Chapter Summaries

Tang Lan exposed his ability to read minds and recognized that Liu Changhe and Sect Leader Xu were pretending to protect the people while exploiting them. As Xu and more than a hundred Tang Sect Soul Masters surrounded him, Qian Renxue questioned whether they should withdraw.

• Liu Changhe arrived, threatened Tang Lan, and inwardly planned to capture him to strengthen the branch's reputation.
• Tang Lan revealed that he could read minds and accused Liu Changhe of deceptive kindness.
• Sect Leader Xu arrived, and Tang Lan learned from his thoughts that he exploited and brainwashed people for cultivation and reputation.
• Tang Lan resolved to expose Xu, turn the crowd against him, and claim their Power of Faith for himself.
• More than a hundred Tang Sect Soul Masters surrounded Tang Lan as Xu demanded that he release the woman.
• Qian Renxue told Tang Lan that the branch seemed good to her and asked whether they should withdraw.

Tang Lan confronted the Tang Sect branch leaders and their followers while trying to expose their deception to the common people. He immobilized their forces and let Liu Changhe attack him, leaving Liu Changhe bloodied after his first move.

• Tang Lan warned Qian Renxue not to trust appearances as Sect Leader Xu ordered the branch's Soul Masters to capture him.
• Tang Lan froze the charging Soul Kings, then immobilized the larger group when they attacked again, while the common people continued to trust their leaders.
• Sect Leader Xiao plotted with Liu Changhe to attack Tang Lan from different angles, and Liu Changhe struck him with an Ice Fire Energy Pillar.
• Tang Lan emerged unharmed and challenged Liu Changhe to land three moves, promising to take something from him if he remained unhurt.
• Liu Changhe's Wolf's Bite shattered its fangs against Tang Lan's golden barrier and left him bloodied, after which Tang Lan counted it as the first move.

Tang Lan effortlessly defeated Liu Changhe and thwarted Sect Leader Xu’s ambush while questioning whether the branch truly cared about the people. Sect Leader Xu realized Tang Lan was investigating their hidden plot and prepared another attack.

• Liu Changhe unleashed his sixth soul skill against Tang Lan, but Tang Lan’s golden barrier stopped him and Tang Lan seized him with the Dragon Grasping Hand.
• Sect Leader Xu attacked Tang Lan with his poisoned spike, but the attack broke without injuring Tang Lan.
• Tang Lan swung Liu Changhe by the ankle and slammed him into the ground until Liu Changhe begged for his life.
• Tang Lan demanded that Liu Changhe reveal whether the branch truly served the people or was plotting something greater.
• Sect Leader Xu realized Tang Lan had uncovered the hidden scheme and activated his first and third soul skills.

Tang Lan confronted Sect Leader Xu and Liu Changhe, who were tied to the Tang Sect branch, and overwhelmed them despite Sect Leader Xu's transformation into a Soul Saint. After killing Liu Changhe and capturing Sect Leader Xu, Tang Lan learned from his thoughts that another Evil Soul Master might soon arrive.

• Sect Leader Xu burned his blood and qi, rose to Soul Saint strength, and attacked Tang Lan with his Blood Bat Wings Slash.
• Liu Changhe refused to confess and begged Tang Lan to spare him, but Tang Lan killed him with the Dragon Grasping Hand.
• Sect Leader Xu fired a Cloud Piercing Arrow for help, and Tang Lan seized him and smashed him into the ground.
• Sect Leader Xu threatened Tang Lan with the Tang Sect's name, then tried to negotiate, but Tang Lan struck him down again.
• Sect Leader Xu hoped his master would arrive and considered refining the civilians to strengthen himself, while Tang Lan listened to his thoughts.

Tang Lan held Sect Leader Xu captive while the crowd demanded his release, and he revealed that he knew Xu was an Evil Soul Master who had secretly ruled four cities. He waited for Xu’s reinforcements, leaving Xu convinced his master and fellow Soul Sages would soon defeat him.

• Sect Leader Xu’s supporters threatened Tang Lan and demanded that he release their leader.
• Sect Leader Xu offered Tang Lan treasures and information about the Tang Sect in exchange for his freedom, but Tang Lan refused and slammed him into the ground again.
• Sect Leader Xu tried to determine Tang Lan’s cultivation realm and proposed that they both walk away, but Tang Lan mocked his assumptions.
• Tang Lan told Sect Leader Xu that he was invincible among Soul Sages and warned that Xu’s master would only come to die.
• Qian Renxue realized that Tang Lan knew the people were Evil Soul Masters, while Sect Leader Xu continued urging Tang Lan to release him.

