Chapter Summaries

Zhuge Lan showed Liu Erlong a fabricated recording of Yu Xiaogang betraying and belittling the women in his life, then handed her an altered letter meant to make her give up on him. Liu Erlong remained shaken and uncertain as she opened the letter and read Yu Xiaogang’s cruel explanation.

• Zhuge Lan dimmed the cabin and demonstrated the Wave Communication Soul Guidance Device to Liu Erlong.
• Liu Erlong watched a fabricated recording in which Yu Xiaogang confessed to numerous affairs, ranked her below Bibi Dong, and betrayed Bibi Dong for personal gain.
• Liu Erlong rejected the recording as fake, but snatched Yu Xiaogang’s letter when Zhuge Lan threatened to burn it.
• Liu Erlong opened the altered letter, which claimed Yu Xiaogang had been with her because she resembled Dong Er and urged her not to come looking for him.

After reading Yu Xiaogang’s rejection letter, Liu Erlong lost control and forced herself on Zhuge Lan. He gave her a Youth Returning Pill to remove her age objection, then openly pursued her, leaving her dumbfounded.

• Liu Erlong read Yu Xiaogang’s letter and realized he had treated her as a second choice, driving her into despair and anger.
• Liu Erlong declared she would live for herself and abruptly grabbed and kissed Zhuge Lan.
• When Liu Erlong began to regain her senses, Zhuge Lan shouted at her, reigniting her anger, and she pinned him down.
• After their encounter, Liu Erlong worried about what she had done and told Zhuge Lan she would take responsibility but could not enter a relationship because of their age difference.
• Zhuge Lan exchanged Emotional Value for a Youth Returning Pill and gave it to Liu Erlong, making her body fifteen years younger without affecting her cultivation.
• Zhuge Lan suggested that Liu Erlong’s age was no longer an obstacle and offered another pill, leaving her dumbfounded as she realized he was pursuing her.

Zhuge Lan challenged Liu Erlong to a soul battle, wagering that she would become his woman if she lost. He revealed overwhelming strength despite being a Level 45 Soul Ancestor, and the chapter ended as Liu Erlong prepared to use her own Self-Created Soul Skill against him.

• Liu Erlong rejected Zhuge Lan over their age difference, but he proposed a soul battle with no external tools or divine artifacts.
• Zhuge Lan revealed that he was thirteen years old and Level 45, and Liu Erlong accepted the challenge, confident that her Level 78 strength would prevail.
• Liu Erlong's first charge was stopped when Zhuge Lan struck her with Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms - Great River Crossing and sent her plowing across the ground.
• Zhuge Lan traded blows with Liu Erlong through her third and sixth soul skills, matching her strength and even injuring her with Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms - Sudden Arrival.
• Liu Erlong activated her Crimson Dragon True Body and launched a powerful attack, but Zhuge Lan dodged with his movement technique and appeared beside her.
• Liu Erlong announced that she would counter with her own Self-Created Soul Skill.

Zhuge Lan fought Liu Erlong after she used Dragon's Wrath, then used the height of the sky and Buddha's Palm to overwhelm her. Liu Erlong surrendered after he crushed her Fire Dragon Avatar, leaving her dazed in a giant palm print.

• Liu Erlong activated Dragon's Wrath, strengthening her Fire Dragon Avatar at the cost of her life force.
• Zhuge Lan evaded Liu Erlong's attacks and used Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms and kicks while rising higher into the sky.
• Zhuge Lan bought Buddha's Palm, Sixth Form - Heavenly Buddha Descends, and used his flight, breath control, and fire immunity to outlast Liu Erlong at high altitude.
• Liu Erlong returned to the rear mountain of Blue Tyrant Academy when she could no longer keep chasing Zhuge Lan.
• Zhuge Lan descended like a meteor and pressed Liu Erlong's Fire Dragon Avatar into the ground with a golden giant palm.
• Liu Erlong surrendered as her avatar shattered, and Zhuge Lan landed beside the crater where she sat dazed in the palm print.

After Zhuge Lan defeated Liu Erlong, she eagerly learned his Taiji Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Method and broke through to level 79 while nearing a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Zhuge Lan eventually emerged to find Chen Xin, Flender, and the others studying the palm print he had left behind.

