Chapter Summaries

Kong broke through to Soul Power Level 77 after more than three months, astonishing Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling despite his lack of visible cultivation. The chapter left Dugu Yan wondering how he advanced so quickly and fearing she might not keep pace with him.

• Yu Feng and Ma Hongjun discussed the terrifying seven-person fusion skill Blue Sunshine Academy used to defeat Elephant Armor Academy's team.
• Hu Yanzhen angrily vowed to remember Blue Sunshine Academy's attack, while Ning Fengzhi warned him against holding a grudge against the young competitors.
• Qian Renxue thought longingly about Kong, whom she had not seen for half a month because she could not leave her role as Crown Prince.
• Kong woke from his breakthrough and mused that reaching Level 90 would take years, then confirmed to Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling that he had reached Level 77.
• Dugu Yan asked why Kong advanced so quickly despite not cultivating in front of her, and Kong replied that he was exceptionally gifted.

After Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling went to cultivate, Kong left Heaven Dou Royal Academy and encountered a battered Tang San, who had returned from Sunset Forest with four Soul Rings for his second martial soul. Tang San planned to challenge Kong in the tournament, while Kong recognized that Tang San had squandered the advantages of his Twin Martial Souls.

• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling returned to their rooms to cultivate harder after Kong's breakthrough left them feeling inferior.
• Kong left the nearly empty Heaven Dou Royal Academy and headed into Heaven Dou City instead of watching the tournament matches.
• Kong encountered Tang San, who looked battered and dusty after leaving Sunset Forest.
• Tang San revealed that he had obtained four Soul Rings for his second martial soul and had reached level forty-eight.
• Tang San left, intending to prepare for the tournament and defeat Kong, while Kong concluded that Tang San had wasted the potential of his Twin Martial Souls.

Kong dismissed Tang San as an opponent while the Sea God and Asura God considered their inheritance problems. Asura set his sights on Kong as a potential successor, but Kong sensed an observer nearby and confronted the figure who emerged from behind a tree.

• Kong recalled Keqing’s strength after gaining access to Honkai Energy and said he was more interested in facing the Sea God and Asura than Tang San.
• Poseidon worried about the God Realm’s changes and his inactive inheritance, then decided to keep waiting for an inheritor.
• Asura questioned Tang San’s suitability as his successor and considered whether Kong could inherit two Deity positions.
• Ei noticed Asura observing Kong, but said nothing because the God seemed to have no ill intent.
• Kong sensed someone watching him, and a hidden figure emerged from behind a tree and threatened him.

Kong confronted a Fallen One who had targeted him during the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, only for the assailant to discover that Kong was far stronger than expected. The Fallen One realized he had chosen a Soul Saint and faced a disastrous mismatch.

• Kong recognized the bloodlust-filled old man as a Fallen One and questioned why he had come hunting during the tournament.
• The old man revealed he planned to kill talented Soul Masters to strengthen himself and insisted Kong would not escape.
• The old man revealed his seven Soul Rings and dismissed Kong as an easy target, unaware of Kong's strength.
• Kong summoned Engulfing Lightning and revealed seven purple Soul Rings, shocking the old man by showing he was a Soul Saint.
• The old man backed away in fear as Kong remarked that he had chosen the strongest person to attack.

Kong revealed that he was a demon god and pursued a Blood Puppet Soul Saint who tried to escape with a blood-burning secret art. Kong killed him with a colossal Dark Gold Terror Claw strike and headed toward Heaven Dou City, while the Asura God considered him as a potential inheritor.

• Kong told the old man that he was a demon god, terrifying him into fleeing with Blood Escape.
• Kong used Near Yet Far and his purple wings to catch up as the old man spent his blood essence on three escapes.
• The old man gave up running, used his Blood Puppet Avatar, and challenged Kong to fight.
• Kong transformed his right hand into a giant Dark Gold Terror Claw and killed the old man with Sky-Rending Claw.
• Kong withdrew his External Soul Bones and headed toward Heaven Dou City, while the Asura God praised him as a possible inheritor if Tang San failed.

Kong encountered Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and Yue Guan in Heaven Dou City, then used his strength and knowledge of Qian Daoliu to make Yue Guan discipline Yan. Yue Guan warned the Golden Generation that Kong was likely stronger than himself, leaving them stunned by the youth’s identity and power.

