Chapter Summaries

Ning Fengzhi bought Tang San’s Sand-Spraying Shadow for five thousand Gold Soul Coins and cultivated a friendly relationship with him while considering how to obtain Kong’s hidden weapons. The auction ended with a bound Catwoman presented as its final item, prompting Tang San to question the empire’s ban on slave trading.

• Ning Fengzhi decided to pursue a trade for Kong’s weapons first and bid five thousand Gold Soul Coins for Tang San’s Sand-Spraying Shadow.
• Ning Fengzhi called Tang San Brother Hao’s son and asked him to call him Uncle Ning, and Tang San accepted the high bid.
• The auctioneer sold the Sand-Spraying Shadow to Ning Fengzhi, while Kong suspected Ning Fengzhi had a scheme involving Tang San.
• The auction proceeded without other notable items until the auction staff unveiled a bound young Catwoman in an iron cage.
• Tang San questioned how the auction could sell a slave despite the Heaven Dou Empire’s prohibition, and Ning Fengzhi explained that the ban existed only on the surface.

Kong confronted the corruption and exploitation hidden within the Heaven Dou Empire, while Tang San questioned what he could do about it. At the auction, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin outbid Prince Xue Xing for a Catwoman, and Kong openly doubted Ning Fengzhi’s explanation for wanting to save her.

• Kong told Tang San that the Heaven Dou Auction House’s abuses were tied to the imperial family, and Tang San fell silent, unsure whether he could intervene.
• Kong decided that if Qian Renxue could not change the world, he would tear down its corrupt order himself.
• Prince Xue Xing bid for the Catwoman, but White No. 16 repeatedly raised the price.
• Xue Xing left his private room to confront the bidder, recognized Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, and returned without challenging them.
• Ning Fengzhi said the Catwoman could be saved because she still had her own soul, and Kong told him he did not believe a word he said.

After the auction, Ning Fengzhi offered Kong a substantial deal for the Silent Sleeve Arrow and Sand-Spraying Shadow blueprints. When Kong jokingly proposed overthrowing the Heaven Dou Empire, Ning Fengzhi seriously pledged the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s unconditional support if that day came.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Kong to trade the Silent Sleeve Arrow and Sand-Spraying Shadow blueprints, explaining that he feared he might kill Tang San to seize them directly.
• Kong asked what the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would offer, and Ning Fengzhi proposed ten million Gold Soul Coins, a fifty thousand year soul bone, and one unconditional favor.
• Kong asked whether Ning Fengzhi would help overthrow the Heaven Dou Empire, prompting Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin to recognize that he might mean it.
• After deliberating and receiving Chen Xin’s support, Ning Fengzhi promised that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would stand with Kong unconditionally if the conflict arose.

Kong gave Ning Fengzhi the Silent Sleeve Arrow and Sand-Spraying Shadow blueprints, while refusing to share the Godly Zhuge Crossbow blueprint and arranging for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to buy finished crossbows. Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin returned to the sect to discuss their alliance with Kong and the possibility of moving against Tang San, with Ning Fengzhi reaffirming his faith in Kong’s potential to become a god.

• Kong handed Ning Fengzhi the Silent Sleeve Arrow and Sand-Spraying Shadow blueprints and told him to obtain two hundred Godly Zhuge Crossbows from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan instead of receiving their blueprint.
• Kong told Ning Fengzhi that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would have to pay for the Godly Zhuge Crossbows’ materials, prompting Chen Xin to complain about Kong’s business sense.
• Kong left for the hotel, while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to discuss their future and whether to move against Tang San.
• Ning Fengzhi told Chen Xin that the sect would honor its promise to Kong and could replace the Heaven Dou Empire’s ruling family if the gamble succeeded, while preserving the sect if it failed.
• Ning Fengzhi said he believed Kong was born to change Douluo Continent and had the potential to become a god.

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin discussed Kong’s overwhelming strength and Ning Rongrong’s marriage prospects. After Ei kicked Raiden Shogun out of the Plane of Euthymia, Kong took her shopping, where they discovered the Royal Knights racing through Heaven Dou City as Qian Renxue’s assassination attempt on Xue Beng unfolded.

• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin agreed that Kong might become an invincible Deity, and Ning Fengzhi decided Ning Rongrong should work harder and pursue a marriage alliance with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Raiden Shogun told Kong that Ei had kicked her out of the Plane of Euthymia, and Kong invited her to shop for ingredients and make sweet treats.
• Kong and Raiden Shogun left the hotel and saw Royal Knights galloping through Heaven Dou City despite the city’s usual restrictions.
• Kong suspected that Qian Renxue had acted against Xue Beng, and the chapter confirmed that her people had launched an assassination attempt while Kong was at the hotel.
• Kong suggested that Xue Ye had mobilized the Royal Knights, and a civil official quickly agreed with him after recognizing Kong’s standing in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

After Xue Beng was assassinated, Xue Ye and Xue Xing suspected Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, while Qian Renxue arrived in mourning and convincingly blamed herself. The emperor ordered them to wait for the assassin to be captured before investigating whether someone else was behind the attack.

• Xue Ye saw Xue Beng's body and suspected that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had ordered the assassination to secure the throne.
• Prince Xue Xing arrived and accused Xue Qinghe, but Xue Ye warned him not to make reckless accusations before an investigation.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, arrived and appeared overwhelmed with grief at Xue Beng's death.
• Qian Renxue blamed herself for failing to guide Xue Beng, leaving Xue Ye and Xue Xing bewildered and less certain of their suspicions.
• Xue Ye rebuked Xue Qinghe for crying in court and ordered them to wait until the assassin was captured before investigating further.

Ten Faces assassinated Xue Beng and, surrounded by Royal Knights, revealed how the royal family had destroyed her family. Her accusations left the knights suspicious and divided, while Kong wondered whether Qian Renxue had planned her tactics.

• Ten Faces, a Spirit Hall assassin seeking revenge for her family, killed Xue Beng and was surrounded by Royal Knights.
• Ten Faces refused to surrender and told the knights that killing Xue Beng had fulfilled her revenge.
• Ten Faces recounted her family's destruction by an auction house and accused the royal family of protecting it.
• The Royal Knights argued over whether Ten Faces's suffering justified her crime, and several began to doubt what they were protecting.
• The Royal Knight general realized that the knights might be killed to keep the royal scandal secret, while Ten Faces said her words had already planted suspicion.
• Kong and Raiden Shogun listened nearby, and Kong wondered whether Qian Renxue had arranged Ten Faces's actions.

Kong and Raiden Shogun witnessed Ten Faces’s execution after she assassinated Xue Beng, while the Royal Knights covered up what had happened. Kong resolved to bring change to the sick Heaven Dou Empire, but chose to wait and see whether Qian Renxue succeeded first.

• Raiden Shogun questioned why humans and their gods in this world were so indifferent to one another, and Kong explained how noble ambition had been corrupted by desire.
• A Four Rings General told Ten Faces to take her own life rather than be captured, and she thanked him before killing herself with her martial soul dagger.
• The Four Rings Soul Grandmaster declared Ten Faces the culprit and warned everyone not to speak carelessly as the Royal Knights carried her body to the imperial palace.
• Kong said the world needed complete change and planned to begin at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, but decided to wait for Qian Renxue’s attempt to succeed.
• Raiden Shogun promised to support Kong no matter what he chose to do.

After Xue Beng’s assassination stirred suspicion and unrest in the Royal Knights, Ei researched gunpowder with Kong and began exploring its destructive potential. Qian Renxue visited Kong, tired from her struggle to maintain her disguise, and insisted that her long-planned scheme would not fail.

• News of Xue Beng’s death spread, while Emperor Xue Ye suspected a premeditated murder and the Royal Knights retaliated against him after being purged.
• Ei told Kong she had developed gunpowder and discussed making explosives powerful enough to threaten even weaker gods.
• Kong encouraged Ei to keep researching gunpowder as a way to deter trouble on Douluo Continent.
• Qian Renxue visited Kong and admitted she was worn out from contending with Emperor Xue Ye and Xue Xing.
• Kong told Qian Renxue that failure would not be the end, but she insisted her decade-long plan would succeed.

Kong urged Qian Renxue to remake the Heaven Dou Empire and then revealed that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was more than an ancient Soul Tool. He told her it was the core of a divine artifact required to inherit a Deity’s legacy, leaving her stunned.

• Kong encouraged Qian Renxue to seize control of Heaven Dou and described the need to destroy its rotten foundations.
• Qian Renxue noticed Kong had changed, and he attributed his words to a Thunderbolt King.
• Kong asked Qian Renxue to leave the city with him and have She Long and Ci Xue return; she trusted him and agreed to hear his secret.
• Kong asked Qian Renxue not to tell even Qian Daoliu about the matter.
• Kong explained that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the core of a divine artifact needed to inherit a Deity’s legacy, shocking Qian Renxue.