• Liu Erlong accepted her defeat and asked Zhuge Lan to teach her the Self-Created Soul Skills he had used.
• Zhuge Lan taught Liu Erlong the Taiji Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Method, and their cultivation helped her break through to level 79 and reach the soul-connection stage.
• Liu Erlong persisted in cultivating until Zhuge Lan was nearly exhausted, then finally stopped to rest.
• Zhuge Lan found Yan Dragon and the Ice Dragon Armor Beast guarding the palm print while Chen Xin, Flender, and the others waited outside.
• Zhao Wuji and Lu Qibin argued over whether the palm print came from Zhuge Lan, and Zhao Wuji greeted him when he appeared.

Zhuge Lan offered Chen Xin sword manuals and proposed that his family cooperate with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to build an academy for nurturing candidates for Godhood. After restoring Yan Dragon’s Innate Soul Skill, he woke to find Ning Fengzhi waiting and learned that Ning Rongrong had kept him from being disturbed.

• Zhuge Lan offered the group access to selected techniques from the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, Dragon Subduing Eighteen Kicks, Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, and Nine Yin Manual in exchange for contributions.
• Zhuge Lan showed Chen Xin several sword manuals and proposed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect partner with him to establish a powerful academy for training potential Gods; Chen Xin left to bring Ning Fengzhi.
• Zhuge Lan explained that his candidates for Godhood would be trained to level 99 Unrivaled Douluo before seeking suitable divine positions.
• Zhuge Lan duplicated Yan Dragon’s Burning Sky Skill Stone and returned the Innate Soul Skill to him.
• Zhuge Lan woke after sleeping and learned from Zhu Zhuqing that Liu Erlong had accepted the situation and that Ning Fengzhi had been waiting outside since the previous night.
• Ning Rongrong said she had let Ning Fengzhi wait because he had come to discuss business and she would not let anyone disturb Zhuge Lan’s rest.

Zhuge Lan outlined his academy plan and promised Chen Xin and Gu Rong rapid advancement, but Ning Fengzhi questioned his motives and asked whether the academy would serve an invasion or resource plunder. Zhuge Lan sealed the courtyard with a Spirit Domain and prepared to reveal the truth.

• Zhuge Lan teased Ning Rongrong into treating Ning Fengzhi more warmly, but she served him and the elders only plain congee while laying out a lavish breakfast for Zhuge Lan.
• Zhuge Lan proposed an academy with an outer academy, an inner academy for exceptional talents, and Mysteries Pavilion for candidates likely to become Titled Douluos, asking Ning Fengzhi to lead the inner academy.
• Zhuge Lan promised to help Chen Xin and Gu Rong reach Rank 99 within seven years, prompting them to consider joining Mysteries Pavilion.
• Ning Fengzhi withheld his agreement and asked whether Zhuge Lan's academy was meant to establish a force, plunder resources, or invade Douluo Continent.
• Zhuge Lan praised Ning Fengzhi's caution, established a Spirit Domain to block outside prying, and prepared to explain his purpose.

Zhuge Lan persuaded Ning Fengzhi to make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect a subordinate sect and help find candidates for divine inheritances. Ning Fengzhi received the Nine-Colored Goddess’s first trial, while Zhuge Lan left him with an ambitious list of disciples to recruit.

• Zhuge Lan revealed a disguised God Trial mark and said he had to find candidates for two unclaimed God positions.
• Ning Fengzhi offered to make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect a subordinate sect in exchange for Zhuge Lan helping Chen Xin and Gu Rong reach Rank 99 within ten years.
• Grandpa Mo appeared, read Ning Fengzhi’s intentions, and gave him the Nine-Colored Goddess’s first trial: build an academy and recruit at least ten talented disciples.
• Grandpa Mo assured Ning Fengzhi that the trial would not interfere with Ning Rongrong’s future inheritance, then promised the Ning Clan could rule Douluo Continent if it found divine candidates.
• Grandpa Mo raised Zhu Zhuqing to Rank 49 and Ning Rongrong to Rank 45 before returning to the family.
• Ning Fengzhi asked for recruitment standards, and Zhuge Lan named several academy students and the Martial Soul Academy’s Golden Generation as targets.