• Kong met Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and Yue Guan while walking through Heaven Dou City.
• Yan insulted Kong, who told Yue Guan to teach the red-haired youth a lesson.
• Yue Guan slapped Yan and asked Kong if he was satisfied.
• Kong warned Yan not to provoke others and left for a tavern, mentioning Qian Daoliu.
• Yue Guan explained that Kong was extraordinarily powerful and identified Qian Daoliu as Spirit Hall’s Great Grand Elder, leaving Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan dumbfounded.

After Kong intimidated Yue Guan and the Golden Generation in Heaven Dou City, he visited his half-disciple’s hotel, where Qian Renxue hurried to meet him after learning about the encounter. She reassured herself that Kong had not taken offense at Spirit Hall.

• Yue Guan explained that Kong had spared Yan out of respect for Qian Daoliu and warned the Golden Generation not to provoke Kong again.
• Hu Liena chose to stay in Heaven Dou City with Xie Yue and Yan to observe their opponents while Yue Guan remained hidden nearby.
• Kong arrived at his half-disciple’s hotel to taste his cooking, and the chef said his cooking and Soul Power had improved after he changed his outlook.
• Qian Renxue embraced Kong and asked whether he had encountered Hu Liena and Yue Guan, explaining that she had rushed over after hearing what happened.

Kong reassured Qian Renxue after his conflict with Yan, and the two shared a kiss before she returned to the competition. In Star Luo City, Xiao Wu prepared to take revenge on Tang San, Tang Hao, and Bibi Dong, believing Tang Hao had killed Da Ming and Er Ming.

• Kong told Qian Renxue that he had taught Yan a lesson after Yan provoked him, and Qian Renxue said the Golden Generation was arrogant and overbearing.
• Kong and Qian Renxue discussed Spirit Hall and its members’ disdain for nobles, and Kong said he understood Spirit Hall better than she did.
• Qian Renxue asked how Kong had made Yue Guan slap Yan, and Kong claimed that even Tang Hao was no match for him.
• Kong urged Qian Renxue to return to the competition, then kissed her before she left.
• Xiao Wu arrived in Star Luo City after finding a Transformation Herb that concealed a transformed soul beast’s identity from even a Titled Douluo.
• Xiao Wu mourned her mother, Da Ming, and Er Ming, blamed Tang Hao for their deaths, and vowed to take revenge on Tang San, Tang Hao, and Bibi Dong.

Wu Mei hid her identity as Xiao Wu while cultivating and plotting revenge against Tang San and Shrek. Meanwhile, Tang San’s rapid rise in the Heaven Dou City competition alarmed Yu Xiaogang, who worried about his use of four Soul Rings on his second Martial Soul.

• Wu Mei wiped away her tears and joined her academy’s companions, then vowed to make Tang San and Shrek pay for Da Ming and Er Ming’s deaths.
• The chapter explained that Xiao Wu’s transformed cultivation required her to absorb human vitality at first and that she still hoped to use her beauty to recruit powerful allies.
• Tang San led the Royal Fight Second Team through its opponents in Heaven Dou City, revealing that he had reached level forty-eight.
• Yu Xiaogang realized Tang San had added four Soul Rings to his Clear Sky Hammer and feared he had wasted his potential.
• Yu Xiaogang regained hope because Tang San still had unusually strong first Soul Rings, while Tang San’s training and two thousand-year soul bones had helped him withstand the four rings.

The preliminary tournament and Promotion Tournament concluded, with Tang San leading the Royal Fight Second Team into the Grand Finals and revealing his Twin Martial Souls. After three days of rest, the teams departed for Spirit City under the escort of Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and the Royal Knights.

• The Royal Fight Second Team finished among the preliminary tournament’s top five after Tang San returned and led the team to victories.
• Tang San cultivated during the break and aimed to reach Level 50 so he could challenge Kong.
• The Promotion Tournament ended with one-on-one team battles, and Tang San revealed that he had a Clear Sky Hammer as his second Martial Soul.
• Qian Renxue learned Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and noted that Tang San had already attached Soul Rings to his second Martial Soul.
• Dugu Yan broke through to Level 63, while Kong advanced to Level 78, prompting Dugu Yan to resume cultivating.
• After three days of rest, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe led five hundred Royal Knights as the sixteen teams set out for Spirit City.

During the procession to the finals, Kong reunited with Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Ning Rongrong, while Zhu Zhuqing noticed that “Xue Qinghe” seemed to look at Kong with more than admiration. Zhu Zhuqing asked Kong to speak with her privately, leaving “Xue Qinghe” outwardly composed but inwardly jealous.