Tang Lan pretended to negotiate with Xu Yang until Xu Yang’s master and six senior disciples arrived. Xu Yang turned them against Tang Lan, and Evil Tiger stepped forward to fight him, unaware of Tang Lan’s confidence.

• Xu Yang tried to persuade Tang Lan to release him, while Tang Lan pretended to trust his promises.
• A masked gray-robed man arrived with six Evil Soul Masters, and Xu Yang greeted them as his master and senior brothers and sisters.
• Xu Yang accused Tang Lan of killing his vice sect leader and asked the newcomers to avenge him.
• Evil Tiger, a rank-71 Soul Sage with an Evil Spirit Tiger martial soul, volunteered to fight Tang Lan.
• Tang Lan calmly mocked Xu Yang for thinking he had deceived him.

Tang Lan confronted Xu Yang and the Evil Soul Masters, defeating their strongest disciples without activating his Martial Soul. The gray-robed master ordered the survivors to prepare a Blood Sacrifice Grand Formation to use the surrounding civilians against him.

• Tang Lan revealed that he knew the group were Evil Soul Masters, and Evil Tiger attacked him with soul skills.
• Tang Lan used Dragon Grasping Hand to crush Evil Tiger and leave him pinned beneath his foot.
• After Xu Yang warned his master about Tang Lan's strength, the master sent Black Bear and Black Bird to attack.
• Tang Lan killed Black Bear and Black Bird instantly with Vast Sea Soul Destruction.
• Xu Yang urged the master to sacrifice the civilians, and the master ordered the Evil Soul Masters to prepare the Blood Sacrifice Grand Formation.

Tang Lan revealed that he was a Soul Douluo and shattered the Blood-colored Skeleton’s defenses with one blow, while Xu Yang’s plea to sacrifice the citizens exposed his allegiance to the evil soul masters. The Blood-colored Skeleton remained confident and attacked Tang Lan with a clone and an axe slash.

• Tang Lan revealed his Soul Douluo cultivation, shocking Xu Yang and the gray-robed man.
• The gray-robed man transformed into a giant skeletal demon and charged Tang Lan, but Tang Lan struck him with a wolf-tooth mace and forced him back into human form.
• Xu Yang urged the gray-robed man to sacrifice the citizens, prompting the crowd to realize that Xu Yang was allied with the evil soul masters.
• The gray-robed man called himself the Blood-colored Skeleton and dismissed Xu Yang’s warning, confident that Tang Lan would make a worthy target.
• The Blood-colored Skeleton summoned a skeletal clone and attacked Tang Lan with an Overlord Blood Kill Slash as his disciples watched.

Tang Lan overwhelmed the Blood-colored Skeleton and his disciples while Qian Renxue killed the third disciple with a single slap. After stopping the Blood Sacrifice Art and capturing Xu Yang, Tang Lan forced him to kneel and explain the truth to the people.

• Tang Lan used Wave Treading and his Black Wings to evade the Blood-colored Skeleton, then smashed its puppet clone with the Wolf Tooth Mace.
• The Blood-colored Skeleton's third disciple attacked Qian Renxue, but she slapped him to death without activating her martial soul.
• Tang Lan killed several more disciples with his mace, leaving only Xu Yang as Xu Yang reached the fallen Blood-colored Skeleton.
• The Blood-colored Skeleton unleashed the Blood-colored Cage and attempted the Blood Sacrifice Art, but Tang Lan shattered his soul with Vast Sea Soul Destruction and stopped the sacrifice.
• Tang Lan dragged back the fleeing Xu Yang, threw him down, and ordered him to kneel and tell the people the truth.

Tang Lan exposed Xu Yang as the Evil Soul Master who had engineered attacks to make the citizens trust him and prepare them for a blood sacrifice. After revealing himself as Tang Sect’s master, Tang Lan won the citizens’ gratitude with aid and academy places, then asked them how Xu Yang should be dealt with.