Ning Fengzhi agreed to move the sect to the academy and recruit talented students, while Zhuge Lan exchanged for the Dragon God Skill and demonstrated its strength. He passed the first three layers to Gu Rong, who eagerly began to study it.

• Ning Fengzhi arranged for Sword Uncle and himself to move the sect to the academy, while Gu Rong stayed behind and the disciples would buy nearby land for expansion.
• Zhuge Lan exchanged 10 million Emotional Value for the Dragon God Skill, then transformed into a golden dragon and tested its defense against Yan Dragon.
• Yan Dragon's coil cracked Zhuge Lan's body, but the Dragon God Skill quickly repaired it, and Zhuge Lan gradually pulled free.
• Gu Rong asked whether the Dragon God Skill could be cultivated, and Zhuge Lan teased him before confirming it was a Cultivation Method.
• Zhuge Lan used Spiritual Link to pass Gu Rong the first three layers of the Dragon God Skill, and Gu Rong went off to study them.

Zhuge Lan exchanged for the Shu Mountain Swordplay and tried its sword-control techniques with his Li Jing Longsword martial soul. His attacks repeatedly triggered its Barehanded Blade Catch effect on Gu Rong, who escaped after agreeing that the techniques would suit Chen Xin.

• Zhuge Lan exchanged for the Dragon God Skill for Gu Rong and the Shu Mountain Swordplay for Chen Xin.
• Unable to afford a famous flying sword, Zhuge Lan used his Li Jing Longsword martial soul to fly with Ning Rongrong while Zhu Zhuqing stayed behind.
• Zhuge Lan demonstrated the Sword Control Art to Gu Rong, but the sword's Barehanded Blade Catch effect made Gu Rong catch it with both hands.
• Zhuge Lan launched the Ten Thousand Swords Art, and Gu Rong again caught the real Li Jing Longsword despite the rain of sword shadows.
• Gu Rong said the sword techniques would suit Chen Xin, then opened a spatial gate and fled to cultivate the Dragon God Skill.

Zhuge Lan entered the Heaven Dou City soul arena after being blacklisted from ordinary matches, disguising himself to fight under false identities and swiftly killing his opponents with a flying sword. Impressed by his victories, Nangong Supervisor brought him to the central soul arena, where Zhuge Lan chose the brutal Bear Monarch as his next opponent.

• Nangong Supervisor gave Zhuge Lan one million Gold Soul Coins and told him the arena would not accept academy students for ordinary soul fights.
• Zhuge Lan disguised himself as Tang San, registered under several identities, and killed Moon Fox in a wager match with his flying sword Remnant Blood.
• Zhuge Lan entered a team battle alone and killed all seven members of the Old Hot-Blooded Group with his sword.
• After Zhuge Lan passed a rank appraisal, Nangong Supervisor invited him to the central soul arena and let him choose an opponent.
• Zhuge Lan selected Bear Monarch, and Nangong Supervisor warned him that Bear Monarch slowly dismembered his opponents.

Zhuge Lan entered the capital’s soul battle arena to fight Bear Monarch, but instead used his abilities on the arena and its audience, earning nearly 30 million Emotional Value. After tormenting the crowd with forced dancing, bizarre songs, and egg-laying, he considered how to offer them a reward and make the arena a sustainable source of Emotional Value.

• Zhuge Lan rejected Nangong Supervisor’s suggestion to choose another opponent and prepared to face Bear Monarch.
• Before the match began, Zhuge Lan used his Strongest Appraisal Technique, inflicting a swollen belly and severe pain on Nangong Supervisor.
• Zhuge Lan activated his dancing domain and forced the arena crowd, including his fans, to dance while listening to strange songs.
• Zhuge Lan used his Holy Light Domain and Weakling Deprivation Art, causing the dancing crowd to lay eggs as he absorbed their light points.
• Zhuge Lan checked his balance, found he had earned nearly 30 million Emotional Value, and considered offering the audience a tempting reward.