Kong told Qian Renxue that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the Sea God's Heart, the key to the Sea God inheritance, but urged her to leave it in the Heaven Dou treasury. After Qian Renxue left, Xue Xing suspected that Xue Qinghe had killed Xue Beng and feared he would be next, while Tang San worried about his slow progress toward the Soul Ancestor level.

• Qian Renxue learned from Kong that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the Sea God's Heart and the key to the Sea God Nine Trials.
• Qian Renxue said Xue Ye guarded the treasure closely, and Kong told her there was no need to risk taking it from the treasury.
• Qian Renxue resolved to accelerate her plan to poison Xue Ye, whom she expected to die within three years.
• Xue Xing suspected Xue Qinghe had arranged Xue Beng's assassination and feared he would be the next target.
• More than half a year later, Tang San worried that his Soul Power Level of thirty-seven would leave him behind at the tournament.

Tang San absorbed a Thousand Year Soft Bone Rabbit Head Soul Bone to accelerate his progress toward level forty, gaining power and a Charm skill he found embarrassing. He planned to use the upcoming tournament to rise in the Royal Fight teams and continued plotting against Xiao Wu, Flender, and Oscar.

• Tang San worried he would not reach level forty before the tournament and decided to absorb the Thousand Year Soft Bone Rabbit Head Soul Bone, using Tang Hao’s silence as permission.
• Tang San spent a little over two hours absorbing the Soul Bone and gained Soul Power, spiritual power, and the Charm skill.
• Tang San’s Soul Power reached level thirty-nine, and his spiritual power advanced from Subtle to Mustard Seed.
• Tang San thought about killing Xiao Wu for her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and Soul Ring, and blamed Flender and Oscar for her escape.
• Tang San planned to seek leadership in the Royal Fight Second Team, where he thought Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar would be easier to control.

Qian Renxue persuaded Kong to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Royal Fight Team by offering him the Sea God’s Heart, hoping he would help humiliate Bibi Dong. Kong became captain, leaving Tang San worried he would lose his chance to stand out and prompting him to seek a place on the second team.

• Qian Renxue asked Kong to join the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament and offered the Sea God’s Heart as his dowry for helping her embarrass Bibi Dong; Kong agreed.
• Qian Renxue brought Kong to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Meng Shenji announced that Yu Tiankong had become captain of the Royal Fight Team.
• The Royal Fight Team members accepted Kong’s appointment without protest, while Liu Erlong resented that he had joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy instead of her academy.
• Tang San realized Kong’s place on the first team would make it harder for him to stand out, so he resolved to join the second team.
• Tang San urged Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to join the second team, but Oscar preferred to stay with Kong and Ma Hongjun declared his loyalty to Kong.

Tang San failed to persuade Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to join his team, and he left boasting that he was about to become a Soul Ancestor. Dai Mubai and Oscar later realized Ma Hongjun had concealed his own high Soul Power, while Dai Mubai remained confident that Kong would lead the Royal Fight Team to victory.

• Dai Mubai rejected Tang San's team and chose to join Kong's Royal Fight Team, saying Tang San could still shine as a substitute on the First Team.
• Tang San left in anger, thinking that his willingness to carry Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun was their good fortune.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar mocked Tang San's confidence, while Ma Hongjun revealed that he had already reached the Soul Ancestor rank and Dai Mubai said he had too.
• Dai Mubai and Oscar discussed Tang San's uncertain Soul Power and weaknesses against Soul Masters who countered him, while Dai Mubai hoped Kong would secure the tournament championship.
• Ma Hongjun left to cultivate, and Dai Mubai pointed out that Ma Hongjun had recognized Tang San's Soul Power as level thirty-nine; Oscar then realized he could not even see through Ma Hongjun's level-forty-one Soul Power.

Dugu Yan joined the Royal Fight Team as vice-captain, while Yu Tianheng became an ordinary member and took out his frustration on Yu Feng. At the Crown Prince Residence, Kong told Qian Renxue that his right eyelid was twitching and began to clarify that his unease did not mean danger.