• Xu Yang confessed that he had staged attacks and rescues to increase the population for a blood sacrifice.
• The citizens cursed Xu Yang, and he warned Tang Lan that Tang Sect would retaliate if he were harmed.
• Tang Lan explained Xu Yang’s evil influence and said he would execute him on Tang Sect’s behalf.
• Tang Lan removed his disguise, and the citizens recognized him as Master Tang and knelt in gratitude.
• Tang Lan promised grain for every household and academy opportunities for the children.
• The citizens asked Tang Lan to deal with Xu Yang, who begged for his life.

Tang Lan condemned Xu Yang to face a thousand armed citizens after sealing his Soul Power and breaking his arm and leg. As the crowd attacked, Xu Yang struggled to his feet and charged at them.

• Xu Yang begged Tang Lan to spare his life, and Tang Lan offered him a chance to survive a public judgment by a thousand citizens.
• Tang Lan told the crowd that Xu Yang would be unable to use Soul Power, and more than ten thousand citizens stepped forward to take revenge.
• Tang Lan chose the first thousand men, gave them wolf-tooth maces, and broke Xu Yang's arm and leg before sealing his Soul Power.
• The armed men charged Xu Yang as the gathered citizens cheered them on.
• Qian Renxue asked Tang Lan why he had not simply killed Xu Yang, and Tang Lan explained that giving him hope before despair was a greater punishment.
• Xu Yang got to his feet and charged barehanded toward the thousand men.

Tang Lan let an enraged crowd kill Xu Yang, then revived the civilians who had died and gained their devotion. After clearing out the Tang Sect’s branch forces across the continent, he went to find Yu Xiaogang, who remained imprisoned in an iron cage.

• Xu Yang fought the crowd, but the civilians overwhelmed and beat him to death.
• Tang Lan revived the dead civilians with his Domain Skill: Life Grace, earning their admiration and Power of Faith.
• Tang Lan investigated across the continent and cleared out all the Tang Sect branch forces.
• Tang Lan went to find Yu Xiaogang, who had been imprisoned in an iron cage.

Tang Lan visited the imprisoned Yu Xiaogang, rejected his offers of service, and mocked him for begging to become a dog. He left Yu Xiaogang chained in the cage and said he would find him a companion.

• Yu Xiaogang pleaded with Tang Lan to release him, offering to help destroy Spirit Hall and teach at Tang Sect Academy.
• Tang Lan told Yu Xiaogang that Spirit Hall had already been destroyed and refused to let him teach.
• Yu Xiaogang begged and kowtowed for his life, but Tang Lan seized him by the throat after accusing him of cursing inwardly.
• Yu Xiaogang begged to become Tang Lan's dog, and Tang Lan ordered him to stay in the cage and said he would give him an iron chain.
• Tang Lan warned Yu Xiaogang to stop barking and said he would find him a person or a dog for company.

Tang Lan returned to Sea God Island, settled his companions and disciples, and reunited with his family. Ning Rongrong confronted him about being left out of his relationships, and Tang Lan agreed to be with her, leaving with her to make up for the time they had missed.

• Tang Lan refused Yu Xiaogang's pleas and threatened to lock Tang San in the cage with him before leaving.
• Tang Lan returned to Sea God Island, brought his companions to the Tang Sect, and gathered Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Bai, Sea Witch, Qian Renxue, and the Shui Bing'er sisters.
• Tang Lan advised the Tang Sect Academy disciples, warned Zhao Wuji, and visited his mother and Tang Hao.
• Ning Rongrong demanded to know why Tang Lan had made the other women his girlfriends but not her, and confessed that she genuinely wanted to be with him.
• Tang Lan told Ning Rongrong he liked her too, embraced her, and promised to make up for not confessing sooner.
• Tang Lan told Ning Rongrong they would go together, and she agreed.

Tang Lan carried Ning Rongrong away and spent time with her before joining Xiao Wu and the other women, who still lost to him after three days together. He then restrained Tang San and brought him to the abandoned house where Yu Xiaogang was imprisoned, claiming the place could speed up Tang San’s cultivation.

• Tang Lan carried Ning Rongrong to their residence, and the two spent time alone together.
• Xiao Wu, Qian Renxue, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Bai, Sea Witch, and another woman resolved to make Tang Lan beg for mercy, but lost after three days and nights.
• Tang Lan went to find Tang San, who was cultivating and developing hidden weapons to catch up with him.
• Tang Lan restrained Tang San and flew with him using the Evil God Eight Wings, startling Tang San with the wings’ speed and power.
• Tang Lan brought Tang San to an abandoned house, where Yu Xiaogang was imprisoned in an iron cage, and said Tang San’s cultivation would speed up there.

