wish and pursue it.
• Zhongli and Gu Yue Na crossed Gale Gorge and sensed that the ruins at its center were connected to the fallen Wind Dragon King.
• Zhongli promised not to take the Wind Dragon King’s legacy and advised Gu Yue Na to reclaim the scattered Wind Elemental Authority.
• Gu Yue Na grew into a fifteen-year-old form and absorbed the Wind Elemental Authority, gradually bringing the thousand winds to silence.

Gu Yue Na and Zhongli discovered that the Thousand Winds Land was formed from the Wind Dragon King’s body and remains, which Gu Yue Na had been absorbing. Zhongli gained control of the Wind Element Power of Authority as it flowed to him, and Gu Yue Na challenged him to leave the dragons’ legacy behind.

• Gu Yue Na absorbed the storm’s authority until a breach revealed that no remains were inside its core.
• Zhongli concluded that the Thousand Winds Land and its hurricane were the Wind Dragon King’s transformed body and that its authority had willingly accepted Gu Yue Na because it sensed the Dragon God’s aura.
• Gu Yue Na struggled with the realization that she had been destroying the Wind Dragon King’s remains, then hastened to absorb the power before it dissipated.
• Zhongli comprehended the Wind Element and found that its authority flowed to him faster than Gu Yue Na could absorb it.
• Gu Yue Na claimed the Wind Dragon King’s legacy belonged to the dragons of their world and confronted Zhongli with her Silver Dragon Spear and armor.

Zhongli and Gu Yue Na sparred over the Dragon Kings’ legacy, with Zhongli’s strength and defenses outmatching her attacks. After Gu Yue Na’s space-severing spear failed against the Jade Shield, Zhongli disarmed and subdued her, revealing the shield’s immunity to spatial abilities.

• Zhongli transformed into his adult combat form and blocked Gu Yue Na’s surprise spear thrust.
• Zhongli’s shield withstood Gu Yue Na’s wind attacks, while his thrown Vortex Vanquisher struck the ground and became a mountain.
• Gu Yue Na put away the Dragon God’s Heart and continued the spar, then infused her Silver Dragon Spear with spatial power.
• Gu Yue Na cut Zhongli’s summoned Vortex Vanquisher in half and believed she had gained the advantage, but her spear could not pierce the Jade Shield.
• Zhongli disarmed and subdued Gu Yue Na, and the shield’s properties were identified as immunity to spatial abilities.

Zhongli subdued Gu Yue Na after she provoked him over the Wind Element Power of Authority, then punished her by spanking her until she admitted she was wrong. Gu Yue Na finally climbed up, badly hurt and regretting her stubbornness.

• Zhongli pinned Gu Yue Na down, and her attempts to escape with spatial movement failed inside his shield.
• Gu Yue Na asked Zhongli to be gentle, but he made her lie across his lap and spanked her.
• Gu Yue Na denied doing anything wrong and tried to fight back, so Zhongli suppressed her Elemental Power and continued spanking her.
• After an hour, Gu Yue Na admitted she was wrong and pleaded for Zhongli to stop.
• Gu Yue Na climbed up in severe pain and regretted refusing to admit fault.

Zhongli and Gu Yue Na cultivated Wind Elemental Power in Thousand Winds Land while Gu Yue Na struggled with the aftermath of their battle. On Fire God Mountain, Hua Banhao absorbed Fire Poison from his companions and transformed it into painful Scarlet Markings that gave him greater power.

• Zhongli invited Gu Yue Na to sit, but she refused because she was in pain and then began cultivating Wind Elemental Power beside him.
• Gu Yue Na asked why Zhongli maintained his current form, and Zhongli said it was because he was that size.
• Mo Yuqing, Hua Banhao, Luo Xueming, and Hai Tengwei encountered Fire Poison while climbing Fire God Mountain.
• Hua Banhao used Geo Elemental Power to counter the Fire Poison, vomited Flame Crystals, and developed Scarlet Markings across his body.
• Hua Banhao absorbed Fire Poison from Luo Xueming and Hai Tengwei, gaining power as the markings spread, then proudly asked whether his tattoos looked cool.

Hua Banhao saved Luo Xueming and Hai Tengwei from Fire Poison by absorbing it, but the resulting Scarlet Markings put him in danger on Fire God Mountain. His companions arranged to leave the mountain with him, while Mo Yuqing offered the excuse of her monthly special training.