• “Xue Qinghe” introduced Kong to Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, who discussed their long acquaintance and praised Kong’s strength.
• Ning Rongrong told Kong that she and Zhu Zhuqing would cheer for him at the finals, while Kong acknowledged their support.
• Zhu Zhuqing watched Kong closely and realized that “Xue Qinghe” looked at him with feelings resembling her own.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Kong to speak with her outside, and Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin assumed it was a matter of the heart.
• “Xue Qinghe” let Kong go calmly, though she inwardly resented the others for encouraging him to be with women.

Kong and Zhu Zhuqing spoke privately on the journey to Spirit City, where Zhu Zhuqing warned him that Xue Qinghe seemed suspicious before confessing her love. Kong accepted her feelings and revealed that Xue Qinghe was actually a woman, leaving Zhu Zhuqing to promise secrecy and suggest keeping their relationship hidden from Rong Rong.

• Zhu Zhuqing privately warned Kong that Xue Qinghe's gaze toward him seemed unusually passionate, and Kong assured her that Xue Qinghe was not a threat.
• Kong told Zhu Zhuqing he might return to Heaven Dou City after the tournament and explained that Raiden Shogun and Raiden Ei had gone to Spirit City ahead of them.
• Zhu Zhuqing confessed that she loved Kong, and Kong embraced and kissed her, accepting her feelings.
• Kong revealed that Xue Qinghe was a woman and warned Zhu Zhuqing to keep the secret because exposing her identity would put her in danger.
• Zhu Zhuqing swore to protect Xue Qinghe's secret and suggested that she and Kong keep their relationship hidden from Rong Rong.

Zhu Zhuqing dodged Ning Rongrong’s questions about Kong, while the Golden Generation seethed over their humiliation and remained unaware of Kong’s strength. As the Heaven Dou contestants traveled, hundreds of Fallen Ones emerged from Slaughter City to ambush them, and Kong and “Xue Qinghe” sensed the threat.

• Ning Rongrong pressed Zhu Zhuqing about what she had said to Kong, and Zhu Zhuqing claimed it was private before promising Rongrong she would see Kong again.
• Yue Guan led Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena out of Heaven Dou City after learning Kong had killed Tang Hao, but he kept Kong’s strength and connection to Qian Renxue secret.
• Yan vowed revenge on Kong, and Xie Yue promised to repay the slap Yan had suffered.
• Tang San’s status in the Royal Fight Second Team rose after he revealed his Twin Martial Souls, and Spirit Hall did not attempt to assassinate him before the tournament finals.
• Asura God arranged for hundreds of Fallen Ones to leave Slaughter City and attack the Heaven Dou contestants.
• Kong sensed something was wrong as the Fallen Ones prepared to ambush the traveling contestants, and a sinister aura rushed toward “Xue Qinghe.”

Kong and Raiden Shogun joined the army’s desperate fight against hundreds of Fallen Ones surrounding them. As the battle continued, Kong sensed an invisible aura gathering around his martial soul, while the Asura God wondered why it would not absorb the Divine Slaughter's Domain.

• The Fallen Ones surrounded the army, alarming Qian Renxue, Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi, and the contestants.
• Kong revealed his Soul Saint strength and summoned Engulfing Lightning as the group prepared to fight.
• Raiden Shogun stepped through shattered space with Musou Isshin and joined Kong in battle.
• The Fallen Ones charged, and Kong and Raiden Shogun cut through them while both sides suffered casualties.
• Kong noticed an invisible aura gathering around his martial soul as the Asura God wondered why it rejected the Divine Slaughter's Domain.

Kong discovered that the Asura God had placed pure killing intent in his right hand after Engulfing Lightning rejected it, and Ei confirmed it was harmless and removable. He left it in place and unleashed his lightning against the Fallen Ones, while Ei secretly began watching the Asura God.

• The Asura God redirected Divine Slaughter's Domain into Kong's right hand after Kong's martial soul rejected it, and realized Kong also carried the Thunder God's inheritance.
• Ei told Kong the aura was pure killing intent intended to form a domain, and Kong chose to keep it because it was harmless and could be removed later.
• Kong stopped Raiden Shogun from joining the fight and asked her to protect Sister Yan and the others while he faced the Fallen Ones.
• Kong charged the Fallen Ones with Engulfing Lightning and used Segmented Devastation and Thunderous Fury to summon a vast Thunder Pool.
• Kong's lightning wiped out most of the Fallen Ones, while the allies marveled at his strength and worried that they were burdens.

Kong’s power transformed when the Asura God granted him the Asura Domain and his Dark Gold Terror Claw evolved into the Asura Demon Claw, a divine artifact. He raised a blood-red sun that drew the Fallen Ones into worship and melted them away, leaving their energy to feed it.