Tang Lan imprisoned Tang San with Yu Xiaogang, then received the Seventy-Two Transformations and was transported to the world of Douluo Part Two. He woke in a carriage in the Heaven Dou Empire as armed Soul Masters attacked, and the young girl traveling with him insisted that her guards save him.

• Tang Lan threw Tang San into Yu Xiaogang's iron cage and said he could escape only by reaching Titled Douluo strength.
• Tang San failed to break the cage, cursed Tang Lan, and fainted after spitting blood.
• The system rewarded Tang Lan with the Seventy-Two Transformations and sent him to the Douluo Part Two world.
• Tang Lan woke in a carriage bound for Heaven Spirit City and learned he was in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Masked attackers armed with Soul Tools ambushed the caravan, and the young girl ordered her guards to bring Tang Lan to safety.

Tang Lan accompanied Lin Yuer when masked men attacked her carriage to seize her and her family’s goods. As Lin Yuer’s guards fell and she faced capture, Tang Lan offered to help her escape.

• Lin Yuer invited Tang Lan to stay beside her for safety, and he joined her in the carriage as the fighting continued.
• Masked men led by a Soul King surrounded the carriage, revealed they intended to abduct Lin Yuer, and shot down her attempt to send a message for help.
• Lin Yuer ordered her guards to fight, but the masked attackers overwhelmed them and wounded the Lin Family Soul King.
• Lin Yuer ordered a retreat, but the masked Soul King pierced the Lin Family Soul King with a Flame Spear and pursued her.
• With her guards defeated, Lin Yuer resolved to kill herself rather than be captured, and Tang Lan offered to help her escape.

Tang Lan secretly saved Lin Yuer and her guards from the City Lord’s Mansion’s masked attackers, then accompanied her toward Heaven Spirit City. When they learned the Lin Family was under attack, Lin Yuer insisted on returning to help, and Tang Lan realized they were surrounded.

• The Masked Soul King revealed that the City Lord’s Mansion wanted Lin Yuer for its second young master and attacked her and the three injured guards.
• Tang Lan secretly repelled the attackers and killed the Masked Soul King, leaving Lin Yuer and the surviving guards bewildered.
• Tang Lan accompanied Lin Yuer to Heaven Spirit City, then said he planned to leave for Shrek Academy.
• A wounded Soul Ancestor warned Lin Yuer that the City Lord’s Mansion and the other Three Great Families were attacking the Lin Family.
• Lin Yuer resolved to return to protect her family, while Tang Lan noticed that their group had been surrounded.

Tang Lan secretly rescued Lin Yuer and her guards from the City Lord's Mansion's attackers, then offered to accompany her back to the Lin Family despite the guards' disbelief in his strength. Lin Yuer decided to face the crisis alone, leaving Tang Lan's next move unresolved.

• Two Five-Ring Soul Kings and other City Lord's Mansion Soul Masters attacked Lin Yuer and her three guards while trying to capture her alive.
• Tang Lan nullified the attackers' Soul Skills and used Dragon Grasping Hand to bind and hurl them away, killing them on impact.
• Tang Lan disguised his voice and urged Lin Yuer to go with him to Shrek City, but she refused to abandon her family.
• Tang Lan offered to accompany Lin Yuer home, and the guards mocked his age and doubted he could help against the City Lord's Mansion.
• Lin Yuer stopped her guards and said she would go alone to settle her Lin Family's affairs.

Lin Yuer returned to the besieged Lin Family estate as the family’s forces crumbled against the City Lord’s Mansion and three other families. Tang Lan revealed his power by killing nearly all the attackers in a single strike, leaving the furious city lord among the few survivors.

• Lin Yuer left the Lin Family Soul King and two Soul Ancestors, then returned to the estate while Tang Lan secretly followed her.
• Liuguang Lei and Lin Yuanxian fought as Soul Saints, and Liuguang Lei gained the upper hand despite Lin Yuanxian’s warnings about the Body Sect.
• Murong Liancheng ordered his men to capture Lin Yuer, while Lin De and the Lin Family fighters tried to protect her amid the siege.
• Tang Lan used his Blue Silver Emperor Thorns to kill hundreds of enemies and declared that he would protect the Lin Family.
• The attack killed Murong Liancheng and left Liuguang Lei, the city lord, and two peak Soul Emperors alive; the city lord raged over his son’s death.