• Mo Yuqing explained that Water Elemental Power could have neutralized the Fire Poison, and Hua Banhao realized he had suffered unnecessarily by absorbing it and developing Scarlet Markings.
• Mo Yuqing said Hua Banhao’s body was abnormally strong but she could not predict what the Flame Crystals and markings would do to him; Hua Banhao claimed he was fine and showed he had gained some Fire Elemental Power.
• Hua Banhao used Geo Elemental Power to cool the markings temporarily, while they continued absorbing Fire Elemental Power from Fire God Mountain and threatened to become dangerously hot.
• Mo Yuqing suggested leaving the mountain, and Luo Xueming and Hai Tengwei agreed for their own reasons while concealing their concern for Hua Banhao.
• Hua Banhao accepted Hai Tengwei’s explanation that he needed to rest, then awkwardly pretended he knew about Mo Yuqing’s monthly special training.

As the group descended Fire God Mountain, Hua Banhao’s Scarlet Markings absorbed more Fire Elemental Power until an Earth Vein Flame eruption triggered a dangerous reaction. Mo Yuqing cut off the flame’s supply, but Hua Banhao’s escalating Geo Elemental Power left her unsure how to save him.

• Hua Banhao shielded Luo Xueming, Mo Yuqing, and Hai Tengwei from a lava surge, though his Scarlet Markings grew hotter and more unstable.
• Hai Tengwei tested the pain of the markings with the Flame Crystal, then reasoned that the Fire Element God's Eye was likely near the mountain’s summit.
• An Earth Vein Flame erupted beneath Hua Banhao and connected to the earth veins as his Scarlet Markings absorbed its energy, trapping him in an ongoing blaze.
• Mo Yuqing used her Narcissus Sword Formation to strike the flame’s core and cut off its Fire Elemental supply without directly hitting Hua Banhao.
• Hua Banhao unleashed powerful Geo Elemental Power, and Mo Yuqing watched uncertainly as the danger continued to escalate.

Hua Banhao struggled to withstand the Fire Elemental Power overwhelming him on Fire God Mountain while Hai Tengwei risked his life to find a Fire Element God's Eye. Hai Tengwei returned badly burned and unconscious after throwing the God's Eye to Hua Banhao, leaving his companions to save him.

• Hua Banhao used his Geo Elemental Power to suppress the flames in his body, while Mo Yuqing and Luo Xueming cooled the mountain with their ice abilities.
• Hai Tengwei sensed that a nearby Fire Element God's Eye lay in the area with the greatest fire element concentration and set out to retrieve it.
• Zhongli created a genuine Fire Element God's Eye and sent it toward Lonely Cloud Peak, while Gu Yue Na secretly longed to receive it.
• Luo Xueming collapsed from exhaustion, and Mo Yuqing struggled to heal her while maintaining the icy environment for Hua Banhao.
• Hai Tengwei returned with most of his body badly burned, threw the Scarlet God's Eye toward Hua Banhao, and collapsed unconscious.

Hua Banhao bonded with the Fire Element God's Eye and gained the Ghost Horn, while Mo Yuqing continued trying to save Hai Tengwei. Near death, Hai Tengwei comprehended part of the Fire of Life and Death, revived through fire, and found a new path using the power of the First-Generation Phoenix God.

• Hua Banhao connected with the Fire Element God's Eye, suppressed the Scarlet Markings, and transformed his horns into the Ghost Horn.
• Hua Banhao found Luo Xueming unconscious and saw Mo Yuqing exhausting herself to keep the dying Hai Tengwei alive.
• Hai Tengwei regained strength and rose from the brink of death after gaining insight into the Fire of Life and Death.
• Hai Tengwei burned away his damaged skin and was reborn through fire.
• Hai Tengwei received a new God's Eye, discovered the Phoenix Authority within the Fire of Life and Death, and declared that he had found a new path.

After returning from Fire God Mountain, Hua Banhao discovered that his transformed Martial Soul had lost its ice cream, while Hai Tengwei studied Authority and set his sights on mastering divine laws. In Kela City, Tang San and Du Gu Bo rested as Zhongli’s reputation as a god spread, leaving a Spirit Hall believer stunned by the organization’s fear of him.

• Hua Banhao mourned that the Fire Elemental Power in his Ghost Horn had melted the ice cream on his Qiao Lezi, and Luo Xueming reminded him that they no longer needed to sell popsicles.
• Hua Banhao, Luo Xueming, and Hai Tengwei recovered from their mountain journey, while Hai Tengwei reached level fifty and studied Mo Yuqing’s Authority-bearing Spirit Rings.
• Hai Tengwei concluded that Spirit Rings could be created through Authority by someone with a compatible, powerful will, and he resolved to cultivate his spirit and comprehend the laws.
• Tang San and Du Gu Bo arrived in Kela City and rested before visiting Lonely Cloud Peak, while Tang San played Go and heard local stories about Zhongli and Aserine.
• An Angel God believer reported a Storyteller for claiming Zhongli could defeat the Angel God, but a Spirit Hall elder warned him not to interfere and silently confirmed Zhongli’s divine status.