Zhuge Lan hid Longevity Pills in the Soul Fighting Arena, then discovered that the Seven Great Families had closed their arenas and were gathering in Heaven Dou City to confront him. He went to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for reinforcements and proposed that their conflict could help the sect gain the means to control the continent.

• Zhuge Lan gave Nangong Supervisor a Longevity Pill and hid ten more around the Soul Fighting Arena for people to find.
• Zhuge Lan visited Soul Fighting Arenas in Star Luo City and Gengxin City, where he gained tens of millions of Emotional Value.
• Zhuge Lan found Soul Fighting Arenas across the continent closed and learned that the Seven Great Families had developed and secretly used Soul Tool technology, including long-range communication devices.
• Zhuge Lan teleported to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Chen Xin demanded the sword art Zhuge Lan had promised to teach him.
• Zhuge Lan told Chen Xin that the Seven Great Families planned to capture him and persuaded him to find Ning Fengzhi before deciding how to respond.

Zhuge Lan learned that the Soul Duel Arenas were controlled by a powerful alliance, but Ning Fengzhi chose to support him and gave him authority within the sect. Zhuge Lan then showed Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin a new communication device and explained how news could shape public opinion, leaving them to grasp the scale of his plan.

• Ning Fengzhi explained that the Seven Great Families were puppets backed by the empires, Spirit Hall, and the Upper Three Sects.
• A report revealed that Zhuge Lan had sabotaged Soul Duel Arenas in several cities, prompting the Seven Great Families to seek an explanation in Heaven Dou City.
• Ning Fengzhi withdrew the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect from the dispute, then ordered its disciple to follow Zhuge Lan’s instructions and declared Zhuge Lan his equal in status.
• Zhuge Lan asked whether Ning Fengzhi wanted to control the thoughts of most people on the Douluo Continent, then questioned why long-range communication devices were not mass-produced.
• Zhuge Lan gave Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin Entertainment Soul Guidance Devices, and Ning Fengzhi saw that their news feed could promote the Zhuge Family and influence public opinion.

Zhuge Lan explained to Ning Fengzhi how the Entertainment Soul Guidance Devices and Base Station Soul Guidance Devices could spread across the continent while giving their creators control over information channels. After Ning Fengzhi agreed to promote the network, Chen Xin learned the Shu Mountain Swordplay and began cultivating its foundational Sword Art, while Zhuge Lan prepared to choose a flying sword.

• Zhuge Lan explained that the Level 3 Entertainment Soul Guidance Devices could be mass-produced, while the Level 5 Base Station Soul Guidance Devices controlled information transmission.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to mobilize the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and fund regional base stations, believing the network could make the Ning Family prosperous and counter Spirit Hall.
• After Ning Fengzhi left, Chen Xin asked Zhuge Lan for his cultivation method, and Zhuge Lan transmitted the first three layers of the Shu Mountain Swordplay.
• Chen Xin quickly used the Sword Control Art to fly an iron sword, then dueled Zhuge Lan until both swords broke.
• Chen Xin studied the Sword Art and began refining his Soul Power, while Zhuge Lan checked his Emotional Value balance and asked the system to list suitable flying swords.

Zhuge Lan exchanged for an imitation Immortal Slaughtering Sword, a Super Divine Artifact, and discovered that it could effortlessly destroy Chen Xin’s Seven Kill Sword. The sword then revealed a sword spirit and entered Zhuge Lan’s glabella, while he planned how to earn more Emotional Value.

• Zhuge Lan exchanged 200 million Emotional Value for the imitation Immortal Slaughtering Sword and traded Remnant Blood back to the system for one million.
• Chen Xin practiced the Sword Control Art and Ten Thousand Swords Art, quickly manifesting more than a hundred Seven Kill Swords.
• Chen Xin asked how his Seven Kill Sword compared with Zhuge Lan’s Super Divine Artifact, and the Immortal Slaughtering Sword sliced it apart with ease.
• Zhuge Lan considered how to earn more Emotional Value and use impressive Soul Tools to attract attention.
• The Immortal Slaughtering Sword cried out, flew into Zhuge Lan’s glabella, and merged into his body.