• Meng Shenji welcomed Dugu Yan to the Royal Fight Team as vice-captain, replacing Yu Tianheng in the role.
• Dugu Yan asked Yu Tianheng where Kong was, then went to the dormitory with Ye Lingling after learning he had gone to the Crown Prince Residence.
• Meng Shenji celebrated the team's prospects, while Yu Tianheng took Yu Feng to spar after Yu Feng agreed that the team must train hard.
• Kong met Qian Renxue at the Crown Prince Residence and said his right eyelid had been twitching violently, leaving him uneasy.
• Qian Renxue worried that Kong might face danger, and Kong began explaining that his unease was not about danger.

Tang San obtained his fourth soul ring from a four-thousand-year Mandala Snake, while Kong returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and found two pairs of shoes outside his dormitory. The chapter ended with Kong wondering who had come to visit.

• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang whether another soul beast could replace a Mandala Snake, and Yu Xiaogang recommended one while Qin Ming silently followed them.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San encountered a Mandala Snake over four thousand years old, and Qin Ming helped Tang San defeat it.
• Tang San absorbed the Mandala Snake's soul ring and gained a fourth Blue Silver Entanglement skill, then regretted that it had not dropped a soul bone.
• Kong arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and learned that Dugu Yan had emerged from seclusion after breaking through to above level sixty.
• Kong reached his dormitory and found two pairs of shoes outside the door.

Kong reunited with Dugu Yan after her seclusion and learned she had become a level sixty-two Soul Emperor, while Ye Lingling watched their affectionate exchange from the sidelines. Dugu Yan and Kong grew closer, leaving Ye Lingling feeling ignored despite her own attraction to Kong.

• Kong entered his room and found Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling waiting for him.
• Dugu Yan embraced Kong and scolded him for joining the Royal Fight Team without telling her.
• Dugu Yan explained that she had reached level sixty-two and thanked Kong for the soul bone that helped her break through.
• Kong accepted Dugu Yan's gratitude without revealing that Dugu Bo had passed the soul bone to her.
• Dugu Yan and Kong continued flirting while Ye Lingling felt ignored and quietly moved farther aside.

Kong, Raiden Shogun, and Dugu Yan went to Heaven Dou City to buy ingredients for sweets as the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament drew contestants and spectators to the city. They arrived amid the growing crowds, where academies were already gathering information on their rivals.

• Raiden Shogun told Kong that experiencing an academy made her wish Inazuma had once had schools, and Kong joked about making its students take exams.
• When Raiden Shogun said she felt a chill, Kong claimed the breeze had made her cold and draped a garment over her shoulders.
• Dugu Yan returned after Ye Lingling went home, then joined Kong and Raiden Shogun on their trip to buy ingredients for sweets.
• The three arrived in bustling Heaven Dou City, where visitors had gathered for the tournament and academy members were scouting potential opponents.

Kong took Raiden Shogun and Dugu Yan shopping for ingredients, then cooked sweet treats in a hotel kitchen while trying to prevent Raiden Shogun from attempting to cook. After filling their stores with desserts, he began preparing meat dishes for them to try.

• Kong asked Dugu Yan what she wanted to eat, and she said she would be happy with anything he made.
• Kong bought ingredients with Raiden Shogun and Dugu Yan, then brought them to the hotel where the head chef welcomed him and asked for guidance.
• Kong made Dumpling Bubble Tea, Colorful Dumplings, and other sweet treats while Raiden Shogun stored most of them in the Plane of Euthymia.
• After several hours, Kong finished using the sweet-treat ingredients, and Raiden Shogun stayed to try the meat dishes he planned to cook next.

Kong prepared Dongpo Pork and Spicy Beef, while Tang San returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and requested a transfer to the Royal Fight Second Team. The education committee made him vice-captain, leaving him furious and the committee resolved to let him graduate after the tournament.

• Kong explained the origins of Dongpo Pork and finished cooking it alongside Spicy Beef, impressing the chefs with both dishes.
• After absorbing a four-thousand-year-old Mandala Snake soul ring, Tang San returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and requested to join the Royal Fight Second Team.
• Meng Shenji offered Tang San the position of Second Team Vice-Captain, but Tang San resented being denied the captaincy.
• Meng Shenji and the other committee members noticed Tang San's dissatisfaction and judged him ungrateful, deciding he should graduate after the tournament.
• Tang San returned to his dormitory and angrily vowed that the committee members would regret their decision.