Zhongli’s hometown storytellers had a statue made in his honor, and the ordinary stone unexpectedly became a treasure that gathered Geo Elemental Power and granted people the ability to control it. While townspeople dismissed the stories as exaggeration, Spirit Hall began an operation concerning the statue.

• Mo Yuqing remained in Zhongli’s courtyard as locals and storytellers spread exaggerated tales about their strength and his deeds.
• A storyteller organized the creation of a statue depicting Zhongli as an adult, and the sculptor found the work unusually easy and invigorating.
• The completed statue gathered Geo Elemental Power and could let ordinary people control it, stunning the storytellers.
• Mo Yuqing heard about the statue but dismissed the report as another outrageous tale.
• Passersby recognized the statue as a rare treasure but doubted it depicted Zhongli and dismissed the storytellers’ claims.
• Spirit Hall believed the statue was significant and began its operation.

Tang San learned that Spirit Hall Elementary Academy was holding a competition and asked Gu Bo to get tickets so he could watch the young Soul Masters of Kela City. Meanwhile, Hua Banhao decided to enter the competition to promote his guild, confident he would win.

• Gu Bo defeated Tang San at Go and pointed out that Tang San had been distracted by the commotion outside.
• Gu Bo told Tang San that Spirit Hall Elementary Academy was holding an internal competition and went to get them tickets.
• Tang San looked forward to seeing how strong the young Soul Masters of Kela City were and felt confident in his own abilities.
• Hua Banhao announced that he would compete for the prize money and use the podium to promote his guild.
• Luo Xueming questioned Hua Banhao about his guild name and slogan, while Mo Yuqing and Hai Tengwei chose not to enter.

Zhongli discovered that storytellers in Kela City had gathered Faith Power by spreading legends about him and building a statue. He returned the power to the people who had gathered before it, then learned they planned to keep embellishing his deeds under a new name: the Emperor Lord.

• Zhongli sensed Faith Power coming from a distant statue and connected to it while protected by his Jade Shield.
• The statue opened its eyes at a temple outside Kela City, prompting Chrysanthemum Douluo, the Spirit Hall members, storytellers, and craftsmen to kneel before it.
• Zhongli returned the Faith Power to the gathered people, greatly boosting their strength and transforming the craftsman's ordinary hammer Martial Soul into a top-tier one.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo praised Zhongli's generosity, while Tian Tiezui and the other storytellers realized their exaggerated tales about Zhongli's deeds had been true.
• Tian Tiezui proposed that the storytellers call Zhongli the Emperor Lord in their future performances.

Tian Tiezui and other storytellers spread legends portraying Zhongli as the God of Geo, while faith in him grew and a craftsman’s hammer evolved into a Faith Hammer. Qian Daoliu left Kela City as the Angel God continued struggling to create a God's Eye, then learned that the God of Destruction had truly been crippled in the mortal world.

• Tian Tiezui bet an old customer that he would tell another Zhongli story, then introduced the God of Geo as a real god to his audience.
• Storytellers and the Savior spread tales of the God of Geo, and they credited faith in him with evolving the craftsman's ordinary hammer into a Faith Hammer.
• Tian Tiezui defended his stories to a hooded God's Eye holder, who turned out to be Qian Daoliu, the Angel God's representative.
• The Angel God repeatedly failed to imitate God's Eyes and privately resented the God of Destruction and Goddess of Life for descending to the mortal world.
• The Angel God heard that the God of Destruction had been crippled by a mortal-world god and reacted in disbelief.

The Angel God learned that Zhongli had likely killed the Earth God and Rakshasa God and gravely wounded the God of Destruction, then sent Qian Daoliu to investigate Lonely Cloud Peak. At the Soul Master Competition, Hua Banhao’s opponents kept surrendering as spectators traded stories about Zhongli, while Tang San and Du Gu Bo assessed Hua Banhao’s strength.

• The Angel God connected Zhongli to the deaths of the Earth God and Rakshasa God and the God of Destruction’s injuries, then ordered Qian Daoliu to investigate Lonely Cloud Peak.
• Qian Daoliu recalled the strange events at Lonely Cloud Peak and Jialing Pass, and the Angel God said their timing matched the gods’ conflict.
• At the Soul Master Competition, Hua Banhao’s opponent surrendered, and spectators discussed Hua Banhao’s strength and his past defeat by Zhongli.
• Spectators shared rumors about Zhongli and his Maid, including the Maid’s rise from two Spirit Rings to seven in a year.
• Tang San thought he could defeat Hua Banhao, while Du Gu Bo sensed that Hua Banhao possessed a dangerous power.