Zhuge Lan demonstrated the Heavenly Sword Art to Chen Xin, whose long-held worries lifted and triggered an epiphany. With Zhuge Lan’s help, Chen Xin broke through to level 96 and pledged his support, leaving Zhuge Lan with a powerful ally.

• Zhuge Lan used the Heavenly Sword Art to carve a deep valley through the mountains before the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, stunning Chen Xin.
• Zhuge Lan explained that divine power from his ancestor’s trial let him use techniques beyond his level, and Chen Xin realized the Zhuge Family could help protect the sect.
• Chen Xin’s worries eased, prompting an epiphany that brought him to the edge of a breakthrough.
• Zhuge Lan used a Spirit Gathering Array to help Chen Xin break through to level 96.
• Chen Xin thanked Zhuge Lan and promised to help him whenever needed.

Zhuge Lan and Chen Xin set out to find Flender an eighth soul ring in the Far North, but the Immortal Slaughtering Sword’s incredible speed sent them to the Star Dou Great Forest and back to Heaven Dou City almost instantly. There, Zhuge Lan found crowds arguing over dances and planned a Dance King Competition livestream, just as Chen Xin sensed something alarming at Blue Tyrant Academy.

• Zhuge Lan chose the Far North for Flender’s eighth soul ring and brought Chen Xin along as muscle, leaving Flender to handle chores.
• Chen Xin tried to outfly Zhuge Lan, but the Immortal Slaughtering Sword carried Zhuge Lan to the Star Dou Great Forest in less than a second and then returned him to Heaven Dou City.
• Zhuge Lan found crowds at Blue Tyrant Academy debating dance styles and battling with performances, inspiring him to plan a Dance King Competition livestream with valuable rewards.
• Chen Xin arrived beside Zhuge Lan, who explained that the Immortal Slaughtering Sword had flown on its own, and Chen Xin’s mood improved.
• Chen Xin suddenly turned a sharp gaze toward the academy.

Zhuge Lan and Ning Fengzhi stopped six clans from killing Yan Dragon and the Ice Dragon Armor Beast, and Ning ordered Gu Rong to cripple their leaders. Ning then prepared to promote Zhuge Lan’s Entertainment Soul Guidance Devices across Heaven Dou City, asking how many Titled Douluo Zhuge could handle if conflict followed.

• Zhuge Lan arrived at Liu Erlong’s backyard and found six clans using damaged Level 8 Soul Tools to suppress Yan Dragon and the Ice Dragon Armor Beast.
• Gu Rong emerged with Ning Fengzhi, who confronted the clan leaders after Zhuge Lan identified their attempted ambush.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered Gu Rong to cripple all twelve intruders, and Gu Rong pierced their dantians and severed their tendons and meridians.
• Ning Fengzhi told the Yu Clan leader to close the Soul Fighting Arena and bring his core disciples to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for protection.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Zhuge Lan to make Entertainment Soul Guidance Devices for a citywide event and asked how many Titled Douluo he could handle.

Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong asked Zhuge Lan whether he could protect them from Spirit Hall, and Zhuge claimed he could defeat anyone below level 99 with borrowed divine power. He demonstrated that his Black Hole defense absorbed Chen Xin’s attacks, but Chen Xin then launched his ninth soul skill, God and Demon Dual Slash, at him.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Zhuge Lan how many Titled Douluo he could fight, and Zhuge said he could suppress opponents below level 95 and slaughter anyone below level 99 by borrowing his ancestors’ divine power.
• Chen Xin supported Zhuge’s claims by revealing that his Seven Kill Sword had shattered when it touched Zhuge’s Immortal Slaughtering Sword, a Super Divine Artifact.
• Zhuge explained why Qian Daoliu could not effectively use the Angel Sacred Sword against him, while Gu Rong questioned whether Zhuge’s defensive abilities were strong enough.
• Chen Xin tested Zhuge with Soul Power attacks and his Sword Control Art, but Zhuge’s Black Hole ability dissolved and absorbed them.
• Chen Xin activated Human Sword Unity and unleashed his ninth soul skill, God and Demon Dual Slash, at Zhuge.