• Raiden Shogun cut down Fallen Ones with single strikes while Qian Renxue recognized that Kong and Raiden Shogun were holding back to protect the tournament contestants.
• Tang San watched Kong’s overwhelming power and began doubting whether his years of training could ever let him defeat Kong.
• An ancient aura swept across the battlefield as Kong’s Dark Gold Terror Claw transformed into the Asura Demon Claw and he gained the Asura Domain.
• Kong formed a blood-red sun above the battlefield, and the Fallen Ones knelt before it as their bodies and energy were absorbed.

Kong annihilated the Fallen Ones, advanced to level eighty-three, and gained an eighth 800,000-year Soul Ring while the Asura God confronted the terrifying presence behind Kong's divine backing. The Asura God decided to retire and planned to give Kong the Asura Demon Sword, while Kong reflected on the difference between the Asura God and Bibi Dong.

• Kong's blood-colored sun returned to his hand after destroying the Fallen Ones, and his Soul Power rose to level eighty.
• Purple Thunder struck Kong, revealing that his seven Soul Rings were each 700,000 years old.
• Kong's Engulfing Lightning formed an eighth Soul Ring, and another bolt of Purple Thunder raised all eight rings to 800,000 years as Kong's Soul Power climbed to level eighty-three.
• The Asura God defended His decision to attach the Asura inheritance to an External Soul Bone while a pair of divine, demonic eyes watched Him from above His hall.
• After the eyes vanished, the Asura God resolved to retire, judged that Kong might reach the Dragon God's realm, and planned to give Kong the Asura Demon Sword when he became a Titled Douluo.
• Kong realized the Asura God could control His evil thoughts and master the Slaughter Law, unlike Bibi Dong, who had become a slave to Rakshasa Godly Power.

After the Fallen Ones devastated the Heaven Dou convoy, Kong’s Soul Power settled at Level 85, and he reunited with his worried companions. The survivors continued toward Spirit City, while Ning Fengzhi and others congratulated Kong and wondered how he had gained his extraordinary power.

• The convoy counted its dead and wounded, and teams whose members had fallen sent leaders back to their academies to gather replacements.
• The survivors credited Yu Tiankong with protecting them and congratulated him on reaching Soul Douluo, though they did not know the disaster had been tied to Kong.
• Kong’s Soul Power settled at Level 85, and he dismissed his martial soul and divine artifact before returning to normal.
• Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the other girls rushed to check that Kong was unharmed.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that Spirit Hall and other powers dealt with Fallen Ones, then congratulated Kong and privately wondered about his new abilities.
• Kong called his breakthrough luck, and “Xue Qinghe” replied that it was no mere luck.

The Heaven Dou group reached Spirit City after suffering heavy losses in an attack by the Fallen Ones, while rumors greatly exaggerated Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin’s role in the battle. Kong told Qian Renxue that he had gained the Asura God’s inheritance and a divine artifact, and Ning Rongrong worried that she was too weak to help him.

• The Heaven Dou group set out with about five hundred survivors, then grew to roughly seven hundred when replacement students arrived before they reached Spirit City.
• Spirit Hall learned that several hundred Fallen Ones had been defeated, while survivors kept quiet about Kong and Raiden Shogun and rumors credited Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin with driving off the enemy.
• Qian Renxue asked Kong whether absorbing the Fallen Ones’ Soul Power had harmed him, and Kong explained that he had gained the Asura God’s inheritance and transformed his Dark Gold Terror Claw into the Asura Demon Claw.
• Qian Renxue worried that Kong had accepted two Deity inheritances, but he reassured her and encouraged her to inherit the Angel God’s legacy.
• Ning Rongrong asked Zhu Zhuqing whether she was useless because she could not strengthen Kong enough, and Zhu Zhuqing said she should keep working toward breaking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s curse.

The teams arrived in Spirit City, where Spirit Hall decided to keep the tournament’s original drawing method despite the Heaven Dou Empire’s losses. Bibi Dong was stunned by how powerful Kong seemed and summoned Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan to discuss the finals.

• The Star Luo Empire contestants mocked the Heaven Dou Empire’s losses, but Xiao Wu warned that its remaining teams and Kong could be formidable.
• Bibi Dong rejected a proposal for separate draws and ruled that the tournament would proceed with the original drawing method.
• Bibi Dong realized she could not gauge Kong’s strength and worried that he might deceive Qian Renxue.
• Bibi Dong summoned Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, then began discussing what she expected from them in the finals.